Tiger halts column, Alfredsson says cheating was no secret

NEW YORK: Tiger Woods's cheating was no secret to other golfers, Swedish LPGA star Helen Alfredsson said on Wednesday, while Golf Digest announced it was putting the 14-time major winner's advice column on ice.

Alfredsson became the first professional golfer to say she had heard stories about Woods cheating on his Swedish wife, Elin, the New York Daily News reported, citing her interview with Swedish television station TV4.

"I heard it last summer during the British Open," Alfredsson said, describing Woods as "cold" and saying there was "something odd about him" that belied the clean image he enjoyed until the sex scandal erupted four weeks ago.