Tiger Ties the knot

[NoBack]

Just heard on CTV news, that Tiger got married in Barbados.

Anybody else hear this?

[The Shtick]

yep

[EDSGOLF]

Yup, Michael Jordan, Oprah and Bill Gates were there. I wonder is there is a pre-nup?:

http://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/10...age/index.html

[nice_lag]

Woods Marries Swedish Model in Barbados

SANDY LANE BEACH, Barbados (AP) -- Tiger Woods married Swedish model Elin Nordegren at an exclusive resort in Barbados, according to witnesses. The sunset ceremony reportedly cost $1.5 million.

Oprah Winfrey and former NBA stars Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley were among more than 120 guests seen by an Associated Press reporter perched on a hill overlooking the club house of the Sandy Lane resort and golf course, which went to extraordinary lengths to shield the ceremony from journalists.

The wedding, held in a white-netted pagoda decorated with red roses, took place Tuesday as the sun painted a spectacular array of colors across the sky.

The Barbados Daily Nation quoted unidentified sources as saying that the event cost $1.5 million. Woods reportedly imported 500 red roses for the ceremony.

The rock group Hootie and the Blowfish performed, witnesses said, before fireworks lit the night along Barbados' west coast.

The couple spent their wedding night on a yacht, which was named "Privacy."

As the sun rose Wednesday, a rainbow arched over the yacht and the couple sailed ashore on a skiff. They were accompanied by the bride's identical twin sister, Josefin.


Nordegren, 24, met Woods three years ago while she was the nanny to the children of Swedish golfer Jesper Parnevik.

At the ceremony, Nordegren wore an off-white sleeveless gown, according to the witnesses, while Woods, 28, wore a beige suit.

Woods' father, Earl, arrived at the resort about 3 p.m. in a silver Rolls-Royce. At the reception, he cried after giving a speech, the witnesses said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

Earlier in the day, the couple appeared to be adhering to the tradition of not seeing each other before taking their vows.

An AP photographer caught Woods on film early Tuesday, carrying scuba equipment from the yacht to an attached dive boat. Shirtless and grinning, Woods then took a turn at the wheel.

The couple refused to respond to reports of the wedding, and there was no official confirmation hours after the event.

Resort employees erected sheets of plywood and a crane hoisted large plants to try to block views of the event.

Two photographers approaching the reception area were escorted away by Barbadian police, who helped provide security, along with private guards and a Barbados Coast Guard cutter offshore.

Other photographers crouched in a nearby bushy area, from as early as 1 p.m., to take pictures of guests entering the country club. Others were on the roof of a nearby house.

Security guards from Sandy Lane tried in vain to persuade a nearby resident to throw the press off her son's property. The woman explained she was the landlord and that she had granted permission.

Woods' precautions appeared to encompass hiring the only helicopter charter company on the island, which said it was booked solid Tuesday - a move that prevented journalists and photographers from flying over the event.

A hotel source said Woods also rented out the entire hotel, which has about 200 rooms ranging in price from $700 to $8,000 a night.

[NoBack]

Think about these Tiger numbers .....................

2000 - Tiger was single, 12 wins.
2001 - Meets Elin, 8 wins
2002 - Moves in with Elin, 7 wins
2003 - Gets engaged to Elin, 5 wins
2004 - Gets married to Elin, 1 win

[Cary Heath]

"The only two things that can stop Tiger are a bad injury and a bad marriage." Lee Trevino. Actually, I'm repeating the quote as best as I remember it. Nicklaus had a great marriage. wch

[mpare]

Think about these Tiger numbers .....................

2000 - Tiger was single, 12 wins.
2001 - Meets Elin, 8 wins
2002 - Moves in with Elin, 7 wins
2003 - Gets engaged to Elin, 5 wins
2004 - Gets married to Elin, 1 win

At this rate, Steve, Tiger will have to give some of his titles back in the years to come.

[NoBack]

Tiger and his new bride were breifly detained by US Coast Guard officers aboard their yacht "Privacy" yesterday, then were turned away from San Juan's port because they failed to notify autorities of their arrival in Puerto Rico.

The crew was held for about 3 1/2 hours and then they were escorted out of the port.

So Tiger is well know eh??? Glad to hear they treated him just like any of us.