Ever since Tiger Woods was in the most newsworthy traffic accident in the history of the world, various rumors have hit the airwaves that Woods has had a number of extramarital affairs.

This is getting bad. And it's most likely gonna get worse.

News this afternoon from TMZ.com had another woman come out and reveal she had an affair that lasted more than two-and-a-half years with Woods. She has admitted she did have an affair with Woods, while the woman who was talked about last week said she did not mess around with Tiger. The newest chick on the side says she has photos and voicemails from Woods. She must be the beacon of class, too, since she appeared on VH1's "Tool Academy."

Apparently Tiger is attracted to walking petri dishes.

It's becoming more and more likely that Elin Woods, Tiger's wife, early Friday morning was chasing Woods out of their Florida home after finding out about these women (that or getting fed up with it after knowing about them for some time), causing him to smash into a fire hydrant near the edge of his driveway. In a statement Woods made on his Web site, Woods said his wife acted "courageously" in helping him out of his Cadillac. Why would she smash out the back window of his SUV when he was in the driver's seat of the vehicle and the airbag hadn't deployed?

It just doesn't add up.

I think she was going Angela Bassett in "Waiting to Exhale" on her husband minus the flames.

Actually, what makes it likely that Woods DID cheat on his wife is the company he keeps: Michael "$160 million divorce" Jordan and Charles "I'm on my way to get the best B.J. Armstrong in the world" Barkley.

This whole situation is gonna get nasty. Tiger is the most recognizable person in the world outside of our president. Not only has this story been a mainstay on ESPN, but it's been the top story on Larry King Live and Campbell Brown this week, as well, along with being featured on every local newscast.

Every news outlet is covering this story. Had he just came out and said something - anything - other than "I'm not talking to police," his family issues would still be just that. But his unwillingness to cooperate with the authorities - in essence, "big timing" the cops, Woods "minor accident" is now mainstream news.

Now police are getting involved. Charges may be filed against Woods and not his wife. Information as to why those charges may be filed hasn't been released yet. I think him saying Elin acted courageously was, in a way, Tiger attempting to keep her from going to jail for domestic abuse. Elin going upside his head with that club is grounds for an arrest. Her being in cuffs would have made things worse, if that's even possible.

I'm not saying what he may have done outside his marriage was right. It's not. What he DID do right, though, was attempt to leave the situation and not strike his wife.

I refuse to go along with what many are saying and say that money makes famous men step out on their wifes. I've known guys who work 3rd shift at Ford's and who stock groceries who have a wife, a girlfriend, a late-night hook-up, etc. It's not the money. I don't know what it is. It's most likely the fact that they think they can get away with it. That's it.

This is gonna put serious strain on the Woods family. If he did cheat on his wife with some of the Real Chance of Love Girls, it's a personal matter between husband and wife. But Tiger is a PUBLIC figure. Everyone from Anderson Cooper to a dude with a YouTube screenname and a camcorder will want to get in on this story.

But Tiger has a sanctuary.

The golf course.

When Kobe Bryant was going through his rape trial in spring 2004, he would fly to Colorado for court, then fly back to L.A. or wherever the Lakers were playing that night and drop 40 on the opposition. That went on through the duration of that trial.

While both are awful, I'm not comparing (possibly) cheating on your wife to being accused of sexual assault, but Tiger and Kobe share that killer instinct and a keen ability to block everything out when it's time to go to work. He may get booed on the course from time to time, but no matter what happens, I expect Tiger to continue to play well on the PGA Tour. He's too much of a competitor to let anything get to him.

Yea, he may blow a gasket on the course from time to time, but he'll continue to play at a high level. Especially when he's so close to Jack Nicklaus' record of 18 majors. He was able to win the 2006 Open Championship two months after his father, Earl, passed away in 2006.

He has to play well, because if that these reports are true, golf may be the only thing he has come this time next year.