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.
Willie McEwan (golfer) Willie McEwan (golfer) William McEwan (1872 – 2 May 1931) was a Scottish professional golfer. McEwan placed ninth in the 1890 Open Championship which was held 11 September at Prestwick Golf Club in Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. His share of the purse was £1. William McEwan was born in 1872, the son of Peter McEwan Sr. McEwan had rounds of 87-87=174 and finished in ninth place, winning £1 in prize money. John Ball won the Championship, three strokes ahead of Willie Fernie and Archie Simpson. Ball was both the first Englishman to win the Open and the first amateur to