Tiger Woods' new girl was friends with his ex-wife Elin Nordegren

The stepfather of Tiger Woods' new girlfriend, Alyse Lahti Johnston, has admitted that his daughter was friendly with the golfer's ex-wife Elin Nordegren before dating him.

Scottish exile Alastair Johnston is a boss at Woods sports agency IMG and actually lives next door to the cheating golf legend in Windermere.

"Tiger Woods has been my next door neighbor for 15 years and Alyse has known him all her life," RadarOnline.com quoted Johnston as telling Scottish Sun newspaper.

"They are part of the same crowd that are the same age and go to the gym and out to dinner together.

"Do they spend time together? Yes."

Just how friendly Elin and her 'look-a-like' Alyse were is not certain but the two women definitely knew each other and met at several social events attended by Johnston and Woods over the years.