London, Dec 17 (IANS) Friends of troubled celebrity golfer Tiger Woods fear he is close to “cracking up” after spending days alone watching cartoons and eating cereal, reports The Sun.
The many sex scandals took a toll on his career, his marriage with Elin Nordegren crumbled under reports of infidelity and he can no longer cope, say friends of the 33-year-old golf superstar.

He changed his mobile phone number the day after his late-night car crash, which sparked a stream of revelations so friends can no longer contact him, reports thesun.co.uk.

Woods is said to have locked himself in one of his two Florida homes and cannot even watch his favourite sports channel as it carries regular updates on his romps with string of lovers.

“There is a real concern among his friends that he is dealing with the situation in a very unhealthy way,” said a source.

His basketball star pal Charles Barkley said: “I’ve been trying to get to him and can’t. It’s very frustrating.” He wanted to tell Woods, “Hey, man, we love you. If you need anything, pick up the phone.”

Elin, 29, has reportedly told friends she will file for divorce in the New Year. She had hoped to give the marriage another chance for the sake of their two kids.

Once seen as a squeaky clean athletic role model, Woods has been tainted by allegations of serial infidelities with as many as 14 women around the US, including various waitresses, nightclub hostesses and porn stars.

Woods has had a phenomenal career, earning more than $1 billion in his rapid 13-year rise, commanding huge fees for sports endorsements and revolutionising sports marketing.

But things are changing rapidly.

After reports of his marital infidelity, management consultancy firm Accenture announced that it would discontinue its sponsorship agreement with the scandal-tainted golfer.

Gillette has also axed a 12 million pounds (about $19.4 million) marketing deal with him.

Pepsi bosses have also held talks about their 60 million pounds five-year contract with Woods since ditching the Gatorade Tiger Focus drink last Tuesday, and US phone giant AT&T is “evaluating” its link with the star.