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Tiger Woods ‘Planning’ to Marry Girlfriend Vanessa Trump, Insider Reveals: He’s ‘Fully Enmeshed’ in Her World

Tiger Woods is head over heels for his new girlfriend, Vanessa Trump. The legendary golfer plans to treat her like royalty this summer, and friends are hinting at a possible engagement, according to a report.

“Tiger is fully enmeshed in Vanessa’s world. He was just at the White House with her and was welcomed with open arms by everyone,” the insider revealed.

The insider added: “She has a very high-flying circle of friends, and he’s in with them too and planning to rent a massive super yacht this summer to cruise around the Mediterranean with Vanessa and a bunch of her friends.”

The source added that while Woods, 49, is known for being thrifty despite his nearly $1.5 billion net worth, he’s has been taking caution to the wind with Trump. “It’s a free for all with the spending suddenly; he clearly wants to impress her. And he’s certainly enjoying himself,” the insider dished.

According to the insider, Woods is “grinning from ear to ear” these days. Although he and Trump, 47, haven’t been dating long, the PGA tour champion insisted this is “the best relationship he’s ever had.”

“He’s over the moon about her and saying he plans to marry her so people in his world are expecting it to happen fairly soon,” the source explained.

Woods and Trump, who was previously married to Donald Trump Jr., quietly navigated their relationship, but now it’s blossoming into the spotlight. Sources said the couple started seeing each other around Thanksgiving 2024 after their teenagers connected at school and during golf events.

They confirmed their romance in March when Tiger shared two affectionate photos on social media with the caption: “Love is in the air and life is better with you by my side! We look forward to our journey through life together.” Vanessa echoed his sentiment via her Instagram Story.

Shortly after, Vanessa’s former sister-in-law Ivanka Trump expressed her joy by commenting, “So happy for you both!”

Vanessa Trump and Tiger Woods

The couple share strong ties to the golf community, as their teenagers — Tiger’s Sam and Charlie, and Vanessa’s daughter Kai — attend the same school and compete in rival junior golf tournaments. Their mutual interest in their children’s athletic pursuits appears to have strengthened their bond.

“I love Tiger and I love Vanessa,” President Donald Trump said, according to People. “He and I have a very special, very good relationship with Tiger. I played golf with him a couple of times over the last month, and he’s a fantastic guy and a fantastic athlete.”

The 78-year-old president continued, “He told me about it, and I said, ‘Tiger, that’s good, that’s good.’ I’m very happy for both. Just let them both be happy. Let them both be happy. They’re both great.”

The timing of their relationship is particularly meaningful. Tiger is on the mend following a ruptured Achilles tendon, which cut short his 2025 season after a March announcement. Meanwhile, Vanessa, who shares five children with Trump Jr., finalized her divorce in 2018.

Tiger Woods has been in the news as of late, following one of his first public appearances since undergoing surgery on a ruptured Achilles tendon earlier in the year.

While Woods’ future in golf is certainly in question, it appears that things in his personal life are going well alongside his girlfriend Vanessa Trump, President Donald Trump’s former daughter-in-law.

According to a report from Reality Tea, there is an expectation that Woods and Trump could be tying the knot in the near future, and that they are head-over-heels in love with each other. Reality Tea also reports that Woods has been calling this “the best relationship he’s ever had.”

Woods and Trump made their relationship public back in March and have been going strong since.

“The source revealed that the PGA Tour champion’s friends strongly believe that an engagement is imminent,” Reality Tea’s Varsha Narayanan wrote. “The insider further said, “He’s over the moon about her and saying he plans to marry her so people in his world are expecting it to happen fairly soon.”

Reports of Woods being happy in his personal life are certainly good to hear, seeing as his golf future has taken a turn as of late. While ramping up physically for the major championship season this year, Woods announced that he ruptured his Achilles, and would require surgery to repair it, likely sidelining him until 2026.

This past week, we saw Woods out and about as he walked a course alongside his son, Charlie, for an amateur tournament. While the focus was supposed to be on Charlie, it was hard to ignore Tiger’s physical appearance.

The 49-year-old looks like a shell of his former self. While he still has some muscle mass in his upper-body, his legs look lean and lacking of bulk.

Of course, this is understandable considering what he has gone through as far as leg injuries over the past several years. In 2021, Woods suffered fractures to his right tibia and fibula, plus significant ankle trauma after a serious auto accident. He has also ruptured his ACL, had stress fractures in his knee, torn his Achilles and had MCL sprains.

But if he is happy off the course and in his personal life, all of that other stuff comes secondary. Here’s to hoping this happiness alongside Vanessa can continue.

Heartwarming Tiger Woods, Charlie Woods News Surfaces on Thursday originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

A golf legend was on hand for the final round of the 41st Nicklaus Junior Championship, taking place at the Tequesta Country Club in Palm Beach County, Florida, this week.

15-time major championship winner Tiger Woods was in attendance as a spectator, as he was there in support of his 16-year-old son, Charlie Woods.

While the elder Woods is well known for being among the best and most famous athletes in all of sports, the 49-year-old former world No. 1 hasn’t made many public appearances lately.

The last time he is known to have played any golf in the public eye was during March’s TGL match for the Jupiter Links Golf Club against the Atlanta Drive Golf Club, shortly before he ruptured his Achilles later in the month.

So, the fact that he was reportedly able to walk alongside his son, who again played exceptionally well this week, is quite the development.

As confirmed by Eric Wallace of the Palm Beach Post, the younger Woods shot a 69, good enough for 2-under.

This allowed him to finish in sixth place in a field of 122 golfers.

The younger Woods’ sixth-place finish comes just one week after he fought his way into a three-for-one playoff that he won at the Eagle Trace Golf Club qualifier.

Charlie Woods seems to be trending in the right direction in his young career, as he was a part of two state title runs for The Benjamin School. In 2023, his team won the Class A state title, while this past year saw them finish as the runner-up.

While it’s unclear when the elder Woods will return or if he will at all, he seems to be quite happy with cheering on his son from the gallery.

There’s a chance Tiger Woods could again be prowling Firestone South next summer, but the question remains: Will he jump to the PGA Tour Champions circuit?

It’s one of the biggest questions in the golf world heading into this winter, and it’s certainly the No. 1 topic when considering the 50-and-over Tour that includes the Kaulig Companies Championship at Firestone County Club’s South Course, where Woods has a superhuman history.

Woods, an eight-time winner at Firestone, turns 50 years old in December, making him eligible for the 2026 PGA Tour Champions season. The 2026 Kaulig Companies Championship would be Woods’ first potential return to Firestone since the Bridgestone Invitational was moved away from Akron after the 2018 event.

The U.S Open is being played at the Oakmont Country Club in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, representing the third major championship of the 2025 golf season. As the tournament continues into the weekend, many are wondering if Tiger Woods, one of the most revered figures in golf history, will be making an appearance. Here’s what we know:

Tiger Woods’ injury

In March, Tiger Woods shared news that he’d suffered an injury, altering his golf season. “I felt a sharp pain in my left Achilles, which was deemed to be ruptured,” he said at the time. The injury resulted in surgery that while it was minimally invasive, has left Woods out of some of this year’s major competitions.

Woods is expected to be out for the rest of the 2025 golf season. According to sources close to Woods, his relationship with Vanessa Trump has been a good distraction from his injury and a source of relief.  “She’s really good for him to have around,” said a source to The Daily Mail. “If things keep going the way they’re going, they’ll be living together by the end of the year.”

Is he competing again?

Woods has made many comebacks in his career, but this injury could be representative of the end of an important part of his life.

Whether or not he’s coming back, Woods had some encouraging words for other competitors at Oakmont. “There is no faking about Oakmont. The golf course is big, yes, but it’s just — there is no way around it. You just have to hit the golf ball well, and it favors longer hitters, just because of the degrees, the complexes. It just helps so much to be coming with shorter iron, to be able to sock the ball. It’s about missing the ball on correct spots … because if you don’t, it’s horrible!” he said.

How to watch the tournament?

The US Open kicked off this Thursday and will be played through the weekend. The tournament will air on NBC and USA Network, with there also being streaming opportunities on the US Open website and Peacock.

DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Scottie Scheffler never lost the lead and never gave anyone much of a chance down the stretch Sunday in another relentless performance, closing with a 2-under 70 for a four-shot victory to join Tiger Woods as the only repeat winners of the Memorial.

Slowed by hand surgery at the start of the year from a freak accident, Scheffler appears to be in full stride with one major already in the bag and another around the corner at the U.S. Open.

“It’s always a hard week,” said Scheffler, who finished at 10-under 278. “We battled really hard on the weekend. Overall it was a great week.”

On one of the tougher PGA Tour tests of the year, Scheffler made one bogey over the final 40 holes at Muirfield Village.

“Well, you did it again,” tournament host Jack Nicklaus told him walking off the green.

Ben Griffin tried to make it interesting at the end with a 12-foot eagle on the par-5 15th and a 25-foot birdie putt on the par-3 16th to close within two shots with two to play. Scheffler, however, doesn’t make mistakes. Griffin made double bogey on the 17th.

Griffin made a 4-foot par on the 18th for a 73 to finish alone in second, worth $2.2 million, more than what he earned when he won at Colonial last week.

Sepp Straka (70) finished another shot back.

“You know Scottie’s probably going to play a good round of golf. The guy’s relentless. He loves competition, and he doesn’t like giving up shots,” Straka said. “But it’s one of those courses where it can always happen, so you got to be prepared for it. I felt like I gave myself a lot of chances to kind of make a push.”

Scheffler now has won three times in his last four starts — the exception was Colonial, a tie for fourth the week after winning the PGA Championship — and expanded his margin at No. 1 in the world to levels not seen since Woods in his peak years.

Woods is a five-time winner at Memorial who won three straight from 1999 through 2001. No one had repeated at Muirfield Village since then until Scheffler.

His performances lately look a lot more like Nicklaus the way he wears down the field by rarely getting out of position.

Rickie Fowler had his first top 10 of the year at just the right time.

He made par on the 18th to tie for seventh, earning him a spot in the British Open. Fowler tied with Brandt Snedeker at 1-under 287, but gets the one Open exemption available based on a higher world ranking — Fowler at No. 124, Snedeker at No. 430.

“That’s one I’ve wanted on the schedule,” said Fowler, who faces a 36-hole qualifier for the U.S. Open on Monday.

Tiger Woods and Scottie Scheffler

Both received sponsor exemptions to the Memorial, a signature event on the PGA Tour.

For Scheffler, it was his fifth victory in a $20 million signature event in the last two years. This one looked inevitable, but only after a quick development early on the back nine.

Scheffler ended 31 holes without a bogey at tough Muirfield Village on the 10th hole, dropping his lead to one shot. Griffin had 4 feet for birdie on the par-5 11th. Scheffler made his 15-foot birdie putt and Griffin missed.

Griffin bogeyed the next two holes, and just like that, Scheffler was four shots ahead. That’s how it was at the PGA Championship — tight one minute, a blowout the next, and the sweetest walk toward the 18th green with victory secure.

This one ended in a handshake with Nicklaus, who had said earlier in the week of Scheffler, “He plays a lot like I did.”

Nicklaus said he was all about fairways and greens, having plenty of chances and making enough of them to post a score. That’s the Scheffler way, too, even if it didn’t always look that way at the start of the final round.

With mud on the golf ball in the first fairway, too much spin on short irons on the next few holes, Scheffler didn’t have a birdie putt until the fifth hole. He saved par seven times in the final round, including the final hole.

Scheffler surged to victory at the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield to defend the title he won 12 months ago

World No 1 Scottie Scheffler emulated Tiger Woods by successfully defending the Memorial Tournament title at Muirfield Village.

Only five-time winner Woods had previously retained the crown between 1999 and 2001, but Scheffler claimed a second consecutive success with a four-stroke victory over Ben Griffin.

“Well, you did it again,” tournament host Jack Nicklaus told him walking off the green.

Scheffler has now won three times in four starts after wins at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson and PGA Championship.

“It’s pretty cool,” Scheffler told CBS Sports after his 16th PGA Tour victory.

“It’s always a hard week as it’s so challenging to play this tournament.

“I battled really hard over the weekend and Ben made things interesting down the stretch, but overall it was a great week.”

Scheffler took a one-shot lead into Sunday and the chasing pack failed to put him under any concerted pressure.

Birdies at the seventh, 11th and 15th gave Scheffler breathing space in a final round two-under par 70, with a solitary dropped shot coming at the 10th – his first bogey in 32 holes.

Griffin closed with a 73 to finish one ahead of Austria’s Sepp Straka, with Nick Taylor a shot back in fourth.

“You know Scottie’s probably going to play a good round of golf. The guy’s relentless,” said Straka after the round. “He loves competition, and he doesn’t like giving up shots. But it’s one of those courses where it can always happen, so you got to be prepared for it. I felt like I gave myself a lot of chances to kind of make a push.”

England’s Tommy Fleetwood was tied 16th, Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre tied 20th but Shane Lowry, of Ireland, dropped down the leaderboard for a share of 23rd place with a disappointing 77.

Meanwhile, Rickie Fowler had his first top 10 of the year at just the right time. He made par on the 18th to tie for seventh, earning him the lone available qualification spot for The Open at Royal Portrush in July.

Fowler tied with Brandt Snedeker at one-under but gets the one Open exemption available based on a higher world ranking – Fowler at No 124 and Snedeker at No 430.

“That’s one I’ve wanted on the schedule,” said Fowler, who faces a 36-hole qualifier for the US Open on Monday.

Scottie Scheffler narrowly misses Tiger Woods’ record by 16 days in PGA Tour triumph

In a thrilling turn of events, Scottie Scheffler came agonizingly close to breaking Tiger Woods’ record for the fastest 16 PGA Tour wins by just 16 days. The golf sensation secured his 16th victory at the prestigious Memorial Tournament, making waves in the golfing world.

Scheffler’s meteoric rise in the PGA Tour saw him clinch 16 victories in an impressive time frame of 3 years, 3 months, and 19 days, narrowly missing out on Woods’ record of achieving the same feat in 3 years, 3 months, and 3 days. The young golfer’s outstanding performance has cemented his status as a formidable force in the golfing arena.
Starting his professional career in 2018, Scheffler wasted no time in making his mark on the tour. His first PGA Tour win came in 2022, followed by a series of remarkable victories over the years. In 2024 alone, Scheffler dominated the season with seven wins, setting the stage for his triumphant moment at the Memorial Tournament in 2025.

During the Memorial Tournament, Scheffler showcased his prowess on the course, leading the pack and ultimately sealing his victory with a remarkable 10-under score. His stellar performance culminated in a four-stroke lead over the competition, solidifying his reputation as a golfing prodigy.

Scottie Scheffler

The leaderboard of the 2025 Memorial Tournament painted a vivid picture of Scheffler’s triumph:
– WINNER: Scottie Scheffler (-10)
– Runner-up: Ben Griffin (-6)
– Sepp Straka (-5)
– Nick Taylor (-4)
– And a host of other talented golfers who vied for the top spot in the prestigious tournament.

Scheffler’s remarkable journey to victory at the Memorial Tournament not only captivated audiences but also set the stage for a new chapter in his burgeoning career. With his eyes set on more accolades and achievements, Scheffler’s name is poised to dominate headlines in the world of golf for years to come.

In a stunning display of golf mastery, Scottie Scheffler emerges victorious once again at the Memorial Tournament, breaking records and solidifying his name in the annals of golf history.

With this recent win, Scheffler secures his 16th PGA Tour win and clinches his third victory in the last four events he has competed in, mirroring his dominant performance in the 2024 season where he achieved seven remarkable wins. This triumph at the Muirfield Village Golf Club not only cements his status as a golfing powerhouse but also marks his third successful title defense, a feat achieved only by the likes of legends such as Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods.

Joining the ranks of Rory McIlroy as the only player with three victories on the PGA Tour this season, Scheffler’s back-to-back win at the Memorial Tournament is a rare accomplishment that hasn’t been seen since the days of Tiger Woods’ three consecutive victories from 1999 to 2001.

If Scheffler seals this win, he will join an exclusive club of players with three successful title defenses on the PGA Tour, a club currently inhabited by only two members in the last 30 years – Phil Mickelson with five and Tiger Woods with a staggering 23. The echoes of greatness resound as Scheffler’s name etches itself into the elite history of golf.

As the golfing world watches in awe, Scottie Scheffler continues to dazzle and break barriers, proving time and time again why he is a force to be reckoned with on the green.

How Rory McIlroy felt when he met Tiger Woods for the first time – all golf fans can resonate

Despite having five majors to his name, Rory McIlroy still pales in comparison to the GOAT that is Tiger Woods.

When it comes to sporting icons, not many are more iconic than the 15-time major champion.

First shooting to prominence in the 1990s, Woods went on to single-handedly transform the game of golf into the worldwide phenomenon it is today.

Given what he has done for the sport, the five-time Augusta winner is held as almost a god-like figure amongst fellow players and fans – a sentiment that was felt by McIlroy during the pair’s first-ever meeting.

Rory McIlroy on meeting Tiger Woods for first time

McIlroy’s worldwide fame has meant he has had the chance to meet countless celebrities, politicians and fellow sports stars over the years.

There seems to be only one person, however, who gets McIlroy nervous – that being golfing icon Woods.

When speaking on his first interaction with Woods, the Northern Irishman revealed he was starstruck when meeting him for the first time at 15 years old (via CBS Sports).

“I think the first time I met Tiger, I was a little star-struck,” McIlroy said in 2012.

“I watched him on TV winning majors by 15 and 12 and doing things that no one else could.”

“It’s funny, I was talking about this last night,” he said. “I was more nervous meeting Tiger than I was meeting Barack Obama.”

McIlroy and Woods have become good friends

Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy
BELLEAIR, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 10: (L-R) Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland and Tiger Woods of the United States take part in the Bleacher Report Press Conference on the range prior to The Match 7 at Pelican Golf Club on December 10, 2022 in Belleair, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images for The Match)

21 years on from that iconic meeting, McIlroy and Woods have been able to strike a close bond on and off the golf course.

Whether it be practising their 9 irons or even launching a business together, it seems like Woods has gone from idol to friend in the eyes of the Northern Irishman.

When speaking on his relationship with the golfing GOAT, McIlroy told Sportsnet in 2025:

“The way I always describe my relationship with Tiger is that people would say, ‘never meet your heroes’ and I met my hero and he exceeded my expectations. So he has been nothing but wonderful to me, my family, the whole way through my career.”

McIlroy then added: “And it’s really cool to not just call him a competitor but also a business partner, a colleague, a friend. It’s really cool. I am super fortunate that I have the relationship with him that I do.”