{"id":680517,"date":"2026-05-19T21:56:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T21:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/680517\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T21:56:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T21:56:18","slug":"tiger-woods-left-swiss-rehab-early-to-attend-kai-trump-graduation-insider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/680517\/","title":{"rendered":"Tiger Woods Left Swiss Rehab Early to Attend Kai Trump Graduation: Insider"},"content":{"rendered":"

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US golfing legend Tiger Woods speaks as President Donald Trump looks on during a reception for Black History Month in the East Room of the White House on February 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jim WATSON \/ AFP)<\/p>\n

Tiger Woods reportedly cut short his stay at a private Swiss rehabilitation facility to attend Kai Trump\u2019s graduation, adding an emotional new chapter to the golf legend\u2019s ongoing recovery and legal saga, according to entertainment industry insider Rob Shuter\u2019s Naughty But Nice newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sources close to Woods told Shuter that the 15-time major champion considered the family milestone too important to miss, underscoring how deeply connected he has become to girlfriend Vanessa Trump\u2019s children following his March arrest and rehab<\/a> stay.<\/p>\n

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Tiger Woods Left Switzerland Early<\/p>\n

Sources close to Woods told Shuter that attending Kai\u2019s graduation festivities ranked as a top priority after the arrest and subsequent weeks at the private Swiss clinic.<\/p>\n

\u201cTiger absolutely adores Kai,\u201d one insider told Shuter. \u201cShe\u2019s become like a daughter to him.\u201d<\/p>\n

A second source told Shuter that nothing was going to keep Woods away from the celebration.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe wasn\u2019t going to miss this,\u201d the insider said, as quoted in Shuter\u2019s report Monday. \u201cTiger has become deeply attached to Vanessa\u2019s children, especially Kai.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kai, 19, is Donald Trump Jr.\u2019s eldest child and the granddaughter of President Donald Trump, making her bond with Woods one of the most closely watched personal storylines surrounding any athlete in the country right now. She is also a dedicated golfer herself, which sources say has deepened their connection considerably. Woods has been dating Vanessa Trump, 48, for roughly a year, and the couple maintained regular contact throughout his six weeks abroad. Those close to the couple describe the relationship as serious and intact despite the turbulence of the past several months.<\/p>\n

\u201cVanessa and Tiger are in love, still serious, and happy to see each other,\u201d a source told The New York Post\u2018s Bridget Reilly<\/a> in a Monday report.<\/p>\n

Woods\u2019 private jet departed Zurich Airport on May 14, touching down at Palm Beach International Airport after roughly six weeks abroad, according to TMZ Sports<\/a>. The Swiss rehab treatment reportedly focused on an alleged long-term painkiller dependency, a condition that attorneys and sources trace directly to the physical toll of a career spanning three decades and multiple spinal surgeries<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Tiger Woods DUI Arrest and the Road to Rehab<\/p>\n

The March crash set off a legal chain reaction that still has not been resolved. Deputies found two hydrocodone pills in Woods\u2019 pocket at the scene. He passed a breathalyzer but refused a urinalysis, drawing an additional<\/a> charge under a Florida state law that carries a possible 60-day jail sentence. He pleaded not guilty to all counts on March 31.<\/p>\n

On May 12, a Martin County Circuit Court judge granted prosecutors access to Woods\u2019 prescription drug records, with both sides agreeing to a protective order keeping those records out of public view, according to ESPN<\/a>. Woods is due back in court June 2.<\/p>\n

Despite the ongoing legal uncertainty, sources say his attention has turned firmly toward recovery and the people he loves. Golf remains on his mind, and those in his orbit insist he is far from done as a competitor. But for now, the 15-time major champion appears content to be home, beside Vanessa Trump.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tJonathan Vankin<\/a> JONATHAN VANKIN is an award-winning journalist who covers MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, boxing, golf, and Olympic sports for Heavy.com. He twice won New England Newspaper and Press Association awards for sports feature writing. He was a sports editor and writer at The Daily Yomiuri in Tokyo, Japan, covering the Olympics, pro baseball, boxing, sumo and other sports. More about Jonathan Vankin<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty US golfing legend Tiger Woods speaks as President Donald Trump looks on during a reception for Black…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":680518,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[443],"tags":[49,48,622,82],"class_list":["post-680517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-golf","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/680517","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=680517"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/680517\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/680518"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=680517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=680517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=680517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}