Tiger Woods has come under attack from the golfer who set him up with wife Elin Nordegren.
Swedish Ryder Cup star Jesper Parnevik has issued a public apology to compatriot Nordegren in light of Woods' confession that he was striving to be a 'better father and husband'.
Must do better: Tiger Woods, with daughter Sam and wife Elin, has vowed to be a better family man following his recent 'transgressions'World No 1 Woods has faced lurid claims about his private life since injuring himself in a car crash outside his Florida home last week.
There were claims, denied by Woods that Nordegren chased her husband with a golf club immediately before the accident and angry Parnevik advised her to 'use a driver next time rather than a three-iron' next time.
'I feel especially sad about it as I feel sorry for Elin as me and my wife are at fault for hooking her up with him,' said Parnevik.
'We probably thought he was a better guy than he is.
' Nordegren worked as an au pair for Parnevik and his wife Mia in 2001.
Woods, 33, has admitted 'transgressions' but insisted that the details remained a private matter.
Police photos of his battered Cadillac Escalade added to the mystery over the crash.
Woods emphatically denied suggestions he crashed the £35,000 vehicle into a water hydrant and a tree after being attacked by Elin in a row over his alleged cheating.
Celebrity website TMZ claimed the 29-year-old Swede scratched her husband's face and chased after him with one of his golf clubs, smashing two side windows of the Cadillac.
Parnevik added: 'I probably would have to apologise to her and hope she uses a driver next time rather than a three-iron, I would say.
'It is a private thing, of course. But when you are the guy he is, when you are the world's best athlete, you should think little bit more before you do stuff.'
Friends: Elin Nordegren (right) with Jesper Parnevik's wife Mia in 2004.