Tiger Woods confirms his relationship with Vanessa Trump in a social media post
Mar 23, 2025, 7:13 PM | Updated: 7:14 pm
FILE - Tiger Woods walks to the green on the fifth hole during final round at the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Sunday, April 14, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
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(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
Tiger Woods has confirmed his relationship with the former daughter-in-law of President Donald Trump, publishing two images to social media in a post that said, 鈥淟ove is in the air.鈥�
Woods and Vanessa Trump, who was married to Donald Trump Jr., had been seen at Torrey Pines in San Diego along with her daughter, Kai, when Woods arrived for the final round to hand out the trophy to the winner of the Genesis Invitational. He is the tournament host.
Kai Trump goes to the Benjamin School with Woods鈥� two children, Sam and Charlie. She and Charlie competed on an invitation at a high-profile junior golf tournament this week.
鈥淟ove is in the air and life is better with you by my side! We look forward to our journey through life together,鈥� Woods said on X, where he has 6.4 million followers.
He added: 鈥淎t this time we would appreciate privacy for all those close to our hearts.鈥�
‘Love is in the air’
One photo shows Woods and Vanessa Trump posing together, another with them lying in a hammock with her arm draped across his chest as he gazes skyward.
Woods and Vanessa Trump had been featured in gossip outlets for the last several weeks. She was married to Donald Trump Jr. for 12 years. They had five children together.
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.
鈥� Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods)
Woods announced March 11 that he ruptured his left Achilles tendon, knocking him out of the Masters and likely for the rest of the year.
It was not clear what prompted Woods, who keeps his personal life fiercely private, to publish photos confirming the relationship.聽.
Woods said at the time he and Vonn 鈥渨anted to limit the 鈥榮talkarazzi鈥� and all those sleazy websites that are out there following us,鈥� saying it could lead to dangerous situations involving his children. He also said their photos would devalue anything the paparazzi had.
Woods has two children from his marriage to Elin Nordegren, who divorced him 2010 after he had been exposed for multiple extramarital affairs.
His only other public relationship was with Erica Herman, which lasted about seven years until he ended it in October 2022. It was a messy split, and聽聽that owns his south Florida estate, where she had been living.
