Tiger Woods will struggle to recapture his form when he returns to tournament golf, says three-time Ryder Cup captain and former pro Bernard Gallacher.
Amid allegations of extramarital affairs, American superstar Woods has confessed to letting his family down.
And Gallacher told BBC Radio 5 live: "It's going to take an awfully long time to get over this.
"His performance on the golf course is certainly going to be affected in the short and medium term."
Gallacher added: "He won't be able to practise the game, his focus is going to be affected and his preparation is going to be affected.
"It has been affected already because he had to pull out of the tournament this week."
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When you are the guy he is, the world's best athlete, you should think more before you do stuff
Swedish pro Jesper Parnevik
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Woods has been the subject of intense media scrutiny since crashing his car outside his Florida home in the early hours of Friday 27 November.
He was found semi-conscious with facial injuries after reportedly hitting a fire hydrant and tree - finally admitting fault for the accident on Tuesday.
On Wednesday, with tabloid newspapers and magazine making lurid claims about his private life, he issued a dramatic statement.
In it, he said: "I have let my family down and I regret those transgressions with all of my heart. I have not been true to my values and the behaviour my family deserves. I am not without faults and I am far short of perfect."
Meanwhile, Jesper Parnevik has been the first golfer to break ranks over the world number one's actions.
Woods' wife Elin, then aged 21, was working as the Swede's au pair when Parnevik introduced them at the Open at Royal Lytham & St Annes in 2001.
Parnevik told the Golf Channel: "I would be especially sad about it - I really feel sorry for Elin - since me and my wife were at fault for hooking her up with him.
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"We probably thought he was a better guy than he is. I would probably need to apologise to her.
"It's a private thing of course but when you are the guy he is, the world's best athlete, you should think more before you do stuff."
Other golfers, including Woods' fellow American Anthony Kim, have been more circumspect about his problems.
Kim, 24, said: "Obviously there are things going on right now that other people are speculating about, but nobody has the facts but Tiger and his family, and that's a personal issue for them."
Kim is one of 18 players taking part in the Chevron World Challenge, an end-of-year invitational tournament which annually benefits the Woods' charitable foundation.
The world number one has withdrawn from the event in Los Angeles, which he normally hosts, citing injuries sustained in his car accident.
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