Woods’s oldest child, Sam, was born on June 18, 2007, just 24 hours after her dad was a runner-up in the 2007 US Open. Another fun fact? She’s named after Woods’s father, whose nickname was Sam growing up.
“We wanted to have a name that would be meaningful to either side of the family, my side or Elin’s side, because she was born [the day after] Father’s Day. It just happened to fit,” Woods said during a press conference in 2007, per People. “My father had always called me Sam since the day I was born. He rarely ever called me Tiger. I would ask him, ‘Why don’t you ever call me Tiger?’ He says, ‘Well, you look more like a Sam,’ ” the golfer explained.
He also reflected on new fatherhood at the time. “It’s just time management and understanding where your priorities are, and our priorities are Sam,” he said. “That’s the one priority….