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.
Ricardo Santos (golfer) Ricardo Santos (golfer) Ricardo Santos (born 7 September 1982) is a Portuguese professional golfer. Santos was born in Faro, Portugal. He turned professional in 2006. From 2007, Santos has played regularly on the Challenge Tour, where his best season-end ranking in the money list has been 50th in 2008. In 2007, he was given an invite to the Madeira Islands Open on the European Tour, and led after the first round. He began his 2011 season well, making nine of his first ten cuts, including seven top-15 finishes. He then recorded his first Challenge Tour victory at The Princess, which