Accenture, Gillette, AT&T start distancing from Tiger Woods

NEW YORK: With Tiger Woods announcing an "indefinite break" from professional golf to focus on his family, his major sponsors like Accenture, Gillette and AT&T have started to distance themselves from the disgraced golfer.

Woods, whose annual income from endorsements and golf totals over 100 million dollars, has been a star campaigner and brand ambassador for many companies, which also include Nike and TAG Heuer.

Woods in a statement on his website said : "After much soul searching, I have decided to take an indefinite break from professional golf. I need to focus my attention on being a better husband, father, and person."

Gillette soon followed with a statement saying it will "limit" Woods' role in its campaign. Woods used to appear in a Gillette commercial with Derek Jeter and Roger Federer.

In a statement Gillette said, "As Tiger takes a break from the public eye, we will support his desire for privacy by limiting his role in our marketing programs."

AT&T in a statement said "We support Tiger's decision and our thoughts will be with him and his family. We are presently evaluating our ongoing relationship with him."

Woods' image as also any reference to him have been removed from Accenture's website. Accentures' marketing strategy earlier revolved around Woods and it used to feature a tagline "We know what it takes to be a Tiger" and "The road to high performance is not always paved."