Tiger Woods He made a rare appearance with his two look-alike kids at the PNC Championship at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Orlando on Saturday, December 21.
Tiger, 48, was playing alongside his son Charlie Woods15 years old while his daughter Sam Woods17, was the caddy. Their mother is Tiger's ex-wife Ellen Nordegrenwas on the show during the tournament.
Photos were taken with the tiger and the teens on the green after the first round of competition. The tournament concludes on Sunday after another round of 18 holes.
“To be out here in this environment and having fun this way — it couldn’t be better,” Woods said. nbc From sharing the course with his son. “This week is dedicated to each other, and we highly encourage each of us to achieve every shot we want.”
the PNC Championship It provides a unique experience for professional golfers where they can team up with a family member in a PGA Tour Champions-sanctioned event. according to espnTiger and Charlie ran off five straight birdies on the back nine on Saturday for a 13-under 59 in a scramble format, giving them a share of the lead after the opening round. They were joined at the summit by the two former champions – Bernhard Langer and his son, Jason, 24, and Vijay Singh And his son, Qas, 34.
“We try to fire every shot at each other, and at the ham and eggs,” Tiger said, according to the outlet. “And I thought we did it great almost all day. We picked each other up, which was great. Charlie made almost all of the putts today.”
The PNC Championship is Tiger's first competition since her submission Back surgery In September. At the event, he reportedly said he had scheduled surgery – his sixth on his lower back in the past 10 years – to ensure he would recover in time to play with Charlie for a fifth year in a row.
Tiger also spoke to PGA Tour He reflected on Charlie's blossoming golf career at Saturday's tournament, saying his son has grown “3.5 to 4 inches taller” and has become “stronger, faster and heavier” since last year. He admitted that they “get on” with each other at home in a competitive spirit, but “it's all love, that's what it's all about. I love him to death.”
Tiger also shared the advice he gave his son for dealing with the pressures of competing under the name “Woods.”
“I just always remind him 'just be you,'” Tiger said, according to CNN. “Charlie is Charlie. Yes, he's my son, he'll get that last name as part of the sport, but I just want him to be himself, you know, and be your own person. That's what we'll always focus on, we'll always encourage him, for him to just carve His name, to make his own way, to have his own journey.