Tiger Woods is ‘dating’ Donald Trump Jr.’s ex-wife Vanessa Trump

It has been reported golfing legend Tiger Woods and Vanessa Trump are dating.

DailyMail.com first reported the news citing sources, saying the pair, 49, and 47 respectively, have been “secretly” dating since Thanksgiving and both live in Florida.

Vanessa is the ex-wife of businessman and Donald Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr., 47, with the pair being married from 2005 to 2018.

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Woods meanwhile, was previously married to Swedish model Elin Nordegren, 45.

However, their relationship ended in a highly-publicised cheating scandal which made headlines around the world.

Of the new dating news making headlines, a source told People Donald Trump Jr. is “cool” with the new relationship.

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Woods, Vanessa and her daughter with her ex-husband, Kai Madison Trump, 17, a professional golfer, were spotted arriving together at a golfing event in California last month.

A source told The New York Post: ”They have a lot in common. They’ve both gotten used to public scrutiny. They both know how to keep their private life private. They’re both parents.”

This news comes after Woods, who turned professional in the ’90s, announced to fans that he had surgery, or a “minimally-invasive Achilles tendon repair for a ruptured tendon”.

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He wrote in the statement, shared earlier this week on March 12, that he was in recovery. 

“As I began to ramp up my own training and practice at home, I felt a sharp pain in my left Achilles, which was deemed to be ruptured,” he said about the injury.

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He added in part: “I am back home now and plan to focus on my recovery and rehab, thank you for all the support.”

The sports star, considered one of the greatest golfers of all time, previously admitted to cheating on his ex-wife.

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“I was unfaithful, I had affairs and I cheated. What I did was unacceptable,” Woods said.

“I hurt my wife, my kids, my mother, my wife’s family, my friends, my foundation and kids all around the world who admired me.”

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