Tiger Woods | Eldrick Woods

Tiger woods was born on December 30, 1975. He is a Californian who grew up in the Los Angeles. Tiger Woods’ family had a good financial environment when he was young. Since his father loved sports, he often went to play golf. Tiger Woods has been playing with the vitality of a Tiger in his career, but what exactly is the story behind this name?

Woods was born Eldrick Woods to a father who served the army. One of his comrades, Vuong Dang Phone, was a Vietnamese soldier who was a very close friend to him during the war. His nickname was Tiger, and this was what they called him. Woods’s now late father gave him the name and ever since then, he has used it. Not only is the name interesting but it is also quite sentimental to the family. Even in his professional career, his credits go under the name Tiger Woods. He has dropped his given name Eldrick for the most part.