Cheyenne Woods has a mean golf swing and an uncle named Tiger

Tiger Woods’s niece, a rising star in the golf world, has a big swing to live up to.

Cheyenne Woods, 18, ranked the 100th best female golfer by Golfweek magazine, recently opened up to NPR about following in her uncle’s footsteps and also setting herself apart from his image.

“I try to set myself aside from the Tiger Woods name and just make a name for myself,” she said. “So I guess that’s my goal now.”

Young Woods plays for Wake Forest University’s Demon Deacons, ranked 12th in the NCAA. Her uncle, ranked the best golfer in the world, prepares to compete in his 15th Masters Tournament, and seeks to win his fifth green Masters jacket.

Cheyenne was taught how to swing by the same person who taught Tiger, the late Earl Woods Sr., her grandfather and Tiger’s dad. Earl Sr. started teaching Cheyenne before she was in kindergarten and she played in her first tournament by age 8.

Once Cheyenne graduates from Wake Forest, she wants to play professionally. She’s been drawing crowds since playing at Xavier College Preparatory High School in Phoenix. Let’s see if she can give her famous uncle a run for his money.