Tiger Woods has reportedly banned himself from having sex until after next week’s Masters, where he is looking to equal Jack Nicklaus’ record of six green jackets.
A friend of Woods told him The New York Post: ‘He’s working very hard in the gym. He is eating well. He has even eliminated sex.
“He does it now when he’s preparing: no sex until the tournament is over. He doesn’t want anything to take away his concentration.
The 48-year-old is currently single after a bitter split from ex-girlfriend Erica Herman last year.
The Masters runs April 11-14 and Woods flew to Georgia last week for a practice round ahead of the tournament he has won five times.
Tiger Woods apparently has a self-imposed sex ban ahead of Augusta Masters
Woods, 48, has won five times at Augusta; a sixth would equal the record
Woods is single after a bitter split last year with his ex-girlfriend, Erica Herman.
It came days after Woods was reunited with his ex-wife, Elin Nordegren, at a ceremony honoring their son Charlie, who had won a state high school golf championship in Florida.
Woods, 48, was married to Swedish model Nordegren, 44, for six years before divorcing in 2010, when the golf legend’s infamous cheating scandal left their marriage in ruins.
In February 2010, Woods said he was in therapy for having multiple affairs after being confronted by an angry Nordegren on Thanksgiving Day 2009. Woods, who had allegedly taken Ambien, attempted to flee in his car but crashed outside. from his home in Florida.
Before going their separate ways, they welcomed two children together: Charlie, now 15, and daughter Samantha, 16; Nordegren had a son, Arthur, with former NFL star Jordan Cameron in December 2019.
The former couple’s reunion comes after Woods’ former agent Hughes Norton spoke about his former client, recalling that he was “zombie-like” when a relationship ended.
Ahead of the release of his tell-all book, Rainmaker, which hit shelves on March 26 in the US, Norton spoke to Mail Sport. about understanding his meteoric rise and abrupt fall, which ended with Woods’ firing in 1998.
“The consolation I can find, which doesn’t provide much, is this: He was an equal opportunity zombie with his relationships, his swing coaches, his lawyer, the guy who negotiated the IMG representation deal, with caddies,” he said. about 15 -time big winner. ‘When it’s over, it’s over.
‘It’s the way he ends relationships with everyone. Whether it’s his girlfriends or his former golf coaches.
Woods is believed to have flown to Augusta last week for a practice round in Georgia.
“It’s really ironic. In some ways, he’s very good at confrontation on the golf course. If he is playing with you, he will break your brains out every time.
‘But when it comes to dealing with things like me and other people who are in his life, he doesn’t have any social skills. Actually, it’s infuriating.
Last November, Erica Herman, Woods’ ex-girlfriend of five years, dropped legal action against the golfer and said she was not a victim of sexual abuse during her time with him.
Woods last played golf at the Genesis Open at Riviera in mid-February, but withdrew midway through citing stomach problems, which were later confirmed to be influenza.
At last year’s tournament in Augusta, Woods withdrew due to issues with plantar fasciitis and subsequently underwent surgery in New York.