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Robert Hynes

Who is Tiger Wood's partner Erica Herman as American plays in JP McManus Pro-Am?

Tiger Woods touched down in Adare Manor on Sunday as he arrived on JP McManus' helicopter.

The golfing great arrived at the estate with his partner Erica Harman, who he has been in a relationship with for almost five years.

Woods spent most of the 2010s badly out of form, with a series of injuries ruining his form, leading to an 11-year wait for his 15th major championship win that was ended at the 2019 Masters.

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While battling all these injuries - including back, achilles and elbow problems - Woods’ personal life was thrust into the spotlight when he infamously crashed his car into a fire hydrant in November 2009.

Woods had just left his home after a furious row with his wife, Elin Nordegren, who confronted him about allegations of cheating.

Over the coming weeks and months more women came forward claiming they had had sex with the American golfer, leading to Woods and Nordegren divorcing in 2010.

Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren (Getty)

From 2013-2015 Woods dated US gold medal-winning skier Lindsey Vonn.

Both cited "hectic lives" when they split, with Woods saying: "I have great admiration, respect and love for Lindsey and I'll always cherish our time together."

However, reports in the US suggested their relationship went downhill after Tiger allegedly confessed he had strayed with a “faceless, nameless woman”

Since September 2017 he has been in a relationship with restaurant industry professional Erica Herman, who previously managed his pop-up restaurant in Florida.

The couple were first seen together in public during the 2017 Presidents’ Cup, where he was spotted wearing a “player and spouse” badge reserved for wives and girlfriends of players.

Since then she’s been an ever-present in Woods’ camp, and was credited with his upturn in form, which included a first tour win in five years at the 2018 PGA Tour Championship and his 2019 Masters triumph.

Following his win in September 2018, Woods was seen whispering “I love you” into Herman’s ear as the pair embraced. She was again present when Woods won his fifth green jacket at Augusta.

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The 37-year-old restaurant manager is rarely photographed, saying she “doesn’t like public attention”.

However in August 2019 she gave an interview to Radar Online, quashing rumours that the pair had split up amid a slump in form for the 15-time major winner.

“We haven’t split,” she said. “I’ve been to every tournament he’s been at.

“Our relationship is great. Great with no end in sight.”

Away from the course, the couple have been spotted together in the Royal Box at Wimbledon during the 2018 Ladies’ final, where they were cheering on Serena Williams.

She also accompanied Woods, his mother Kultida, daughter Sam and son Charlie to the White House in 2019, when he was awarded the presidential Medal of Freedom by Donald Trump.

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