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Cheyenne Woods

Cheyenne Nicole Woods (born July 25, 1990) is an American professional golfer.

Early life

Woods was born in Phoenix, Arizona. She is a daughter of Susan Woods and Earl Dennison Woods Jr., who is golfer Tiger Woods' half-brother, making her Tiger's half-niece.[1] Her paternal grandfather Earl Woods (Tiger's father) was her first coach and inspiration.[2][3]

In an interview with Golf Digest, Woods stated that her mother was white and her father black with some Native American and Asian.[4]

Golf career

Amateur

Woods played for the Xavier College Preparatory golf team and won back-to-back Arizona 5A State Championships in 2006 and 2007.[4] She graduated from Wake Forest University in 2012 where she played golf for the Demon Deacons. She won more than 30 amateur tournaments.[5]

In 2009, she received a sponsor's exemption to play in an LPGA tournament, the Wegmans LPGA. She missed the cut by four strokes.[6]

In April 2011, she won the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) championship.[7]

Professional

In 2012, Woods turned professional after graduating from Wake Forest.[8] She qualified for the 2012 U.S. Women's Open by finishing as co-medalist at her qualifier and made her professional debut at the 2012 LPGA Championship.[8] She had her first professional win on the SunCoast Ladies Series in late August 2012.[9][10]

In 2013, Woods became a member of the Ladies European Tour and finished 78th on the Order of Merit. In 2014, Woods had her second professional win (and first on a major tour) at the Volvik RACV Ladies Masters.[11]

In December 2014, Woods finished T-11th in the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament, thereby earning Category 12 membership, which entitled her to entry in most full-field events apart from the more prestigious events.[12] In the 2015 season, she made only eight cuts and had to go through qualifying again. By finishing T-13th in the Final Qualifying Tournament, she earned her LPGA tour card for 2016.

As of 2023, Woods lacks a LPGA Tour card to play as a full-time member. Her most recent LPGA appearance was at the Cambia Portland Classic in September 2021.

Personal

On October 27, 2021, Woods got engaged to professional baseball player Aaron Hicks.[13] They married in February 2022,[14] and their son was born in April 2022.[15] They reside in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Woods is the sixth African American to play on the LPGA Tour.[16] In a 2013 interview, Woods said "An African American woman has never won on the LPGA, so in general I just feel that golf needs to be more accessible and more inclusive."[17]

Professional wins (2)

Ladies European Tour wins (1)

* Co-sanctioned with ALPG Tour

Other wins (1)

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order before 2018.

^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied

References

  1. ^ Brady, Erik (May 17, 2011). "Tiger Woods' niece Cheyenne creating golf identity of her own". USA Today. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
  2. ^ "Player Bio: Cheyenne Woods – Wake Forest". Retrieved June 28, 2009.
  3. ^ Lewis, Aimee (September 11, 2018). "Cheyenne Woods: "When you find something you can relate to, that's a step forward"". CNN.
  4. ^ a b "Think Young, Play Hard: Cheyenne Woods". Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  5. ^ Crouse, Karen (June 24, 2009). "Following a Famous Uncle and Also Her Ambition". The New York Times. Retrieved June 28, 2009.
  6. ^ "Woods misses cut; Shin extends lead". ESPN. Associated Press. June 27, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
  7. ^ Kelley, Brent (April 17, 2011). "Cheyenne Woods Wins ACC Championship". About.com. Retrieved June 5, 2012.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ a b Wall, Jonathan (May 31, 2012). "Cheyenne Woods, Tiger's niece, qualifies for U.S. Women's Open". Retrieved June 5, 2012.
  9. ^ "SunCoast Ladies Series – LPGA Int'l Champions Course – Final Round Results" (PDF). SunCoast Ladies Series. August 29, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 6, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  10. ^ "Cheyenne Woods, Tiger's niece, wins event at LPGA International". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. August 31, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2012.[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ McEwan, Michael (February 10, 2014). "Woods wins – no, not that Woods!". Bunkered. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  12. ^ "Final Round Results – LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament". LPGA. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  13. ^ Kimble, Lindsay (October 29, 2021). "Golfer Cheyenne Woods Engaged to New York Yankees Player Aaron Hicks: Forever with My Best Friend'". People.
  14. ^ "Cheyenne Woods marries Aaron Hicks". Women & Golf. February 10, 2022. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  15. ^ Ackert, Kristie (April 29, 2022). "Aaron Hicks back with team after birth of his son". New York Daily News.
  16. ^ "Parks and Woods Become First African American Duo on Tour Since 1971". LPGA. January 26, 2015.
  17. ^ Kessel, Anna (July 26, 2013). "Cheyenne Woods: 'I want to be an established golfer, not just Tiger's niece'". The Guardian. Retrieved September 2, 2015.

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