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Tiger, Cheyenne Woods | 04/08/2009 10:25 am

Cheyenne Woods, Tiger Woods's Niece, Sets Own Path on Golf Course

Tiger Woods’s niece, Cheyenne, 18, tells NPR: ‘I try to set myself aside from the Tiger Woods name and just make a name for myself’
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
Cheyenne and Tiger © AP/Wikipedia

Tiger Woods’s niece, a rising star in the golf world, feels the pressure of finding her own, eh, swing, on the golf course.

Cheyenne Woods, 18, ranked the 100th best female golfer by Golfweek magazine, recently opened up to NPR about following in her uncle’s footsteps and also setting herself apart from his image.

"I try to set myself aside from the Tiger Woods name and just make a name for myself," she said. "So I guess that’s my goal now."

She continued:

I think I first started and continued to play golf because right around the time I started, Tiger had just turned pro and won the Masters and all of that. Seeing him on TV really made me … want to keep going out and playing … and trying to be like him.

Young Woods plays for Wake Forest University’s Demon Deacons, ranked 12th in the NCAA. Her uncle, ranked the best golfer in the world, prepares to compete in his 15th Masters Tournament, and seeks to win his fifth green Masters jacket.

Cheyenne’s future, too, seems bright: she was taught how to swing by the same person who taught Tiger, the late Earl Woods Sr., her grandfather and Tiger’s dad.

Click here to vote in our poll: Which of the following women is the female Tiger Woods?

Click here for the NPR article.

Read more about: Cheyenne Woods, Entertainment, Golf, News, NPR, Parenting, Sports, Tiger Woods, U.S.

11 Reader Comments (so far…) Sign In or Register to comment

L. C.
What a crock! You know you’re going to try and capitilize off of the Woods name! … Why be a hiprocrit about it?
By L. C. on 04/08/2009 10:41 am
C Hardy
L.C. who pee’d in your Wheeties?  This girl has the last name, Woods, would you like her to change it?  Its not like she changed her last name to Woods…This girl does not want to be compared to her cousin and wants to make her own "name" in the golf world.  Its not like she is awful at golf and wont quit b/c her last name is Woods…Jeez
By C Hardy on 04/08/2009 12:11 pm
deber B
L. C….it is about your "score" in golf….not who you know.   Nobody can do it for you!
By deber B on 04/08/2009 3:20 pm
Christi S.
What a lovely way to start out by being so negative.  She just might very well be trying to do this on her own.  What would you suggest, that she change her last name to something else?  L.C., I hope your day gets better and not more bitter.
By Christi S. on 04/08/2009 11:10 am
Barbara B
I Love golf and play it badly, but I love to see more women involved.  Good for her I willbe looking forward to seeing her on the circuit
By Barbara B on 04/08/2009 11:26 am
C Hardy

Barbara…my uncle plays a lot of golf and he tried to get his 2 oldest girls into it but they werent the sports type but his youngest is taking to it pretty well…He had told me that currently in the US, colleges need good women golfers that if you have a good average on 65 and below (i think that is what he said) you can get a free ride to almost any college in the US.

So my daughter is 3 and Tiger started at 2, may need to get her over to the local golf course for some lessons!

By C Hardy on 04/08/2009 12:13 pm
deber B
I’m a weekend golfer when weather permits.   I am thrilled that Tiger’s niece loves golf.     Like all golfers she will be judged on her "score" not who her Uncle is….hard work and dedication will move her along nicely.   You have to admit, receiving golf lessons from her Uncle Tiger won’t hurt. 
By deber B on 04/08/2009 3:19 pm
Lee Harrison
Hum…I always thought Tiger was an only child.  He must have a much older brother?
By Lee Harrison on 04/08/2009 12:31 pm
Barbara B
c Hardy & Deber don’t  you find golf to be so tranquil.  My husband and I took it up late in life like at 55 and wish we had done it sooner.  We go to these gold resorts in Arizona & Florida during the real hot season and all the best resorts reduce their rates both for rooms & golf .  When were out there on the course everything seems right with the world.  I’m so lucky to have my health and be able to play the great game of golf.
By Barbara B on 04/08/2009 5:05 pm
Samantha Hale

Here is an awesome article about her and her family.  http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=2825495

It is a couple years old, but tells her story quite nicely.

By Samantha Hale on 04/09/2009 3:59 pm
Frau Quink

Yeah, why should Cheyenne change her name?

Go for it, girl!

By Frau Quink on 04/09/2009 5:14 pm