Inside Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren’s ‘inspiring’ co-parenting years on from ugly split after reuniting to celebrate son Charlie’s milestone

Tiger Woods and ex-wife Elin Nordegren have been branded an ‘inspiration for all divorced couples’ after their recent reunion to celebrate son Charlie.

The former couple came together last week to celebrate the next step of their son’s golf journey. The teenager, who has committed to play college golf at Florida State University from 2027, made it official at his signing day ceremony. 

Charlie was joined by both of his parents, who were seen beaming as they posed in Florida State colors alongside Charlie’s coach, Toby Harbeck.

Woods and Nordegren were married for six years, and share daughter Sam, as well as Charlie, but had an acrimonious split back in 2010.

But a source has told People that the former couple are a shining example of how to handle the delicate relationship between exes.  

‘Elin and Tiger have maintained a wonderful parenting relationship which should be inspiration for all divorced couples,’ the source said. ‘From the very beginning, they have always put the kids first.’

The source also revealed that Woods and Nordegren are ‘close friends’ and ‘fair with each other in everything.’

‘The kids benefit the most from their amicable relationship,’ they added. ‘They are supportive of the other and care about each other, but mostly get together with events involving the children. This has never been an issue for them because both are loving parents.

‘The kids are lucky to have such good parents, and that they get along well so there is no animosity when all are together.’ 

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. 

Nordegren 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.

What followed was one of the most dramatic collapses of a star’s reputation across sport as a number of other women later came forward to claim they’d been intimate with him.

However, despite their tumultuous past, the exes appear to now have a civil and supportive relationship as they co-parent their two children and looked delighted for Charlie last week.

The Benjamin School senior will look to end his high school career with victory at the Florida state championships this month and The Daily Mail understands Tiger is expected to be at the Mission Resort to cheer on his son.

Nordegren has been there every step of the way, the Daily Mail understands, as the Buccaneers went unbeaten en route to the state championships, where Woods is eyeing a third title in four seasons on the team. He is among the team captains.

The Benjamin is a private school in Palm Beach, Florida, that was also previously home to Donald Trump’s granddaughter Kai. She now plays golf at Miami University and soon Charlie will be part of the Seminoles team in Tallahassee.

As first revealed by the Daily Mail in March 2025, Woods is now dating Kai’s mother, Vanessa Trump, and recent reports claimed they have discussed getting married after a turbulent year that saw the golf legend arrested for DUI and Vanessa reveal she had breast cancer.

In September, Woods pleaded no contest to the charges stemming from the DUI back in late March and struck a deal with prosecutors which will see the golfer banned from driving for five years.

Woods spent time in a rehab facility in Switzerland following the crash but he could finally make his long-awaited return to golf on December 27, when the new season of TGL gets underway. 

The 15-time major winner has not played a professional event since he missed the cut at The Open in 2024 at Royal Troon due to injury problems and his legal issues.