Editing Tiger Woods (section)

==Personal life==
[[File:President Trump Presents the Medal of Freedom to Tiger Woods (47813420571) (cropped).jpg|thumb|Woods after receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2019. From left to right: then girlfriend Erica Herman, mother Kultida Woods, daughter Sam Woods, son Charlie Woods, and Tiger Woods]]

=== Relationships and children ===
In November 2003, Woods became engaged to [[Elin Nordegren]], a Swedish former model and daughter of former minister of migration [[Barbro Holmberg]] and radio journalist [[Thomas Nordegren]].<ref>{{cite news |date=December 4, 2009 |url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/12/03/elin.five.things.to.know/index.html?iref=mpstoryview
|title=Five things you didn't know about Elin Nordegren |work=CNN|access-date=December 15, 2009}}</ref> They were introduced during The Open Championship in 2001 by Swedish golfer [[Jesper Parnevik]], who had employed her as an [[au pair]]. They married on October 5, 2004, at the [[Sandy Lane (resort)|Sandy Lane resort]] in [[Barbados]], and lived at [[Isleworth, Windermere, Florida|Isleworth]], a community in [[Windermere, Florida|Windermere]], a suburb of [[Orlando, Florida]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/3715694.stm |title=Woods ties the knot |work=BBC Sport |date=October 6, 2004 |access-date=August 23, 2010}}</ref><ref name=NYTJupiter>{{cite news |title=Tiger Woods buys $40&nbsp;million estate |date=January 1, 2006 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/01/realestate/01iht-web.propbrfs2.html |access-date=August 23, 2010}}</ref> In 2006, they purchased a $39-million estate in [[Jupiter Island, Florida]], and began constructing a 10,000-square-foot home; Woods moved there in 2010 following the couple's divorce.<ref name=decree>{{cite web |url=http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2010/images/08/23/final.judgment.pdf |title=Divorce decree |date=August 23, 2010 |access-date=September 28, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517115228/http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2010/images/08/23/final.judgment.pdf |archive-date=May 17, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=NYTJupiter/>

Woods and Nordegren's first child was a daughter born in 2007, whom they named Sam Alexis Woods. Woods chose the name because his own father had always called him Sam.<ref>{{cite news |title=Woods played U.S. Open while wife was in hospital |last=White |first=Joseph |newspaper=USA Today |agency=Associated Press |date=July 3, 2007 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/golf/2007-07-03-2162604389_x.htm |access-date=December 2, 2009}}</ref> Their son, [[Charlie Woods (golfer, born 2009)|Charlie Axel Woods]], was born in 2009.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tiger becomes dad for second time |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/news/story?id=3893647 |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=February 8, 2009 |access-date=February 9, 2009}}</ref>

=== Infidelity scandal and fallout ===
In November 2009, the ''[[National Enquirer]]'' published a story claiming that Woods had an [[extramarital sex|extramarital affair]] with New York City nightclub manager [[Rachel Uchitel]], who denied the claim.<ref name=Apology>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/golf-woods-idUSGEE5B11VL20091202 |title=Tiger Woods admits "transgressions," apologizes |date=December 2, 2009 |work=[[Reuters]] |access-date=January 23, 2012 |archive-date=April 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414012656/http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/12/02/golf-woods-idUSGEE5B11VL20091202 |url-status=live }}</ref> Two days later, around 2:30&nbsp;a.m. on November 27, Woods was driving from his Florida mansion in his [[Cadillac Escalade]] SUV when he collided with a fire hydrant, a tree, and several hedges near his home.<ref name=UsaT>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/golf/pga/2009-12-02-woods-crash-damage_N.htm |title=Woods crash did $3,200 damage to hydrant, tree |last=DiMeglio |first=Steve |date=December 3, 2009 |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |access-date=January 23, 2012}}</ref> He was treated for minor facial lacerations and received a ticket for careless driving.<ref name=UsaT/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/golf/tiger-injured-in-latenight-car-accident-1830059.html |title=Tiger injured in late-night car accident |newspaper=The Independent |date=November 28, 2009 |access-date=January 23, 2012 |first=James |last=Corrigan |archive-date=May 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522132418/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/golf/tiger-injured-in-latenight-car-accident-1830059.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Following intense media speculation about the cause of the crash, Woods released a statement on his website and took sole responsibility for the crash, calling it a "private matter" and crediting his wife for helping him from the car.<ref>
*{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/golf/2009-11-29-4208750340_x.htm |title=Tiger Woods issues statement on crash |agency=Associated Press |date=November 30, 2009 |newspaper=[[USA Today]]| access-date=January 23, 2012}}
*{{cite web |url=http://web.tigerwoods.com/news/article/200911297726222/news/ |title=Statement from Tiger Woods |date=November 29, 2009 |publisher=TigerWoods.com |access-date=January 23, 2012 |first=Tiger |last=Woods |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211235132/http://web.tigerwoods.com/news/article/200911297726222/news/ |archive-date=February 11, 2012 }}</ref> On November 30, Woods announced that he would not be appearing at his own charity golf tournament (the [[Hero World Challenge|Chevron World Challenge]]) or any other tournaments in 2009 because of his injuries.<ref name="CBS091130">{{Cite news |date=November 30, 2009 |title=Tiger Woods Cancels Tourney Appearance |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tiger-woods-cancels-tourney-appearance/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723143556/https://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/11/30/sportsline/main5838742.shtml |archive-date=July 23, 2013 |access-date=September 21, 2010 |work=CBS News}}</ref>

On December 2, following ''[[Us Weekly]]'' magazine's previous day reporting of a purported mistress and subsequent release of a voicemail message allegedly left by Woods for the woman,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/hear-tiger-panic-to-mistress-my-wife-may-be-calling-you-2009212 |title=Hear Tiger Panic to Mistress: "My Wife May Be Calling You" |date=December 2, 2009 |work=Us Weekly |access-date=April 8, 2016}}</ref> Woods released a further statement. He admitted transgressions and apologized to "all of those who have supported [him] over the years", while reiterating his and his family's right to privacy.<ref name=Apology /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://web.tigerwoods.com/news/article/200912027740572/news/ |title=Tiger comments on current events |date=December 2, 2009 |publisher=TigerWoods.com |access-date=December 4, 2009 |first=Tiger |last=Woods |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091203095255/http://web.tigerwoods.com/news/article/200912027740572/news/ |archive-date=December 3, 2009 }}</ref> Over the next few days, more than a dozen women claimed in various media outlets to have had affairs with Woods.<ref name="legend">{{cite news |last=Dahlberg |first=Tim |date=December 12, 2009 |title=Two weeks that shattered the legend of Tiger Woods |work=Fox News |agency=[[Associated Press]] |url=http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2009Dec12/0,4670,GLFTigerapossTerribleTime,00.html |access-date=January 23, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127033910/https://www.foxnews.com/wires/2009Dec12/0,4670,GLFTigerapossTerribleTime,00.html |archive-date=November 27, 2010}}</ref> On December 11, he released a third statement admitting to infidelity and he apologized again. He also announced that he would be taking "an indefinite break from professional golf."<ref name=legend/>

In the days and months following Woods's admission of multiple infidelities, several companies re-evaluated their relationships with him. [[Accenture]], [[AT&T Inc.|AT&T]], [[Gatorade]], and [[General Motors]] completely ended their sponsorship deals, while [[Gillette (brand)|Gillette]] suspended advertising featuring Woods.<ref name=connection>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/news/story?id=4784720|title=AT&T cuts connection with Woods |date=January 1, 2010 |agency=Associated Press |work=ESPN |access-date=January 23, 2012}}</ref><ref>
*{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8458194.stm |title=GM ends car loans for Tiger Woods |work=BBC News |date=January 13, 2010 |access-date=January 13, 2010 |location=London}}
*{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8540167.stm |title=Tiger Woods loses Gatorade sponsorship |work=BBC News |date=February 27, 2010 |access-date=September 5, 2010}}</ref> [[TAG Heuer]] dropped Woods from advertising in December 2009 and officially ended their deal when his contract expired in August 2011.<ref name=connection/> ''[[Golf Digest]]'' magazine suspended Woods's monthly column beginning with the February 2010 issue.<ref>''[[Golf Digest]]'', February 2010.</ref> In contrast, [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] continued to support Woods, as did [[Electronic Arts]], which was working with Woods on the game ''[[Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/golf-woods-idUKN0420745020100105 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170130211144/http://uk.reuters.com/article/golf-woods-idUKN0420745020100105 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 30, 2017 |title=EA Sports moves forward with Tiger game rollout |last=Klayman |first=Ben |date=January 4, 2010 |work=Reuters |access-date=January 23, 2012}}</ref> A December 2009 study estimated the shareholder loss caused by Woods' affairs to be between $5&nbsp;billion and $12&nbsp;billion.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=Daily News|location=New York |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/tiger-woods-mistress-scandal-costs-shareholders-sponsors-nike-gatorade-12-billion-article-1.432269 |title=Tiger Woods' mistress scandal costs shareholders of sponsors like Nike, Gatorade $12&nbsp;billion |date=December 29, 2012 |first=Dave |last=Goldiner}}</ref>

On February 19, 2010, Woods gave a televised statement in which he said he went through a 45-day therapy program that began at the end of December. He again apologized for his actions. "I thought I could get away with whatever I wanted to", he said. "I felt that I had worked hard my entire life and deserved to enjoy all the temptations around me. I felt I was entitled. Thanks to money and fame, I didn't have to go far to find them. I was wrong. I was foolish." He said he did not know yet when he would be returning to golf.<ref name=BBC100223>{{cite news |title=Tiger Woods apologises to wife Elin for affairs |work=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/8521060.stm |access-date=February 23, 2010 |date=February 19, 2010 |location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |agency=ASAP Sports |url=http://web.tigerwoods.com/news/article/201002198096934/news/ |title=Transcript: Tiger's public statement |publisher=Web.tigerwoods.com |date=February 19, 2010 |access-date=September 5, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100920054125/http://web.tigerwoods.com/news/article/201002198096934/news |archive-date=September 20, 2010 }}</ref> On March 16, he announced that he would play in the [[2010 Masters Tournament|2010 Masters]].<ref name="return">{{cite news |title=Woods' return shows he's ready to win |work=Fox Sports |date=March 17, 2010 |url=http://www.foxsports.com/golf/story/Tiger-Woods-return-at-Masters-shows-he-is-ready-to-win-031710 |access-date=March 23, 2010 |first=Jeff |last=Rude}}</ref>

After six years of marriage, Woods and Nordegren divorced on August 23, 2010.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://people.com/celebrity/tiger-woods-and-elin-nordegrens-divorce-is-final/ |title=Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren's Divorce Is Final |magazine=People |date=August 23, 2010 |access-date=September 5, 2010 |first=Steve |last=Helling}}</ref>

===Subsequent relationships===
On March 18, 2013, Woods announced that he and Olympic gold medal skier [[Lindsey Vonn]] were dating.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/gameon/2013/03/18/tiger-woods-lindsey-vonn-facebook-photos/1996839/ |title=Tiger Woods announces his relationship with Lindsey Vonn |newspaper=USA Today |first=Chris |last=Chase |date=March 18, 2013 |access-date=March 18, 2013}}</ref> They split up in May 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pgatour.com/news/2015/05/03/tiger-woods-lindsey-vonn-end-relationship.html |title=Woods, Vonn end relationship |publisher=PGA Tour |agency=Associated Press |date=May 3, 2015 |access-date=August 16, 2018 |archive-date=August 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817055933/https://www.pgatour.com/news/2015/05/03/tiger-woods-lindsey-vonn-end-relationship.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> From November 2016 to August 2017, Woods was rumored to be in a relationship with stylist Kristin Smith.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 10, 2017|title=Tiger Woods Clarifies His Relationship Status With Stylist Kristin Smith|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/872798/tiger-woods-clarifies-his-relationship-status-with-stylist-kristin-smith |access-date=August 11, 2020 |publisher=E! |first=Kendall |last=Fisher}}</ref> Between late 2017 and late 2022, Woods was in a relationship with restaurant manager Erica Herman. However, in early 2023, Herman filed suit against Woods in relation to a [[non-disclosure agreement]], alleging that it violates the [[Speak Out Act]]. Herman claimed that she was owed $30 million after an oral agreement was breached when Woods' trust's employees "locked her out of the Residence, removed her personal belongings, and informed her she could not return."<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Lawsuit Against Tiger Woods Reveals Ups and Downs with Ex-Girlfriend Erica Herman: All the Details |url=https://people.com/sports/tiger-woods-lawsuit-details-relationship-with-ex-erica-herman/ |magazine=People |first=Natasha |last=Dye |date=March 9, 2023 |access-date=2023-03-09}}</ref>  On March 23, 2025, he confirmed his relationship with [[Vanessa Trump]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2n7d03x8xo |title=Tiger Woods confirms relationship with Trump's ex daughter-in-law |last=Mao |first=Frances |date=March 24, 2025 |work=[[BBC News]] |access-date=March 25, 2025}}</ref>

===2017 DUI arrest===
[[File:Dashboard camera video of Tiger Woods' DUI arrest, May 29, 2017.webm|thumb|Dashcam video of Tiger Woods's arrest, 29 min 27 sec]]
On May 29, 2017, Woods was arrested near his home in [[Jupiter Island, Florida]], by the Jupiter Police Department at about 3:00&nbsp;am. EDT for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. He was asleep in his car, which was stationary in a traffic lane with its engine running. He later stated that he took prescription drugs and did not realize how they might interact together.<ref>{{cite web |title=Booking Blotter |publisher=Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office |date=May 29, 2017 |url=https://www2.pbso.org/blotter/index.cfm?fa=searchresults1&fr=1&f=1&xisi=420d16c7-1318-4ead-b4a0-f0b6aa68a5a9&start_date=05%2F28%2F2017&end_date=05%2F29%2F2017&lastName=woods&firstName=&Address1=&City=&Statute=&arrestingAgency=&process=Process+Search }}{{Dead link|date=April 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first1=Harriet |last1=Alexander |first2=Ben |last2=Curtis |date=May 29, 2017 |title=Tiger Woods blames driving arrest on 'prescribed medications', not alcohol |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/golf/2017/05/29/tiger-woodsarrested-charges-driving-influence/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/golf/2017/05/29/tiger-woodsarrested-charges-driving-influence/ |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=The Telegraph }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Schlabach |first=Mark |title=Tiger found asleep at wheel, blew 0.00 on test |work=ESPN |date=2017-05-30 |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/19496396/tiger-woods-found-asleep-car-arrest-dui-charge |access-date=2024-07-24}}</ref> On July 3, 2017, Woods tweeted that he completed an out-of-state intensive program to tackle an unspecified issue.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2017/07/03/tiger-woods-announces-that-hes-completed-a-private-intensive-program/ |title=Tiger Woods announces that he's completed a 'private intensive program' |first=Des |last=Bieler |date=July 3, 2017 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref> At his arraignment on August 9, 2017, Woods had his attorney Douglas Duncan submit a not guilty plea for him and agreed to take part in a first-time [[driving under the influence]] offender program and attend another arraignment on October 25.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/tiger-woods-skips-florida-dui-hearing-pleads-guilty/story?id=49111680 |title=Tiger Woods pleads not guilty to DUI charges |work=ABC News |first=Morgan |last=Winsor |date=August 9, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/crime/2017/08/09/tiger-woods-entered-into-dui-first-offender-program-videos/550039001/ |title=Tiger Woods to take part in DUI first-offender program – Videos |newspaper=USA Today |first=Will |last=Greenlee |date=August 10, 2017}}</ref>

At a hearing on October 27, 2017, Woods pleaded guilty to reckless driving. He received a year of probation, was fined $250, and ordered to undergo 50 hours of [[community service]] along with regular drug tests. He was not allowed to drink alcohol during the probation, and if he violated the probation he would be sentenced to 90 days in jail with an additional $500 fine.<ref name=anderson-spenser>{{cite news |title=Tiger Woods found guilty of reckless driving |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/golf/ct-tiger-woods-pleads-guilty-reckless-driving-20171027-story.html |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |first1=Curt |last1=Anderson |first2=Terry |last2=Spencer |agency=Associated Press |date=October 27, 2017 |access-date=April 17, 2020 |archive-date=November 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181103070913/https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/golf/ct-tiger-woods-pleads-guilty-reckless-driving-20171027-story.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== 2021 car crash ===
On February 23, 2021, Woods survived a serious [[Vehicle rollover|rollover]] car crash in [[Rancho Palos Verdes, California]].<ref name=CBSCarCrash>{{Cite news |url=https://www.cbssports.com/golf/news/tiger-woods-involved-in-serious-car-wreck-pulled-out-with-jaws-of-life-with-major-damage-to-vehicle/ |title=Tiger Woods involved in serious car wreck, pulled out with jaws of life with major damage to vehicle |date=February 23, 2021 |last=Porter |first=Kyle |work=[[CBS Sports]] |access-date=February 23, 2021}}</ref> The wreck was a [[single-vehicle collision]] and Woods was the sole occupant of the vehicle, which was traveling north along [[Hawthorne Boulevard (California)|Hawthorne Boulevard]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Bogel-Burroughs |first1=Nicholas |last2=Pennington |first2=Bill |last3=Draper |first3=Kevin |date=February 23, 2021 |title=Tiger Woods Is Hospitalized After Car Crash |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/02/23/sports/tiger-woods-crash |access-date=July 16, 2021 |newspaper=The New York Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=NBCCarCrash>{{Cite news |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/23/tiger-woods-injured-in-vehicle-crash-officers-used-jaws-of-life-to-rescue-him.html |title=Tiger Woods injured in crash, jaws of life were used to rescue him |date=February 23, 2021 |last=Mangan |first=Dan |work=[[NBC Sports]] |access-date=February 23, 2021}}</ref><ref name=USATodayCarCrash>{{Cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/graphics/2021/02/23/tiger-woods-injured-car-crash-updates-and-location-crash-site/4564251001/ |title=Tiger Woods injured in car wreck: Maps, updates, and location of crash site |date=February 23, 2021 |last=Padilla |first=Ramon |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |access-date=February 24, 2021}}</ref>

He was taken to the [[Harbor–UCLA Medical Center]] by ambulance.<ref name="latimes1">{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Hayley |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-02-23/tiger-woods-injured-after-car-accident-la |title=Tiger Woods hospitalized after serious rollover crash near Rancho Palos Verdes |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=February 23, 2021 |access-date=February 23, 2021}}</ref><ref name=CBSCarCrash /> The incident was under investigation by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, which said the car "sustained major damage", and that Woods was driving over {{convert|80|mph|km/h|0}}, nearly twice the speed limit, before he crashed. No charges were filed.<ref name="LATimesCarCrash7April">{{Cite news |last=Winton |first=Richard |date=April 7, 2021 |title=Tiger Woods was driving over 80 mph, nearly twice the speed limit, before he crashed |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-04-07/la-county-sherriff-says-speeding-caused-tiger-woods-crash |access-date=April 7, 2021 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref><ref name=CBSCarCrash /><ref name="ESPNCarCrash">{{Cite news |last=Harig |first=Bob |date=February 23, 2021 |title=Tiger Woods hospitalized after vehicle rolls over in crash |work=[[ESPN]] |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/30951717/tiger-woods-hospitalized-vehicle-rolls-crash |access-date=February 23, 2021}}</ref><ref name=ABCCarCrash>{{Cite news |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/tiger-woods-hurt-rollover-crash-california-sheriff/story?id=76070661 |title=Tiger Woods hurt in rollover crash in California: Sheriff |date=February 23, 2021 |last=Shapiro |first=Emily |work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |access-date=February 23, 2021}}</ref> Woods's agent later said that he sustained multiple leg injuries and had surgery for non-life-threatening injuries.<ref name=CBSCarCrash /><ref name=NBCCarCrash /><ref name=ESPNCarCrash />

=== Other pursuits ===
[[File:Barack Obama meets Tiger Woods 4-20-09.jpg|thumb|left|Woods meeting [[Barack Obama]] in the [[Oval Office]], April 2009]]
Woods was raised as a [[Buddhism|Buddhist]]. He actively practiced his faith from childhood until well into his adult professional golf career.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tiger Woods makes emotional apology for infidelity |work=BBC News |date=February 19, 2010 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/8521060.stm |access-date=February 26, 2010 |location=London}}</ref> In a 2000 article, Woods was quoted as saying that he "believes in Buddhism ... not every aspect, but most of it."<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Gandhi and Tiger Woods |last=Wright |first=Robert |date=July 24, 2000 |magazine=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] |url=http://www.slate.com/id/86898/ |access-date=August 13, 2007}}</ref> He has attributed his deviations and infidelity to his losing track of Buddhism. He said, "Buddhism teaches me to stop following every impulse and to learn restraint. Obviously I lost track of what I was taught."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.iskcon.org/node/2559/2010-02-23/tiger_woods_returns_to_buddhism |title=Tiger Woods Returns to Buddhism |access-date=March 11, 2010 |date=February 20, 2010 |publisher=ISKCON News |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100412005422/http://news.iskcon.org/node/2559/2010-02-23/tiger_woods_returns_to_buddhism |archive-date=April 12, 2010}}</ref>

Woods is registered as an [[Independent (voter)|independent]] voter.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-na-tiger-woods13-2009dec13,0,1748884.story?track=rss |title=How did Tiger keep his secrets? |date=December 13, 2009 |first=Robin |last=Abcarian |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |access-date=December 13, 2009}}</ref> In January 2009, Woods delivered a speech commemorating the military at the [[We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial]].<ref>*{{cite news |title=Tiger to speak at Lincoln Memorial |agency=Associated Press |work=ESPN |date=January 16, 2009 |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/news/story?id=3838781 |access-date=January 20, 2009 }}
*{{cite web |url=http://www.golftoday.co.uk/news/yeartodate/news_09/tiger_woods_1.html |title=Tiger Woods gives speech at Obama inauguration |work=Golf Today |date=January 21, 2009 |access-date=May 4, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526142209/http://www.golftoday.co.uk/news/yeartodate/news_09/tiger_woods_1.html |archive-date=May 26, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In April 2009, Woods visited the [[White House]] while promoting the golf tournament he hosts, the [[AT&T National]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Tiger Woods in the White House |work=CBS News |date=April 23, 2009 |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/04/23/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry4964474.shtml |access-date=May 3, 2009 |first=Brian |last=Montopoli |archive-date=April 26, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090426043302/http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/04/23/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry4964474.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref> In December 2016 and again in November 2017, Woods played golf with President [[Donald Trump]] at the [[Trump International Golf Club (West Palm Beach)|Trump International Golf Club]] in [[West Palm Beach]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Porter |first=Kyle |title=President Trump plays post-Thanksgiving golf with Tiger Woods and Dustin Johnson |url=https://www.cbssports.com/golf/news/president-trump-plays-post-thanksgiving-golf-with-tiger-woods-and-dustin-johnson/ |access-date=November 25, 2017 |publisher=[[CBS News]] |date=November 24, 2017}}</ref>