Elin Nordegren and Tiger Woods publicly reunited on Wednesday to celebrate their son Charlie’s high school state golf championship in Palm Beach, Florida.
The former spouses, who are said to co-parent very well together, have rarely been spotted together in the intervening years since their well-publicised 2010 divorce
after Woods’ numerous infidelities left their marriage in tatters.
But the pair remain committed parents to Charlie, 15, and their 16-year-old daughter Samantha, and there was no sign of ancient history as the pair posed for photos with their delighted son.
Here, Mail Sport breaks down Nordergren and Woods’ relationship from start to finish, and looks at what the Swedish mother-of-four is doing now.
Where did Nordegren meet Woods?
Born in Stockholm, former teenage model Nordegren began working as an au pair for her compatriot, golfer Jesper Parnevik. Relocating to the United States full time, the then-21-year-old was reported besieged by romantic overtures from Parnevik’s peers on the Tour.
She met Woods at the 2001 Open Championship, and after turning him down a number of times, agreed to go on a date with him – despite having a boyfriend in Sweden at the time.
After getting to know the PGA Player of the Year, Nordegren started dating Woods more seriously, before golfer proposed at the Shamwari Game Reserve in South Africa.
The pair married in October 2004 on the 19th hole at the ultra-exclusive Sandy Lane resort in Barbados, with Woods renting the luxury hotel for a week. In total, the wedding is thought to have cost over £2million.
Hootie and the Blowfish and Kelly Clarkson performed at the wedding reception, and Woods and Nordegren are reported to have had 500 roses delivered to the Caribbean resort.
The couple were later based in Florida, with houses in Isleworth, an upmarket enclave in Orlando, and Jupiter Island, where they built a £41m mansion Woods moved into after their split.
Do they have any children together?
The former spouses have two children: Samantha and Charlie. Both of the teenagers are keen golfers, with the latter competing alongside his father for the fourth time in December’s PNC Championship Pro-Am.
When did Woods and Nordegren’s marriage breakdown?
In November 2009, the National Enquirer published an initial report claiming that Woods was having an affair with a nightclub manager, Rachel Uchitel. This pulled the thread that would eventually unravel into at least a dozen women claiming that Woods had carried out a relationship with him.
A month later – and after suffering a car crash in the days following the Enquirer’s report – Woods announced that he would be ‘taking an indefinite break from golf’ and later checked into a 45-day therapy programme.
Nordergren, who later told People that the experience was akin to ‘going through hell’, divorced Woods the following August after a number of attempts to repair their marriage. She is thought to have drawn heavily on the support of her friends and family, and especially her identical twin sister Josefin.
Despite rumours of a staggering $750m (£595m) settlement, Nordegren eventually received $100m (£79m).
What has Nordegren been doing since?
At the very start of their relationship, Nordegren had told Woods that she dream of being a child psychologist. In 2014, she finally graduated from Florida’s Rollins College with a BA in Psychology.
The then-34-year-old was awarded the Hamilton Holt School’s Outstanding Graduating Senior Award, and when asked to give advice to her graduating class, she stressed the importance of not being held back by the passing of time.
‘Make your words meaningful by taking action!’ Nordegren said in an interview for the university’s webside. ‘Follow your dreams and don’t be discouraged if it is going to take you a long time to get there.
‘Better late than never.’
Nordegren now works a registered counselor in West Palm Beach.
How is Woods and Nordegren’s relationship now?
Woods and Nordegren – for all the appearance of awkwardness posing for pictures with Charlie this week – are believed to have an incredibly strong co-parenting relationship.
Talking to TIME magazine in 2015, Woods said: ‘Having the relationship that I have now with her is fantastic. She’s one of my best friends.
‘We’re able to pick up the phone, and we talk to each other all the time. We both know that the most important things in our lives are our kids.’
He doubled down on the statement in his 2017 memoir, adding that while he was full of remorse for his actions that ended their marriage, their children’s wellbeing was central to building a positive relationship with Nordegren.
‘My regret will last a lifetime,’ he wrote. ‘Still, Elin and I are devoted to our kids, and we have become best friends as we care for them. It’s all about the kids for us.’
Is Nordergren dating anyone?
The 44-year-old has since lived a life contentedly out of the spotlight, but is thought to have had two serious partners since ending her marriage to Woods.
Nordegren is thought to have dated coal billionaire Chris Cline on-and-off following her divorce, before finally separating in 2017 – two years before his tragic death in plane crash near the Abaco Islands.
The Swede is now in a relationship with former NFL star Jordan Cameron, with whom she shares two young children – Arthur, born in 2019, and a four-month old son whose name has not been revealed publicly.
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Source: CNN
