Golf legend Tiger Woods has recently confirmed that he is in a relationship with Vanessa Trump, the ex-wife of Donald Trump Jr. This confirmation follows months of speculation and reports from various sources indicating that the two have been quietly dating since around Thanksgiving 2024. The couple, both residents of Palm Beach, Florida, live just 20 minutes apart, which has facilitated their blossoming romance. Woods, 49, and Vanessa Trump, 47, share a connection through their children, who attend the same prestigious Benjamin School in Palm Beach. Vanessa’s daughter, Kai Trump, 17, is an aspiring golfer committed to playing at the University of Miami, while Woods’ children, Sam, 17, and Charlie, 16, also have ties to the sport. This shared interest in golf appears to have brought the two closer, with sightings of them together at events like the Genesis Invitational in February 2025 and a TGL match, a golf league co-founded by Woods. Reports suggest their relationship has been kept low-profile, with the couple spending quiet nights together at Woods’ Jupiter Island home. Sources have described it as "very casual" at this stage, though it has the potential to grow more serious. Vanessa’s ex-husband, Donald Trump Jr., with whom she was married from 2005 to 2018 and shares five children, is reportedly "cool" with the pairing. Meanwhile, Woods informed his ex-wife, Elin Nordegren—mother of his two children—about the relationship in late December 2024 or early January 2025, a conversation described as civil yet surprising to her, given the Trump family connection. Woods, a 15-time major champion, has been recovering from a ruptured Achilles tendon, an injury he announced earlier in March 2025, which has sidelined his golf career temporarily. Despite this setback, his personal life has taken a positive turn with this new relationship, which has garnered significant attention due to the high-profile names involved. Vanessa, a former model, had not been publicly linked to anyone since her divorce from Donald Trump Jr. until this romance surfaced.
