Market value of photos spirals as paparazzi hunt for Tiger

THE hunt for Tiger Woods is on, or at least the hunt for the first photographs of the golf superstar since his late-night car crash and damaging news of his marital problems.

The winner of 14 majors has virtually disappeared since driving his SUV into a tree during a bizarre accident outside his Orlando-area home last month. His wife, Elin Nordegren, has also laid low, though photos of her surfaced this week, her hand showing no sign of a wedding ring.

Except for a few posts on his website, where Woods apologised for “transgressions” and said he was taking indefinite leave from golf, the world’s best player has gone underground. And that, of course, has driven up the market value for his photographs.