Some people jumped to the defense of celebrity golfer Tiger Woods soon after rumors began swirling that his scorned wife, Elin, had caused him to wreck his car by bashing the window with a golf club after the she confronted him about marital infidelity.

Woods refuted the rumor, saying that his wife had “acted courageously” to help him after the accident and that he alone was responsible for the accident.

Three days later, however, he vaguely admitted to cheating on his wife: “I have let my family down, and I regret those transgressions with all of my heart. I have not been true to my values and the behavior my family deserves.”

Since then, numerous women, if you can really use that word for porn stars, cocktail waitresses and the like, have laid claim to the title of Tiger Woods mistress. At last count, Woods had almost as many alleged mistresses (11) as he as major golf championships (14).

Granted, Woods hasn’t directly admitted to adultery and certainly not with any specific ladies. The evidence of him having cheated with anyone also is scant at this point.

But if even a kernel of what has been reported is true, perhaps Elin Woods can take a cue from country singer Carrie Underwood about how to respond to a cheatin’ scoundrel: