"Elin does not want to go to the Masters and is preparing for a trip to see her family and friends in Sweden. he is also being asked by Tiger to attend the Masters, even if for a half day, to look like she is interested in supporting his return to golf. But she would rather not be there. Tiger’s [private] plane is too ‘in your face’ for her now. She really does not want to go to Augusta, and it is easier for her to be far away than home in Orlando."

Recent reports claimed Elin is pressing ahead with her plans to divorce Tiger because she’s angry he’s returning to golf so soon.

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,” a source told Britain’s Sunday Mirror newspaper.

“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 realize there won’t be any real end to this and she needs to get out.

“She thought very strongly that he needed to take care of the home front first and make sure that was in good working harder 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.”