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Who Is Tiger Woods' Girlfriend? All About Vanessa Trump (and What Her Ex-Husband Donald Trump Jr. Thinks About Their Relationship)
@Source: people.com
Tiger Woods has a new girlfriend: Vanessa Trump. On March 13, a source close to the Trump family confirmed to PEOPLE that the golf legend has been quietly dating the former model and actress for several months. Vanessa was previously married to Donald Trump Jr., with whom she shares five children. She filed for divorce in March 2018 after 12 years of marriage. Prior to her relationship with Trump Jr., Vanessa was briefly linked to actor Leonardo DiCaprio in 1998. Meanwhile, Woods split from his ex-wife Elin Nordegren in August 2010 after welcoming two children, daughter Sam Alexis and son Charlie Axel, together. Following their divorce, the golfer dated skier Lindsey Vonn from 2013 to 2015, and was in a relationship with ex-girlfriend Erica Herman from 2017 to 2022. So who is Tiger Woods' new girlfriend? Here's everything to know about Vanessa Trump and her relationship with the golf pro. She was raised in New York and lives in Florida Vanessa was raised in New York City and attended the Dwight School on the Upper West Side, per The New York Times. According to the outlet, she won two high school yearbook superlatives, including most likely to "be on Ricki Lake." Her father, Charles Haydon, worked as a lawyer with high-profile clients like Marilyn Monroe, while her mother, Bonnie Haydon, ran Kay Models Agency. Vanessa now calls South Florida home. She is a former model Before getting involved with the Trump family, Vanessa had been working as a model. Following her high school graduation, Vanessa began modeling in the late 1990s before she was ultimately signed to the Wilhelmina modeling agency, per The New York Times. By the early 2000s, she was immersed in the N.Y.C. fashion scene, sitting front row at various big runway shows alongside the likes of former socialite and The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum Tinsley Mortimer. She inherited millions from her father's investment in marinara sauce company Rao's Vanessa's father, Charles, was close friends with the late Rao’s owner Frank Pellegrino Sr. and Ron Straci, a lawyer who founded and co-owned Rao’s Speciality Foods, which has found success from its famous marinara sauce and exclusive restaurant. Before his death, he invested over $1 million into the company, per Page Six, and controlled 30 percent of the brand. Rao's later sold for $415 million, according to the outlet, leading Vanessa to inherit millions after Charles' death. She was married to Trump Jr. for 12 years Vanessa and Trump Jr. first met in 2003 when his father, President Donald Trump, introduced the two at a fashion show, per The New York Times. Two years later, they wed on Nov. 12, 2005, at their family's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla. — the same spot where Trump had married Melania Trump 10 months earlier. After 12 years of marriage, Vanessa filed for divorce in March 2018. "We will always have tremendous respect for each other and our families,” Trump Jr. and Vanessa said in a statement obtained by PEOPLE. “We have five beautiful children together and they remain our top priority. We ask for your privacy during this time." She has five children — and two of them play golf Vanessa and her ex-husband share five children: Kai, Donald III, Tristan, Spencer and Chloe. Two of her children — Kai and Chloe — are avid golf players. In June 2024, Vanessa shared an Instagram video of them on the green, writing, "My two golf super stars." According to The Palm Beach Post, Kai attends the same Florida school as Woods' children Charlie and Sam. Per the outlet, Kai and Charlie both hope to play golf professionally. In August 2024, Kai committed to the University of Miami golf team where she will start with the 2026 signing class, per Golfweek. Trump and Woods have been dating for months In March 2025, a source close to the Trump family confirmed to PEOPLE that Vanessa and Woods have been quietly dating for months. The pair have been keeping their romance private, though the insider told PEOPLE that Vanessa's ex-husband is "cool" with her new romance. A few weeks earlier, on Feb. 16, the pair were spotted arriving at a tournament in Florida, along with Kai.
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