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It is likely to be a uncommon sighting as of late, however golf followers have lengthy grown accustomed to watching Tiger Woods put on pink on Sundays.
However on the PNC Championship, onlookers had been seeing double. For the ultimate spherical of the annual occasion in Orlando, Tiger and son Charlie teed off in excellent symmetry.
At 13-years-old, his father has gained two extra majors than he has had birthdays, however Charlie impressed all through at Ritz-Carlton Golf Membership, his tee method and swing drawing inevitable, but eerily correct, comparisons to that of his taking part in associate.
The pair completed tied for eighth in a star-studded 20-player discipline, with solely gamers to have gained a significant championship or The Gamers Championship invited to play with their kinfolk. After ending as runners-up final 12 months, the Woods’s completed six photographs behind Fiji’s three-time main champion Vijay Singh and his son Qass Singh.
Past matching outfits, the duo additionally coordinated in taking part in by means of ache. Woods, that includes in simply his second occasion since his emotional St. Andrews outing at The Open in July, was managing plantar fasciitis, ache within the backside of his foot, whereas Charlie admitted to fighting an ankle damage sustained by rolling it throughout a apply spherical.
Harm has been the story of Woods’ current profession, his taking part in time decimated since he suffered severe leg accidents in a automobile accident in February 2021. The 46-year-old withdrew from the Hero World Problem earlier this month citing his foot ache, and at numerous factors had appeared to be fighting motion in the course of the seventh version of The Match final week.
“It was a troublesome 12 months but additionally one of many extra rewarding years I’ve had shortly,” Woods informed reporters Sunday.
“I don’t know if I ever get again to taking part in St Andrews in a British Open, however to have the ability to expertise that possibly one final time at this stage was very particular to me.”
Sharing a golf cart to get across the course, each father and son could possibly be seen limping at instances over the weekend. But with two good toes between them, Woods believes he and his son had been “excellent yin and yang”.
“He’s bought a left foot, I’ve bought a proper foot and so we’ve bought two good toes – we’re good,” Woods told SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio on Saturday.
“There’s a giant distinction between ache and damage … In the event you’re injured you’re not taking part in, that is just a bit little bit of ache and it’s sport time – so we simply go on the market and suck it up collectively.”
Charlie added: “I’ve discovered a brand new respect for him now, after getting a really minor damage.
“Simply to see what he’s going by means of, only a fraction of it, and see how a lot it hurts. It’s cool how he’s gotten to the place he’s now in spite of everything he’s been by means of.”
After a day of pleasant back-and-forth with Justin Thomas and his father Mike, who completed joint-second, Charlie had a back-handed praise saved for his father.
“I really feel like I already knew what he was able to after which yesterday, that’s the very best he’s ever performed shortly, and that form of shocked me slightly bit,” he informed reporters.
The laughter within the press room subsided solely to spark up once more with Woods’ reply.
“I was good,” he stated.
“It was neat to have the ability to roll again the clock for him to see what I was able to.”
