No affair with Tiger, says sexy socialite

Rachel...upset at being portrayed as a homewrecker

Sexy divorcée Rachel Uchitel who is in the centre of the mystery surrounding Tiger Woods' car smash denied being involved in any affair with the world's No 1 golfer.

But she also said that she would have killed him if he was her husband and had been unfaithful.

The multi-millionaire golfer was said to have had a blazing row with his Swedish wife Elin Nordegren - a former swimwear model - over reports of an affair with Rachel Uchitel.

According to the UK's Daily Mirror, Rachel, 34, denied sleeping with Woods, 33, but was "very concerned" about the sporting legend.

She was also horrified that rumours of her friendship with him could have sparked the row.

The New York socialite, said: "God forbid Tiger got into a car wreck because of this false report of him having an affair.

"This is nothing to do with me. We have never had an affair, and the claims we did are completely false."

"We have never talked on the phone or sent any type of text, sexy or not. I am really upset about it because I am being portrayed as a homewrecker, when it simply isn't true."

She added: "Despite it being completely untrue, it still must have caused some problems at home - if I was his wife, I'd have probably killed him."

Elin and Tiger have been married for five years and have two children

After a reported screaming match, the golfer stormed out of the house, jumped into his car and drove into a fire hydrant and then a tree.

He suffered facial cuts and was unconscious for six minutes.

Elin, 29, who was a nanny on the professional golf circuit when she met Woods, is was reported to have heard the crash and smashed the back window with a golf club to get him out of the wreckage.

But several news sites have suggested she was actually attacking the car in a jealous rage and that the cuts on Woods' face may have been scratches made by Elin.

Since the crash, speculation has raged over the cause of the alleged row between Woods and Elin, who have been married for five years and have a two-year-old daughter, Sam Alexis and a nine-month-old son, Charlie Axel.

Last week US newspaper reported that Rachel had followed Woods out to Melbourne where he was competing in the Australian Open.

Elin seen driving out of the house on Sunday with a dog in the front seat

She was apparently seen sneaking up to the 35th VIP floor of the hotel where he was staying.

Rachel yesterday claimed her reputation was in tatters. She said: "I don't appreciate my name being dragged through the mud.

"There's just no possible way I could have done what was reported. You can't just walk into a place like that and ride the elevator to a floor with someone like Tiger Woods on it without someone seeing you and stopping you."

Rachel first made headlines in September 2001 after she lost fiancé Andy O'Grady in the attack on the World Trade Centre.

She found love again three years later and tied the knot, but split from her husband after only four months.
- mirror.co.uk