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Woods likely unwelcome in Swedenskip to main content (press enter) CBC Global Header NavigationCBCca News news drop down menu Sports sports drop down menu Radio radio drop down menu TV tv drop down menu My Region drop down menu More drop down menu Watch drop down menu Listen drop down menu Search CBCca Submit Search Sign Up Log In Hockey Headlines Scoreboard Standings Stats NHL Schedule Teams Players Hockey Night in Canada Highlights Fantasy Pool Commonwealth Football Headlines CFL Scoreboard CFL Standings CFL Stats CFL Teams NFL Scoreboard NFL Standings NFL Stats NFL Teams NFL Players Video Alpine Skiing Curling Figure Skating Basketball NBA Scoreboard Standings Stats Teams Players Basketball News Feed Baseball MLB Scoreboard Standings Stats Teams Players Baseball News Feed Soccer MLS Scoreboard MLS Standings International Stats Soccer News Feed Amateur Sports Golf Tennis Story Tools EMAIL PRINT Text Size S M L XL REPORT TYPO SEND YOUR FEEDBACK Woods likely unwelcome in Sweden Last Updated Tuesday December 15 2009 939 PM ET Comments10Recommend7The Associated Press Tiger Woods wife Elin Nordegren recently purchased this island getaway known as Faglaro for $229M near Stockholm (Adam OstermanGetty Images)During the good times Tiger Woods could find a perfect getaway in Sweden a quiet and secluded place to avoid the media spotlightThere have been Christmas celebrations in a remote area of northern Sweden in a house owned by relatives of his Swedish wife Elin Nordegren There have been summer days spent undisturbed in the couples luxury apartment in central Stockholm And his wife recently purchased a secluded house on an island in the archipelago a short boat ride outside the capitalBut if Woods is looking for somewhere to ride out the media storm surrounding his infidelity Sweden may no longer be the place to goI think his reception would be rather chilly said Billy McCormac an American who has lived in Sweden for 14 years and heads the prominent thinktank Timbro I think things are just too raw right nowThe Woods sex scandal has indeed struck a particularly raw nerve in Sweden where Nordegrens transition from being a nanny for golfer Jesper Parnevik to the wife of one of the worlds most famous athletes was long seen as a fairytale romanceOver the last five years sightings of the couple on the streets of Stockholm or in nearby Vaxholm in the archipelago where Nordegren grew up helped create a sense of connection to a man renowned for his reclusive personaBut like the drop in temperatures that brought a blizzard of snow over the Scandinavian country on Tuesday Woodss admitted betrayal of his wife has turned public opinion considerably coolerWe have taken him to heart and almost viewed him like one of us said Niklas Olovzon a sponsorship and brand expert who heads the communications agency S&B Of course that has made this a much bigger deal I ...