During the 2001 Open Championship, Tiger Woods was introduced to the Swedish model Elin Nordegren through fellow golfer Jesper Parnevik, who had hired her as an au pair for his children.
They dated for nearly three years until Woods proposed in 2003 at a tournament in South Africa. They married a year later.
They had two children together, Sam Alexis and Charlie Woods, born in 2007 and 2009, respectively.
In 2009, reports of serial infidelity came out against Woods, who was accused of cheating on his wife with multiple women during their marriage.
The following year, Woods delivered a 13-minute speech at a press conference in which he publicly apologized to his supporters and admitted his infidelity. He later sought therapy at a sex rehabilitation clinic, ESPN reported in 2010.
“I was unfaithful. I had affairs. I cheated,” Woods said during the speech. “It’s now up to me to make amends, and that starts by never repeating the mistakes I’ve made.”
Nordegren filed for divorce in August 2010. In a joint statement, the couple emphasized their commitment to the well-being of their children, The New York Times reported in 2010.
From 2013 to 2015, Woods dated Olympic ski racer Lindsay Vonn.
