media | January 02, 2026

Kevin Dale Woods, Tiger Woods' brother

Kevin Dale Woods is the brother of Tiger woods. Kevin Dale Woods’s brother Tiger is an American professional golfer. He is tied for first in PGA Tour wins, ranks second in men’s major championships, and holds numerous golf records. Woods is widely regarded as one of the greatest golfers of all time and one of the most famous athletes in history. Kevin Dale Woods is Tiger’s half-sibling from his father’s first marriage to the late Barbara Gary.

Kevin Dale Woods: Profile Summary

Full NameKevin Dale Woods
Famous asBrother of Tiger Woods
Age 65 years
Date OF birth1957
Place of Birth The United States of America.
NationalityAmerican
EthnicityBlack
SiblingsRoyce Renee Woods, Earl Woods, Jr. and, Tiger Woods

Kevin Dale Woods is the middle child of Earl Sr. and Barbara. Born in 1957 Kevin is 18 years older than Tiger Woods. Kevin lives in San Jose, Califonia. He was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2009; today Tiger woods’ brother is confined to a wheelchair.

Kevin Dale Woods’ brother Tiger is considered one of the greatest golfers of all time and one of the most famous athletes in history. He has been elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame.

How did Kevin’s parents meet and start their relationship? Much information is not available related to the circumstances under which they meet. However, His father, Earl married his mother, Barbara Gary on May 18, 1954, in Abilene, Kansas. They had three children: Earl Dennison Jr. (1955), Kevin Dale (1957), and Royce Renee (1961). Earl Jr.’s daughter Cheyenne Woods is also a professional golfer and received some coaching from Earl Sr. Kevin’s parents divorced in 1968 in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.

His father Earl Woods had met his second wife, Kultida Punsawad (Thai: กุลธิดา พันธ์สวัสดิ์; RTGS: Kunthida Phansawat), while stationed in Thailand in 1966. Punsawad is half Thai, a quarter Dutch and a quarter Chinese. They married in 1969 in Brooklyn, New York. Their son Eldrick was born in 1975. His son’s nickname, Tiger, comes from Woods’ wartime friendship with Lieutenant Colonel Vuong Dang “Tiger” Phong, an officer who served in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam.

In 1972, Kevin Dale Woods’ father, Earl was stationed at Brooklyn’s Fort Hamilton, and learned to play golf, starting at age 42, at the Dyker Beach Golf Course in Dyker Heights. From his first experience with golf, Earl was captivated by it and played a great deal for the remainder of his life. He eventually became a good standard amateur golfer, often scoring in the 70s for 18 holes. Earl claimed to be playing close to scratch handicap level when his son Tiger was born in late 1975. 

Coached by his father, Tiger Woods was introduced to golf in Orange County, California before age two, and became a child prodigy in golf, perhaps the most precocious young golfer in history. Kevin Dale Woods’ brother, Tiger learned golf first on the U.S. military courses in southern California.

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Kevin Dale Woods’ father Earl shared the techniques he used in coaching his son Tiger in two books: Training a Tiger: A Father’s Guide to Raising a Winner in Both Golf and Life, and Playing Through: Straight Talk on Hard Work, Big Dreams and Adventures with Tiger. Earl coached Tiger exclusively until age five, then sought professional assistance from Rudy Duran and John Anselmo, both well-regarded PGA club professionals in the area. 

In 1993, following Tiger’s third straight title in the USGA Junior Amateur Championship, his father sought out superstar teacher Butch Harmon to develop Tiger’s game further. Harmon, upon meeting Tiger for the first time in Houston in summer 1993, praised the coaching that his father, Duran, and Anselmo had undertaken to that point

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