Recent revelations about Tiger Woods playdates have exploded his wholesome image in a Big Bang louder than the sound of an Esclade hitting a fire hydrant and tree. But it also has given a sales boost to "Get a Grip on Physics" by science writer John Gribbin. Photos released by the Florida Highway Patrol show the book in Woods' mangled car, amid shards of glass.

That has been enough to lift the book to the 2,268th position on the Amazon sales list, up from 396,224th the previous day. "This is one of my older and lesser known books – a guide to new physics for non-scientists. I can only guess that Tiger has been interested in the various stories about the Large Hadron Collider, and wanted to learn more," Dr. Gribbin told the Independent.

I can just imagine all the slicers, hookers (not that kind!) and yippy putters trying buying the book to discover Tiger's secrets (not that kind!).

So what was Tiger trying to learn about the mysteries of physics? Maybe he hoped that electromagnetic waves could be used to erase Jamie Grubbs' answering machine. Or that his millions could be used to build a time machine (like Mr Peabody's Wayback machine), and transport him back to happier days.