Tiger Woods, son Charlie, plays PNC for the fifth consecutive year

ORLANDO – For Tiger Woods, the PNC Championship is more about time with family than working on his game. And while there will be a lot of that over the next three days, the 15-time major champion will value time with his son Charlie and daughter Sam as much as the competition.

“We’re excited to play together and it’s always special when you’re surrounded by friends and family,” Woods said as he announced he would be back at PNC for a fifth year and with the 15-year-old Charlie would play as a sophomore on the Benjamin School golf team.

Tiger’s daughter Sam, who plays soccer for Benjamin, was his caddy at PNC last year.

“It couldn’t have been anything special to me that my two children could be on the ropes like that and be able to participate and play and be a part of the golf game like that,” said Tiger, who turns 49 on Dec. 30. said last year.

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Meeting Tiger and Charlie

Tiger, a Jupiter Island resident, competed in five events in 2023 and finished one, the Masters, where he finished 60th. He withdrew from Genesis due to illness and missed the cut at the PGA Championship, US Open and British Open.

He underwent micro-decompression surgery in September and skipped the Hero World Challenge this month. He said he still has “a long way to go” before he can play ultra golf.

Charlie, a member of the 2024 Palm Beach Post All-County boys golf team, was ranked No. 11 in the state this season. At the Class 1A state championship, he scored a 151, his 29th-best score. He placed sixth at the district meet.

When does Team Woods play?

The PNC Championship is a 36-hole event at the Ritz Carlton Golf Club that pairs a professional golfer with a family member. Tiger and Charlie will play in the Pro-Am on Friday, teeing off from the first tee at 9:40 a.m.

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They will follow LPGA Player of the Year Nelly Korda and her father Petr and tee off just ahead of Annika Sorenstam and her son, 13-year-old Will McGee, and defending champion Bernhard Langer of Boca Raton and his son Jason Langer.

The Pro-Am begins at 8 a.m. and is open to the public.

Team Woods plays its first round Saturday at 10:44 a.m., paired with Justin Leonard of Jupiter and his son Luke Leonard, who chose Villanova.

How Tiger and Charlie fared at PNC

This is the fifth year Tiger and Charlie have worked together at PNC. Her best finish was a second place finish in 2021, two shots behind John Daly and John Daly II.

Last year they finished sixth at 19 under, six shots behind the Langers. Tiger and Charlie tied for eighth place in 2022 and fifth place in 2020.

Who plays in the PNC?

The event will feature 11 former world No. 1 players, seven Ryder Cup captains, 15 Ryder Cup players with 82 appearances, 69 major titles and 11 members of the World Golf Hall of Fame.

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