Tiger to make return to golf with son Charlie at PNC Championship

Tiger Woods is headed back to the golf course, and he’ll be doing it with a familiar partner: his son, Charlie.

The Woods father and son duo will be back for the PNC Championship, the annual event that pairs golfers with their children, next weekend at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club Orlando, Grande Lakes, Woods announced on Tuesday.

‘I’m very excited to head back to the PNC Championship next week with Charlie,’ he said in a statement. ‘Playing together is something we look forward to and it’s always more special when you’re surrounded by friends and family.’

The Woods duo have become regulars at the event, first competing in the PNC Championship in 2020 when Charlie was just 11-year-old. Now a sophomore at The Benjamin School in Palm Beach, Florida, Charlie Wood will play with his dad for the fifth-consecutive year.

The elder Woods’ decision to play in the event also comes one week after he shared an update on his ability to play. The 15-time PGA major champion opted to not play in the Hero World Challenge, which he hosts in the Bahamas, last week after a recent back surgery as he continues to battle injuries that have plagued him for the past few years.

‘I’m still not there. And these are 20 of the best players in the world, and I’m not sharp enough to compete against them at this level,’ Woods said then. ‘When I’m ready to compete and play at this level, then I will.’

Woods last competed in The Open Championship in July 2024, which resulted in him missing the cut at his third straight major tournament after finishing at 14-over par. He has played in five events in 2024, with the 2024 Masters being the only time he made the cut this year. Last week, Woods said ‘we’ll see’ if he would compete with his son in the PNC Championship.

Meanwhile, Charlie Woods has continued to grow in his golf game. He made his first appearance in the USGA championship with an appearance in the U.S. Junior Amateur. His father was in attendance to watch the event as Charlie Woods missed the cut in the event.

Tiger and Charlie Woods will be attempting to win the PNC Championship for the first time after finishing in fifth-place last year. In 2021, the duo finished in second.