The Tiger Woods Vanessa Trump question keeps coming back, and 2026 has given people plenty of reason to ask it. He confirmed the relationship on his own accounts in March 2025. Since then, his golf has stopped, his year has gone sideways, and the couple has said almost nothing. Here is what the record shows, checked on July 29, 2026. For a closer look at this, see Paul Skenes Livvy Dunne.
Short answer: yes, as far as the public record goes. Woods confirmed the relationship himself in March 2025, and neither he nor Vanessa Trump has announced a split since. The most recent dated reporting, from June 2026, still described them as a couple. Nothing newer contradicts that.
| Item | What the record says |
| Status, verified July 29, 2026 | No public announcement of a breakup by either person |
| Confirmed by | Woods, on Instagram and X, March 2025 |
| Last dated public reference | June 13, 2026, describing her as his girlfriend |
| Her own last public statement | May 16, 2026, on Instagram |
| His last official PGA Tour start | The 2024 Open Championship, Royal Troon |
| Current playing status | Indefinite break announced March 31, 2026 |
| Age | 50, eligible for PGA Tour Champions |
TL;DR: the key takeaways
- Nobody involved has said the relationship is over, and the last dated public reference to it was June 2026.
- His golf stopped long before that. He has not made an official PGA Tour start since July 2024.
- A ruptured Achilles wiped out 2025, then spinal surgery in October 2025 landed on top of it.
- A car crash on March 27, 2026 led to a DUI charge, a not guilty plea and an indefinite break from golf.
- He turned down the 2027 Ryder Cup captaincy and missed the Masters for the first time since 1994.
- His companies kept moving without him. Full Swing, which he invested in, sold for $530 million.
What each of them has actually said
Start with the part that is genuinely on the record, because most of what circulates online is not. Woods made the relationship public himself in March 2025, posting the same message to Instagram and X.
“Love is in the air and life is better with you by my side! We look forward to our journey through life together. At this time, we would appreciate privacy for all those close to our hearts.”
Vanessa Trump posted about it too. Since then, neither has given an interview about the relationship, and neither has announced its end.
Her one significant public statement since came on May 16, 2026, when she wrote on Instagram that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer. She described herself as “staying focused and hopeful,” surrounded by her family and the people closest to her. That account is hers, in her own words.
Everything else you will read about the couple traces back to unnamed sources. Our athlete career profiles hold the same line: what someone said, versus what someone claimed they said.
Tiger Woods Vanessa Trump timeline: the dated record
Laid out in order, the last sixteen months explain why the search volume keeps spiking.
- March 11, 2025: Woods reveals he ruptured his left Achilles tendon and had it surgically repaired.
- March 2025: he confirms the relationship publicly on his own accounts.
- October 12, 2025: he announces spinal surgery after tests found what he called a compromised spinal canal. It was his third operation in 13 months.
- December 2, 2025: at his Hero World Challenge press conference, he says he was cleared to chip and putt a week earlier.
- December 30, 2025: he turns 50.
- March 2026: he plays TGL matches for Jupiter Links, whose season ends with a heavy loss in the finals.
- March 27, 2026: his SUV rolls onto its side on Jupiter Island, Florida. He is charged with DUI and property damage, and pleads not guilty.
- March 31, 2026: he announces an indefinite break to seek treatment.
- May 14 to June 12, 2026: he splits time between Florida and a treatment center in Switzerland.
- June 13, 2026: he is reported back home in Florida.
Why he has not teed it up since 2024
People assume the absence is recent. It is not.
His last official PGA Tour start was the 2024 Open Championship at Royal Troon. His last top ten in a major came earlier still: the 2019 Masters win, his fifth green jacket. The Achilles rupture in March 2025 ended a season before it started. Spinal surgery that October ended the recovery from the Achilles.
Those odds deserve a number rather than a guess. The StatPearls clinical reference published by the US National Center for Biotechnology Information was last updated in August 2023. It reports a failure rate of more than 30% to return to play among professional athletes after surgical Achilles repair. Those who do come back inside a year play fewer games and less playing time.
He was still trying. In December 2025, he told reporters he had no schedule, only a sequence. “Let me get back to playing again,” he said, before adding that the calendar could wait until then. He also ruled himself out of the PNC Championship that month, saying it “wouldn’t be fair to my son” or to another team.
Then came March 27, 2026. His statement four days later said he was “stepping away for a period of time to seek treatment and focus on my health,” and asked for privacy. Two days after that, the PGA of America confirmed he would not captain the 2027 Ryder Cup at Adare Manor. The body said it respected “the courage it takes to make such a personal decision” in a statement of support.
April brought the absence nobody expected to see. Woods missed Augusta, the first year since 1994 that he and Phil Mickelson were both away from it, and Rory McIlroy acknowledged them at the Champions Dinner. For the wider picture of who is winning while he sits out, our golf tournament and player updates track the majors week by week.
What he can enter now that he is 50
Turning 50 in December 2025 changed his options more than his form did. Senior events allow carts, which matters for a man who has had multiple back operations.
| Route | Eligibility | 2026 reality |
| PGA Tour Champions | Eligible at 50 | No start made |
| US Senior Open | Registered to preserve eligibility | Played July 2 to 5 at Scioto without him |
| The Open Championship | Exempt as a past champion until 60 | Missed Royal Birkdale |
| US Open | Not exempt | Missed Shinnecock Hills |
| The Masters | Exempt for life as a champion | Missed, first absence since 1994 |
One thin thread remains for the back half of the year. Woods appeared on a promotional graphic for the Baycurrent Classic at Yokohama Country Club, scheduled for October 8 to 11, 2026. That was a poster, not a field announcement, and no official entry has followed. Treat it as a possibility rather than a plan, the same way you would treat any late-season roster rumor across sport events and athlete achievements.
The businesses that kept running without him
His competitive year vanished. His commercial year did not.
In July 2026, Full Swing sold to Versant, the parent company of Golf Channel, for $530 million. Woods invested in the golf simulator maker in 2015 and has fronted it as an ambassador since. Bruin Capital had paid $160 million for the same business in 2021. That technology underpins TGL, the indoor league he co-founded, where his Jupiter Links roster also carries Tom Kim, Max Homa and Kevin Kisner.
The rest of the portfolio is broad. Sun Day Red, the apparel brand he built with TaylorMade, is now selling full seasonal collections. PopStroke, his mini golf and dining venture, operates across seven states including Florida, Texas, Arizona and Nevada. TGR Design is redesigning Augusta Municipal, the public course locals call The Patch, and his foundation has a fourth learning lab planned for Augusta in 2028. In March 2026, the USGA renamed its senior amateur prizes in his honor.
What to watch next
Three things will move this story. Any court date in Florida, any entry list that carries his name in the fall, and any post from either of them. Until one of those lands, the honest answer is the one at the top of this page.
Bookmark this piece and check back after the FedExCup Fall entries close in September. We date every status check and name every source, which is the standard set out in how Gamerlume verifies stories.
Conclusion
As of the latest verified information, Tiger Woods and Vanessa Trump remain together, with no public statement from either indicating otherwise. While much of the online speculation relies on anonymous sources, the confirmed timeline tells a clearer story: Woods has spent the past two years focused on recovering from serious injuries, addressing legal matters, and stepping away from competitive golf, while keeping his personal life largely private.
Until either of them says something different or new public records emerge, the available evidence supports the same conclusion: their relationship remains intact, even as Woods faces one of the most uncertain periods of his career.
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Frequently asked questions
Together, on the available evidence. No breakup has been announced by either person, and the most recent dated public reference to the relationship, in June 2026, still described them as a couple.
March 2025, on Instagram and X, in a post that ran to three sentences and ended with a request for privacy. She posted about it as well.
Yes, but only indoors. He played TGL matches for Jupiter Links in March 2026 before the crash and the treatment break. No official tournament start has followed.
He pleaded not guilty and appeared in Martin County court in April 2026. Prosecutors moved to subpoena his prescription records. No public resolution has been reported since.
He has not retired and has not ruled it out. In February 2026, he said of a return: “I don’t know that. I don’t know. Whether it’s regular tour, senior tour or member guest, I don’t know.”
