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Tiger Woods blasted the owner of the South African game reserve — where he proposed to Swedish model Elin Nordegren — in a column ...

Tiger Woods blasted the owner of the South African game reserve — where he proposed to Swedish model Elin Nordegren — in a column on his web site, saying he was disgusted at the way he was exploited. Woods proposed to his long-time girlfriend after playing in the President’s Cup Golf matches, in which US and international squads shared the trophy when Woods and Ernie Els were level in a darkness-halted playoff.

‘‘The only positive out of the whole trip is that Elin didn’t say ‘no’,’’ Woods wrote in the internet message posted Tuesday.

Woods ripped Adrian Gardiner, founder of the Shamwari Game Reserve, saying he was ‘‘betrayed’’ and exploited for the sake of publicity after being promised privacy.

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‘‘In a word, I’m disgusted about the way he handled things,’’ Woods wrote. ‘‘I had been planning to ask Elin to marry me for months and wanted to do it in a private, unique atmosphere. It was such a great moment in our lives, and he cheapened the experience because he was so self-serving. Needless to say, we will never go back.’’

Woods and friends went on a four-day stay at the reserve.

Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree said the designation gives law enforcement “enhanced powers to combat a group that has instilled fear through violence and intimidation”.

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