TIGER Woods’ mistresses have made his life misery on and off the golf course.

And it is understood more mistresses with whom he has had an affair with are set to be revealed in the coming days.

But it’s shattering that yet another sportsperson has given into temptation to tarnish some of his flawless reputation. One of the faces of Gillette’s ‘A best a man can get’, Woods is set to lose out big on sponsorship dollars and maybe half of his share with the future with his wife now looking more in doubt.

That’s a massive price to pay for him but other sportspeople continue to do it.

Australian cricket star Shane Warne, former North Melbourne footy star Wayne Carey, basketball legend Michael Jordan settled in court with his ex for a record amount of money.

Woods’ settlement is expected to be even greater.

But why do these top elite athletes continue to cheat?

Maybe it’s the fact that they have so many fans; they are wanted; and it gets into their heads.

Maybe it’ s also the fact that they have money to burn; not just on one woman but two or three or even more.

Tiger Woods may have done wrong for the world to hear about. But we know that he won’t be the last.