Thursday, January 26, 2006

Why Elin Married Tiger

Are Tiger and Elin Woods planning a large family?
The couple has agreed to plunk down $38 million for 10 acres of property in Jupiter Island, Fla.
In addition to a 13,207-square-foot, two-story main house with eight bedrooms and 13 bathrooms, the property includes a six-bedroom house, several guest houses and two docks, perhaps with enough space for his 155-foot yacht.
But the location is what really sold Woods -- the site stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Intracoastal Waterway.
"I'm close to the water," Woods said Tuesday. "I grew up here in southern Cal not too far away from the beach, and I miss the ocean. Being in Orlando ... there's a bunch of lakes, but it's not the ocean."
Woods, who's playing in the Buick Invitational this week in San Diego, moved to Orlando in 1996 when he turned pro.
Woods' home in Orlando was recently assessed at $2.5 million. He and Elin also own property in California, Sweden and Jackson, Wyo.
Woods said he likely would keep a house or a villa at Isleworth, an exclusive community outside Orlando with a golf course that he said was tougher than anything he could find in south Florida.
The $38-million transaction marks the largest single residential sale in Martin County history.
Woods' new property actually was sold to three companies, each with a common Orlando address that belongs to ETW Corp., his licensing agent. Woods, who turned 30 last month, and his father, Earl, are listed as two of the company's principals.
Jupiter Island, north of Palm Beach, is considered among the nation's wealthiest enclaves. It's already home to golfers Greg Norman and Nick Price and singers Celine Dion and Alan Jackson.

Tiger played yesterday's pro-am round with Fatty McButterpants

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

How did Tiger Woods and news Jets coach Eric Mangini become such good friends??