Turning 40, the golfer talks about his highs and lows on and off the course 
 
 By Lorne Rubenstein 
 
 Tiger Woods was raised to be a champion. But Woods hasn’t won another major since 2008, before his infidelities led to a high profile divorce from Elin Nordegren in 2010. WATCH: Lindsey Vonn Still Watches Ex Tiger Woods Play Golf 
 
 “I mean, I love him and I still love him,” she explained to CNN on Friday. Unless one of my friends has a chance to win, then I like watching it. The golfer's injuries were not serious, and he was quickly released. While he may have had some challenges on the course, his personal life was running smoothly. Can you go tell the guys inside to try and get the cart out, to help me back up?” She says, “What’s wrong?” I said, “My back’s not doing very good.” She says, “Again?” I say, “Yes, again, Sam. “I’ve realized that I only have, realistically, three good years of racing left. Parents Eldrick Tont Woods, better known as Tiger Woods, was born on December 30, 1975, in Cypress, California, the only child of an African-American Army officer father and a Thai mother. "All things considered, I don't know how I ended up in this position, to be honest with you." The next month, Woods' winning ways continued, as he garnered the top spot at the BMW Championship and the Tour Championship. He was named Player of the Year by the other participants in the PGA Tour and won his eighth Arnold Palmer Award for being the lead money earner. As the silence grew, so did reports of other Woods mistresses. "While my injury has been disappointing and frustrating, it has allowed me to spend a lot of time watching Sam grow. So it’s kind of nice to just focus on that and focus on my career. In hindsight, it’s not how I would change 2009 and how it all came about. Woods remarked on his website at the time, "My dad was my best friend and greatest role model, and I will miss him deeply." Marital and Infidelity Issues While his life on the green seemed lackluster, his personal life was in an even more serious tailspin. "Elin is feeling great and we are both thrilled," Woods said on his website. Did Lindsey [Vonn, the ski racer whom Woods dated for three years until May 2015] say that was difficult with the two of you, that you were both so committed to what you were doing? Sometimes things just don’t work out and unfortunately it didn’t work out for us.” 
 
 The pair, who first met at a charity event in 2012, ultimately cited their “hectic lives” as the reason behind the split. The victory gave Woods his third U.S. Open championship and 14th major title, just four behind the all-time record held by Jack Nicklaus. It was the first time he broke 40, the first time he broke 80, the first golf tournament he ever won, first time he ever won the state amateur, first time he won the U.S. Golf Prodigy Woods studied at Stanford University, and won a number of amateur U.S. golf titles before turning professional in 1996. The next few years brought even more successes, including four U.S. PGA titles, three U.S. Open wins, three Open Championship wins, and three U.S. Masters wins. Currently, Sam Snead has the most wins with 82. Woods shot a par 4 on the first and only hole of sudden death while American Rocco Mediate, 45, settled for a bogey. The first hole is just as important as the last hole, and every shot is exactly the same. He shot to fame after winning the U.S. Masters at Augusta in 1997 — with a record score of 270 — at the age of 21. The accident aroused suspicions with fans and the media, who instantly pushed for a statement from Woods. I said, it’s at Torrey [Torrey Pines golf course in San Diego, where Woods had won six PGA Tour events] and I’m playing. 1 player in the world, and you just lost eight balls on a home course that you could play blindfolded, and I shot a 54. He also revealed he had suffered a double stress fracture in his left tibia two weeks before the U.S. Open tournament, ignoring doctors' advice to take six weeks off to let it heal. Visit Website As a young boy, Woods learned to play golf. In 2003 among Woods's five wins were the Buick Invitational and the Western Open. But I don’t know, you never know what’s going to happen.” 
 
 Hopefully the American World Cup alpine ski racer feels as good as she looks post breakup! Woods is ranked in second place with 79 wins. "I think this is probably the best ever," Woods said. Woods won another 13 majors and was named the PGA Player of the Year 10 times over the next 12 years, but he struggled to regain his top form after personal problems surfaced in 2009. Do you ever wish your name weren’t Tiger? Woods won the U.S. Open on June 16, 2008, in a 19-hole playoff, overcoming sporadic pain in his left knee from arthroscopic surgery performed on April 15.
– Unlike the person who flew a giant "CHEATER" banner over Tiger Woods' head as he played in the US Open in June, the pro golfer and his ex-wife have made their peace with the infidelity that helped break up their marriage in 2009 (the two divorced in 2010). In an interview with Time right before his 40th birthday at the end of the month, Woods says ex Elin Nordegren is now "one of my best friends" and explains that the "fantastic" relationship they now enjoy is due to their two kids, 8-year-old Sam and 6-year-old Charlie. "We've worked so hard at co-parenting," he says. "I've taken the initiative with the kids, and told them up front, "Guys, the reason why we're not in the same house, why we don't live under the same roof … is because Daddy made some mistakes." He goes on to say that he'd rather the kids hear it from him instead of finding out from friends or the Internet. "We're all human," he says he tells his kids. "We all make mistakes. But look what happened at the end of it. Look at how great you are. You have two loving parents that love you no matter what." Read the full Time interview with Woods, who also talks about his "fantastic" former relationship with Lindsey Vonn. (Vonn also still has much love for her ex.)