Inside Tiger Woods’ relationship with ex-wife Elin after embrace 14 years on from divorce

and his former wife Elin Nordegren shared a warm embrace at the PNC Championships last weekend, with the show of affection coming 14 years after their bitter divorce.They were married for six years before splitting up months after a cheating scandal which saw Woods’ reputation unravel in full view of the public.In spite of their differences, they have managed to remain civil for the sake of their children. Nordegren greeted Woods and his son Charlie after they came second at the PNC Championships, .Express Sport takes a look at their ill-fated relationship and the carnage that followed their acrimonious split in 2010…

Early relationship and marriage

Woods met Nordegren when she was working as an au pair for golfer Jesper Parnevik in 2001. James Patterson, who published the biography Tiger, Tiger earlier this year, recalled that Woods was immediately smitten but too nervous to ask her out himself.Instead, he asked a member of his team to pop the question on his behalf, a move which initially left Nordegren unimpressed.”That’s the way he’s lived his life,” said Patterson in an interview with the . “Whatever Woods needed, whether it was room service or a wife, his first instinct was to say: ‘Let’s get a manager to do that’.”Nordegren had a boyfriend in her native Sweden at the time but still agreed to go on a date with Woods. They quickly hit it off and tied the knot at a private ceremony in Barbados in 2004.The happy couple moved into a luxury house in Windermere, Florida, which was their primary residence for the duration of their marriage.

Cheating scandal and divorce

Woods’ marriage to Nordegren unravelled in dramatic fashion over the course of one fateful night in 2009. A few days earlier, tabloids had reported that Woods was having an affair with a New York nightclub manager.On the night in question, police officers found Woods outside his home lying next to his car, which he had crashed into a fire hydrant and then into a tree.It is said that Nordegren, enraged after finding out about her husband’s alleged multiple affairs, chased him out of the house wielding a golf club and smashed his car windows.Nordegren reportedly discovered the truth about Woods’ extramarital activities by directly contacting one of the women. She found messages on his phone while he was asleep and confronted one of his alleged lovers in a furious phone call.When the other woman inquired about the identity of the caller, Nordegren replied: “You know who this is, because you’re f*****g my husband.”After his car crash, which was highly publicised in the media, Woods stepped back from golf as his reputation started to unravel.He seemingly acknowledged his infidelity in a statement, which read: “After much soul searching, I have decided to take an indefinite break from professional golf. I need to focus my attention on being a better husband, father and person.”After the statement was released, more women claimed they had slept with Woods over the course of his marriage, leaving Nordegren devastated.Their divorce was ultimately finalised in 2010, with Nordegren securing a £75million settlement in addition to joint custody of their children.

What’s happened since?

Earlier this year, celebrity gossip magazine reported that Woods had major regrets about the way his marriage ended. It was also claimed that he was still dreaming of a second chance with Nordegren in spite of their messy divorce.An insider was quoted as saying: “Tiger has huge regrets about letting his life with Elin slip through his fingers. His relationships have been disastrous ever since they split and he misses her.”Nordegren went on to find love with former NFL player Jordan Cameron, with the couple sharing three children together.The insider added: “She is very happy with Jordan and only maintains a relationship with Tiger for the sake of their kids. Not that that’s stopped him from this fantasy that they could still find their way back to each other.”Another source told : “Elin always wanted a big family and loved the idea of a house filled with kids. She has that now, living her sweetest dream.”While there is little possibility of Woods and Nordegren getting back together, they are said to enjoy a cordial relationship as former flames.”They’re friends now,” the source added. “Everything that happened in the past is in the past. They both decided to be adults and to do what was best for the kids.”They get along really well. Tiger says really great things about Elin. He never complains about her, ever. The kids love them both.”