Golf superstar Tiger Woods was so determined to keep his wedding a secret he didn't tell his friends and family until the last minute.

Woods, 28, exchanged nuptials with 24-year-old Swede Elin Nordegren on the Caribbean island of Barbados last week (ends08OCT04), and the star didn't release details of the ceremony to loved ones until as late as possible.

He says, "We didn't tell anybody until the last minute. They all said, 'Oh, it is? That soon?' Yeah, well, there you go. You can still get cheap airfare. We made sure of that.

"To have all our family and friends there, it made it a very special occasion. Our families and friends are always going in different directions, so it's always hard to get them all together.

"We were able to do that for this occasion, which made it even more special for all of us. We had a great time."

14/10/2004 02:41