Before his “minor” car accident and her creative use of a golf club, Tiger Woods and his wife, Elin Nordegren, and their two children, Sam, 2, and Charlie, 10 months, had kept a very low profile. The couple began dating in 2002, and managed to stay out of the spotlight for most of their five-year marriage. But the Thanksgiving night crash outside their home has made their marriage the subject of scrutiny. Read on to find out more about this ultra-famous (and super-secret) couple.

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1. Before She Met Tiger, Elin Had a Brief Career as a Model



Tiger’s gorgeous wife, Elin, was “discovered” by photographer Bingo Rimer in her native Sweden at age 20, but she had little interest in spending her life in front of a camera. "Elin doesn't care about modeling," Rimer told Sports Illustrated in 2004. "She never has. Even the few things I got her to do, I had to drag her into the studio.” Elin, who comes from a wealthy family (her mom is a politician and her dad is a radio journalist), dropped modeling to enroll at Sweden’s Lund University and hoped to become a child psychologist before she moved to the U.S.

2. They Met While She Was Working as a Nanny in Florida



Elin met Tiger when she was working in Florida as a nanny for pro golfer Jesper Parnevik, whose wife, Mia, offered Elin the job after meeting her on a trip to Sweden. However, Mia could not have predicted Elin’s romance with Tiger. “She had no interest in golf or golfers,” Mia said. “She thought they were so silly and she was always making fun of them.”

3. Tiger Was Too Shy to Ask His Future Wife Out



After he met Elin, a very nervous Tiger called the Parnevik’s home constantly to speak to her. But even after making his feelings obvious, Tiger was too nervous to ask Elin out himself, so he had a friend do it for him. "Her reaction was, 'What the hell was that?'" the friend said. "She thought it was so weird and pathetic. Of course she said no."