Tiger knew it was going to get out eventually so he had to make the phone call to Elin before his love life ended up in the newspapers again,' -Tiger's friend said.

Tiger Woods made what could have been an awkward phone call to his ex-wife Elin Nordegren to reveal his relationship with Vanessa Trump, the Daily Mail can reveal. The golf star felt compelled to personally inform Nordegren about his romance with the former daughter-in-law of the president before the news became public.

"It was a pleasant, almost friendly conversation," an insider said. "Her response at first was like 'Seriously? A Trump? For real?."