Tiger Woods' Swedish girlfriend has just landed the role of the perfect athlete's wife.
It's not yet 8:00 a.m., but Elin Nordgren is already on the green to watch Tiger putt.
And she's silent about Tiger.
"I won't say a word," she says. A rather odd idea, but not unusual. We talk about the weather, the wind, etc. and then things just stop.
The word is that she wants to be left in peace. Her arms are defiantly crossed over her chest. She drinks water out of a blue bottle.
She Keeps Herself In The Background
Woods has four holes left to play from yesterday's round. The 21-year old Elin emerges at the next hole. She's anonymously squeezed in among the public. She's wearing blue jeans, tennis shoes and a a white jacket. She's rather thin and fragile looking. She quickly zips up her jacket. Despite the sunshine, it's a chilly Florida morning with a rather wicked wind that makes the palm trees rattle.
Elin Nordgren prefers to stay in the background.
Tiger doesn't cast even so much as a glance in her direction. No one knows that she is the girlfriend of the best golfer in the world.
She's working on her own game.
On Tiger's last hole of the morning, quickly steps up before he putts. She has not shown her credentials yet, but at locker room she displays her identification.
When Tiger starts to play an ordinary round, Elin is not far away. Fortunately she's formed friendships with Tiger's caddy's girlfriends. He follows them just a few feet away.
There's a very clever play on words here in the headline. The word tiger in Swedish means, "keeps silent." So the headline reads, "Elin keeps silent about Tiger."
Svenskan följer sin pojkvän - från en plats i bakgrunden
"The Swede follows her boyfriend -- from a place in the background."
Karl Henriksson (Charles Henrickson)