She was catapulted to the front pages when she had one of the most high profile celebrity divorces on the noughties.
But, 14 years on Elin Nordegren has largely kept out of the public eye – welcoming two more children and completing her degree in psychology, and retraining as a counsellor.
Now 44, the Stockholm-born beauty has gone from nanny to model to half of the most loved sporting couples in America to a scorned WAG who had sympathies from all over the world.
This week, she reunited with her ex Tiger Woods, 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, but 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.
Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren (holding her second son Arthur) reunited at their son Charlie’s high school golf ceremony
In 2014, Nordegren was invited to speak at her college graduation after completing her BA
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 16-month-old son whose name has not been revealed publicly (they are pictured in 2019)
After her divorce from Woods, Elin is thought to have dated coal billionaire Chris Cline on-and-off 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 16-month-old son whose name has not been revealed publicly.
The 44-year-old has since lived a life contentedly out of the spotlight after walking away from the marriage with $100 million.
She still lives in Florida, where she also lived with Woods, but recently sold her 11 bedroom, 18 bathroom compound in Palm Beach.
The ex-nanny snapped up the 1.4 acre property following her split from Woods in 2010, and demolished the house that was already standing on the land.
She subsequently built the sprawling 25,878-square foot oceanfront home that stands in its place today.
Nordegren and Woods remain committed co-parents to Charlie and their daughter Samantha
The pair were previously married between 2004 and 2010 (pictured in November 2009)
Woods, meanwhile, has been dating 35-year-old Erica Herman since 2017. Herman once worked as the general manager of Woods’ restaurant in Jupiter, Florida.
Despite Woods’ crude texts broadcast to the world, Elin kept a dignified silence following his infidelities only speaking to media months later while still being respectful to her ex who had lings with more than a dozen women during their marriage.
‘I never suspected, not one,’ she said. She was too busy being pregnant or looking after their two toddlers.
‘I felt stupid as more things were revealed. How could I not have known anything? The word ‘betrayal’ isn’t strong enough,’ she said, adding that she was also disappointed in those close to her who were also in on the deceit.
But speaking to People in 2010, she said she has managed to forgive him and even forge a friendship with his his then girlfriend Lindsey Vonn.
She said: ‘I think I would like [more children]. But I have a boy and a girl and I couldn’t ask for anything more.
‘I feel like I’m in a great spot, great if it happens and great if it doesn’t.’
Not may women could forgive cheating on such a colossal scale as Tiger’s but Elin insists she had to for the sake of Sam and Charlie.
Nordegren (pictured left in 2002) had been working as an au pair for fellow Swede Jesper Parnevik
The then-21-year-old was initially uninterested in the golfing superstar but eventually said yes to a first date
‘I have moved on and I am in a good place,’ she said.
‘Our relationship is centred around our children and we are doing really good, we really are. He is a great father.’
‘I’m happy for Tiger,’
‘In general, in any kind of stepparent relationship, I’m happy that there’s somebody else loving my children.’
Referring to her own parents, who split when she was seven and remarried other people, Elin said: ‘I grew up with great relationships with my stepparents.’
Since the split, Elin has gone from strength to strength.
In 2014, she graduated with a psychology degree from Rollins College in Florida and although it took her nine years, she couldn’t be happier.
‘It’s almost embarrassing to say it took nine years but I’m proud of it. And I don’t regret a thing,’ she insisted.
Born in Stockholm, former teenage model 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, Elin started dating Woods more seriously, before golfer proposed at the Shamwari Game Reserve in South Africa.
They were engaged after two years of dating after Woods proposed on holiday 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 more than £2million.
Hootie and the Blowfish and Kelly Clarkson performed at the wedding reception, and the couple are reported to have had 500 roses delivered to the Caribbean resort.
Eline and Tiger 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.
Charlie celebrated winning his high school golf championship by posing with his special ring
The 15-year-old is keen to follow in his father’s footsteps and often competes alongside him
The former spouses also share a daughter – Samantha – who is 16 years old (pictured in 2023)
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.
Elin, 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).
Noredgren later said that experiencing her husband’s infidelities was like ‘going through hell’
At the very start of their relationship, Elin 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 website. ‘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.’
Elin now works a registered counsellor in West Palm Beach.
Tiger and Elin – 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.’
As well as sharing his happiness that the pair have become friends, Woods has also been vocal about his remorse over his marriage breakdown
Nordegren is now dating former NFL tight end Jordan Cameron (pictured with the Miami Dolphins in 2016)
It’s been nearly 14 years since the pair announced their divorce after allegations were made that the 15-time major champion had been involved in a string of infidelities, causing much embarrassment to the Swedish model. That humiliation only intensified when he publicly admitted to them.
‘I am deeply aware of the disappointment and hurt that my infidelity has caused to so many people, most of all my wife and children,’ the father of two said on the allegations back in December 2010.
It was, most thought, the beginning of the end for Woods as a public figure. Sponsorship deals evaporated – AT&T, Gillette and Accenture all dropped him.
In the 14 years that have followed, so too has public scandal. The 48-year-old has endured a decline on the course, not helped by his four back operations. But off the course, too, trouble has followed. He was arrested for driving while under the influence and suffered a serious car accident in 2021.
The golfing icon and Nordegren had a daughter, Sam, together as well as their son Charlie
Yet, despite all the scrutiny placed on him, Woods is still here. He has come back from the brink of retirement on several occasions and is remarkably set to make his 26th appearance at the Masters on April 11. His mental robustness has served him beyond the long weekend of any major.
His ability to transcend the sport has been key. He is one of the most successful athletes in the world – both in terms of accolades and finances – with Forbes claiming he currently has a net worth of approximately £872million ($1.1billion).
He is one of the highest-paid athletes of all time, above Cristiano Ronaldo, and holds the record of winning the most events on the PGA Tour (82) – alongside Sam Snead.
And yet it is his life away from the course that has served so many column inches over the past decade and a half. Not that Woods appears to have taken notice.
Once again this week, attention has been drawn to his home life.
Nordegren and Woods have rarely been seen together since their divorce in 2010 after a six-year marriage, but were pictured at their son Charlie’s high school state golf championship ceremony in Palm Beach Florida this week.
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