Donald Trump Jr.'s ex-wife has been dating the pro golfer since early last year
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- Vanessa Trump showed her support for boyfriend Tiger Woods following his crash and DUI arrest on March 27
- Trump posted a photo of her and Woods in happier times, snuggled up in a hammock
- Meaningfully, the photo is one that Woods posted when he made the relationship Instagram-official last March
Vanessa Trump is showing her support for boyfriend Tiger Woods following the pro golfer's rollover crash and arrest on charges of driving under the influence last week.
On Friday, April 3, the former model, 48, posted a photo of her and Woods to her Instagram story, adding heart emoji and a simple message: "Love you."
Meaningfully, the photo — which shows Trump and Woods, 50, snuggled up in a hammock — was one of the images that the golfer posted when he made the relationship Instagram official in March 2025. PEOPLE confirmed at the time that the couple had been quietly dating for several months.
Credit: Vanessa Trump/Instagram
Woods' girlfriend was married to Donald Trump Jr. for 12 years before she filed for divorce in 2018. The former couple share five children, including their golfer-influencer daughter Kai, 17.
Meanwhile, Woods is father to son Charlie, 16, and daughter Sam, 17, with his ex-wife Elin Nordegren. The former couple split in 2010.
Woods was arrested after rolling his SUV in a crash near Jupiter Island, Fla., on March 27. He passed a breathalyzer test for alcohol on the scene, but refused to consent to urinalysis to test for narcotics or medications. Deputies then allegedly found two hydrocodone pills in Woods’ left pants pocket.
According to an affidavit obtained by PEOPLE, Woods advised deputies with the Martin County Sheriff’s Office at the scene of the crash that "he’s had seven back surgeries and over 20 operations on his leg.” When he was asked if he had taken any prescription medication, Woods said, “I take a few.”
Following the arrest, a Florida insider told PEOPLE that, while Woods and Trump are "in love" and "good together," the pro golfer can be “difficult to be around” sometimes because of the pain he experiences from his many sports injuries.
“She has her hands full sometimes, but Vanessa also has a life of her own and children to care for, so she isn’t around it all the time,” the insider tells PEOPLE of the mom of five. “She is happy with him and any issues they have are not about her. It’s dealing with his frustrations about playing great golf and his pain that at some times is really confining.”
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Regardless, the source added, “She is very supportive of his golf endeavors because, despite his age and injuries, golf dominates Tiger’s life.”
“They are good together as they both have golf in their lives. That propels the romance in a certain sense,” the source said.
A different insider agreed that Trump and Woods' relationship is positive, but added that they think Woods needs to do some introspection.
“They are an intense couple,” the source said. “It’s serious, but Tiger has yet to look in the mirror and say, ‘You’re 50 years old and need to act like it.’ ”
Woods' recent arrest has also reportedly raised some red flags for Trump's ex-husband.
“Don Jr. has been supportive of Tiger and Vanessa, especially when it comes to the kids, which is always his main focus,” a source close to the Trumps told PEOPLE. “But the recent situation raised some concerns for him.”
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The source added that Don “knows Vanessa can make her own decisions, but they’re a team when it comes to coparenting.”
“He’s just thankful Vanessa and the kids weren’t involved,” the source said of Don's outlook.
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