Tiger Woods and 15-year-old son Charlie ran off 5 straight birdies on the again 9 Saturday for a 13-under 59 within the scramble format, giving them a share of the lead within the PNC Championship in Woods’ first competitors since again surgical procedure in September.
Woods stated he scheduled that surgical procedure – the sixth on his decrease again within the final 10 years – to make certain he recovered in time to play together with his son for the fifth straight 12 months.
That is the primary time they’ve shared the lead after the opening spherical, joined by the final two champions – Bernhard Langer and son Jason, and Vijay Singh and son Qass.
Woods hit an array of excellent pictures, together with a wedge to inches on the brief par-4 seventh, however in any other case downplayed his recreation by suggesting he nonetheless had numerous rust. This was extra about spending 36 holes on a brisk day on the Ritz-Carlton Membership Orlando together with his son, a sophomore at Benjamin College in North Palm Seashore.
His daughter, Sam, caddied for her father for the second straight 12 months. Their mom, Elin, was amongst these within the gallery in a event that’s all about household.
‘We’re making an attempt to drag off every shot for one another, and to ham-and-egg,’ Woods stated. ‘And I believe we did that nice just about the complete day. We picked one another up, which was nice. And Charlie made a lot of the putts at this time.’
Tiger Woods returned to golf on Saturday on the PNC Championship together with his son Charlie, 15
Tiger and Charlie have participated within the household competitors for the final 5 yearsÂ
It helped taking part in in the identical group with former British Open champion Justin Leonard and his son, Luke, a senior and teammate with Charlie at Benjamin College.
Langer prolonged his astonishing file on the PGA Tour Champions this 12 months by profitable for an 18th consecutive season. He and his son made eight birdies in a nine-hole stretch in the course of the spherical, and so they had an eagle on the 14th gap.
Singh and his son, who gained this occasion in 2022, shot 28 on the again 9.
‘There’s so many groups within the hunt,’ Langer stated. ‘It is anyone’s recreation that’s inside three or 4 pictures of the leaders, which is a lot of the area.’
Padraig Harrington and son Paddy, and Tom Lehman and son Sean, had been at 12-under 60. The Lehmans seemed to be main once they had been across the inexperienced on the par-5 18th, however then it took them 4 pictures to get down within the scramble format, taking bogey.
Having Crew Woods within the combine is sufficient to get consideration.
‘It is nice for the event and pleased for them,’ Langer stated. ‘Must be enjoyable for the gang tomorrow to return out and watch all people play.’
Woods hasn’t competed for the reason that British Open in July.
 Tiger scheduled his sixth again surgical procedure earlier this 12 months to return in time for the competitorsÂ
For Crew Woods, it is a matter of not trying too far forward. The daddy is aware of that every one too properly together with his record-tying 82 titles on the PGA Tour. The son received a lesson in that this summer season.
Charlie Woods certified for his first U.S. Junior Novice, making it to Oakland Hills however not staying very lengthy. He shot rounds of 82-80 and did not make it to match play. He additionally fell brief in Monday qualifying for the Cognizant Traditional on the PGA Tour and U.S. Open qualifying.
However he stated the U.S. Junior was his greatest studying second.
‘It is about specializing in my taking part in,’ Charlie stated. ‘I used to be so targeted on profitable and the way I performed that it form of crept into how am I going to win as a substitute of how I´m going to play the shot. And it form of constructed up and that brought on two very, very dangerous rounds of golf. However reside and be taught.’
His father listened to the reply and nodded. ‘Be taught,’ Woods stated.
On the eve of the event, Woods shared how onerous his restoration from surgical procedure had been, noting how he’s current to easily compete alongside Charlie.Â
‘That was one of many the explanation why I had the surgical procedure performed earlier, in order that hopefully I might give myself the very best probability to be with Charlie and have the ability to play,’ Woods stated.Â
‘I am not aggressive proper now, however I simply need to have the ability to have the expertise once more. This has all the time been one of many greater highlights of the 12 months for us as a household, and now we get to have that second collectively once more.
‘I’m not going to really feel what I’m used to feeling. The restoration has gotten to be the toughest half. However over the course of rounds, weeks, months, it will get more durable.’
The PNC Championship is for gamers who gained a significant or The Gamers Championship and a member of the family. Annika Sorenstam is taking part in along with her son, whereas Nelly Korda is taking part in along with her father. Steve Stricker – winner of seven senior majors – is taking part in with daughter Izzy, a freshman at Wisconsin.
