What went wrong?
Golf legend Tiger Woods and his girlfriend of nearly six years, Erica Herman, appear to have gone their separate ways in wake of bombshell legal documents filed by the restauranteur.
In the court papers, obtained by TMZ on Wednesday, Herman is seeking to nullify a non-disclosure agreement she alleges Woods made her sign at the beginning of their relationship, which she lists as August 2017.
She claims the NDA should not be enforced due to the Speak Out Act, which provides an exemption in scenarios where there is evidence of sexual assault or harassment.
Although Herman is not directly accusing Woods of any indiscretion, she alleges the 47-year-old pro is “aggressively enforcing” the NDA — and made it clear she wants to publicly share her experiences with Woods throughout their nearly six-year relationship.
In separate court filings obtained by The Post, Herman is suing Woods for wrongful eviction and seeking $30 million in actual and consequential damages.
Tiger Woods and girlfriend Erica Herman on the red carpet during the Presidents Cup Gala prior to Presidents Cup at The Royal Melbourne Golf Club on Dec. 10, 2019 in Australia. PGA TOURWoods is not named in the lawsuit, which lists “Jupiter Island Irrevocable Homestead Trust” as the defendant.
According to the legal documents, Herman accused Woods’ trust of using “trickery” tactics to convince her to leave his Jupiter, Fla. home for a “short vacation” in Oct. 2022 — only to lock her out amidst their split and deny her reentry to the residence.
Herman also alleged in the court papers that those working for Woods subsequently removed her personal belongings from the home, and took $40,000 in cash that belonged to her before making “scurrilous and defamatory allegations about how she obtained the money.”
Erica Herman at the Ryder Cup at The Golf National in Guyancourt, near Paris, France on Sept. 27, 2018. IAN LANGSDON/EPA-EFE/ShutterstockHerman claimed in the landlord filing that she and Woods had an “oral agreement” that she could live at the home for a total of 11 years — and that they had five years remaining on the deal when he ended their relationship.
As for Woods, the golf pro responded in court documents alleging that Herman was the one who removed her belongings from his home and said she wouldn’t return.
Prior to the news of Herman’s legal filing, there was no sign of a breakup between her and Woods.
Erica Herman and Tiger Woods at the 2022 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 31, 2022 in New York City. Getty ImagesIn fact, the usually private Herman was believed to be the main catalyst behind Woods’ golf comeback and image reconstruction following multiple injuries, surgeries, scandals and his near fatal car accident in Feb. 2021.
In his first interview after the accident, which nearly took his left leg, Woods told Golf Digest that Herman was by his side in the hospital and helped with his recovery.
“There was a point in time when, I wouldn’t say it was 50/50, but it was damn near there, if I was going to walk out of that hospital with one leg,” Woods said. “Once I [kept it], I wanted to test and see if I still had my hands. So even in the hospital, I would have [girlfriend] Erica [Herman] and [friend] Rob [McNamara] throw me something. Throw me anything.”
Tiger Woods and Erica Herman cheer on Rafael Nadal at 2019 US Open in New York City. GC ImagesWoods and Herman have yet to address the status of their relationship — and the 82-time PGA Tour winner has not acknowledged Herman’s legal filing.
The reported ex-couple has not been seen publicly together in months.
Herman did not appear to be in attendance at the PGA Tour’s Genesis Invitational tournament in February — which marked Woods’ first time competing on the Tour since the Open Championship in 2022.
When Woods returned to Augusta for the 2022 Masters in April, Herman gushed over his efforts to return to the course.
Tiger Woods with his daughter, Sam, son, Charlie and girlfriend Erica Herman after the World Golf Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on March 9, 2022, in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. PGA TOUR“I mean, nothing ever surprises me about him,” Herman said at the time, per Golf.com. “But he’d just worked so hard to be here, that was the one thing I knew: once he got here, he wasn’t going to go home.”
A potential split between Woods and Herman could have gone unnoticed due the private nature of their relationship.
Herman moved in to Woods’ Jupiter, Fla. home with his kids — Sam, 15, and 13-year-old Charlie — since at least 2019, Page Six reported.




Herman and Woods met when she was an undergrad at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, where she studied political science and hoped to become a lawyer.
Herman, who grew up in South Florida, eventually worked as a general manager at Woods’ restaurant, The Woods Jupiter in Florida, for several months in 2017.
“She worked at Blue Martini in Orlando as a bartender to get through college,” said Gianni Nailor, who was employed as a server assistant in 2016. “And he came to the bar [as a customer].”
At the Presidents’ Cup in October 2017, Herman appeared to go public with the relationship when she was seen wearing a “player spouse” badge, which is normally reserved for wives or significant others of players.
Tiger Woods and Erica Herman at the 2017 World Series between the Dodgers and the Astros. Instagram/Tiger WoodsWoods also went public with their relationship in October 2017, when he posted an Instagram photo with Herman at the World Series between the Dodgers and the Astros.
Just two days after making their relationship public, Herman accompanied Woods to court in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, where he pleaded guilty to reckless driving after being found asleep in his car in May 2017.
Herman supported Woods in the Royal box at Wimbledon in July 2018, and they shared a passionate kiss on the course after Woods won the 2018 TOUR Championship — his first competitive win after multiple back surgeries that nearly derailed his career.
Tiger Woods and his girlfriend Erica Herman celebrate after the final round of the TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club on Sept. 23, 2018, in Atlanta, Georgia. US PGA TOURHerman was also by Woods’ side as he won the 2019 Masters.
Four months later, Herman shut down breakup rumors, telling RadarOnline in August 2019 that her romance with Woods was “great with no end in sight.”
Herman had even reportedly grown close to Woods’ ex-wife, Elin Nordegren, and accompanied the family on trips and vacations.
Woods and Nordegren, a former model, divorced in 2010 after the golfer was accused of cheating with as many as a dozen other women.
The 15-time major champion previously sought treatment for sex addiction following the demise of his marriage to Nordegren.






