When Tiger Woods drove his Cadillac SUV into his neighbor's front lawn last month, it wasn't really his Cadillac. The owner of record was General Motors, which had allowed its former pitchman Woods to use the SUV for personal use, according to The USA Today's Drive On blog.


That deal is now over, but GM insists it was set to expire on Dec. 31 and is unrelated to Woods' recent scandals.


Even though Woods' endorsement contract for GM's Buick brand ended in 2008, Woods had been allowed to use several vehicles, including the Cadillac SUV and reportedly a Buick Enclave crossover, for his personal use. But the agreement that allowed the world's richest professional golfer access to those new vehicles ended Dec. 31, and Buick spokeswoman Dayna Hart. The agreement was in place before the crash.