'Coolest news': Golf world erupts over Tiger Woods announcement
Tiger Woods and his son Charlie will be hunting a title when they team up next month at the PNC Championship, a joint PGA/LPGA Tour family tournament.
It marks the first time Woods, winner of 15 majors, and his 11-year-old son have played the tournament that was last year won by Germany's Bernhard Langer and son Jason.
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Formerly known as the Father/Son Challenge, the PNC Championship will be played at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Orlando from December 17-20 and feature major winners and family members as competing teams.
"I can't tell you how excited I am to be playing with Charlie in our first official tournament together," said Woods in a statement on the PGA Tour website.
"It's been great watching him progress as a junior golfer and it will be incredible playing as a team together in the PNC Championship."
The young Woods has shown signs that he has some of his father's golfing genes by winning his age group at a nine-hole US Kids golf event in August by five shots.
Woods was famously introduced to the sport by his father Earl, appearing on the Mike Douglas Show when he was just two and giving the TV audience a glimpse of the raw talent that has carried him to 82 Tour wins.
Tiger Woods’ son getting into golf
"He's starting to get into it," Woods told GOLFTV earlier this year. "He's starting to understand how to play.
"It's been just an absolute blast to go out there and just be with him. It reminds me so much of me and my dad."
Somehow we’ve never seen Charlie Woods swing a golf club until now and MY GOD pic.twitter.com/wwDUb8lEcx
— Dylan Dethier (@dylan_dethier) January 12, 2020
Past winners have included Jack and Gary Nicklaus, Raymond Floyd and Robert Floyd Jr as well as Craig and Kevin Stadler.
The PGA Tour also said Gary Player, Greg Norman, John Daly and Annika Sorenstam will be taking part in this year's event.
Fans went wild on social media over the prospect of seeing Tiger in action with his son.
Coolest news of the day: Tiger Woods will play with 11-year-old son Charlie at the @PNCchampionship. Format of the father/son is a two-day, 36-hole scramble, Dec. 19-20 in Orlando.
— Ryan Lavner (@RyanLavnerGC) November 19, 2020
This is awesome
— The Golf Travel Guru (@GuruGolfTravel) November 19, 2020
And the golf world goes crazy!!
— Penfold Golf USA (@penfoldgolfusa) November 19, 2020
Awww....Can’t wait to watch that! So excited already. ❤️❤️
— angelineooi (@angelineooi5) November 19, 2020
This might be better than any major this season @iBallAboveAll @KNathwani89
— jxysxnpxtxl (@jaysonpatel7) November 19, 2020
That’s very cool, great tournament.
— Steve (@CsoupsonSteve) November 19, 2020
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