Cheyenne Woods, who turned 34 on July 25, 2024, is a longtime playing professional and niece of Tiger Woods.
Cheyenne Woods, who turned 34 on July 25, 2024, is a longtime playing professional and niece of Tiger Woods. She first met MLB center fielder Aaron Hicks while interviewing him for her podcast, “Birdies Not BS.” Hicks played golf from ages 5 to 13 until switching to baseball, and he credits Woods for vastly improving his short game.
The former Yankees and current Orioles outfielder is a power player on the golf course. Several years ago, Woods shared an impressive ace from Hicks at Scottsdale’s Silverleaf Club on a 303-yeard par-4 – with a 3-wood. The two married in 2022 and now have two children.
A rookie on the LPGA in 2015, Woods won the 2014 Volvik RACV Ladies Masters on the Ladies European Tour. The Wake Forest grad currently doesn’t have status on the LPGA and said she has no designs to play full-time again. She does, however, see herself trying to qualify for another U.S. Women’s Open or compete in an event from time to time.
“After traveling so much by myself on the road away from family, what I truly value most now is waking up and making my son breakfast, even the late-night feeds with my daughter,” said Woods.
“Our family is really what’s most important to me in terms of priority. Not only have I had two kids in the last two years, I lost my older brother last year unexpectedly. That, in addition to the beautiful blessing of kids, has really reaffirmed the importance of family and being there when you can while you can.”
ORLANDO, Fla. — Cheyenne Woods played her last round of golf five days before giving birth to her second child in two years.
Maya Nicole Hicks was born on Oct. 25, 2023. So much life has transpired since Woods caddied for then-boyfriend Aaron Hicks at the LPGA’s season opener three years ago. While Hicks returned to the field for this year’s Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions, competing in the celebrity division at Lake Nona Golf and Country Club, Woods is back home in Arizona caring for Maya and the couple’s 20-month-old son, Cameron.
“I do miss tour golf,” Woods told Golfweek. “I don’t necessarily miss the travel, but I do miss the competition. I watch a lot of golf. I watch more now than I probably ever have.”
Professional baseball player Aaron Hicks plays a shot on the sixth hole during the second round of the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions at Lake Nona Golf & Country Club on January 19, 2024 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
Woods, 33, a longtime playing professional and niece of Tiger Woods, first met the MLB center fielder while interviewing him for her podcast, “Birdies Not BS.” Hicks played golf from ages 5 to 13 until switching to baseball, and he credits Woods for vastly improving his short game.
The former Yankees outfielder, who played most recently for Baltimore but is now a free agent, is a power player on the golf course. Several years ago, Woods shared an impressive ace from Hicks at Scottsdale’s Silverleaf Club on a 303-yeard par-4 – with a 3-wood.
This week it was the sweet swing of son Cameron on her Instagram page.
“My son loves watching golf,” said Woods, “it’s crazy. He’s really getting into playing and baseball as well. … I would love for my kids to eventually be able to see what mom can do, what mom used to do.”
Hicks opened with rounds of 77-74 in the celebrity division, amassing 65 points in the Modified Stableford scoring system. LPGA Hall of Famer and Lake Nona resident Annika Sorenstam co-led the celebrity field with 75 points at the halfway mark with former NHL player Jeremy Roenick.
Former No. 1 Lydia Ko, another Lake Nona member, led the LPGA tournament after two rounds with Ayaka Furue at 8 under.
“I just love it out here,” said Hicks of coming back to the TOC. “I love being around the athletes from other sports and getting to watch some great golf with the LPGA. It’s kind of the best of both worlds. And also to feel that adrenaline that goes through you when you tee off on the first hole and finishing up on the last hole. It’s always fun to have that feeling.”
A rookie on the LPGA in 2015, Woods won the 2014 Volvik RACV Ladies Masters on the Ladies European Tour. The Wake Forest grad currently doesn’t have status on the LPGA and said she has no designs to play full-time again. She does, however, see herself trying to qualify for another U.S. Women’s Open or compete in an event from time to time.
“After traveling so much by myself on the road away from family, what I truly value most now is waking up and making my son breakfast, even the late-night feeds with my daughter,” said Woods.
“Our family is really what’s most important to me in terms of priority. Not only have I had two kids in the last two years, I lost my older brother last year unexpectedly. That, in addition to the beautiful blessing of kids, has really reaffirmed the importance of family and being there when you can while you can.”
Cheyenne Woods announced on Instagram that she and Aaron Hicks are expecting a baby boy. Woods, a longtime tour professional and niece of Tiger Woods, got engaged to Hicks, a center fielder for the New York Yankees, last October.
“Surprise!” Woods wrote on Instagram. “2022 is about to be a great year.”
The couple told Golfweek that they first met when Woods interviewed Hicks for her podcast, “Birdies Not BS,” in early 2020 and began dating later that spring.
The 31-year-old Wake Forest grad won the 2014 Volvik RACV Ladies Masters on the Ladies European Tour and played a hybrid schedule of LPGA and Symetra Tour events in 2021, along with varying roles as an analyst and on-course television reporter.
When Hicks, 32, competed in the celebrity portion of the LPGA’s 2021 Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions, Woods caddied for him. Just a few days prior, Hicks had caddied for Woods at a Cactus Tour event that she won by 16 shots.
Aaron Hicks of the New York Yankees and caddie Cheyenne Woods look over a shot on the 18th hole during the third round of the Diamond Resorts Tournament Of Champions at Tranquilo Golf Course at the Four Seasons Golf and Sports Club on January 23, 2021 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
Hicks, who grew up playing golf from ages 5 to 13 until switching to baseball, credited Woods for vastly improving his short game.
“We just play a lot when we’re home (in Arizona),” said Woods, “and we take everybody’s money.”
Cheyenne Woods announced on Instagram her engagement to New York Yankees center fielder Aaron Hicks.
The couple told Golfweek in January that they first met when Woods interviewed Hicks for her podcast, “Birdies Not BS,” in early 2020 and began dating later that spring.
Woods, a longtime tour professional and niece of Tiger Woods, wrote “YESSS to forever with my best friend and my (heart emoji)” on her Instagram post that pictured Hicks proposing on bended knee.
The 31-year-old Wake Forest grad won the 2014 Volvik RACV Ladies Masters on the Ladies European Tour and played a hybrid schedule of LPGA and Symetra Tour events in 2021, along with varying roles as an analyst and on-course television reporter.
When Hicks competed in the celebrity portion of the LPGA’s Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions last January, Woods caddied for him. Just a few days prior, Hicks had caddied for Woods at a Cactus Tour event that she won by 16 shots.
Aaron Hicks of the New York Yankees and caddie Cheyenne Woods walk down the 17th hole during the second round of the Diamond Resorts Tournament Of Champions at Tranquilo Golf Course at the Four Seasons Golf and Sports Club on January 22, 2021 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
Hicks, who grew up playing golf from ages 5 to 13 until switching to baseball, credited Woods for vastly improving his short game.
“We just play a lot when we’re home (in Arizona),” said Woods, “and we take everybody’s money.”
The news that Hicks and Cheyenne Woods, also a pro golfer, were dating became a matter of public interest this winter.
TAMPA, Fla. – The seriousness of Tiger Woods’ one-car accident was felt on a personal level by Aaron Hicks.
Woods’ niece, Cheyenne Woods, is the girlfriend of the New York Yankees’ center fielder, who said “it was extremely scary’’ to hear of the accident and the serious leg injuries sustained by the famous pro golfer.
Hicks said his focus is on “just trying to make sure’’ that his surgery has gone well and that “he’s going to be healthy again and making sure he can be a father again and be able to enjoy and run around and play with his kids.
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“That’s what’s important to us right now.’’
An avid golfer who resides in Arizona, Hicks said he’s only met Woods once.
The news that Hicks and Cheyenne Woods, also a pro golfer, were dating became a matter of public interest this winter when she posted an Instagram video of Hicks after scoring a hole-in-one on a golf course they played recently.
Fresh off a win, Cheyenne Woods is caddying for her boyfriend, Yankees OF Aaron Hicks, at the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions.
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida – Cheyenne Woods stood off the 18th green on Tuesday holding a towel and a club. If fans had been on property at the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions, they’d have been doing a double take at the caddie in this late-afternoon group.
Woods, a longtime playing professional and niece of Tiger Woods, is working for boyfriend Aaron Hicks at Tranquilo Golf Club as he competes in the celebrity division.
Woods first met the Yankees center fielder while interviewing him last January for her podcast, “Birdies Not BS.” The pair began dating last spring.
“We just play a lot when we’re home,” said Woods, “and we take everybody’s money.”
The couple are both on roll, actually. It was Hicks who caddied for Woods in the final round on Jan. 17 when she dominated a Cactus Tour event, winning by 16 shots. She was the only player in the field who finished under par on the desert mini-tour, winning $2,000 for her 67-65-68 showing in Sun City.
“Just nice to win,” said Woods. “I hadn’t won since Australia a few years ago.”
The Wake Forest grad last won the 2014 Volvik RACV Ladies Masters on the Ladies European Tour and is currently working to regain her full status on the LPGA. She’ll be teeing it up in Monday qualifiers in 2021 and competing on the Symetra Tour.
Hicks, who grew up playing golf from ages 5 to 13 until switching to baseball, credits Woods for vastly improving his short game.
“Apparently I sliced the ball every time I putted,” he said.
Woods said her main role this week will be helping Hicks with course management and keeping him loose. It will be Hicks’ first time playing in a televised golf tournament, but he’s keeping it all in good perspective.
“This isn’t what I do for a living,” he said, “so I’m not going to take it personal if don’t play well.”
And anyway, it certainly won’t be the caddie’s fault.
