Woods' mother-in-law in hospital

[John]

A spokesman for the Health Central Hospital, in Ocoee, Florida, said Barbro Holmberg was admitted complaining of stomach pains after being assessed by emergency services at Woods' home.

It is the same medical centre the 33-year-old golfer was taken to after his car crash in the early hours of November 27, an incident that has led to a string of claims of affairs.

News of the latest call to the emergency services from the Woods' address provided more fodder for an eager US and global media that has closely followed the sportsman's personal woes.

According to local channel WESH-TV, the woman initially refused transport when medics arrived. But she was later listed as an advanced life support patient. Video of a woman being admitted to hospital was broadcast across US national stations as pundits speculated as to who it could be.

Suggestions it was the golfer's mother were soon quashed as a statement from the hospital confirmed that the patient was the mother of Woods' wife, Elin Nordegren.

Ms Nordegren was later reportedly seen entering the hospital. US gossip websites have previously suggested that the Swedish former model has moved out of the family home following the allegations of affairs conducted by her husband.

Dan Yates, a spokesman for Health Central Hospital, said Ms Holmberg's condition was not serious.

[DUKE NUKEM]

thanks for this John