Proud Dad Tiger Woods Celebrates Daughter Sam's High School Soccer Championship Win

Mar. 15, 2025

Tiger Woods with his daughter, Sam Woods, on Dec. 22, 2024.Photo:Mike Ehrmann/Getty

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Tiger Woodsappears to have passed his sporty gene onto his daughter,Sam.

Tiger, 49, was spotted in the crowd on Saturday, Mar. 1, watching his daughter’s soccer team, the Buccaneers, grab victory over Episcopal School in the FHSAA Class 2A state final at Spec Martin Municipal Stadium in DeLand, Florida.

Tiger Woods with his daughter, Sam Woods, on Dec. 17, 2023.Ben Jared/PGA TOUR via Getty

Ben Jared/PGA TOUR via Getty

Benjamin head coach Hilary Carney said, per theNew York Post,“It was really the stalwart defense leading the way with Emily being in goal and Sam being that senior in the back just settling everything.”

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Tiger sharesSamand sonCharliewith his ex-wifeElin Nordegren.

Back in 2018, Tiger toldGolf.comthat though Sam was happy to join him at golfing tournaments, soccer was the firm favorite for her and her brother. “They’re keen into soccer,” he said. “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.”

He went on to share that he enjoyed playing the team sport with his children and had “a lot of fun” being able to “pass the ball around with them.”

Tiger Woods with his daughter, Sam Woods, on Dec. 16, 2023.David Cannon/Getty

David Cannon/Getty

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“I get such a big kick out of watching them compete and play,” Tiger said. “It’s so much fun to see how happy and passionate they are about soccer.”

While son Charlie has changed course and is nowfollowing in his dad’s footsteps with golf, Sam — who will be following in her father’s footsteps to Stanford University in the fall, per theNew York Post— is still committed to soccer.

source: people.com