Tiger's Niece Has Golf World Looking Out

At 18, Cheyenne Woods rises through the college ranks

By Katherine Thompson, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 8, 2009 9:53 AM CDT

(Newser) – On the golf course, Cheyenne Woods has two big advantages, both related to her family: Her grandfather started teaching her to play before she entered kindergarten, and she bears an uncanny resemblance to her uncle Tiger. Talk about mind games. But her goal is "... Read full story »

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