As mea culpas go, Tiger Woods's had everything. Moist-eyed regret, barely repressed anger and lashings of self-flagellation. Only one thing was missing - Mrs Tiger Woods.
While atonement for his mistreatment of Elin Nordegren (pictured) seemed to permeate the golfer's every word, the Swedish model was notably absent from the heartfelt yet carefully stage-managed event.
For whether it is sport, politics or showbusiness, the presence of the wronged spouse has become a required feature at some point in the celebrity rehabilitation process.
Only this week John Terry, the shamed former England football captain, and his wife, Toni, were photographed strolling hand-in-hand through the arrivals lounge at Heathrow fresh from an apparently successful make-it-up holiday in Dubai.
The wives of politicians are masters at playing the stand-by-your-man routine.
Who can forget the show of public support by Hillary Clinton when she backed Bill at the height of his discomfort during the Lewinsky affair.
PR expert Mark Borkowski praised the golfer for focusing the blame on himself.
And although he said it was inevitable that the couple would be photographed together assuming they did not split - he expected Nordegren to remain out of the spotlight for the time being.
- INDEPENDENT
Nordegren missing
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