"He's a baby in diapers": When Tiger Woods' video of son Charlie's golf shot left Jimmy Fallon astonished
Tiger Woods has appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon several times, most recently on April 30, 2024. Among the topics they discussed during that encounter, Woods and Fallon recalled an anecdote involving Charlie, the 15-time major champion's youngest son.
Taking advantage of Woods' presence on the show, Fallon told the audience about Charlie's golf skills, even when he was only 2 or 3 years old. According to Fallon, the anecdote happened when he and Woods met at a charity event.
At the time, Fallon wanted to show Woods a video of his then-newborn daughter, but had trouble finding it on his phone. Woods took the opportunity to show him a video of Charlie "still in diapers" as Fallon said.
This is how Fallon told it:
"You [talking to Tiger Woods] showed me a video of Charlie, and he's wearing diapers, and he has one of those... Chuckits? You know, the thing you throw balls for dogs with a tennis ball? So, the baby walks up, Charlie, he's holding the chuckit thing. He goes up to this tennis ball with the Chuckit and goes and hits this amazing [golf shot].
"He's a baby. He's a baby in diapers. And I go, 'Well, I found my video. This is my daughter sucking on a lemon for the first time. I thought that would be funny.' Just two dads being dads." [1:09 - 1:38]
Tiger Woods visited The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to promote his new golf apparel brand, Sun Day Red. Woods launched the brand last February in partnership with one of his major sponsors, TaylorMade.
Tiger Woods and son Charlie have excelled as a team
The PNC Championship is an unofficial PGA Tour Champions event in which major champions team up with a family amateur. Participants can be male or female, active or retired professionals.
Tiger Woods and Charlie have played the PNC Championship four times, the first time when the younger Woods was just 13 years old. They have always managed to finish in the top 10.
Their first appearance was in the 2020 edition, when they tied for seventh at 20-under, just five shots behind winners Justin Thomas and his father.
In 2021, Team Woods returned to finish second at 25-under, just two strokes behind John Daly and his son.
In 2022, Tiger and Charlie Woods tied for 8th place with a score of 20-under. They finished six shots behind winners Vijay Singh and his son.
Finally, in 2023, they finished in a tie for fifth place with a score of 19-under. They finished six strokes behind winners Bernhard Langer and his son.
The 15-time major champion has not yet confirmed his return to the PNC Championship for the 2024 edition. Among the stars who have already confirmed their participation are Annika Sorenstam, Nelly Korda, Lee Trevino, Tom Lehman, and John Daly.