Tiger Woods and his son, Charlie, officially committed to play in the PNC Championship
Tiger Woods has officially committed to playing in the PNC Championship at the Ritz Carlton Golf Club in Florida a week from today. The 15-time Major champion will once again team up with his 15-year-old son Charlie.
The information was released by the PGA Tour on its social media profiles. Woods' participation was in doubt until a few days ago when he answered questions on the subject during his press conference prior to the Hero World Challenge. At the time, he didn't give any confirmation.
At the same press conference, Tiger Woods stated that he is not yet at a level that allows him to compete with the best players in the world. Tiger will arrive at the event in the midst of his recovery from his sixth spinal surgery, which he underwent last September.
"I'm not tournament sharp yet. I'm still not there," Woods said (via PGA Tour).
This will be Tiger Woods' fifth appearance in the PNC Championship, always with Charlie. In four previous appearances, Team Woods has always finished in the top 10, with a second-place finish as the best result.
The second-place finish came in 2021, when Charlie and Tiger Woods finished at 25 under, two strokes behind John Daly and his son John Daly II. They finished seventh in 2020, tied for eighth in 2022 and tied for fifth in 2023.
A look at the PNC Championship field ft. Tiger Woods and Charlie
Charlie and Tiger Woods will compete against 19 other duos made up of a professional player and an amateur family member. All professional players are winners of Major championships (men and women) or the Players Championship (men).
This edition of the PNC Championship features three women, two professionals (Nelly Korda and Annika Sorenstam) and one amateur (Izzi Stricker, daughter of Steve Stricker).
This is the full field for the 2024 PNC Championship:
- Trevor Immelman & son Jacob Immelman
- Fred Couples & step-son Hunter Hannemann
- Steve Stricker & daughter Izzi Stricker
- Justin Leonard & father Luke Leonard
- Nick Faldo & son Matthew Faldo
- Nelly Korda & father Petr Korda
- Stewart Cink & son Connor Cink
- Tiger Woods & son Charlie Woods
- Lee Trevino & son Daniel Trevino
- Annika Sorenstam & son Will McGee
- Vijay Singh & son Qass Singh
- Nick Price & son Greg Price
- Gary Player & grandson Alexander Hall
- Mark O’Meara & son Shaun O’Meara
- Tom Lehman & son Sean Lehman
- Bernhard Langer & son Jason Langer
- Matt Kuchar & son Carson Kuchar
- Padraig Harrington & son Paddy Harrington
- David Duval & son Brady Duval
- John Daly & son John Daly II
The PNC Championship has been played since 1995, initially as the Father/Son Challenge. Bernhard Langer and Raymond Floyd share the record for most victories(5).