Over the past 6 months, we’ve heard rumors, confessions, lies and secrets regarding Tiger Woods’ life behind closed doors and now a new biography is being released to help many understand the foundation of Tiger and Elin’s relationship and what the future holds for them.
The biography, written by PEOPLE staff writer Steve Helling, goes into detail on how the professional golfer and his future model wife Elin began dating and how no one could predict the bombshell that would erupt years later.
According to the book, Tiger and Elin’s relationship started out as something you would expect to see in a movie. He tried pursuing her, she played hard to get but eventually gave in to the charm of the world’s most respected golfer.
The couple dated for three years before marrying in 2004.
The book goes into great detail, reliving several comments that Woods told PEOPLE over the years and how he felt about marriage, kids and life in general.
Some of the highlights of the biography are found below:
- “Elin Nordegren was not the type of young woman to date Tiger Woods, at least not at first. For one thing, she had a boyfriend at home in Sweden. He was a normal, decent guy, driving a forklift in a warehouse. If things worked out with him, her life would be safe and predictable, an option that Elin actually found extremely appealing.”
- “The challenge of the pursuit appealed to Tiger. The more Elin declined, the more insistent Tiger became. On his fifth request, Elin finally agreed to go out with him, but only for one date. She knew he would keep asking her out until she said yes, so this would be the easiest way to get him off her back.”
- “I love the idea of growing old together. I want to continue to get closer.” – A statement Woods made to PEOPLE three months after their wedding.
More details can be found in Tiger Woods: The Real Story.
