Elin Nordegren is best known for being the ex-wife of Tiger Woods

Elin Nordegren is the ex-wife of Tiger Woods. She was married to the legendary golfer from 2004 until 2010, before a massive scandal caused them to split, in one of the most high-profile celebrity breakups ever.

Elin Nordegren and Tiger Woods’ families

Elin Nordegren was born on the 1st of January in 1980 to parents Thomas Nordegren and Barbro Holmberg. She was born in Stockholm, Sweden. Her father Thomas, is a radio journalist and her mother Babro is a Swedish Social Democratic politician.

Nordegren has an elder brother named Axel and a twin sister, Josefin. She was educated at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida. She has a degree in psychology.

Her ex-husband Tiger Woods was born on the 30th of December in 1975 to parents Earl Woods and Kultida Woods. He was born in Cypress, California. Woods was the only child, but has two half-brothers Kevin and Earl Jr.

He was educated at Western High School. He also studied at Stanford University, as a part of his golf scholarship.

Elin Nordegren’s ex-husband Tiger Woods

Elin Nordegren was introduced to Tiger Woods by fellow golfer Jesper Parnevik. Parnevik had hired Nordegren to be the nanny to his children.

The pair finally attended the Presidents Cup in November 2003 and were engaged in a few weeks time after Woods’ proposal at the plush Shamwari Game Reserve.

They married in October 2004, in Barbados, alongside the 19th hole of Sandy Lane Resort. Their marriage cost a whopping $2 million.

The couple divorced 5 years later, after Woods admitted to cheating on Nordegren in December 2009. The divorce was covered by the media extensively.

Tiger Woods is considered by many to be the greatest golfer of all time. He turned pro when he was just 20 years old, in August 1996, and won the Rookie of The Year, that very same year.

And in 1997, Woods won his first Masters title (held in Georgia). Two years later he won the PGA Championship after seeing off runner-up Sergio Garcia, at Illinois.

Woods won three major titles in the year 2000 – US Open, The Open Championship and the PGA Championship (2nd time).

He followed it up with 3 more in the next two years – 2x Masters tournament and the US Open for a second time.

His next big win came three years later at the Masters Tournament in 2005 and the Open Championship. He then went on to win 5 more titles with his most recent win at the 2019 Masters Tournament.

Woods has won the PGA player of the year an astounding 11 times.

Elin Nordegren’s kids

Elin Nordegren has two children with Tiger Woods. Their first child, a daughter was born on the 18th of June in 2007. They named her Sam Alexis.

Two years later she gave birth to a boy named Charlie Axel.

Following her divorce from Woods, Nordegren was in a relationship with Chris Cline, a philanthropist. Her third child, a son, was born in October 2019, during her relationship (current partner) with former NFL player Jordan Cameron.

Elin Nordegren Profession

Elin Nordegren was a model and a nanny during her youth. She was also working in a clothing store in Stockholm when she was introduced to Jesper Parnevik and eventually Tiger Woods.

Her net worth is estimated to be over $200 million.