Maybe someday, Cheyenne Woods will play a round of golf where someone won't mention her famous uncle, but that day is not today.
What today is, however, is the day Woods turned pro, and she did so at the high-profile Wegmans LPGA Championship. She finished with a three-over 75 at Locust Hill Country Club. For comparison's sake, her uncle, fella by the name of Tiger, shot a four-under 67 at the Greater Milwaukee Open in 1996 in his pro debut.
Cheyenne Woods knows exactly what awaits her, and tried to revel in the moment rather than the weight of it all.
"I was really excited going into today," she said afterward, according to USA Today. "I've been waiting and waiting and waiting for this day. I was very nervous with my first tee shot, but I was so glad to be out there."
Woods teed off at 8:11 a.m. ET and parred the first hole. She recorded her first birdie at the fifth and would go on to make the turn at even par. But trouble, lowlit by a double-bogey on 16, dropped her to three over on the afternoon.
Oh, and Uncle Tiger sent along a text message earlier this week. According to Cheyenne, he's "been very supportive and told me to trust my abilities and be patient." Easy for him to say; he was winning Majors within a year of his debut.
Jay Busbee, Yahoo! Sports