Tiger Woods’ Niece Cheyenne Once Expressed Her Strong Desire Citing Serena Williams as Prime Inspiration

The world has changed a lot throughout the years. People understand how men and women are equal in everything and how they should be treated likewise. However, equal pay is a concept that the world has yet to accept. Many female celebrities and sports entities have spoken openly about it, and Tiger Woods‘ niece Cheyenne Woods was one of them. 

Every year Forbes releases a list of the highest-paid athletes in the world. And when the magazine released the list in 2018, the result was disheartening. Nobody in the Top 50 was a female athlete. “It was disappointing to see,” Woods said about the list in a 2018 interview. 

Cheyenne Woods considers Serena Williams an inspiration

There is no doubt that Serena Williams is one of the greatest tennis players ever to live in this world. From winning the most number of Grand Slam titles, 23, among men and women in the Open era, to winning a Grand Slam while being pregnant, the American star has done it all. 

Apart from her successful sports career, Williams also has set up her own business. ‘Serena Ventures.’ According to Forbes, Serena Ventures has invested in 60+ startups to date. Thus, she proved she is the best in the sport and in business too. 

“It’s inspiring to see women like Serena out there dominating her sport and being so successful,” Woods revealed her admiration towards the tennis legend. “I think she’s definitely the inspiration of what’s possible,” Tiger Woods‘ niece added. 

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Although Williams’ success made Woods proud of being a woman, she didn’t still feel equal in the patriarchial society. “Overall, I think the climate of men’s and women’s sports and equal pay,” Cheyenne Woods said. “There’s a lot of improvement to be had.” 

Notably, the Forbes top 50 highest-paid athletes of 2022 have included two female athletes’ names. Unsurprisingly, one of them is Serena Williams (31) and the other is Naomi Osaka (19).

Do female professional golfers get equal pay as their male counterparts? 

Like any other sport, golf is no different in case of not giving equal pay to men and women golfers. While the last season of PGA Tour event winner, Max Homa received 1,260,000, the first event on the 2022 season of the LPGA Tour offered $1.5 million for the entire field. 

Moreover, the biggest purse on the men’s Tour was at the PLAYERS Championship; $20 million. On the other hand, the biggest purse on the LPGA Tour was $10 million at the US Women’s Open. 

Notably, it was the only double-digit purse the sport offered this year for women; however, such was not the case with men’s golf. 

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Like Cheyenne Woods said in her interview, the sports entities don’t get equal pay, although they are playing the same sport. However, it is getting improved now as the world progress.