SPIN VS. REALITY
Neighbors Spot Car Like That Driven By Rachel Uchitel Outside Tiger's House
A RANGE ROVER WITH NEW YORK PLATES WAS SPOTTED PARKED OUTSIDE TIGER WOODS WINDERMERE, FLA. HOUSE LAST Sunday afternoon, prompting neighbors to dismiss claims that he wants to salvage his marriage as just more spin.
Mistress No. 1 Rachel Uchitel was photographed tooling around Palm Beach, Fla. last week in a similar car.
"That vehicle certainly was spotted outside of his house,'' said one neighbor. The car's presence "really pissed people off" because it suggested Tiger was still continuing his dalliance with Uchitel, a New York club hostess. "That really quite laid out his intentions.''
A Range Rover was spotted parked outside Tiger's house on Dec. 13th between 4 and 6pm.
The car's sighting gives credence to a report by FoxNews that Tiger and Uchigtel are "still very much an item."
Of Elin, the neighbor said, "She's very strong…Elin is a very loving individual and a very giving individual and quite different from the persona of Tiger."
He described Tiger as "somewhat arrogant. Can be quite crass. Kind of not friendly and open whatsoever."
Residents of Windermere, Fla., have been amused by newscasts erroneously reporting that Elin was spotted driving away from the couple's home with their three dogs.
The woman is actually a neighbor and close friend of Elin's who's "very distraught" about Tiger's betrayal.
Tiger's public unmasking began Nov. 27th after he smashed his car, purportedly while fleeing a fight with his wife over his whoremongering.
Since then, as many as 14 women have been outed as sex partners of golf's golden playboy.
One of those woman is Mindy Lawton, who formerly managed a Perkins' Restaurant up the road from Tiger's house. Lawton revealed details of her sweaty, spankin' nights with Tiger to a Britiish tabloid and has been derided for her looks.
In an interview, Peter J. Drake, a friend and former coworker of Mindy's, claims he answered the phone when Tiger called the restaurant inviting Mindy out to a nearby martini lounge.
"She turned white as a ghost,'' said Drake. "I thought she was having some sort of medical crisis. That’s all I remember about that phone call. I didn’t believe her."
Drake said Mindy told him that Tiger refused to pay for any drinks for her or her sister whom she brought along. Drake also said he served Tiger when he was a waiter and described him as "15 percent tipper."
Drake says Mindy eventually became aware that a tabloid reporter -- "an overweight guy with greasy blonde hair" -- was following her and informed Tiger. He also claims that a famous golf player and close friend of Tiger's telephoned him to find out how much he knew about the affair.
"I’m kind of glad the shit hit the fan because I don’t think anybody deserves the kind of treatment that his wife got,'' Drake said.
He added: "Maybe it’s a good thing that Mindy finally came out with it. Because I know this is something she’s been living with a few years."
