Tiger’s niece Cheyenne’s first win!

Tiger’s niece Cheyenne Woods gets her first pro win at the Australian Ladies Masters

Cheyenne Woods of the United States won the Volvik RACV Ladies Masters in Australia on Sunday for her first Ladies European Tour victory.

The 23-year-old from Phoenix, Arizona, closed with a four-under 69 at RACV Royal Pines Resort in Queensland’s Gold Coast to finish at 16-under 276.

Australian amateur Minjee Lee, 17, also shot 69 to end two strokes back in solo second place on 14-under-par, with Sweden’s Camilla Lennarth and South African Stacy Lee Bregman two shots further back in a share of third.

Another Swede Caroline Hedwall (66) soared up the leader board to finish in a share of fifth position with South Korean amateur So Young Lee and fellow compatriot Minsun Kim.

It’s the best result in Woods’ two-year professional career, with the interest in the niece of superstar Tiger Woods resulting in the American Golf Channel taking the final two hours of the broadcast live into the United States.

Woods was absolutely elated with her win: “This is a huge accomplishment for me.”

“The Ladies European Tour has been great to be able to play this last year, I’ve been able to see all of these great players, play with Solheim Cup members, so I’ve learned so much from all of these girls and to be able to come out here and actually compete with them and come out on top was huge for me.”