“Tiger Woods’ Daughter Opened Up with a Heartfelt Reason for Turning Away from Golf”
Tiger Woods, widely regarded as one of the greatest golfers ever, has a daughter, Sam, who shows no interest in following in her father’s golfing footsteps.
The 49-year-old golf icon’s son, Charlie, hasn’t yet demonstrated the same level of consistency that catapulted his father to legendary status. However, after a long hiatus, Charlie clinched a decisive victory at the Team TaylorMade Invitational, hinting that he might be on track to uphold the family legacy. However, he missed out on the U.S. Open.
While Charlie is making strides on the golf course, Sam has chosen to pursue soccer. According to Woods himself, Sam isn’t keen on taking up golf like her father and brother due to the sport’s “negative connotation.”
Woods offered a frank explanation for why Sam doesn’t share his and Charlie’s passion for golf. “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,” the 49-year-old revealed last year.
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“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.”
Woods confessed back in 2018 that he’s perfectly fine with his kids not pursuing golf, as long as they stay active. He revealed that his two children were into soccer at the time, a sport that Sam continues to play.
“They’re keen into soccer,” he stated. “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.
“I find that a lot of fun now, to be able to physically get out and pass the ball around with them. I get such a big kick out of watching them compete and play. It’s so much fun to see how happy and passionate they are about soccer.”
Charlie later decided to quit soccer and concentrate solely on golf with his father’s guidance, a decision that has proven fruitful recently.
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Despite failing to qualify for the U.S. Open for the second consecutive year, Charlie clinched his first Amateur Junior Golf Association title by topping the leaderboard at the Team TaylorMade Invitational.
During his victory, Charlie confessed that he was solely focused on the game and didn’t pay attention to anything else. “I didn’t look at the leaderboard once today,” he shared.
“On the fairway after hitting the green on 18, he’s [Woods’ caddie] like, ‘You make par here, you’re going to be fine.’He added: “Being able to say to myself that I won an absolutely amazing event and to say I performed under some high-pressure situations is just huge going forward.
