Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren’s Ups and Downs: How They Got Over Scandal to Coparent Their Kids
Woods and Nordegren met in 2001 through golfer Jesper Parnevik, whom she was nannying for at the time. Three years later, the twosome tied the knot and went on to welcome a daughter, Sam, in 2007 and a son, Charlie, in 2009.
The same year Charlie was born, news broke that Woods had several affairs, including a full-fledged relationship with Rachel Uchitel. Nordegren confronted Woods about his indiscretions on Thanksgiving in November 2009. The twosome finalized their divorce the following August.
Five years later, Woods shed light on their marital woes during an interview with Time.
“In hindsight, it’s not how I would change 2009 and how it all came about. It would be having a more open, honest relationship with my ex-wife,” he said. “When it comes down to it, right down to it, it’s 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. Which we are now, and it’s absolutely fantastic.”
Scroll through for a timeline of the former spouses’ ups and downs over the years:
Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren’s Ups and Downs: How They Got Over Scandal to Coparent Their Kids
More than a decade after a headline-making cheating scandal, Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren have put the past behind them to coparent their two kids. Woods and Nordegren met in 2001 through golfer Jesper Parnevik, whom she was nannying for at the time. Three years later, the twosome tied the knot and went on to welcome a daughter, Sam, in 2007 and a son, Charlie, in 2009. The same year Charlie was born, news broke that Woods had several affairs, including a full-fledged relationship with Rachel Uchitel. Nordegren confronted Woods about his indiscretions on Thanksgiving in November 2009. The twosome finalized their divorce the following August. Five years later, Woods shed light on their marital woes during an interview with Time. “In hindsight, it’s not how I would change 2009 and how it all came about. It would be having a more open, honest relationship with my ex-wife,” he said. “When it comes down to it, right down to it, it’s 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. Which we are now, and it’s absolutely fantastic.” Scroll through for a timeline of the former spouses’ ups and downs over the years:
“We had an extensive, 30-minute conversation, Elin and I, convincing her that I was not having a sexual relationship with Tiger,” Uchitel claimed in the HBO doc Tiger in 2021. “We talked about how I knew Tiger, how I knew his friends, how and why I was in Australia. The story came out and nobody looked at it. Between the stupid story and phone call with Elin, I remember thinking, ‘Oh my God, we’re gonna fly right over this.’”
2009
Later that month, Nordegren discovered evidence that Woods was indeed cheating on her and called Uchitel. “I answered saying something like, ‘Hey babe, I thought you went to sleep,’” the Celebrity Rehab alum claimed in the aforementioned HBO dox. “And instead of Tiger’s voice, it was Elin and she said, ‘I knew it was you.'”
More than a dozen women subsequently alleged that they also had affairs with Woods before he checked into treatment for sex addiction.
Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren: How They Got Over Scandal to Coparent
Credit: Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP/Shutterstock
“I felt that I had worked hard my entire life and deserved to enjoy all the temptations around me. I felt I was entitled,” he said. “Thanks to money and fame, I didn’t have to go far to find them. I was wrong. I was foolish.”
Several months later, Nordegren and Woods finalized their divorce in August 2010.
“We are sad that our marriage is over, and we wish each other the very best for the future. While we are no longer married, we are the parents of two wonderful children and their happiness has been, and will always be, of paramount importance to both of us,” Woods said in a statement at the time. “Once we came to the decision that our marriage was at an end, the primary focus of our amicable discussions has been to ensure their future well-being. The weeks and months ahead will not be easy for them as we adjust to a new family situation, which is why our privacy must be a principal concern.”
According to reports, Nordegren did not sign a prenup and was granted $110 million in their settlement.
“I was married without children [when I started college]. Today nine years later, I’m a proud American with two beautiful children, but I am no longer married,” she said, noting that the Florida university “offered me a place of peace in the wild storm of my personal life.”
He explained: “Having the relationship that I have now with her is fantastic. We’re able to pick up the phone, and we talk to each other all the time. … It’s fun. She talks to me about her life, I talk to her about my life. We try and help each other out on all occasions. And we work through it with the kids, the parenting program. She is one of my best friends now, and it’s all because of my kids.”
Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren’s Ups and Downs: How They Got Over Scandal to Coparent Their Kids
Woods and Nordegren met in 2001 through golfer Jesper Parnevik, whom she was nannying for at the time. Three years later, the twosome tied the knot and went on to welcome a daughter, Sam, in 2007 and a son, Charlie, in 2009.
The same year Charlie was born, news broke that Woods had several affairs, including a full-fledged relationship with Rachel Uchitel. Nordegren confronted Woods about his indiscretions on Thanksgiving in November 2009. The twosome finalized their divorce the following August.
Five years later, Woods shed light on their marital woes during an interview with Time.
“In hindsight, it’s not how I would change 2009 and how it all came about. It would be having a more open, honest relationship with my ex-wife,” he said. “When it comes down to it, right down to it, it’s 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. Which we are now, and it’s absolutely fantastic.”
Scroll through for a timeline of the former spouses’ ups and downs over the years:
Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren’s Ups and Downs: How They Got Over Scandal to Coparent Their Kids
More than a decade after a headline-making cheating scandal, Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren have put the past behind them to coparent their two kids. Woods and Nordegren met in 2001 through golfer Jesper Parnevik, whom she was nannying for at the time. Three years later, the twosome tied the knot and went on to welcome a daughter, Sam, in 2007 and a son, Charlie, in 2009. The same year Charlie was born, news broke that Woods had several affairs, including a full-fledged relationship with Rachel Uchitel. Nordegren confronted Woods about his indiscretions on Thanksgiving in November 2009. The twosome finalized their divorce the following August. Five years later, Woods shed light on their marital woes during an interview with Time. “In hindsight, it’s not how I would change 2009 and how it all came about. It would be having a more open, honest relationship with my ex-wife,” he said. “When it comes down to it, right down to it, it’s 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. Which we are now, and it’s absolutely fantastic.” Scroll through for a timeline of the former spouses’ ups and downs over the years:
“We had an extensive, 30-minute conversation, Elin and I, convincing her that I was not having a sexual relationship with Tiger,” Uchitel claimed in the HBO doc Tiger in 2021. “We talked about how I knew Tiger, how I knew his friends, how and why I was in Australia. The story came out and nobody looked at it. Between the stupid story and phone call with Elin, I remember thinking, ‘Oh my God, we’re gonna fly right over this.’”
2009
Later that month, Nordegren discovered evidence that Woods was indeed cheating on her and called Uchitel. “I answered saying something like, ‘Hey babe, I thought you went to sleep,’” the Celebrity Rehab alum claimed in the aforementioned HBO dox. “And instead of Tiger’s voice, it was Elin and she said, ‘I knew it was you.'”
More than a dozen women subsequently alleged that they also had affairs with Woods before he checked into treatment for sex addiction.
Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren: How They Got Over Scandal to Coparent
Credit: Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP/Shutterstock
“I felt that I had worked hard my entire life and deserved to enjoy all the temptations around me. I felt I was entitled,” he said. “Thanks to money and fame, I didn’t have to go far to find them. I was wrong. I was foolish.”
Several months later, Nordegren and Woods finalized their divorce in August 2010.
“We are sad that our marriage is over, and we wish each other the very best for the future. While we are no longer married, we are the parents of two wonderful children and their happiness has been, and will always be, of paramount importance to both of us,” Woods said in a statement at the time. “Once we came to the decision that our marriage was at an end, the primary focus of our amicable discussions has been to ensure their future well-being. The weeks and months ahead will not be easy for them as we adjust to a new family situation, which is why our privacy must be a principal concern.”
According to reports, Nordegren did not sign a prenup and was granted $110 million in their settlement.
“I was married without children [when I started college]. Today nine years later, I’m a proud American with two beautiful children, but I am no longer married,” she said, noting that the Florida university “offered me a place of peace in the wild storm of my personal life.”
He explained: “Having the relationship that I have now with her is fantastic. We’re able to pick up the phone, and we talk to each other all the time. … It’s fun. She talks to me about her life, I talk to her about my life. We try and help each other out on all occasions. And we work through it with the kids, the parenting program. She is one of my best friends now, and it’s all because of my kids.”
Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren’s Ups and Downs: How They Got Over Scandal to Coparent Their Kids
Woods and Nordegren met in 2001 through golfer Jesper Parnevik, whom she was nannying for at the time. Three years later, the twosome tied the knot and went on to welcome a daughter, Sam, in 2007 and a son, Charlie, in 2009.
The same year Charlie was born, news broke that Woods had several affairs, including a full-fledged relationship with Rachel Uchitel. Nordegren confronted Woods about his indiscretions on Thanksgiving in November 2009. The twosome finalized their divorce the following August.
Five years later, Woods shed light on their marital woes during an interview with Time.
“In hindsight, it’s not how I would change 2009 and how it all came about. It would be having a more open, honest relationship with my ex-wife,” he said. “When it comes down to it, right down to it, it’s 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. Which we are now, and it’s absolutely fantastic.”
Scroll through for a timeline of the former spouses’ ups and downs over the years:
Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren’s Ups and Downs: How They Got Over Scandal to Coparent Their Kids
More than a decade after a headline-making cheating scandal, Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren have put the past behind them to coparent their two kids. Woods and Nordegren met in 2001 through golfer Jesper Parnevik, whom she was nannying for at the time. Three years later, the twosome tied the knot and went on to welcome a daughter, Sam, in 2007 and a son, Charlie, in 2009. The same year Charlie was born, news broke that Woods had several affairs, including a full-fledged relationship with Rachel Uchitel. Nordegren confronted Woods about his indiscretions on Thanksgiving in November 2009. The twosome finalized their divorce the following August. Five years later, Woods shed light on their marital woes during an interview with Time. “In hindsight, it’s not how I would change 2009 and how it all came about. It would be having a more open, honest relationship with my ex-wife,” he said. “When it comes down to it, right down to it, it’s 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. Which we are now, and it’s absolutely fantastic.” Scroll through for a timeline of the former spouses’ ups and downs over the years:
“We had an extensive, 30-minute conversation, Elin and I, convincing her that I was not having a sexual relationship with Tiger,” Uchitel claimed in the HBO doc Tiger in 2021. “We talked about how I knew Tiger, how I knew his friends, how and why I was in Australia. The story came out and nobody looked at it. Between the stupid story and phone call with Elin, I remember thinking, ‘Oh my God, we’re gonna fly right over this.’”
2009
Later that month, Nordegren discovered evidence that Woods was indeed cheating on her and called Uchitel. “I answered saying something like, ‘Hey babe, I thought you went to sleep,’” the Celebrity Rehab alum claimed in the aforementioned HBO dox. “And instead of Tiger’s voice, it was Elin and she said, ‘I knew it was you.'”
More than a dozen women subsequently alleged that they also had affairs with Woods before he checked into treatment for sex addiction.
Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren: How They Got Over Scandal to Coparent
Credit: Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP/Shutterstock
“I felt that I had worked hard my entire life and deserved to enjoy all the temptations around me. I felt I was entitled,” he said. “Thanks to money and fame, I didn’t have to go far to find them. I was wrong. I was foolish.”
Several months later, Nordegren and Woods finalized their divorce in August 2010.
“We are sad that our marriage is over, and we wish each other the very best for the future. While we are no longer married, we are the parents of two wonderful children and their happiness has been, and will always be, of paramount importance to both of us,” Woods said in a statement at the time. “Once we came to the decision that our marriage was at an end, the primary focus of our amicable discussions has been to ensure their future well-being. The weeks and months ahead will not be easy for them as we adjust to a new family situation, which is why our privacy must be a principal concern.”
According to reports, Nordegren did not sign a prenup and was granted $110 million in their settlement.
“I was married without children [when I started college]. Today nine years later, I’m a proud American with two beautiful children, but I am no longer married,” she said, noting that the Florida university “offered me a place of peace in the wild storm of my personal life.”
He explained: “Having the relationship that I have now with her is fantastic. We’re able to pick up the phone, and we talk to each other all the time. … It’s fun. She talks to me about her life, I talk to her about my life. We try and help each other out on all occasions. And we work through it with the kids, the parenting program. She is one of my best friends now, and it’s all because of my kids.”
