Meet Tiger Woods' soccer player daughter, Sam: she's a talented athlete who doesn't enjoy playing golf, but she's supportive of her dad and introduced him at his World Golf Hall of Fame ceremony
The apple clearly doesn't fall too far from the Woods family tree! Renowned professional golfer Tiger Woods' 17-year-old daughter, Sam Alexis Woods, dominated on the soccer field on March 1 as her father proudly looked on from the stands, reports People.
Defender Sam, captain of the Benjamin School Buccaneers, of Palm Beach, Florida, led her team to the FHSAA Class 2A girls' title; a delighted Tiger was spotted high-fiving others in the crowd.
Tiger Woods with daughter Sam Woods at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, Orlando, in 2023.
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Woods shares his two children, Sam and son Charlie, with Swedish ex-wife
Elin Nordegren
While the 49-year-old golfer's sporting career has undoubtedly slowed down in recent years, here's a look at his daughter, who's just getting started with hers.
Sam Woods' name is a subtle tribute to her dad, Tiger Woods
Sam Woods with her father, Tiger Woods. Photo: @golf_com/Instagram
Sam Alexis Woods was born on June 18, 2007, in Orlando, Florida. Sam's name was inspired by the nickname her paternal grandfather gave to Woods, whose full name is Eldrick Tont 'Tiger' Woods.
'My father had always called me Sam since the day I was born. He rarely ever called me Tiger,' the ESPY Award winner said in a 2007 press conference. 'I would ask him, 'Why don't you ever call me Tiger?' He says, 'Well, you look more like a Sam.''
Her parents split when she was a toddler
Tiger Woods and ex-wife Elin Nordegren, with their children Charlie and Sam Woods. Photo: @AhlainNews/X
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