Tiger Woods’ divorce settlement paid Elin Nordegren approximately $100 million when the marriage was legally dissolved on August 23, 2010, according to sources with direct knowledge of the property settlement agreement.1TMZ. Elin Nordegren Tiger Woods Property Settlement 100 Million Dollars Divorce Neither Woods nor Nordegren has ever confirmed a precise figure, and the full terms remain sealed, but the couple agreed to share custody of their two children, Sam and Charlie.
What Nordegren Received
The $100 million figure comes from TMZ, which reported in July 2010 that its number was “not speculation” but drawn from sources with direct knowledge of the agreement.1TMZ. Elin Nordegren Tiger Woods Property Settlement 100 Million Dollars Divorce RadarOnline, reporting two months later, put the figure slightly higher at $110 million.2Fox Sports. Report: Nordegren Gets $110M in Divorce Nordegren herself has said only that “money can’t buy happiness, or put my family back together.”3People. Elin Nordegren Post Tiger Woods Split People Interviews
Whichever number is accurate, the payment represented roughly one-sixth of Woods’ estimated $600 million net worth at the time.4Forbes. Tiger Woods Divorce Is Final The ABA Journal reported that the final settlement gave Nordegren more than $80 million beyond what her prenuptial agreement had originally provided.5ABA Journal. Famous Prenups Gallery
The $750 Million Rumor
Before the actual number leaked, the London tabloid The Sun reported that Woods would pay between $750 million and $833 million.6Denver Post. Tiger Woods Pays 750 Million in Divorce Settlement Report Says Forbes contributor Kurt Badenhausen dismissed the claim, noting that Woods’ entire net worth was only about $600 million, which made a $750 million payout mathematically impossible.7Forbes. Elin Nordegren Tiger Woods Divorce Settlement 100 Million TMZ’s later reporting confirmed the tabloid figure was wrong.1TMZ. Elin Nordegren Tiger Woods Property Settlement 100 Million Dollars Divorce
How the Prenup Was Renegotiated
Woods and Nordegren signed a prenuptial agreement when they married in October 2004. Under its original terms, Nordegren would have received $20 million if the couple separated after ten years of marriage.8People. Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren’s Divorce Is Final The infidelity revelations that broke in late 2009 gave Nordegren leverage to renegotiate.
According to reports at the time, one proposed structure would have paid her $5 million immediately, another $55 million if she stayed in the marriage until October 2011, and up to $80 million total if she stayed longer. In exchange, she would appear publicly with Woods to help him repair relationships with corporate sponsors.8People. Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren’s Divorce Is Final Those talks collapsed. The couple moved toward divorce instead, and no reporting has confirmed that a formal postnuptial agreement was ever signed before the case was filed.
Custody, Child Support, and the Confidentiality Question
Woods and Nordegren agreed to share legal custody of their children, Sam Alexis and Charlie Axel. Their joint statement read: “We are sad that our marriage is over and we wish each other the very best for the future… While we are no longer married, we are the parents of two wonderful children and their happiness has been, and will always be, of paramount importance to both of us.”9Christian Science Monitor. Tiger Woods Divorce Finalized With Elin Nordegren
Child support figures were never made public. The settlement reportedly included a clause restricting Nordegren from speaking publicly about Woods’ affairs, with some accounts describing the restriction as extending beyond Woods’ lifetime.10FindLaw. Tiger Woods Divorce Settlement Finalized Nordegren was separately reported to have declined to sign a lifetime confidentiality clause that would have barred her from writing a book or giving interviews about the marriage.11Teach Privacy. Are Confidentiality Contracts Enforceable Tiger Woods Elin Nordegren and Paying for Silence What she ultimately signed in the final agreement is not publicly known.
Where the Case Was Heard
The divorce was handled in Bay County Circuit Court in Panama City, Florida, before Judge Judy Pittman Biebel.12Palm Beach Post. Final Step in Tiger Woods The marital settlement agreement was signed on July 3 and July 4, 2010.13Statesboro Herald. Tiger Woods Wife Officially Divorced The final hearing on August 23 lasted about ten minutes. The petition stated the marriage was “irretrievably broken” and asked the court to restore Nordegren’s maiden name. Both parties filed certificates of completion for a four-hour parenting class, as Florida law requires.
Filing in Panama City rather than in the couple’s home area of South Florida was, according to Woods’ attorney Thomas Sasser, a “joint decision by the lawyers,” reported as an effort to keep the proceedings away from the Palm Beach press.14Lubbock Online. After Months Turmoil Tigers Officially Divorced Sasser’s firm specializes in high-net-worth and international custody disputes.15Palm Beach Post. Lawyer’s Silence Golden Nordegren was represented by a five-lawyer team from McGuireWoods, a connection made through her sister Josefin Lonnborg, then a corporate associate in the firm’s London office.16Law.com. McGuireWoods Represented Elin Nordegren in Tiger Woods Divorce She had earlier consulted California matrimonial attorney Sorrell Trope.17ABA Journal. Setting Stage for Lawyers Dream Divorce Tiger Woods Wife Retains Attorney
The Scandal Behind the Filing
The trigger was the Thanksgiving-week revelation in November 2009 that Woods had been having an affair with New York nightclub hostess Rachel Uchitel, followed by a late-night crash of his Cadillac Escalade outside the couple’s Isleworth home on November 27.18Fox Sports Australia. The Night Tiger Woods Was Exposed as a Serial Cheater Within weeks, more than a dozen women were publicly identified as having had affairs with Woods, and on February 19, 2010, he delivered a televised statement acknowledging: “I was unfaithful, I had affairs and I cheated. What I did was unacceptable.”19Biography.com. Tiger Woods Sex Scandal Facts Nordegren was reported to have finalized her decision to seek a divorce by April 2010.
What Nordegren Did With the Money
Nordegren invested a large share of the settlement in Florida real estate. She paid $12 million for a 1.4-acre oceanfront lot in North Palm Beach, demolished the existing 1920s mansion, and built a 25,000-square-foot home completed in 2014.20Celebrity Net Worth. Elin Nordegren Net Worth21Essentially Sports. Tiger Woods Ex Wife Elin Nordegren Net Worth Comparison Her current net worth is estimated at $200 million.
Co-Parenting Fifteen Years Later
Nordegren told People in 2014 that her relationship with Woods is “centered around our children” and called him a “great father”: “That was always my dream, that the kids can have two loving parents that show respect for each other. And I feel that’s what we have.”22ESPN. Tiger Woods Ex-Wife Elin Nordegren Says Things Good, Calls Good Father Woods told Time in 2015 that Nordegren is “one of my best friends” and that the two speak regularly about the children.23E! Online. Tiger Woods Elin Nordegren Reunite at Son Charlie’s Golf Ceremony
Sam is now 18 and Charlie is 17. Charlie’s high school golf team won the Florida Class 1A state championship, and he has committed to Florida State University; both parents attended his ring ceremony in February 2026.23E! Online. Tiger Woods Elin Nordegren Reunite at Son Charlie’s Golf Ceremony Nordegren began dating former NFL player Jordan Cameron in 2017; they have three children together and are raising a blended family of six in Florida.24People. Who Is Elin Nordegren Boyfriend All About Jordan Cameron