Tiger Woods’ Daughter Sam Reveals Clear Reason for Turning Away From Golf — and Her Father’s Reaction
While Tiger Woods’ son, Charlie, following in his father’s prestigious golfing footsteps, it turns out that his daughter Sam Alexis Woods has taken a different sporting path. Choosing to sidestep the sport that made her father a global icon, Sam has instead shown remarkable promise in football.
She recently helped lead her school team, Benjamin High School, to the Florida Class 2A state championship game with a 2-1 victory over Lake Christian. Proud dad Tiger supported from the stands, continuing to be a fixture at his children’s sports games despite his busy schedule.
Though Tiger remains the leader in major career wins (15) among active players, golf put a strain on his family time during his heyday, which caused Sam to have a “negative connotation” towards the sport.
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Tiger disclosed during a March 2024 interview on ‘The Today Show’ that Sam’s aversion to golf was due to the sport taking him away from home for extended periods during her childhood. He explained: “She has, I think, a negative connotation to the game because at that time… when she was growing up, golf took daddy away from her.
“I had to pack, and I had to leave and I was gone for weeks and there was a negative connotation to it. So we developed our own relationship, our own rapport that’s outside of golf that we do things that don’t involve golf. Meanwhile, my son and I, we do everything golf-related. It’s very different.”
The golf legend is frequently spotted cheering on Charlie Woods on the course, with the 16-year-old already being hailed as a future star in the sport. Sam Woods, on the other hand, has shown her support by caddying for both Tiger and Charlie during the PNC Championship’s Pro-Am at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Orlando.
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Sam’s sporting interests have taken her down a different path, as she currently plays as a central defender for her high school football team. Despite this divergence, Woods appreciates that his children share other interests and enjoy being involved in a new sport.
Speaking to Golf.com in 2018, Woods expressed his delight in their enthusiasm for football, saying: “They’re keen into soccer,” he said. “If they want to play golf, that’s great. If they don’t, that’s fine, too. As long as they have a good time playing sports.
