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Cheyenne Woods, Tiger's Niece, Gets Golf Scholarship to Wake Forest
Posted Jul 8th 2008 6:34PM by Michael David Smith
Filed under: Golf, Featured Stories
Recruiting in NCAA women's golf hasn't quite reached the point where it drives the kind of frenzied message board speculation that football and basketball recruiting produce. But the women's golf team at Wake Forest has landed a big-name recruit who will have lots of golf fans talking.
The recruit is Cheyenne Woods, the daughter of Tiger Woods' half brother Earl Woods Jr. She's a two-time Arizona state high school champion, and she picked up golf from the same person who taught Tiger to play: The late Earl Woods Sr., Tiger's dad and Cheyenne's grandfather.
Cheyenne doesn't spend a lot of time with Tiger, but he has given her tips, and she says she knows that as her own golf career progresses, she'll be asked about him more often.
The Charlotte Observer reports:
Filed under: Golf, Featured Stories
Recruiting in NCAA women's golf hasn't quite reached the point where it drives the kind of frenzied message board speculation that football and basketball recruiting produce. But the women's golf team at Wake Forest has landed a big-name recruit who will have lots of golf fans talking.
The recruit is Cheyenne Woods, the daughter of Tiger Woods' half brother Earl Woods Jr. She's a two-time Arizona state high school champion, and she picked up golf from the same person who taught Tiger to play: The late Earl Woods Sr., Tiger's dad and Cheyenne's grandfather.
Cheyenne doesn't spend a lot of time with Tiger, but he has given her tips, and she says she knows that as her own golf career progresses, she'll be asked about him more often.
The Charlotte Observer reports:
"When I first started playing, my relationship was no big deal because everyone around home knew about it," she said. "But when I started going to national tournaments, I was answering a lot of questions. ...
"Golf is at the center of my world," she said. "But I don't want it
Bruce's note: Wake Forest is the alma mater of golf legends Arnold Palmer and Lanny Wadkins, among others.
"Golf is at the center of my world," she said. "But I don't want it
Bruce's note: Wake Forest is the alma mater of golf legends Arnold Palmer and Lanny Wadkins, among others.
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