Tiger Who? Meet Elin Nordegren’s New Billionaire Boyfriend

Very Active Golfer Posts : 566 Join date : 2010-11-22

Chris Cline and Elin Nordegren (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg/Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Elin Nordegren has a new man in her life.

The former Mrs. Tiger Woods, 33, is reportedly dating billionaire coal magnate Chris Cline, a neighbor in her upscale North Palm Beach, Florida, community called Seminole Landing.
"Elin was introduced to Chris by a local friend because they seem to have a lot in common," a source told People, noting that they've been dating casually and non-exclusively since the holidays. "They both have children, like to keep their personal lives quiet, believe in philanthropy, and enjoy leisure outdoor activity."
Just who is this guy? Here are five facts about Cline:

He's a college dropout, just like Woods. The 55-year-old Cline attended Marshall University in his home state of West Virginia, but he left before graduating to join the same industry that his grandfather and father had been in before him. Cline founded the thriving company Foresight Energy, and his career was praised by the local Herald-Dispatch newspaper in 2011 as "one of the industry's great success stories." Not exactly a walking ad for higher education, is he?
[Related: Photos of Elin Nordegren's Florida Mansion]

It's safe to say that he's not after Elin for her money. Cline is one of the richest people in the country, according to Forbes. The magazine ranked him as #377 on its latest list of American billionaires and, moreover, estimates his net worth at $1.2 billion -- that's with a b. Cline was even one of the targets of an attempted extortion plot, along with other bigwigs like movie producer Harvey Weinstein, last year. Of course, money is not a concern for Nordegren, especially since her divorce settlement from Woods was estimated at $100 million following his sex scandal.
He's a family guy. Cline has been married twice, with the first marriage ending when his wife died of breast cancer and the second ending in divorce. He has two sons and two daughters, so he'll understand the pressures of parenthood that Nordegren faces as she raises her children with Tiger, 5-year-old daughter Sam and 4-year-old son Charlie. As Cline revealed in a Bloomberg profile in 2010, he's not against falling in love again. "I just haven't had time to look for a wife," he explained.

[Related: Tiger Woods and Girlfriend Lindsey Vonn Bond With Each Other's Families]
His digs are even more impressive than you might expect. His home near Nordegren's is a 34,400-square-foot mansion on the ocean -- and that's not all. According to Bloomberg, he spends his time in Beckley, West Virginia, on a 150-acre-estate, featuring a go-kart track, a lake, and a stable of horses, goats, and llamas, referred to as a playground for his kids. Oh, and then there's his 164-foot-long yacht, big enough for 12, called Mine Games, which Cline rents out for cruises to the Caribbean and Mediterranean. The luxury boat features five staterooms, each with its own bathroom and plasma TV; two dining rooms; a sun deck with a 72-inch flat-screen TV so that guests can watch movies under the stars; and a whirlpool spa.

He remembers his roots. He donated $5 million to West Virginia University and another $5 million to his former college back in 2011. In a humble statement issued after the Marshall donation, he said, "I attended Marshall University, have been fortunate to have lived and employed people in West Virginia, and owe the state of West Virginia and its people for much of my success," he said. "I wanted to give something back that will be beneficial to the people of the state."
Cline certainly sounds like relationship material for Nordegren, who ended her romance with investor Jamie Dingman last May.

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If this is true then this confirms what I thought of her.

Super Active Golfer Posts : 2100 Join date : 2009-11-30

Which is?...

Care to elaborate? Laughing

She's into older guys?
She's into older guys with big yacht?
She's into older guys which happens to be her neighbor...

I cannot seem to get over the older guy part. Heheheh

pocketace wrote:: Which is?...

Care to elaborate?

She's into older guys?
She's into older guys with big yacht?
She's into older guys which happens to be her neighbor...

I cannot seem to get over the older guy part. Heheheh

That she's not the distraught angel she made herself out to be.

And there were talks for her getting together with TW again? Shocked

Slowly but surely, grinding but getting there in the future. A billionaire wannabe through marriage ....... Evil or Very Mad

Super Active Golfer Posts : 1839 Join date : 2012-03-22

Move on Tiger !!!

What's gone is gone. If the girl wanna party let her be. If you truly love her let her go!

With Tiger's look money and star status, it's just a matter of time Tiger be with some good looking chick again...

soon enough she'll be dating carlos slim

audi wrote:: soon enough she'll be dating carlos slim

Ya...after marrying this Cline guy and then divorced him after getting a couple of hundred million for settlement and then try Carlos Slim next.

Hall of Fame Golfer Posts : 8185 Join date : 2009-06-19

An all the while I tot she is blonde

So, the news gonna be.....Nanny turned billionaire

don't worry all tiger fans, new from his FB fan page..

https://www.facebook.com/Tiger

Junior Golfer Posts : 102 Join date : 2009-06-24

This new GF Lindsey Vonn is one tough sports woman, just look at her Facebook showing her knee injury!

Another blonde beauty ... TW has good taste in women ... Cool

Newbie Golfer Posts : 87 Join date : 2009-11-30

It is more of a coincidence that Tiger and Elin published their new partners at the same time. Could be a public relations exercise for both.

maybe tiger wanne tell elin that u got new bf, i got new gf..

I wonder if these gorgeous women would still be keen in TW if he is just an ordinary top 100th Tour Pro golfer ... scratch

Very Active Golfer Posts : 915 Join date : 2010-01-12

Notice how TW digs blondes

amazing

i think she is the highest net worth nanny in the world.....!!!!!!

No wonder TW is on a winning streak again ... He must be enjoying his new found 19th hole ... Nike Golf

Newbie Golfer Posts : 57 Join date : 2010-02-26

Turbo wrote:: I wonder if these gorgeous women would still be keen in TW if he is just an ordinary top 100th Tour Pro golfer ...

Think ranking is no longer an issue.. Looking at his bank acc will make all the women wet liao!

jster wrote:

Turbo wrote:: I wonder if these gorgeous women would still be keen in TW if he is just an ordinary top 100th Tour Pro golfer ...

Think ranking is no longer an issue.. Looking at his bank acc will make all the women wet liao!

What I meant was, if he is only an ordinary pro golfer since day one and as such I doubt Nike will sign him up for an endorsement contract (to make him multi-millionaire over night) ... Would the two blondie$ still keen in him?

Newbie Golfer Posts : 57 Join date : 2010-02-26

Turbo wrote:

jster wrote:

Turbo wrote:: I wonder if these gorgeous women would still be keen in TW if he is just an ordinary top 100th Tour Pro golfer ...

Think ranking is no longer an issue.. Looking at his bank acc will make all the women wet liao!

What I meant was, if he is only an ordinary pro golfer since day one and as such I doubt Nike will sign him up for an endorsement contract (to make him multi-millionaire over night) ... Would the two blondie$ still keen in him?

Thn it will b diff story i suppose... He's not gd looking after all.. lol!

Newbie Golfer Posts : 62 Join date : 2009-11-30

Hope tiger signs pre nup this time.

yeppie99 wrote:: Hope tiger signs pre nup this time.

I totally agree

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