Notah Ryan Begay III born
September 14, 1972 is an American professional golfer. He is the only full-blooded American Indian golfer on the PGA Tour.
Begay was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and graduated from a private high school, the Albuquerque Academy. He attended Stanford University where he was a three-time All-American and a
teammate of Tiger Woods. He was a member of
Stanford's 1994 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship team. After graduation, Begay turned professional in
1995.ALBUQUERQUE KRONE - Albuquerque native Notah Begay
III was front and center as Tiger Woods apologized to the world for cheating on
his wife on Friday.Since the
statement on Friday morning, Begay has been
bombarded with calls from magazines and the major networks looking for his unique
insight. He says he's taking those calls out of
loyalty.The professional golfer from New Mexico was among a handful of
people handpicked by
Woods to sit in the room as he read his
statement.