Despite His Fame, Elin Nordegren Initially Turned Down Tiger Woods Due to an ‘Unappealing’ Reason, Her Friend Revealed in the Golfer’s 2021 Documentary

Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren were among the most famous couples in the sports world. However, they did not get their happily ever after. Woods and Elin met through a golfer, Jesper Parnevik, who was also the person she was nannying for. The former couple met in 2001 when their former love story started. However, it all ended in 2010 after the revelation of Woods’ alleged scandals.

After dating for a few years, the duo tied the sacred knot in 2004. The first gift of their married life, Sam, was born in 2007, followed by Charlie in 2009. However, 2009 turned into a nightmare for Elin when the news of the alleged scandals of the golfer was revealed. After being in holy matrimony for six years, the duo signed their official divorce papers in 2010. But did you know that the world-famous golfer was not her first choice of partner? Let’s unravel the mystery.

Why was Elin Nordegren not attracted to Tiger Woods?

Friends are the right source of information regarding the person you are or were dating. The same was true for Woods, his ex-wife, and her friend Sandra Sobieraj Westfall. She knew well about Elin’s first view of the PGA golfer and revealed it. The secrets between the friends were unveiled, and Sandra said, “Elin told me that he didn’t make a great impression on her at first.” She talked about their relationship in the 2021 HBO documentary Tiger. 

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The reason was Elin’s opinion about celebrities. She did not think very highly of them; also, she was a shy woman. Therefore, being part of the world covered by the limelight was not the best idea for her. “And when he asked her out, I think she turned him down at first,” said Sandra. The former number one had to put effort and convince the former model to give him a chance. Therefore, they finally did go out then, Sandra added. 

Today the former flames are in a better place. They both focused on their future and have come a long way. Post legend golfer’s accident in California in February 2021, he used to see his kids Sam and Charlie a lot during recovery. Therefore, the former couple grew out of the shabby incident from 2009-2010.

Is the former couple on good terms now?

Elin and Woods share the custody of their children, Sam and Charlie. They chose to live only 25 minutes away in southern Florida so that Woods is closer to the kids. According to Elin, she has moved on and is now happy. Their relationship was centered around their kids; therefore, they chose to be civil about them. Now they are friends and on good terms. “I am so happy that is the case. He is a great father,” said Elin.

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It might be hard to digest that Woods was not the one who won hearts on the first attempt. What are your thoughts on their former dating days?