Elin's out to mashie Tiger Woods' niblick

Wife wants a divorce, half his money and custody of the kids

HITTING BACK: Elin last week with daughter Sam
HITTING BACK: Elin last week with daughter Sam
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TIGER Woods' furious wife Elin aims to drive the golfer out of her life with three hard-hitting shots.

The Swedish beauty wants a DIVORCE, SOLE CUSTODY of their kids... and HALF his estimated £370 million fortune.

And we can reveal Woods sliced the slim chance of a reconciliation out of bounds by reneging on a promise to go into REHAB to get off prescription drugs Ambien and Vicodin.

A close pal of Elin, 34, told us: "Tiger was supposed to be working on getting better and he hasn't done anything. Instead he just went to stay with a friend in Maryland and says he's 'trying to get better on his own'.

"Elin is livid he hasn't checked into rehab and gotten himself off his drugs. He's acting like a big baby.

"Now she wants 100 per cent divorce, 100 per cent custody of the children and half of everything. And she WON'T be changing her mind." Elin's confidence has soared after contacting renowned Californian divorce lawyer Sorrell Trope, who represented Britney Spears in her court battles with Kevin Federline.

The Woods children, Sam, two, and 10-month-old Charlie will be Elin's top priority.

Anger

Her twin sister, lawyer Josefin, has told her she has enough ammunition to take them away from Tiger completely - but model Elin wants to keep things amicable.

"She's like a mama bear protecting her young," said our source.

BIG BABY: Tiger Woods
BIG BABY: Woods

"She's prepared to give him visitation - but she wants the visits to be monitored.

"This may seem a little extreme but it shows her anger. Elin firmly believes she'll win custody as well as half everything Tiger has. He's in for a fight."

According to the pal, the Swede isn't even bothered whether Woods, 33, is still in contact with his mistresses. "She couldn't give a hoot," said the friend. "She couldn't care less if he wants to ruin his life some more. 'Let him see them if he wants' is her attitude.

"Tiger is his own worst enemy because at the start, Elin was sympathetic towards him. He was so physically and emotionally ill, she was thinking of giving him a second chance. But Tiger's refusal to go into therapy is the last straw."

Last week Elin continued removing belongings from their £2.4million Florida home. She told a pal: "It never felt like a family home anyway - more like his trophy rooms."

No wonder rat's feeling under par

BROKEN Tiger Woods has vowed to quit golf for at least the next 12 months. The devastated star has told aides he feels "helpless" and is "not in control" of his life.

Aides also say the star is fighting deep-seated "personal issues", including his use of pain medication like Vicodin and sleeping tablets Ambien.

A well-placed source told us: "Tiger is a broken man, on the edge and unable to come to terms with what's happening in his life. He has made it clear that he doesn't want to do anything on the golf course in the next year. He has realised that his golf tour life has become a no-holds-barred non-stop party. But he reckons things will blow over."

But mistress number one, Rachel Uchitel, seems determined not to let that happen. She claims Tiger will set her up in her own business once the scandal blows over, bragging: "I am his soul mate and we have a special connection."

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Tiger Woods has been dropped by Gatorade, Tag Heuer and AT&T. Next stop Nike? Online sports bloggers on www.dozensports.com are still supporting Tiger. Some say his new motto should be 'Just do me'. The only thing that can save him now is a tearful appearance on Oprah.

By Online Sports.. Posted January 23 2010 at 7:12 AM.

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