Kai Trump Opens Up About Her Relationship with Mom Vanessa’s Boyfriend Tiger Woods

“He’s a great guy, and he helps me whenever I want,” the 19-year-old said

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• Kai Trump opened up about her mom Vanessa Trump’s boyfriend, Tiger Woods
• “He’s a great guy, and he helps me whenever I want,” said the 19-year-old granddaughter of President Donald Trump
• Woods went public with his relationship with Vanessa, the ex-wife of Donald Trump Jr., in March 2025

Kai Trump is opening up about her relationship with her mom Vanessa Trump’s boyfriend, Tiger Woods.

Speaking to Golfweek after her appearance at the ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican tournament on Nov. 13, the granddaughter of President Donald Trump and University of Miami golfer shared that she often asks Woods, 50, for pointers.

“He’s the best,” Kai, 19, said of the golf legend, who went public with his relationship with Vanessa, the ex-wife of Donald Trump Jr., in March 2025. “I love him so much, and he’s a great guy, and he helps me whenever I want.”

The first granddaughter also credited her mom for introducing her to the sport when she was just 2 years old.

“If it wasn’t for her, I probably wouldn’t be playing golf right now,” Kai said, adding that she often joins the president, 80, for golf outings.

Kai has previously been candid about the support she’s received from Woods.

Last year, after she made her ANNIKA debut, she revealed the advice he’s given her ahead of major tournaments and competitions.

“I mean, he is the best golfer in the entire world, I would say that. And an even better person,” Kai told reporters in November 2025. “He told me to go out there and have fun and just go with the flow. Whatever happens, happens.”

Sources previously told PEOPLE that Woods — who is father to daughter Sam, 19, and son Charlie, 17, both of whom he shares with ex-wife Elin Nordegren — has been supportive of Vanessa and her children, particularly amid her breast cancer diagnosis.

“I am staying focused and hopeful while surrounded by the love and support of my family, my kids and those closest to me,” Vanessa wrote on Instagram in May when she revealed her diagnosis, referencing her five children with ex Don Jr.: Kai; Donald, 17; Tristan, 15; Spencer, 14; and Chloe, 12.

A source close to the Trumps told PEOPLE that Woods “has been there for [Vanessa] as much as she wants it.”

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“Dealing with Vanessa’s diagnosis has been good for him in the sense that he can forget his own problems for a while and show his love and support for a real trooper of a girlfriend,” the source added. “He has given her a lot of love — even while away working on himself.”

Vanessa and her family have also shown their support for the golf champion after he lost his license for five years in the wake of his March 2026 DUI arrest.

Vanessa was by Woods’ side when he attended his September court hearing in Martin County, Fla. The golfer, who changed his plea in the DUI case from not guilty to no contest, had one charge amended to Local 1 reckless driving and a second charge altered to a careless driving citation as part of a plea deal, according to court records. He also paid a $1,000 fine, per the court records.

“Somehow, when both sides were suffering and depending on the other for support, things grew stronger in the romance — they did not explode the other way,” a source close to the couple told PEOPLE in September.

“Tiger and Vanessa have faced big problems at the same time and have helped the other through it. This says a lot,” the insider said.

A separate source told PEOPLE that it was “no surprise” that Vanessa supported Woods at court.

“She was a support system to him in March, although pretty upset about his arrest,” the source said. “But just because bad things happen, people who are together don’t run away from their problems. Neither has done that during this series of bad issues.”