Legendary golfer Tiger Woods is madly in love and isn’t afraid to show it. 🏌🏿

Woods, 49, officially confirmed his relationship on Sunday, writing, “Love is in the air and life is better with you by my side!” on X. 

And his beloved is linked to America’s first family. Enter one Vanessa Trump, US President Donald Trump’s former daughter-in-law.  

Who is Vanessa Trump?

Born Vanessa Kay Pergolizzi, she was married to Donald Trump Jr., the eldest of Trump’s children. Their marriage lasted for 13 years before they divorced in 2018. They have five children together.

She grew up in Manhattan’s Upper East Side and started working as a model at a young age. She met Trump Jr. at a party, where his father introduced himself and his son to her. The two later got married in November 2005 at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.

Vanessa remains close to the Trump family. She has been seen with them several times and even attended Trump’s inauguration in January.

Woods and Trump’s romance has been the talk of the town. Rumours of their relationship started after Woods attended the Genesis Open in San Diego in February with Trump’s granddaughter, Kai, a rising golf star.

Kai plays golf for The Benjamin School in Jupiter, Florida. Soon, she’ll head to the University of Miami to play at the college level.

The relationship announcement did not go down well

In his X post announcing his new relationship, the once world’s greatest golfer ended it by appealing for privacy from fans. “At this time, we would appreciate privacy for all those close to our hearts,” he wrote. 

This didn’t go down well with some of his fans and followers, with X user @jontalottaI writing: “Love Tiger. One of my lifetime sports heroes. But posting this and then asking for privacy… only guarantees the opposite will happen. He knows this. So why do it?” 

Woods’s infamous love life

Why is this such a big deal? Well, before Vanessa, Woods’s love life had its fair share of drama. His most famous relationship was with his ex-wife, Elin Nordegren, with whom he has two kids, Sam and Charlie. 

Their marriage ended in 2010 after his highly publicised cheating scandal, which made global headlines. Their divorce resulted in a sizeable divorce settlement for Nordegren.

After his divorce, Woods kept a lower profile when it came to relationships, but he later dated Erica Herman for almost seven years. That relationship, however, didn’t have a smooth ending. Their 2022 breakup turned messy when Herman filed a $30 million lawsuit against Woods’s estate, claiming he had tricked her into leaving their shared home and unfairly cut her off financially.

Woods and Trump’s relationship has become a hot topic, and Woods’s announcement has ended speculation. Given both their high-profile pasts, their romance will likely remain of public interest despite their request for privacy. We’re nosy, Tiger!