PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) Tiger Woods and his wife Elin Nordegren are officially divorced.

The lawyers for both parties say that the divorce became official Monday in Bay County Circuit Court.

Tiger and Elin issued a joint statement through their attorneys on Monday regarding their divorce:

"We are sad that our marriage is over and we wish each other the very best for the future. While we are no longer married, we are the parents of two wonderful children and their happiness has been, and will always be, of paramount importance to both of us. Once we came to the decision that our marriage was at an end, the primary focus of our amicable discussions has been to ensure their future well-being. The weeks and months ahead will not be easy for them as we adjust to a new family situation, which is why our privacy must be a principal concern."

The divorce comes nine months after Woods crashed his SUV outside their home near Orlando, setting off explosive revelations that the world's No. 1 golfer had been cheating on his wife. It led to Woods losing millions of dollars in endorsements and taking five months away from the game.

Terms of the divorce were not disclosed, except that they will share parenting of their two children, ages 3 and 1.

Woods is scheduled to play this week at The Barclays, where he needs a good performance to extend his PGA Tour season and try to show he's worth picking for the Ryder Cup. It will be his first tournament as a single man since he finished ninth in a World Golf Championship in Ireland in October 2004.