The poll, carried out to celebrate the launch of the new videogame Tiger Woods PGA®Tour 09 from EA SPORTS, found that over 40% of respondents guessed that the birth name “Eldrick Woods” belonged to either Rolling Stones legend Ronnie Wood or Lord of the Rings actor Elijah Wood.

The poll by EA SPORTS also looked at how much people knew about other famous names, with the following results:
• 51% thought that David Beckham was just a nickname
• Almost 60% didn’t realise that John Cleese was originally named John Cheese
• 60% thought that Christian Bale was a stage name
• Over 95% people didn’t know that Prince was the singers real name