What Is Tiger Woods’ Real Name? Truth Behind One of the Biggest Decisions of the Tour Pro’s Life……full details below
15 majors. 82 PGA Tour wins. The longest run at World No. 1. And so much more. Everyone knows all these Tiger Woods records. No doubt, the majority of the golf world knows almost everything about him thanks to his illustrious 26-year career. In fact, anyone who is even mildly aware of the sport will associate it with him. But there may be one unknown
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Does Tiger Woods’ Real Name Reveal More About His Identity Than His Iconic Golf Career?
15 majors. 82 PGA Tour wins. The longest run at World No. 1. And so much more. Everyone knows all these Tiger Woods records. No doubt, the majority of the golf world knows almost everything about him thanks to his illustrious 26-year career. In fact, anyone who is even mildly aware of the sport will associate it with him. But there may be one unknown.
While we all know him as Tiger Woods, the origin of his name might still be a mystery to some. Yes, that’s right, the beloved legend’s name isn’t ‘Tiger’. The golfer, at birth, was named ‘Eldrick Tont Woods’ by his mother, Kultida, who wanted to ensure that his name started with the same letter as that of his father—
notably, is a traditional Thai name that translates to ‘beginning’. And boy, was it right for the golfer! He did, after all, ‘begin’ an entirely new era for golf.
Coming to the name, we all know him by now. Why ‘Tiger’? And how did it come to be? Tiger is actually Woods’s nickname, one that his father gave him that just stuck. Earl Woods had a very close friend, and a Vietnamese soldier, Colonel Vuong Dang Phong. Now Phong was called ‘Tiger’ by his close associates, and in his honor began calling little Woods ‘Tiger’