Tiger Woods War veteran who was mostly African American with traces of European descent. Earl's mother Maude Carter was light skinned. Some people suggested that she had Native American and Chinese ancestry. Tiger refers to his ethnic make-up as ""Cablinasian"" (a syllabic abbreviation he coined from Caucasian, Black, American Indian, and Asian). Woods' first name—Eldrick—was coined by his mother because it began with "E" (for Earl) and ended with "K" (for Kultida). His middle name Tont is a traditional Thai name. He was nicknamed Tiger in honor of his father's friend Col. Vuong Dang Phong, who had also been known as Tiger.
Andrew Chandler (golfer) Andrew Chandler (golfer) Andrew Haydn "Chubby" Chandler (born 1953) is a retired English professional golfer (European Tour) and current Managing Director of Cheshire-based sports management firm ISM (International Sports Management). Of Turkish descent, Chandler turned professional in 1974; his first European Tour tournament was that year's Italian Open, which was also the tour debut of Seve Ballesteros. He spent the following 15 years playing on the Tour, with his best season coming in 1986 when he finished 44th on the Order of Merit; he also had his best result in this season with a third place in the Italian Open.