Cheyenne Woods

Golfer

Birthday July 25, 1990

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.

Age 33 years old

Nationality United States

Height 5ft 9in

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1990

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

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.

Her paternal grandfather Earl Woods (Tiger's father) was her first coach and inspiration.

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

2006

Woods played for the Xavier College Preparatory golf team and won back-to-back Arizona 5A State Championships in 2006 and 2007.

2009

In 2009, she received a sponsor's exemption to play in an LPGA tournament, the Wegmans LPGA.

She missed the cut by four strokes.

2011

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

2012

She graduated from Wake Forest University in 2012 where she played golf for the Demon Deacons.

She won more than 30 amateur tournaments.

In 2012, Woods turned professional after graduating from Wake Forest.

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.

She had her first professional win on the SunCoast Ladies Series in late August 2012.

2013

In 2013, Woods became a member of the Ladies European Tour and finished 78th on the Order of Merit.

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."

* Co-sanctioned with ALPG Tour

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

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CUT = missed the half-way cut

NT = no tournament

T = tied

2014

In 2014, Woods had her second professional win (and first on a major tour) at the Volvik RACV Ladies Masters.

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.

2015

In the 2015 season, she made only eight cuts and had to go through qualifying again.

2016

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.

On October 27, 2021, Woods got engaged to professional baseball player Aaron Hicks.

They married in February 2022, and their son was born in April 2022.

They reside in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Woods is the sixth African American to play on the LPGA Tour.

2018

Results not in chronological order before 2018.