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‘Nobody’s Asking for Money’: Tiger Woods’ Half-Brothers Once Opened Up on Their Disconnected Relationship With the Golfer

Published 08/02/2022, 2:30 PM EDT

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It is not a secret that Earl Woods and Kultida Punsawad had been the two biggest reasons Tiger Woods has a successful golfing career now. They encouraged and supported their son to pursue his dreams and made him the greatest golfer we now see. The golfer has never forgotten about his parents’ dedication and has expressed his appreciation towards them. 

Furthermore, he takes care of his children, who he had with his first wife. He also has a girlfriend, Erica Herman, and lives with her in his Florida mansion. However, are his parents, girlfriend, and children the only family he has? 

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Eldrick Tont Woods, famously known as Tiger Woods, was born to Earl Woods and Kultida Punsawad in 1975. Although his mother didn’t have another family, his father had another family with his first wife, from which he had three children. 

Notably, Woods’ steps-siblings, Earl Woods Jr., Kevin Dale Woods, and Royce Renee Woods, are 20, 18, and 17 years older than him. And according to them, the golfer doesn’t keep a good relationship with his step-siblings. 

Tiger Woods hasn’t met with his step-siblings since his father passed away!

“I leave messages,” Woods Jr. said, according to an ESPN column published in 2012. “…I don’t get a response,” he added.

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According to them, all four of them used to meet often until Woods turned 15 or 16. The father of the four siblings passed away in 2005. And according to the golfer’s step-siblings, they were not able to contact him since their father’s funeral. 

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“Nobody’s asking for money here,” Earl Jr. revealed how they are not after the 15-time major champion’s money. However, he requested the golfer through the interview to hire a caretaker for Kevin Woods, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2009. 

The World Golf Hall of Famer is close with his step-niece

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Earl Woods Jr.’s daughter, Cheyenne Woods, is also a professional golfer. And the PGA Tour player had once invited her to Florida to spend Thanksgiving with him. However, Earl Woods Jr. revealed that his step-brother didn’t ask about them when he met Cheyenne Woods. 

Notably, Cheyenne Woods often talks about the golf legend in her interviews. According to the LPGA Tour golfer, she often contacts her uncle and takes advice from him about golf and other things. 

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According to the three step-siblings of Tiger Woods, he didn’t have a proper relationship with them after their father passed away. Nevertheless, he keeps a close relationship with his niece and helps her in every way possible. 

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Anjana Prabhakaran is a Golf content writer at EssentiallySports. She has completed her Master's degree in Public Administration and considers researching as one of her hobbies. As her family is interested in sports, Anjana grew up watching every sport on television.
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