Love after controversy! Tiger forest‘ Personal life has been a topic of conversation for decades, and some thought he might have found The One in Erica Herman.
The golfer rose to fame when he won his first major at the Masters in 1997. As his success on the course continued, he made waves in November 2009 after news broke that he had cheated on his wife Elin Nordegren with more women. The couple, who married in 2004, share daughter Sam (born 2007) and son Charlie (2009).
“In retrospect, it’s not how I would change 2009 and how it all turned out. It would be to have a more open, honest relationship with my ex-wife,” said Woods, who sought treatment amid his scandal. Time in 2015. “When it comes down to it, right down to it, just having a more open, honest relationship with my ex-wife when we were married. Our frustrations would have come out if we had talked about it and been open and honest with each other. We are now, and it’s absolutely fantastic.”
He added: “I’ve taken the initiative with the kids, telling them up front: ‘Guys, the reason we’re not in the same house, why we’re not living under the same roof, mum and dad, is because dad made some mistakes. ‘»
Woods and Nordegren finalized their divorce in 2010, and he continued to date Lindsey Vonn for nearly three years before their split in 2015. He was first linked to Herman in 2017. The couple’s romance caught the attention of sports fans in 2019 when she cheered him on with his two children as he won his 15th major title in Augusta, Georgia .
That same year, the duo made a rare public appearance when they watched Serena Williams at the 19 US Open.
Woods was back in the news for a different reason in February 2021 when he suffered serious leg injuries after crashing his car in California’s Rolling Hills Estates and Rancho Palos Verdes region. Woods was in the hospital for several weeks after the emergency surgery.
An insider told Us Weekly at the time that having Herman’s support “means the world” to Woods. “She’s been so compassionate and supportive — all of his friends and his family have. He couldn’t have asked for more in that regard,” the source said.
The duo proved strong when Woods returned to golf in 2022. News broke of their apparent breakup, however, in March 2023 when Herman filed court documents seeking to invalidate the NDA that Woods had signed her in 2017.
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Scroll through for a timeline of their relationship:
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2017
The pair made their first appearance as a couple at the Presidents Cup in September 2017. During the outing, Herman had the label of “playing spouse” reserved for significant others.
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2018 PDA at TOUR Championship
3 out of 8
2019
Herman was by his side when he won the Masters in 2019 – 14 years after he originally rocked the green jacket.
“Our relationship is great,” she told Radar Online that year. “Great with no end in sight.”
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4 out of 8
2020
“Nothing is better than being with family,” the athlete captioned a rare family photo with Herman and his two children at a “quarantine-style” Masters Champions dinner.
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5 out of 8
2021
After Woods’ car accident in February 2021, a source said Us that Herman “dropped everything to be with Tiger the moment she heard what happened.”
The source added: “She has been by his bedside, holding his hand and telling him everything is going to be alright. He is a champion and he has this.”
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6 out of 8
2022
Herman celebrated when Woods was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in March 2022.
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2022
Woods returned to the Masters in April 2022 – with Herman in the crowd – after worrying he would never play golf again after the accident.
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8 out of 8
2023
TMZ obtained legal papers filed by Herman that revealed their split.
In an effort to invalidate her NDA, Herman cited the Speak Out Act, which “prohibits judicial enforcement of a nondisclosure agreement or nondisparagement clause agreed to before a dispute arises involving sexual assault or sexual harassment in violation of federal, tribal – or state law.”, per Congress.
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