Tiger Woods remains one of the richest and most famous athletes in the entire world. His golfing skills are downright legendary, and even a high-profile cheating scandal and divorce couldn’t derail his career.
In fact, Woods’ powerful personality and amazing career sometimes threatened to overshadow others in his life. This is particularly true of his daughter, Sam Alexis Woods. Now that she is a bit older, though, fans find themselves wondering what she is like and whether she has the same skills as her famous father.
Who is Sam Alexis Woods, and just how similar is she to Tiger Woods? Keep reading to discover the answers!
Making headlines from the day she was born
Shortly after Sam Alexis Woods was born, Tiger Woods and his now ex-wife Elin Nordegren tried to keep her out of the spotlight as much as possible (more on this soon). But they couldn’t keep her birth from making headlines all over the country and even all over the world.
She was born on June 18, 2007, in sunny Orlando, Florida, and it was basically guaranteed the media would be curious about her birth. At the time, Tiger Woods had just competed in the 2008 U.S. Open, subsequently winning his 14th major championship.
Therefore, her birth generated countless headlines. But she wouldn’t pop up again in public for another few years, and that was by her parents’ design.
Staying out of the spotlight
Even though Sam Alexis Woods was born in 2007, most people didn’t see her until 2010. That was the year Tiger Woods helped introduce her to the public during his press conference at the Master’s Tournament.
Why was she such a reclusive child? The short answer is that her parents wanted her to have as much of a normal childhood as possible. Because she had such a famous father, her parents knew that their daughter would be mobbed by paparazzi and have her name attached to even more headlines anytime she appeared in public. Therefore, they minimized these public appearances for the first few years of her life.
In this way, Sam Alexis Woods’ parents did their best to protect her from the scary world outside of their home. But she couldn’t be fully protected from the growing threat inside the home: her parents’ impending divorce.
