Cheyenne Woods wants to be more than Tiger’s niece. Photo: Getty Images
When Cheyenne Woods was three, she pottered into the California garage owned by her grandfather Earl and found a fascinating little object.
Little did she know that this cut-down iron had once been used by Tiger Woods, nor that her uncle – then 18 years old – was already well on his way to becoming the biggest name in golf.
By the standards of her family, Cheyenne might seem like a late starter. By the time Tiger was three, he was already shooting 48 for nine holes at the Cypress Navy course where his father was a regular.
Yet there is little benefit to be had from comparisons with one of the greatest sportsmen of our time. By any normal reckoning, Cheyenne has been a raging success story.
She turned professional 14 months ago, at 21. And after her first year, which she has mostly spent on the Ladies’ European Tour, she has already emulated her more famous relative by becoming comfortably the leading African-American player in the world.
“Being a Woods is definitely not a burden,” she said yesterday. “Yes, you do have that added pressure, the expectation that comes with the name. But I’ve had it since I was 10 years old, which is when I started competing nationally. It is something that I am able to turn off when I get on the course, so that’s no big deal for me.” – London Daily Telegraph
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