Tiger Woods was pictured alongside high-ranking Democrat Josh Shapiro as he cut the ribbon of his new ‘learning lab’ at a golf center in Philadelphia on Monday.
The golf legend is currently dating Vanessa Trump, the former daughter-in-law of President Trump. Vanessa has five children with her Donald Jr., who she married in 2005 before the couple divorced in 2018.
She and Woods went public with their relationship in March. The golf legend has also been invited to the White House a number of times by Trump, who gave him the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2019.
But at a ceremony on Monday, the 15-time major champion rubbed shoulders with Philadelphia’s democratic mayor Cherelle Parker and Pennsylvania governor Shapiro.
‘I was raised: family, education and then whatever sport I played,’ Woods said at the event, per the Washington Post.
‘The opportunities that we’ve been able to create for underserved youth has been something that has been fun to be a part of, and we’re just only getting started.’
The golf legend is currently dating Vanessa Trump, former daughter-in-law of Donald Trump
Woods (pictured in February) has been invited to the White House by Trump several times
The learning lab has been created by Woods’ nonprofit TGR Foundation. It will offer local students – from first through 12th grade – access to educational tools covering subjects such as science, technology and engineering.
Among the aims of the learning lab is to help ready young people for college and their careers.
The 30,000 square-foot facility features nine classrooms as well as a music recording room, podcast studio and a golf simulator.
‘It combines my passion for supporting youth through education and golf,’ Woods said earlier this year.
‘We will provide opportunities for thousands of kids to learn, grow and chase after their dreams for many years to come.’
Woods’ future as a player is in doubt after he tore his Achilles but last month it was revealed that the 49-year-old will chair a ‘Future Competition Committee’ tasked with reimagining how the PGA Tour runs its tournaments.
The nine-member panel is being framed as a fresh start for a sport still fractured by the rise of the Saudi-backed LIV Golf League.
‘This is about shaping the next era of the PGA Tour,’ Woods said in a statement posted onto social media.
The 49-year-old is currently ranked No 1,839 in the world, having played just 11 events since his February 2021 car crash.
