January 22, 2021 | BY AAGD STAFF
Last January, during her “Birdies Not BS” podcast, golfer Cheyenne Woods first met Yankees center outfield, Aaron Hicks, while interviewing him. The two hit it off and have been dating since last spring. This week at the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions, Woods is still by her man’s side, this time as his caddy for the tournament.
The Tournament of Champions (TOC) runs Jan 21–24. On Tuesday’s late afternoon round, the couple stood on the 18th green looking focused and determined. As the niece of famed golfer Tiger Woods, Cheyenne is a popularized player and gains a lot of attention wherever she goes. So, it’s not certain how much attention was actually on her boyfriend Hicks who was competing in the celebrity division at Tranquilo Golf Club.
“We just play a lot when we’re home,” said Woods who is trying to regain her LPGA status, “and we take everybody’s money.” Just last week Woods (who is trying to regain her LPGA status) documented Hicks’ impressive ace at Silverleaf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona – on a 303-yard par 4, with 3-wood.
The couple seems to have a great connection together, both caddy for each other at times and Hicks actually was on the bag for Woods in the final round on Jan. 17 when she dominated a Cactus Tour event, winning by 16 shots. Impressive is the fact that Woods was the only player in the field who finished under par on the desert mini-tour, winning $2,000 for her 67-65-68 showing in Sun City.
“Just nice to win,” said Woods. “I hadn’t won since Australia a few years ago.”
Hicks has been playing golf since a youngster at age 5. At age 13 he decided that baseball was his thing and put the golf club aside for a while. He has shared that Woods is responsible for him upgrading his skills in the sport.
Woods, a Wake Forest graduate, last won the 2014 Volvik RACV Ladies Masters on the Ladies European Tour and is currently working to regain her full status on the LPGA. She’ll be teeing it up in Monday qualifiers in 2021 and competing on the Symetra Tour.
“Apparently I sliced the ball every time I putted,” he said to GolfWeek.
Woods said her main role this week will be helping Hicks with course management and keeping him loose. It will be Hicks’ first time playing in a televised golf tournament, but he’s keeping it all in good perspective.
“This isn’t what I do for a living,” he said, “so I’m not going to take it personal if don’t play well.” And anyway, it certainly won’t be the caddie’s fault.
