The two reportedly began dating around Thanksgiving last year.Martha Lavandier/AP/Andrew Harnik/AP
Tiger Woods and Vanessa Trump are the newest couple in the president’s orbit.
In March, the legendary golfer and Donald Trump Jr.’s ex-wife confirmed their relationship through social media posts shared on X and Instagram.
“Love is in the air and life is better with you by my side!” Woods captioned the posts, which showed photos of the couple side-by-side and hugging. We look forward to our journey through life together.
Trump, 47, and Woods, 49, reportedly bonded over their children’s shared passion for golf.
Kai Trump, Vanessa and Donald Jr.’s daughter and the president’s eldest grandchild, has gained a following on social media as a golf content creator and has committed to playing for the University of Miami in 2026.
Woods has been associated with the president and his family since Donald Trump’s first term in the White House, when the president awarded Woods the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Vanessa Trump and Woods did not respond to Business Insider’s requests for comment for this story.
Here’s everything we know about their relationship so far, from previous relationships to how they began dating.
During the 2001 Open Championship, Tiger Woods was introduced to the Swedish model Elin Nordegren through fellow golfer Jesper Parnevik, who had hired her as an au pair for his children.They dated for nearly three years until Woods proposed in 2003 at a tournament in South Africa. They married a year later.They had two children together, Sam Alexis and Charlie Woods, born in 2007 and 2009, respectively.In 2009, reports of serial infidelity came out against Woods, who was accused of cheating on his wife with multiple women during their marriage.The following year, Woods delivered a 13-minute speech at a press conference in which he publicly apologized to his supporters and admitted his infidelity. He later sought therapy at a sex rehabilitation clinic, ESPN reported in 2010.”I was unfaithful. I had affairs. I cheated,” Woods said during the speech. “It’s now up to me to make amends, and that starts by never repeating the mistakes I’ve made.”Nordegren filed for divorce in August 2010. In a joint statement, the couple emphasized their commitment to the well-being of their children, The New York Times reported in 2010.From 2013 to 2015, Woods dated Olympic ski racer Lindsay Vonn.
In November 2004, Trump Jr. proposed to the model with a complimentary $100,000 ring from a New Jersey jeweler in exchange for popping the question in front of the jeweler’s mall storefront with paparazzi present.The couple married a year later on November 12, 2005, at Trump’s Palm Beach resort, Mar-a-Lago.
