Tiger Woods girlfriend is admitting dating the world's top-ranked golfer might not be as easy as one may think.

Attending last weekend's White House Correspondents' Dinner in D.C., Olympic skiing champion Lindsey Vonn told EOnline.com "it's been tough" dating the 38-year-old Woods and the way the couple always seems to be in the public eye.

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"Having your life on display is never easy," she added. "But what I think connects us so well is sports and trying to be No. 1 in what we do. We have so much in common in that regard. We always come back to that. We always have roots."

The previously divorced, 29-year-old Vonn began publicly dating Woods early last year and at times the two have appeared almost inseparable, even recently vacationing abroad with Woods two young children and ex-wife Elin Nordegren, whom reportedly Vonn has grown close to.

"And no matter what anyone has to say around us, we know who we are and that's all that matters," Vonn added.

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Now recovering from recent back surgery, Woods recently told reporters nowadays he and Vonn are also bonding over sharing their respective rehabs together. A 2010 downhill Olympics gold medalist, Vonn is also recovering from a rash of knee injuries that kept her sideline during the recently concluded Sochi Olympics in Russia.

Both Vonn and Woods have hinted at returning to their respective sometime later this year.

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