Golf great Tiger Woods became a first time father on Monday after his wife Elin gave birth to a baby daughter.  Her name is Sam Alexis.

“Both Elin and Sam are doing well and resting peacefully,” Woods wrote. “We want to thank our doctors and the hospital staff for all their dedicated and hard work. This is truly a special time in our lives and we look forward to introducing Sam to our family and friends over the next few weeks. We thank everyone for their well wishes and continued respect of our privacy.”

Woods said he would miss a major if it meant seeing the birth of his child. Now he won’t have to, but it’s not clear how his upcoming schedule will be affected.

Congrats to Tiger, Elin and their new cub. Watch out LPGA!