August 24, 2020
Barry Bonds, Ken Griffey Jr., and Peyton Manning are among the athletes who had to answer questions on their way up through the ranks regarding their famous fathers. But they at least didn’t have to follow in the footsteps of arguably the greatest player ever in the sport.
Cheyenne Woods gets no such break in women’s golf because she’ll always face the unrealistic comparisons to her uncle, Tiger Woods.
Cheyenne Woods was entering her eighth season as a professional golfer when the coronavirus pandemic forced the LPGA to lead the way for most other sports organizations by suspending operations.
The 29-year-old niece of PGA Tour star Tiger Woods began the season by entering two Australian tournaments last month on the LPGA schedule but missed the cut in both before coronavirus concerns caused tour officials to cancel the rest of the swing through Asia.
That was a discouraging start to the year for Woods after concluding the 2019 season on an upbeat note by cashing a check for $13,407 by tying for 31st place as a September tournament in Indianapolis and then doing well overseas. Overall, Woods missed the cut in 10 of the 13 LPGA events she entered and finished the season with just $23,648 in official earnings.
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