Tiger Woods and his ex-wife Elin Nordegren reunited in support of their son Charlie as the teenager kickstarted 2026 by competing in the Junior Orange Bowl in Florida at the weekend.
The 16-year-old carded a frustrating two-over par at the Biltmore Course in Miami but his score was the least of his worries given he almost got badly hurt during his round.
He was nearly struck in the face by his own shot when, according to GolfMagic, a recovery attempt at the 11th hole struck a hidden root and rebounded back towards him.
The teenager reportedly ducked and covered his face and the ball only just missed him, prompting gasps from the crowd. But ultimately, a bad accident was avoided and Woods was ok.
And furthermore, the young Woods then turned a near-disaster into a moment of magic, still rescuing par.
‘Hell of a shot,’ Tiger was heard saying to his son as he walked off the green. The golf great was seen walking the course alongside his ex-wife as they watched Charlie competing.
Tiger Woods (left) and ex-wife Elin Nordegren (right) at their son Charlie’s golf tournament
Charlie, 16, nearly got hurt during his round as his ball hit a hidden tree root and rebounded
Woods, who turned 50 on December 30, and Nordegren have developed a friendship for the good of their children following their angry divorce in 2010 following the shocking emergence of the golfer’s long list of infidelities.
Woods first met Swedish model Nordegren in 2001, before proposing two years later. The couple then made it official at a lavish wedding in 2004.
They welcomed daughter Sam in 2007 and son Charlie in 2009, a year prior to the infamous sex scandal that brought their marriage crashing down in shocking fashion.
Elin divorced Tiger in 2010 after six years of marriage when she discovered the golfing great was cheating on her during Thanksgiving week with a woman named Rachel Uchitel.
Nordegren first discovered Woods was cheating in November 2009, during Thanksgiving week. Woods crashed into a fire hydrant and a tree outside the Florida mansion he shared with her, two days after a National Enquirer report claimed Woods was having an affair with a woman named Rachel Uchitel.
In the aftermath of the crash – where Woods was found by police asleep in the road without shoes and socks on, as per USA Today, while Nordegren tried to smash her way into the car with a golf club – multiple women came forward to claim they too had been involved with the golfer.
What followed was one of the most dramatic collapses of a star’s reputation across sport. Not only did it cost Woods his marriage, but he also lost numerous lucrative sponsorship deals – even though Nike stood by him – and he went to rehab for sex addiction during a break from playing golf.
‘[I was in] absolute shock and disbelief,’ Nordgren told PEOPLE about her divorce from Woods. ‘I felt stupid as more things were revealed — how could I not have known anything? The word betrayal isn’t strong enough.
Tiger and Elin pictured together in 2004 during happier times from their marriage
Woods said he and Nordegren are friends and co-parent well together for their kids
‘I felt like my whole world had fallen apart. It seemed that my world as I thought it was had never existed. I felt embarrassed for having been so deceived. I felt betrayed by many people around me.’
But since then, they have rebuilt their relationship as co-parents and friends. |
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.’
Woods, who is now dating Vanessa Trump, Donald Trump’s former daughter-in-law, is still on the comeback trail as he fights to keep his own golf career alive.
He tore his Achilles in March 2025 and had another back prodecure in October last year.
Speaking at the Hero World Challenge in December, where he is tournament host, Woods said: ‘It’s been a tough year.’
He said his recovery was ‘not as fast as I’d like it to be.’
