PGA icon Tiger Woods played alongside his prodigious son over the weekend, and the pair put on a show that thrilled golf fans
Tiger Woods and his 14-year-old son Charlie shot an 11-under 61 on Sunday to finish 19-under overall at the PNC Championship in Orlando. The event is a tournament that features golf parents and their children playing together in a team format.
Bernhard Langer and his son Jason finished 25 strokes below par to win the event, but that was the secondary story of the weekend. Onlookers were fascinated by young Charlie, who just won a state championship in golf during his high school season before joining his dad for a few rounds at the PNC.
Tiger Woods was a glowingly proud poppa. He also had another of his kids alongside – his daughter Sam served as a caddie for the duo. The former number-one player in the world watched Charlie’s play closely, and he commented later on how well he thought his cub shot over the four-day bonding experience.
“It’s been fun for both of us,” Tiger said. At one point during practice, Charlie hit a flop shot that had the elder Woods happily cursing in awe. “We’re ending on that one right there. That was nasty. F***ing nasty”
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Of course, Charlie has a long way to reach the accomplishments of his father. The top golfer in the world for over a decade, Tiger Woods is the owner of 82 PGA TOUR victories, 15 of them major championships. But his playing schedule has been limited in recent years because of physical restrictions. So, naturally, one of the main questions that he was asked was: How much will he play in 2024, and at 47 years of age – can he win another big golf tournament?
“Well, I think that given the fact that if I’m able to practice and do the things that I know I can do, and prepare, I know that I can still do it,” Tiger said.
“I can still hit the golf ball. It’s just a matter of prepping, and get enough reps in, and get enough work in, and being right physically, and [the] endurance capability of it,” he continued. “I haven’t had the leg good enough where I’ve been able to compete and play a lot of rounds. I’ve had a lot of procedures over the years, and that’s just part of it.”
“I know if I can practice, I know I can still do it,” he added. “I can still hit the golf ball. I can still chip. I can still putt. Granted, it’s also putting it all together for 72 holes. That’s the challenging part of it.”
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