Tiger Woods' Marriage Info

The marriage of Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren continues to make news headlines. Here's information on how the two met and more facts about their wedding and marriage.

Born:
Eldrick "Tiger" Woods: December 30, 1975, in Cypress, California.
Elin Maria Pernilla Nordegren: January 1, 1980 in Stockholm, Sweden.

Where They Met:
Elin and Tiger met in 2001 at the British Open at Royal Lytham in England. Elin was working as an au pair to Jesper Parnevik, a Swedish golfer.

Proposal:
November 25, 2003. Tiger (27) proposed to Elin (23) in the South African Shamwari Game Reserve while they were on a romantic walk at sunset. They were there for a safari vacation and slept under the stars after the Presidents Cup.

Wedding Date and Info:
October 5, 2004. The ceremony itself was simple although the rest of the wedding preparations were elaborate and expensive. 500 red roses were imported for the wedding. Their sunset wedding was held under a white-netted pagoda decorated with red roses on the 19th hole of the Sandy Lane Golf Resort in Barbados. Reportedly, Rev. Ricky Kirton was the officiant at their wedding. The exclusive resort is located on the west coast of the Caribbean locale. The wedding reportedly cost between $1.5 million -- $2 million.

Approximately 150 guests were at the wedding, including Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, and Bill Gates. The wedding reception was held in the resort banquet room which was decorated with 10,000 red and black roses. Champagne and caviar were served to the wedding guests. Hootie & the Blowfish played the music, and fireworks lit up the night after the wedding ceremony.

Honeymoon:
Their first night as a married couple was spent on a rented multi-million dollar, 155 foot yacht named Privacy.

Hometowns:
Tiger -- Cypress, California; Elin -- Stockholm, Sweden.

Religion:
Tiger, Buddhism.
 

Residences:
Windermere, FL: Southwest of Orlando, Florida, a $2.648 million, 8-bedroom, 9-bath 6,692 sq. ft. three-level home in the gated community of Isleworth with a boat dock, fireplace, swimming pool and spa.
 

Children:
Tiger and Elin have two children.
Sam Alexis Woods: Born 2007.
Charlie Axel Woods: Born 2009.

Pets:

A border collie named Taz. Tiger received the puppy as a gift from Elin on his 30th birthday.

Tiger's golf clubs  at Bethpage:

Driver:  Nike SQ Dymo (10°) with a Mitsubishi Diamana White Board 83x shaft
Fairway woods:  Nike SasQuatch Sumo (15°, 19°) with Mitsubishi Diamana Blue Board 103g shafts
Irons:   Nike Forged Blades (3-PW) with True Temper Dynamic Gold X100 shafts
Wedges:  Nike Victory Red (56°), SV (60°) with True Temper Dynamic Gold S400 shafts
Putter:  Titleist by Scotty Cameron Newport 2
Ball:  Nike One Tour

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