An old rumor dating back to June 2001, is raising its head again and is likely to bring unwanted attention to Bollywood hottie Lara Dutta who is already under media glare for her new relationship with tennis star Mahesh Bhupathi.

Since all the affairs of Tiger Woods are coming out one by one, the buzz is that Lara Dutta may also have dated the the golfer for a short while.

A US newspaper, in a story on Tiger, had the champion golfer denying he was dating “Miss Universe Lara Dutta of India — or trying to steal her from New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter.” The Woods Foundation people, in fact, dismissed the story as being “nothing more than gossip, probably put out by Dutta’s camp.” And Lara came back to India and fame in Bollywood.

After all, he has turned out to be quite a champ off the greens, and has swung his club around in every direction!