Tiger Woods to Quit Golf To Save His Married Life - - Quoted by a Source Close to The Family

Tiger Woods is ready to quit golf to save his marriage, according to media reports.

Quoting a source close to the family, Woods and his wife Elin Nordegren are trying to reconcile, but it will be on his wife's term, meaning no golf, Britain's Sun tabloid reported today.

"They have agreed to try and rebuild their marriage, but Elin will be the one calling the shots. It will be a long time before he's travelling the globe playing golf unless Elin's by his side," the source is quoted as saying.

"Tiger will have to work long and hard to get her to trust him again. Quitting golf shows he is willing to sacrifice something he loves so much to protect his family."

The billionaire golfer is struggling to repair his marriage and his public image as numerous women have stepped forward claiming to have been his sexual partners.

The scandal began a day after American Thanksgiving, when Woods crashed his SUV outside his Orlando mansion amid suspicious circumstances.

Nordegren may change her mind about letting Woods anywhere near her as new revelations come to light that Woods was allegedly spending the couples' fortune on high-priced Manhattan escorts.

Woods was paying a king's ransom for liaisons with women says a well-know Hollywood madam, reports the New York Post.

According to Michelle Braun, Woods repeatedly paid for the services of her company, Global Travel Network Inc., which was supplying him with young women to meet.

Braun said Tiger had a particular favourite from Braun's stable, a particular woman from Manhattan: Loredana Jolie.

"She's a stunning girl," Braun is quoted as saying, "He went out with her four or five times. She took part in group sex. They met up in 2006 or early 2007. I'd say he paid $15,000 for her."

According to the Post, Braun was recently sentenced to three years' probation and six months of house detention after pleading guilty to money laundering and transporting a woman across state lines for the purpose of prostitution.

Braun said that Woods would pay "$30,000 to $40,000 a weekend" in cities where he was playing tournaments. Braun said Woods' escapades would usually involve more than one girl at a time.

Braun's spokesman produced tax forms that showed Holly Sampson and Jamie Jungers, two women previously linked to Woods, were working for Braun's company.

The escort, Loredana Jolie, told the New York Post that Woods showered her with gifts, including a diamond ring, diamond earrings and a watch.

Meanwhile, website TMZ is reporting that Woods' lawyers are blocking the publication of explicit pictures of Woods by several British tabloids that may have been taken by several women who are being connected to the scandal.

"Our client is not aware of any images," the lawyers said in a letter obtained by TMZ. "And in any event he would not have consented to any such photographs being taken."