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She's less than 4 feet tall, but can drive a tee shot 200 yards. Her name is Cheyenne Woods ... that's "Woods" as in "Tiger Woods."
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| Tiger Woods and his 10-year-old niece Cheyenne Woods. Cheyenne is already showing huge talent as a golfer. |
Ten-year-old Cheyenne is Tiger's niece, and she is already showing some of the same genius for golf that has made Tiger the world's top player.
Cheyenne first picked up a golf club at the age of 2, and competed in her first tournament at 5.
"She took to it automatically, like a duck takes to water," says her father, Earl Woods Jr., Tiger's half-brother.
Cheyenne has won about 30 tournaments so far, and regularly shoots in the 80s. Her playing is beginning to get attention in the golfing world, not just because she is Tiger's niece.
"They look alike. They smile alike. They have a flair to them. They have great personalities," says Kent Chase, Cheyenne's coach.
Similar Beginnings
Cheyenne even started playing golf exactly the same way Tiger did, under the guidance of his father, Earl Sr.
"My grandpa bought me some clubs and then I just started hitting," Cheyenne recalls.
"We started in the same spot. The same garage I started. She picked up the club and there she went," says Tiger.
There's no telling how far she's going to go now.
"She's a competitor. She enjoys doing well," says her father.
Her coach agrees: "She's highly trained. She's very motivated and she's possibly got some serious talent inside of her."
Well-Rounded
Cheyenne is also a straight-A fourth-grade student, with an array of interests outside golf.
"She's very well-balanced. And that's what we try to keep it at: a very good healthy balance for her," says her father.
Tiger seconds that.
"I think what she's doing is fantastic. She's a great kid," says Tiger. "Hopefully she doesn't burn out. I don't ever foresee her doing that because right now she just has a great love of playing golf."
While others may have great things in mind for her, Cheyenne's goals are pretty simple at this point.
"Ummm. To, like, become a pro and stuff," she says.
(Agencies)
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她身高不足4英尺，却能把高尔夫球从球座上击到200码开外。她就是夏安-伍兹,泰格-伍兹家族的另一名小成员。
年仅10岁的夏安是泰格-伍兹的侄女，她小小年纪已经显现出和她叔叔--这位世界顶尖高尔夫球手同样的天赋了。
夏安两岁时开始接触高尔夫球，五岁时候参加了她的第一场高尔夫球比赛。
夏安的父亲，也就是泰格-伍兹的同父异母的兄弟小厄尔-伍兹谈到自己的女儿时说："夏安天生就喜欢打高尔夫球，就好象鸭子生来就喜欢戏水一样。"
夏安迄今已经赢过30多场比赛。通常她仅用80多杆就能打完一局高尔夫球。她的表现引起了整个高尔夫界的关注，而这并不因为她是泰格-伍兹的侄女。
夏安的教练肯特-齐兹说："他们（泰格和夏安）两人长得很象，笑起来也一样，两人都很有天赋，而且颇具人格魅力。"
相似的入行经历
夏安和泰格-伍兹一样都是在老厄尔-伍兹的指引下开始练习高尔夫球，老厄尔-伍兹是泰格-伍兹的父亲，也就是夏安的祖父。
夏安回忆说："我爷爷给我买了些高尔夫球棒，于是我就开始练打球了。"
泰格说："我们在同一个地点开始学练打球，就是当年我开始练球的那个车库。她在那儿学会了使用高尔夫球棒，并不断进步。"
现在还没有人知道她在高尔夫球上到底能有多大的造诣。
夏安的父亲说："她绝对是个有力的竞争对手，她以打球和打好球为乐。"
她的教练也这样认为："她训练有素且上进心强，她很可能生来就有一种一丝不苟的精神。"
全面发展
夏安如今是四年级的学生，她的功课全优，除了打高尔夫球外，还有着其他广泛的兴趣爱好。
她父亲说："夏安各方面发展的很平衡，而这也正是我们对夏安的期望。"
泰格对此表示赞同，他说："她做得棒极了，她是个非常有前途的孩子，但愿她不是一时的热情。在我看来她应该不会是三分钟热度，因为时下她太爱打高尔夫球了。"
尽管别人会对夏安予以厚望，而目前小姑娘自己的目标却是非常的简单。她说："嗯……我只是想成为一名职业高尔夫球手，一个有真本领的人。"
(中国日报网站译)
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Updated: 2001-08-10 01:00
