Tiger Woods has been secretly dating someone for quite a while and it happens to be Vanessa Trump. Yes, that Vanessa Trump, as in the ex-daughter-in-law of the President of the United States. Vanessa was married to Donald Trump‘s son, Don Jr., but they divorced in 2018 and she’s reportedly been dating the famous golfer for several months now.
Insiders told Page Six that Vanessa and Tiger aren’t “too serious” but it’s “heading in that direction. They have a lot in common. They’ve both gotten used to public scrutiny. They both know how to keep their private life private. They’re both parents.”
Woods has two children with his ex-wife Elin Nordegren, while Vanessa shares five children with Donald Jr. The Trump and Woods children attend the same private school in Palm Beach, Florida and their parents were friends for a bit before things turned romantic.
Here are a few other things you may not have known about Tiger and Vanessa including who had a higher net worth: the golfer or the heiress.
Vanessa Trump’s net worth
That’s right Vanessa is an heiress. She was born on New York’s Upper East Side. Her mother, Bonnie Haydon, ran a modeling agency and her father, Charles Haydon, was a lawyer.
In the early ’90s, Charles invested $1 million to buy a 30% stake in Rao’s marinara sauce. Over the years the pasta sauce became extremely popular.
Meanwhile, Vanessa worked as a model and dabbled in acting, appearing in the opening credits of Something’s Gotta Give in 2003. She also tried her hand at fashion design with her former sister-in-law, Ivanka Trump.
In 2005, Vanessa’s father died and in 2017, Rao’s was acquired. Vanessa and her mother then split $125 million. Therefore today, her net worth is estimated to be about $62 million (before taxes). Upon the death of her mother, Vanessa “will be the sole heir of the Rao’s windfall and her full inheritance will be north of $100 million in real estate and other family wealth,” according to Celebrity Net Worth.
Tiger Woods’ net worth
While Vanessa’s net worth is certainly nothing to sneeze at, it isn’t anywhere near as much as Tiger’s.
Woods is one of the greatest golfers of all time. By the time he was in his 20s, he signed a $40 million deal with Nike and a $20 million deal with Titleist. He earned an estimated $700 million with Nike before parting ways with the company in 2024. Woods has an annual salary of around $50 million.
Over the course of his career he has won 15 majors, more than 80 PGA Tours, five Masters tournaments, has been ranked the No. 1 golfer for more consecutive weeks than any other player, and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2021.
Today, Tiger has a net worth of $1.3 billion, according to Forbes.
