Inside Tiger Woods' Family Life
05/11/2021 12:32 am EDT
Parents and siblings
Woods was born on Dec. 30, 1975, in Cypress, California to Earl Woods and Kutilda "Tida" Woods. He has two half-brothers, Earl Jr. and Kevin, and a half-sister, Royce, from Earl's previous marriage. Earl was a U.S. Army veteran who coached his son during the early years of his career. Earl died on May 3, 2006, at age 74. Back in 2001, Woods told Oprah Winfrey he considered himself "Cablinasian," because he is one-fourth Black, one-fourth Thai, one-fourth Chinese, one-eighth white, and one-eighth American Indian.
Marriage to Elin Nordegren
Woods got engaged to Elin Nordegren, 41, in November 2003. She is a Swedish model and the daughter of a politician and radio journalist. They met at The Championship in 2001 and married in October 2004. They built a mansion in Jupiter, Florida, where Woods moved into after their divorce in 2010. Their divorce came months after Woods infidelity scandal began. In November 2009, the National Enquirer published a story about him having an alleged extramarital affair. Days after it was published, he got into a car accident near his Florida mansion.
More tabloid reports about alleged affairs during the marriage continued to surface. Woods also began to lose sponsorship deals and took a break from golf completely. In February 2019, he said he took a 45-day therapy program and apologized for his actions. His divorce from Nordegren was finalized in August 2010.
Children Sam and Charlie
Woods and Nordegren share two children, daughter Sam Alexis Woods, 13, and son Charlie Axel Woods, 12. Sam was born in 2007 and Charlie was born in 2009. Charlie appears to be following his father into the golf world. Charlie won a junior golf tournament in 2010 and competed in the PNC Championship with his father in December.
Sam's name is a nickname Woods' father used
In 2007, Woods said Sam's name was a tribute to his father. Sam was a nickname Earl Woods called Woods. "We wanted to have a name that would be meaningful to either side of the family, my side or Elin's side, because she was born (the day after) Father's Day," Woods explained at the time, reports USA Today. "It just happened to fit. My father had always called me Sam since the day I was born. He rarely ever called me Tiger. I would ask him, 'Why don't you ever call me Tiger?' He says, 'Well, you look more like a Sam.'"
Where Woods' children are today
Woods' children are reportedly with their mother in Florida. This means they will likely not see their father until he is out of the hospital. "Tiger has been in contact with his kids, but while he recovers, he's fine with them being with Elin in Florida," an insider told HollywoodLife. "He feels that it would be too dramatic for them to see their dad hurt. He's reassured them that he's getting better each day and everything's going to be all right. Everyone's taking things day by day."
Niece Cheyenne Woods also plays golf
Woods' half-niece, Cheyenne Woods, 30, is also a professional golfer. She is the daughter of Woods' half-brother, Earl Dennis Woods Jr., and Susan Woods. Earl Woods also coached Cheyenne. She turned pro in 2012 and played in the 2021 LPGA Championship. While attending Wake Forest University, she won the 2011 Atlantic Coast Conference championship.
Woods is now dating Erica Herman
Woods dated skier Lindsey Vonn from 2013 to 2015. In November 2017, Woods said he was dating restaurant manager Erica Herman. The two are still together, as Herman visited Woods in the hospital.
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