Tiger Woods made headlines this weekend and for once, it wasn’t praiseworthy. For the past decade, we’ve come to know Woods to be the best golfer of all time. Equally as impressive, he has maintained a flawless image throughout his career.

On Friday at 2:25 a.m. Woods  frantically sped out of his driveway and struck a fire hydrant, then a tree. His wife, Elin Nordegren, told police she used a golf club to break the rear window of the SUV and pulled Woods out after hearing the accident from inside the house.

Woods was hospitalized with minor injuries.

A police report stated that the accident was not alcohol related. So where is the controversy?

Accusations have soared that Woods, who is married, has been involved with another women. TMZ.com has reported a possible link between the affair and the accident. In the days since the accident, Woods has denied three meetings with the police to discuss the incident.

His only public comment is a short statement he released including, “This situation is my fault, and it’s obviously embarrassing to my family and me. I’m human and I’m not perfect. I will certainly make sure this doesn’t happen again.”

There is obviously something fishy about this incident, or Woods would have spoke out sooner. If he wants to stop seeing his name in the headlines, it would be wise for him to speak up now.

As we’ve learned this past year, some athletes are not the most perfect role models outside of sports.

Swimmer Michael Phelps received negative attention from a picture taken of him with a marijuana bong. Also, tennis star Serena Williams has caught attention from her outbursts of threats directed at a referee in September 2009, for which she received an $82,000 fine.Woods needs to realize he’s not the only athlete who has received bad headlines, and at the end of the day, he will still be an amazing golfer.