India, March 26 -- Tiger Woods initially hoped to keep his relationship with Vanessa Trump private, but once news broke, he had no choice but to go public. Now, insiders close to the couple reveal exactly why he did so.

"He knew it would be a huge story when it came out," an insider told Daily Mail. "And he didn't exactly love it. But obviously, Tiger dating a Trump is always going to make headlines, which is exactly what he wanted to avoid."

The golf legend and President Donald Trump's former daughter-in-law kept their romance discreet for months-avoiding public places and keeping it a secret even from close friends.

"He has never been one to really share things until he absolutely had to," a former Woods employee told Daily Mail. "Bu...