Report: Tiger Woods' new girlfriend revealed

Tiger Woods has reportedly found a new girlfriend. 

According to the DailyMail, the multiple major champion has started seeing Donald Trump Jr.'s ex-wife Vanessa. 

The publication have claimed that four sources have verified that they have been an item since Thanksgiving. 

Woods, 49, has not been romantically involved with anyone since he ended his relationship with Erica Herman in 2022. 

Erica and Woods dated for six years and the five-time Masters champion gave her a huge amount of credit for the way she helped him get through rehab after his car crash. 

But they split in acrimonious circumstances, with Erica filing two lawsuits against the golfer.

In the first, she took action against Woods' trust, arguing that she was entitled to $30m after she was 'unjustly' evicted from his Florida residence. 

Erica argued that they had an oral agreement whereby she was permitted to live there for an additional five years.

Woods' lawyers denied this was the case. 

Court documents later revealed she claimed that when Woods ended the relationship, she was tricked into packing her bag for a vacation only to be told the locks were changed. 

In the second legal action, she sought to nullify a 2017 NDA she signed. Erica claimed it was unenforceable under the Speak Out Act owing to the 'sexual harassment' she was subjected to by the golfer.

A judge later ruled that her disputes with Woods should be resolved through a private arbitration. 

Her allegations that she was subject to sexual harassment by Woods were also described as 'vague and threadbare'. 

On 29 June 2023, Erica voluntarily dismissed her $30m lawsuit against Woods' trust without prejudice. She also dropped her appeal regarding the NDA.  

Vanessa is two years younger than the 15-time major champ.

Her teenage daughter, Kai, 17, and Woods' children Sam, 17, Charlie, 16, all attend The Benjamin School. 

Woods recently revealed that his daughter Sam is set to follow in his footsteps and attend Stanford.

A source told the DM:

"Tiger and Vanessa have been seeing each other since just before Thanksgiving.

"She comes to his place on Jupiter Island. They're not living together. She comes over maybe a few nights a week.

"They just love hanging out, having dinner and schmoozing together. They're sticking close to home, have decided not to make it a thing and go out in public. Not just yet anyway."

The report comes as Woods has been dealt with another injury blow. 

Last week, Woods was ramping up his practice sessions ahead of The Masters when he felt a sharp pain in his left heel. 

A scan later revealed that he ruptured his Achilles and he went under the knife to repair the damage.

The surgery was a success, his doctor said, but he will now be facing another protracted spell away from men's professional golf. 

Rory McIlroy later confirmed that Woods is expected to miss all of the majors in 2025 and 'hopes' to see him back next year. 

"It sucks," McIlroy told reporters before The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass.

"Achilles surgeries obviously aren't fun. [I'm] hoping he's in good spirits and hoping he's doing OK.

"We obviously won't see him play golf this year, and hopefully we see him maybe play in 2026."

Asked if he thought Woods would return to competitive golf, four-time major champion McIlroy said: "I don't know what's in his head. But, judging by prior behaviour, he'll definitely try."