In Summary
- Tiger Woods, set to make his return to competition next week following ankle surgery in April
- Woods, who turns 48 on December 30, and his son will compete in the parent-child event for the fourth consecutive year.
Tiger and Charlie Woods will compete at the PNC Championship for the fourth straight year, they announced Wednesday on NBC’s “TODAY” show.
Tiger Woods Comeback
Woods will make his comeback at the Hero World Challenge invitational event he hosts in the Bahamas on November 30-December 3, then pair with 14-year-old Charlie at the PNC Championship on December 16-17 at Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Orlando, Florida.
“It’s an amazing gift to be able to share my love of golf with Charlie and we genuinely do look forward to playing in the PNC Championship all year,” Woods said.
“Competing together against a field of so many golfing greats and their families is so special.”
Tiger Woods Recent Surgery
It will mark Tiger Woods’ second start in three weeks, ending months of speculation regarding when he would return to competition after undergoing ankle surgery that suffered severe injuries in a 2021 car crash.
Woods, who turns 48 on December 30, and his son will compete in the parent-child event for the fourth consecutive year.
While Woods will have to walk 72 holes in the Bahamas, carts are permitted in the 36-hole PNC event.
The Players Championship
The tournament is for major champions or winners of The Players Championship. It began as a father-son outing and now has gone modern, with tour players having sons and daughters, grandchildren, even parents as their partners.
Woods caddied for his son at a junior event earlier this month and Charlie’s high school team won a Florida state title earlier this month.
Tiger and Charlie Woods, who finished second in 2021, are among 20 pairs who will compete in a scramble format handicapped by tees based on age.
