Elin Nordegren Woods Buys Swedish island Home and Will Leave Tiger After Christmas?

(HMG) — Elin Nordegren Woods has bought a  $2.3 million home (above) on a Swedish island, in her maiden name brokered by her lawyer twin Josefin, according to reports.  The purchase of the six-bedroom Faglaro Garden estate should offer plenty of privacy from snooping reporters, and is only accessible by boat and has a private beach and boathouse sauna.  The purchase was confirmed by Stenake Johansson, chairman of the Faglaro Residential Association.  Johansson said the property, in Stockholm’s archipelago, had been advertised in August and Nordegren had become the legal owner on Dec. 1. He said Nordegren had not yet moved in.  Surrounded by miles of ice, Faglaro, which translates to “bird island”, has few winter residents but is popular in summer.

The house is accessible from Stockholm by a two-hour ferry that runs only once or twice a day, and only three times a week in winter. Nearby is the small town where Elin grew up and which can be reached in emergencies by a 30-minute taxi boat ride when there’s no ice. There are no stores on the island and indoor plumbing works only from May to October. Neighbors say the house needs fixing up, and that life on the island “is very old fashioned and sometimes uncomfortable but also very cozy and cool.”  On Friday Tiger Woods finally admitted he had been unfaithful to his wife, after facing claims he has slept with at least 12 other women during their five-year marriage. The Daily Mail claims it’s too little, too late and Nordegren is said to be in talks with divorce lawyers, but will only launch legal proceedings after Christmas for the sake of their two children.  The fallout of the scandal has at least some of Tiger’s corporate sponsors pulling back too.  Gillette announced it will limit Woods’ marketing role, saying, “As Tiger takes a break from the public eye, we will support his desire for privacy by limiting his role in our marketing programs.” AT&T is reconsidering this year’s deal to put its logo on Tiger’s golf bag, saying the company is evaluating its relationship with him.