Tiger Woods may be a 15-time major champion, but his proudest achievement is becoming a father to two incredible children.
The golf pro shares daughter Sam, 16, and son Charlie, 15, with his ex-wife, Elin Nordegren, and while they can’t make their relationship work, they seem to have mastered co-parenting.
Tiger previously revealed that he and Elin now have a “fantastic” relationship, which is helping them raise their children successfully, even though they are separated.
“She’s one of my best friends. We can pick up the phone and talk to each other all the time,” he told Time, adding that Sam and Charlie know “they have two loving parents who love no matter what.” “.
As for being a dad, Tiger said in 2011 that it was his most rewarding role: “I love being with them and seeing what they do, what they are able to do – the joys, just the changes of interest. It’s just fun. We have a good time together.”
Meet Tiger’s two kids below…
Sam Alexis
Tiger and Elin welcomed their daughter, now 16, on June 18, 2007, and her father wasted no time putting a golf club in her hands – even though, at just a few weeks old, “she couldn’t really hold it.”
The couple named Sam after the nickname Tiger’s father gave him growing up. “We wanted to have a name that would mean something to both sides of the family, my side or Elin’s side,” he explained at a 2007 press conference for AT&T National.
“Because she was born (the next day) on Father’s Day. It just so happened. My dad had always called me Sam since the day I was born. He rarely called me Tiger.”
He added: “I would ask him, ‘Why don’t you ever call me Tiger?’ He says, ‘Well, you look more like a Sam.'”
In 2021, Tiger spoke about his close relationship with his daughter during the miniseries, A Round with Tiger: Lessons from Celebrities.
Appearing alongside Jada Pinkett Smith, He was asked what Sam taught him, to which he jokingly replied, “I don’t like boys,” before adding that she “taught me to be more patient.”
He also called Sam “daddy’s little girl” and admitted that he “never wants (Sam) to leave the house.” “That’s my little girl,” he said.
Sam is just as supportive of her father as she is and has encouraged him many times over the years. In December 2023, she even caddied for Tiger in the PNC Championship Pro-Am, and when he was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame, she gave a touching speech.
“We didn’t know if you would come home with two legs or not,” she said, referring to her 2021 car accident.
“Now, not only are you about to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, but you’re here on your own two feet. That’s why you deserve this. You’re a fighter, you’ve defied all odds. “, she added.
Charlie Axel
Tiger and Elin welcomed Charlie on February 8, 2009, and he followed in his father’s footsteps, making a name for himself on the golf course.
Tiger called Charlie a “natural” golfer, but said he never pressured him to play for fear he would “hate the game.”
“I’m emotional. Some of my best memories are being there with my dad,” Tiger said on A Round with Tiger: Lessons from Celebrities. “I just don’t want him to hate the game.”
Charlie shows no signs of hating the game and proves himself on the course. Just recently, he won the Benjamin School High School Golf Championship in Florida after competing on the boys’ team and winning a gold medal.
In December, he joined his father at the PNC Championship in Orlando, marking the fourth time they played together at that event.
They debuted at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in 2020, where they finished seventh. The following year they achieved their best result with second place, and in 2022 they were tied for eighth place.
Sharing his joy at being able to share golf with his son, Tiger said at the time: “It’s an incredible gift to be able to share my love of golf with Charlie and we really look forward to playing in the PNC Championship all year long. year. .
“Competing together, against a field of so many great golfers and their families, is so special.”
After the event in 2022, Tiger told ESPN: “Anytime I get the opportunity to spend time with my son, it’s always special. And to do it in a competitive forum, the last two years have been magical, and to be able to do it again, we’re looking forward to it.”
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