| Cheyenne Woods | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Woods at the 2016Kingsmill Championship | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Cheyenne Nicole Woods |
| Born | (1990-07-25)July 25, 1990 (age 34) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Partner | Aaron Hicks |
| Career | |
| College | Wake Forest University |
| Turned professional | 2012 |
| Former tour(s) | Ladies European Tour LPGA Tour Symetra Tour |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Ladies European Tour | 1 |
| ALPG Tour | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | DNP |
| Women's PGA C'ship | T43: 2016 |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT: 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2021 |
| Women's British Open | CUT: 2014, 2016, 2018 |
| Evian Championship | T43: 2016 |
Cheyenne Nicole Woods (born July 25, 1990) is an Americanprofessional golfer.
Woods was born inPhoenix, Arizona. She is a daughter of Susan Woods and Earl Dennison Woods Jr., who is golferTiger Woods' half-brother, making her Tiger's half-niece.[1] Her paternal grandfatherEarl Woods (Tiger's father) was her first coach and inspiration.[2][3]
In an interview withGolf Digest, Woods stated that her mother was white and her father black with some Native American and Asian.[4]
Woods played for theXavier College Preparatory golf team and won back-to-back Arizona 5A State Championships in 2006 and 2007.[4] She graduated fromWake Forest University in 2012 where she played golf for theDemon Deacons. She won more than 30 amateur tournaments.[5]
In 2009, she received a sponsor's exemption to play in an LPGA tournament, theWegmans LPGA. She missed the cut by four strokes.[6]
In April 2011, she won theAtlantic Coast Conference (ACC) championship.[7]
In 2012, Woods turned professional after graduating from Wake Forest.[8] She qualified for the2012 U.S. Women's Open by finishing as co-medalist at her qualifier and made her professional debut at the2012 LPGA Championship.[8] She had her first professional win on the SunCoast Ladies Series in late August 2012.[9][10]
In 2013, Woods became a member of theLadies European Tour and finished 78th on the Order of Merit. In 2014, Woods had her second professional win (and first on a major tour) at theVolvik RACV Ladies Masters.[11]
In December 2014, Woods finished T-11th in theLPGA Final Qualifying Tournament, thereby earning Category 12 membership, which entitled her to entry in most full-field events apart from the more prestigious events.[12] In the 2015 season, she made only eight cuts and had to go through qualifying again. By finishing T-13th in the Final Qualifying Tournament, she earned her LPGA tour card for 2016.
As of 2023, Woods lacks a LPGA Tour card to play as a full-time member. Her most recent LPGA appearance was at theCambia Portland Classic in September 2021.
On October 27, 2021, Woods got engaged to professional baseball playerAaron Hicks.[13] They married in February 2022,[14] and their son was born in April 2022.[15] They reside inScottsdale, Arizona.
Woods is the sixth African American to play on the LPGA Tour.[16] In a 2013 interview, Woods said "An African American woman has never won on the LPGA, so in general I just feel that golf needs to be more accessible and more inclusive."[17]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up | Winner's share (€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb 9,2014 | Volvik RACV Ladies Masters* | 69-67-71-69=276 | −16 | 2 strokes |  Minjee Lee (a) | 37,500 |
* Co-sanctioned withALPG Tour
Results not in chronological order before 2018.
| ! Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA Inspiration | |||||||||
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | |||||
| Women's PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | T43 | CUT | T68 | ||||
| Women's British Open | CUT | CUT | CUT | ||||||
| The Evian Championship ^ | CUT | CUT | T43 | NT |
| ! Tournament | 2021 |
|---|---|
| ANA Inspiration | |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT |
| Women's PGA Championship | |
| The Evian Championship | |
| Women's British Open |
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied
