Tiger's new cub is a baby girl - Sam

LOS ANGELES - The world's number one golfer, Tiger Woods, said he was delighted with the birth of his baby girl Monday and that mother and daughter are doing just fine.

Woods said on his website tigerwoods.com that he and wife, Elin,

have named their firstborn "cub" Sam Alexis Woods.

The little darling was born one day after Father's Day and a few

hours after Woods finished tied for second, just one shot back of

winner Angel Cabrera at the 2007 US Open championship.

 

"Both Elin and Sam are doing well and resting peacefully," Woods

wrote.

 

"We want to thank our doctors and the hospital staff for all

their dedicated and hard work.

 

"This is truly a special time in our lives and we look forward

to introducing Sam to our family and friends over the next few

weeks.

 

We thank everyone for their well wishes and continued respect of

our privacy."

 

Woods did not say what hospital the baby was born in but he and

Elin have a home in Orlando, Florida.

 

He would only say the baby was born early Monday morning.

 

The due date had been a closely guarded secret by the celebrity

couple.

 

And the bundle of joy comes along a little over a year since the

12-time major championship winner mourned the loss of his father,

Earl, who died of cancer.

 

Earlier this month, Woods spoke to organisers of the 2007 PGA

Championship, telling a luncheon gathering in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that

the upcoming birth had helped heal his heavy heart.

 

"This year is totally different," Woods said.

 

"From losing a father to certainly becoming a father.

 

My life is in two totally different places a polar 180 from one

another."

 

Woods has been keeping his schedule understandably

open-ended.

 

It's anybody's guess when Woods will play next as he has already

said he planned to take a break and stay close to home after the

birth.

 

"I'm pacing myself already just because of the fact that I have

a baby coming up," Woods told the Tulsa group.

 

"I don't know how much I'm going to play after that or how much

I'm going to play before that.

 

"A lot of that is depending on what happens and the health of

Elin and our child."

 

Woods also said he would forego playing in a major during the

period straddling the child's birth.

 

Nampa-AFP

 

The little darling was born one day after Father's Day and a few

hours after Woods finished tied for second, just one shot back of

winner Angel Cabrera at the 2007 US Open championship."Both Elin

and Sam are doing well and resting peacefully," Woods wrote."We

want to thank our doctors and the hospital staff for all their

dedicated and hard work."This is truly a special time in our lives

and we look forward to introducing Sam to our family and friends

over the next few weeks.We thank everyone for their well wishes and

continued respect of our privacy."Woods did not say what hospital

the baby was born in but he and Elin have a home in Orlando,

Florida.He would only say the baby was born early Monday

morning.The due date had been a closely guarded secret by the

celebrity couple.And the bundle of joy comes along a little over a

year since the 12-time major championship winner mourned the loss

of his father, Earl, who died of cancer.Earlier this month, Woods

spoke to organisers of the 2007 PGA Championship, telling a

luncheon gathering in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that the upcoming birth had

helped heal his heavy heart."This year is totally different," Woods

said."From losing a father to certainly becoming a father.My life

is in two totally different places a polar 180 from one

another."Woods has been keeping his schedule understandably

open-ended.It's anybody's guess when Woods will play next as he has

already said he planned to take a break and stay close to home

after the birth."I'm pacing myself already just because of the fact

that I have a baby coming up," Woods told the Tulsa group."I don't

know how much I'm going to play after that or how much I'm going to

play before that."A lot of that is depending on what happens and

the health of Elin and our child."Woods also said he would forego

playing in a major during the period straddling the child's

birth.Nampa-AFP

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