The golfer surnamed Woods and who covered his clubs with tiger-shaped plush figurines played well on Saturday.
And Tiger Woods wasn’t bad either.
Charlie Woods, Tiger’s 11-year-old son, made his national television debut on Saturday during the first two-round PNC Championship. And according to his father, who has earned 15 majors in his illustrious career, Charlie played as if he were at home.
He was hardly nervous in front of about 250 spectators who were attentive to his performance. Not even his father had so much audience at the Pandemic Year Masters.
Confident, Charlie made his stick take a few turns before making his shots. He quickly picked up the tee after the drive and even pounded his fist in the air in hole 3, par 5, when an eagle was scored, using wood 3 for a stroke of about three feet.
In “scramble” mode, the Woods duo delivered a 62-hit card, 10 under par. It stood at four impacts from Mark Kuchar and his son Cameron.
“I don’t really care about my game,” Woods said. “I just want to make sure Charlie has the best experience of his life. And he’s having it.”
Charlie Woods is the youngest boy to take part in this 36-hole tournament that began in 1995, and in which only the senior champions along with their children originally participated. The pageant has now been extended to other relatives
Woods’ son loves golf as much as he has already started playing in some children’s tournaments.
A TV camera was about 15 feet to Charlie’s right at the first tee at the Ritz-Carlton club in Grand Lakes. The youngster swung too fast, and the ball deflected to the left.
Therefore, the duo preferred to use the father’s starting shot. Charlie ended up taking the putt for birdie.
And that was the last time the Woods used Tiger’s starting shot in a long hole until 15. It helped that Charlie fired his shots 100 yards later from the starting point of the Woods players. PGA Tour for some holes.
Woods was not surprised by the performance.
“I’ve seen that before, unlike a lot of people,” he said. “A lot of the shots he made he did at home, at (the Florida club) The Medalist, all year long.”
The Kuchar duo has a two-run lead over the Singhs, who are in second place.