The proud speech of 14-year-old Sam Woods for his father Tiger Woods’ induction into the World Golf Hall of Fame

Was Sam Woods the real star of the World Golf Hall of Fame? Wednesday, March 9, the daughter of Tiger Woods paid tribute to his father when he was honored during this ceremony. At 14, the young girl moved the public by returning to the highlights of the life and career of the famous golfer. “I feel so honored to have been inducted into the @golfhalloffame tonight,” he captioned a post. publication Instagram. “Having Sam introduce me, and having my family there to watch, made the night even more special.”

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“The most beautiful gift”

Dressed in a red dress, her brown hair falling over her shoulders, Sam Woods has her father’s smile as she begins her speech. The young woman begins by evoking the day of her birth. On June 18, 2007, the day of the final round of the 2007 US Open in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, Tiger Woods lost the competition. A defeat followed by a hasty departure to the nearest airport, in Pittsburgh. The reason ? His wife Elin Nordegren is in the process ofgive birth at Orlando Hospital. “Five minutes after entering the hospital room still wearing her red golf shirt, on June 18, I was born,” says the athlete’s daughter. “He may have lost that day, but he won the greatest gift.”

During their childhood, the little girl and her brother Charlie, born in 2009, discovered that their father was also one of the most famous athletes of all time. “It was on the football pitches and golf tournaments over the years that Charlie and I began to realize just how famous he really was,” said Sam Woods. “I mean, how can a guy who continues to FaceTime his friends discussing Marvel and DC timelines, and who goes to Comic-Con dressed as Batman, be one of the greatest golfers who ever exist ?”

Slippages and redemption

This award, and this speech, are enough to put some balm in the heart of Tiger Woods, who has come a long way. After having lived in a stable and loving family, Sam and Charlie Woods indeed see their parents tearing themselves apart. In 2009, the golfer’s infidelities (with 19 mistresses) came to light. After this scandal, the couple divorce and the sportsman loses a large number of his sponsors. Tiger Woods then spent several difficult years. After numerous back operations between 2014 and 2017, he suffered from addiction to certain drugs. In 2017, he was arrested at the wheel of his car, under the influence of the latter.

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Barely back to tournaments after this complicated period, Tiger Woods suffered a car accident in February 2021. During his speech, his daughter confided in this event which seriously injured the golfer in his right leg . “We didn’t know if you would come back with two legs or not,” she said. “Now not only are you about to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, but you’re standing on your own two feet. That’s why you deserve it”. Proud of her dad, Sam Woods cited some of his many accomplishments like winning the 2019 Masters after a series of back and leg injuries, or being able to walk a few months after his car accident. “Because you are a fighter. You defied the odds every time,” she added, her eyes shining with admiration. Unconditional love.