Tiger Woods is receiving treatment for sexual addiction at a sex rehabilitation clinic in nearby Hattiesburg, according to two television stations and an author on the topic.
Television stations WJTV and WLBT reported, citing unnamed sources, that Woods was at the Pine Grove Behavioral Health and Addiction Services center, where security is tight and dark tarps have been placed on wire fences.
Benoit Denizet-Lewis, who wrote a book on sex addiction, wrote in a blog entry that Woods was receiving treatment at the sex-rehab facility, where he spent time while working on the book regarding sexually compulsive behavior.
Clinic officials have refused to confirm Woods is there to the television stations. ESPN also reported officials would not confirm Woods is a patient.
Woods has admitted infidelity to wife Elin and more than a dozen women have claimed to have had affairs with the world’s top golfer, a scandal touched off when Woods drove his vehicle into a hydrant and a tree nearly two months ago.
Woods, who became a punch line for comedians last month, has said he is taking an indefinite leave from golf to sort out his personal life.
Meanwhile, Sergio Garcia said he thought it wouldn’t be long before Woods returns to tournament play.
“The best thing for Tiger at the moment is to get on the course and do what he knows best,” said Garcia, who had a personal rivalry on the PGA Tour with Woods over the past 10 years. “Only he knows when he is going to come back. I have got the feeling that it’s going to be earlier that what everybody thinks.”
The Spaniard spoke on Tuesday ahead of the Abu Dhabi Championship, where he will return to action today after a seven-week layoff for treatment of a tendon problem in his right wrist.
“I think he [Woods] is very strong mentally and it’s not like the break he had for injury a couple of years back when he had the knee problem,” Garcia said. “If you can’t walk you can’t swing. It’s different.”
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