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Golfer's wife is furious he has decided to play in US Masters next month

Tiger Woods’ wife is to press ahead with divorcing him... ­infuriated by her cheating husband’s return to golf.

Elin, 30 – left devastated by Tiger’s string of affairs – went to see her divorce lawyers the day after he announced he would play in next month’s US Masters.PHOTOS:Happy Times no more

She is said to be “furious” at his comeback, which has led to him spending 16 hours a day ­practising.

She told pals that Tiger, 34, had humiliated her by breaking a public pledge, made during his grovelling TV apology in February, to put his family first.

Friends revealed Tiger’s decision to return play in the Masters on April 8 came after his advisers looked at polling data on his TV confession and saw a positive response.

But Elin was livid when he then cancelled a family dinner at her home – and instead invited golf journalists there so his team could “spin” his return to the game.

She has now taken the couple’s two young children to live with friends an hour from the family mansion in Isleworth, Florida.

A friend said: “She went to her ­lawyers and told them, ‘I’m going through with it’. After Tiger announced he was going to compete again it was like a switch flicked – he was back to his workaholic ways. He really was focused on his family for a while there, sinking his teeth into his therapy.

“But now he’s spending 16 hours a day on the practice ground, putting his game first, like the selfish, narcissistic husband he is. It’s made Elin realise there won’t be any real end to this and she needs to get out.”

Tiger had seemed to be ­winning his battle for Elin’s ­forgiveness. Earlier this month they were ­pictured ­together for the first time since the scandal broke last month.

The family spent one night under the same roof after Tiger returned from a sex addiction treatment centre in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, but Swede Elin is said to have found the experience strained and “odd”.

The Sunday Mirror understands the couple did not share a bed.Photo:cost of cheating may include loss of family dog

Friends say Elin has now vowed to ­boycott the Masters and future tournaments until he changes his ­priorities.

One explained: “She thought very strongly that he needed to take care of the home front first and make sure that was in good working order before he started making big announcements. She’s angry the public seem to be buying his ­apology when she doesn’t even know if she buys it ­herself.

“It’s not about ­Tiger being happy or stopping him ­playing golf – it’s about his not ­following through with all those teary promises he made.

“She went away on the boat with the kids for a few days and when she came back her mind was made up. She will file for divorce, but there is a lot of legal ­wrangling going on behind the scenes so that when she does, it will be like surgery – quick, pristine and seamless.”