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Tiger Woods returned to golf on Tuesday night, taking part in The Golf League (TGL) Finals, and he had a supporting cast in the stands.
His girlfriend, Vanessa Trump, and her daughter, future University of Miami golfer Kai, had front-row seats at the SoFi Center to take in the action.
They didn’t get the result they wanted as Woods’ Jupiter Links, with Max Homa, Tom Kim and Kevin Kisner, lost to Los Angeles Golf Club, with Collin Morikawa, Sahith Theegala, Justin Rose and Tommy Fleetwood. LAGC made three straight eagles to close out a 9-2 victory in Woods’ first competitive golf action in over a year.
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Vanessa Trump and Kai Trump attend the match between Jupiter Links Golf Club and Los Angeles Golf Club at SoFi Center on March 23, 2026 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (Cliff Hawkins/TGL/TGL Golf via Getty Images)
The 15-time major champion and Vanessa Trump have kept their relationship relatively quiet. When they were made public last year, Woods asked for privacy.
Both Vanessa and Kai participated in the Genesis Invitational last month at Riviera, which Woods hosted. Vanessa and Kai also attended other TGL events earlier this month, including a match when Kai chatted with Travis Kelce.
A report in July said the two were “very serious,” and “wedding bells” could be the seed, but nothing to that effect has been published.
Woods announced her relationship with Trump, Donald Jr.’s ex-wife, on March 23, 2025.
“Love is in the air and life is better with you by my side! We look forward to our journey through life together. At this time we would appreciate the privacy of all those close to our hearts,” Woods wrote in her post.
Tiger Woods of Jupiter Links GC talks with his girlfriend, Vanessa Trump, after a round of Boston Common Golf at the SoFi Center on March 17, 2026 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (James Gilbert/TGL/TGL Golf via Getty Images)
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Woods’ son, Charlie, and Vanessa’s daughter, Kai, are both competitive golfers. Kai has committed to play at the University of Miami while he Charlie will attend Florida State.
Charlie and Kai played in the same tournament in June.
After his much publicized divorce from Elin Nordegren, Woods was linked to an Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn in the 2010s. He was dating Erica Herman at the time he won the 2019 Masters, but they also had a very public breakup that included sexual harassment allegations and an NDA filed by Herman.
Woods and Nordegren have appeared to get together in recent years as parents to Charlie and Sam Woods.
A step in Woods’ comeback is complete as he aims to play at the Masters in two weeks’ time. He has yet to commit, but it’s hard to imagine Augusta National without the five-time green jacket winner.
Tiger Woods of Jupiter Links GC congratulates Justin Rose of Los Angeles Golf Club who won the TGL Final at the SoFi Center on March 24, 2026 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (GREG LOVETT/PALM BEACH POST / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
Woods last competed on the PGA Tour in the 2024 Open Championship.
