Elin Nordegren discovered her then-husband Tiger Woods had been unfaithful – and reportedly sent a brutal message to a waitress caught up in the scandal

Tiger Woods with his ex-wife Elin Nordegren

Tiger Woods’ ex-wife Elin Nordegren reportedly sent a scathing message to one of his mistresses upon discovering his infidelity, an incident that is believed to have led to his notorious car crash in his front garden.

In the early hours of November 27 2009, police officers found Woods outside his home, lying on the ground next to his black Cadillac Escalade, which had smashed into a fire hydrant and then a tree.

It’s said that Nordegren, after finding out about her husband’s multiple affairs, chased him out of their house wielding a golf club and shattered his car windows. And a new revelation has come from Woods’ biographer James Patterson in an interview with the Daily Mail.

Patterson detailed how Nordegren discovered the truth about Woods’ extramarital activities despite his denials of allegations that were about to be made public by a magazine. She took matters into her own hands by contacting one of the women directly.

Nordegren, having checked Woods’ phone while he was asleep, called one of the women involved, stating: “I know everything,” and exchanged messages before confronting another mistress.

When the other woman inquired about the identity of the caller, Nordegren bluntly replied: “You know who this is, because you’re f****** my husband.”

After being woken up and confronted, Woods locked himself in the bathroom momentarily before dashing out of the house. He hopped into his Cadillac but crashed just 150 yards away, right outside his front garden in Windermere, Florida – a stone’s throw from Disney World and Universal Studios.

Woods crashed the SUV into the fire hydrant and tree next to his Florida home in the early hours of November 27 (

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Florida Highway Patrol via Getty Images)

This incident marked the start of a downward spiral for Woods’ career, as he stepped back from golf and issued a statement that appeared to acknowledge his infidelity.

His statement read: “After much soul searching, I have decided to take an indefinite break from professional golf. I need to focus my attention on being a better husband, father and person.”

However, as this news broke, more women came forward to Nordegren and the press, including ‘an onslaught of porn stars, ᵴtriƥpers, escorts and party girls’, leaving his then-wife feeling utterly ’embarrassed for having been so deceived’.

The couple would finalise their divorce less than a year later, in August 2010, with Nordegren securing a massive $100m (£75m) settlement and joint custody of their kids.