Tiger Woods
Birth Name: Eldrick Tont Woods
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: December 30, 1975
Ethnicity:
*father – African-American
*maternal grandfather – Thai
*maternal grandmother – Dutch, Chinese
Tiger Woods, also known simply as Tiger, is an American professional golfer. He is considered one of the greatest players of his generation.
Tiger’s father, Earl D. Woods (Earl Dennison Woods), an infantry officer, college baseball player, and writer, was born in Manhattan, Kansas, to African-American parents. Various family rumors have stated that Tiger’s father had Native American and/or Chinese ancestry. It is not clear if this ancestry has been verified/documented. Tiger’s father’s recent ancestors are all listed as “Black” on U.S. censuses.
Tiger’s mother was born Kultida Punsawad, and is from Thailand. Tiger’s maternal grandfather was Thai, and Tiger’s maternal grandmother had a Dutch father and a Chinese mother.
Tiger is a practicing Buddhist.
Tiger has two children with his former wife, Swedish model Elin Nordegren.
His niece, Cheyenne Woods, is also a professional golfer.
Tiger’s paternal grandfather was named Miles Woods (the son of Katherine “Kate” Hickman). Miles was born in Louisiana. Kate was the daughter of Henry Hickman and Elizabeth “Eliza.”
Tiger’s paternal grandmother was named Maude E. Carter (the daughter of Lewis/Louis Carter and Hattie). Maude was born in Kansas. Lewis was the son of Valentine Carter and Amanda.
Tiger’s maternal grandfather owned a tin mine in Thailand.
Sources: Genealogy of Tiger Woods – http://www.wargs.com
Genealogy of Tiger Woods (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Obituary of Tiger’s father – https://www.findagrave.com
to fuzzybear:
Ethnic was right, charbon is the french for charcoal, but i was too lazy to check out the dictionnary sorry. Lool
To ethnic
I seen those women,I would deny it to
Fuzzy I think drexxx means “carbon”.
I saw his latest interview on TMZ and it appears that Tiger was living a double life. A secret life of addiction and denial.
To Ethnic
Yeah,I saw the women,he might have got them off the street,LOL;your not suppose to go uglier than your wife.Now that’s disrespectful
To Drexxx
one other thing,what’s does charbon mean?