Elin Nordegren's feelings on Tiger Woods and Vanessa Trump relationship revealed as duo go public

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Jack Otway

By Jack Otway


Published: 24/03/2025

- 11:26

The golf star has confirmed his new romance on social media

Elin Nordegren, Tiger Woods' ex-wife, is reportedly supportive of the golf icon's new relationship with Vanessa Trump.

Woods and Vanessa went public with their new romance on Sunday, with the pair taking to social media to release a statement.


The statement, which was released via the golf star's Instagram account, read: "Love is in the air and life is better with you by my side!

"We look forward to our journey through life together. At this time we would appreciate privacy for all those close to our hearts."

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Elin Nordegren, Tiger Woods' ex-wife, is reportedly supportive of the golf icon's new relationship with Vanessa Trump

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Vanessa was previously married to Donald Trump Jr, with the pair splitting in 2018.

As for Woods, the 49-year-old was married to Nordegren for six years between 2004 and 2010. The pair divorced 15 years ago after it emerged the golfer had been unfaithful during their relationship.

Despite their split many years ago, however, the duo have always been on good terms.

And a source has told the Daily Mail that Nordegren is supportive of Woods' new romance, though couldn't resist a light-hearted joke about her relationship with Trump Jr.

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"Tiger and Elin are supportive of each other," an insider told the newspaper.

"Her response at first was like 'Seriously? A Trump? For real?'

"She was more amused than anything. But she really quickly just accepted it.

"They're not the type to give each other their 'blessing' per se, but they keep each other in the loop with anyone who is going to spend any amount of time around the kids."

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Woods and Nordegren have two children together.

Sam Alexis Woods was born in 2007, with the 17-year-old since becoming a footballer.

As for Charlie Woods, the 16-year-old is aiming to follow in his father's footsteps by becoming a professional golfer.

Meanwhile, earlier this month, Woods revealed that he'd suffered a big injury setback ahead of next month's Masters.

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The sporting icon has been plagued by problems over the past decade or so, preventing him from adding to his impressive trophy haul.

And Woods recently revealed that he'd undergone surgery to repair a ruptured left Achilles tendon, much to the dismay of fans online.

“As I began to ramp up my own training and practice at home, I felt a sharp pain in my left Achilles, which was deemed to be ruptured," he said.

“This morning, Dr. Charlton Stucken of Hospital for Special Surgery in West Palm Beach, Florida performed a minimally-invasive Achilles tendon repair for a ruptured tendon.

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Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren were previously married for six years between 2004 and 2010

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“I am back home now and plan to focus on my recovery and rehab, thank you for all the support.”

Dr Charlton Stucken, who performed the surgery, added: "The surgery went smoothly, and we expect a full recovery."