Tiger’s son can make Television set debut and looks just like he’s at house

The male with a swoosh on his shirt and a Tiger head deal with on his driver looked fairly fantastic.

So did Tiger Woods.

Charlie Woods, the 11-12 months-outdated son of the 15-time important champion, built his national Television debut Saturday in the PNC Championship. And according to his dad, he played just like he does at property.

Hardly ever mind that he experienced some 250 men and women subsequent alongside, more than his father had seeing him at the Masters. Charlie confidently twirled his club ahead of photographs, swiftly picked up the tee on his drives and even pumped his fist on the par-5 3rd gap with a 3-wooden into 3 toes for eagle.

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They concluded the scramble structure at 10-under 62, four photographs at the rear of Matt Kuchar and son Cameron.

“I don’t seriously treatment about my game,” Woods explained. “I am just earning absolutely sure that Charlie has the time of his everyday living. And he is executing that.”

Charlie Woods is the youngest to participate in in this 36-hole occasion that began in 1995 for important champions and their sons, and now includes all household associates. He loves the sport plenty of to start out participating in in a several junior events, and he had no qualms actively playing right before a crowd or the cameras.

A television digital camera was situation some 15 toes away to the ideal of Charlie on the opening tee at The Ritz-Carlton Club at Grande Lakes, and he was a tiny fast with his swing, pulling it to the left. They made use of his father’s tee shot and wedge into 2 ft — Charlie created the birdie putt.

That was the past time Staff Woods utilised Tiger’s tee shot on a prolonged gap till No. 15. It assisted that the 11-year-previous was ready to use a ahead tee, 100 yards ahead of the PGA Tour players on some holes.

Woods was not surprised from what he is observed at property. This was diverse — a event with professionals, a scorecard that experienced to be signed, a tv audience. But it certain appeared the exact same.

“I have found this all along. Likely not a lot of people today have,” Woods claimed. “A large amount of the pictures he hit, I’ve viewed them again household at The Medalist this total yr. The junior activities he performed in, he strike a ton of these. It was a make any difference of stringing these out for 3 1/2 hours. It is really a completely diverse deal.”

The swing was sleek. The mannerisms have been acquainted. Charlie belted a single on the par-5 fifth gap, bending over to seize his tee when the ball was however in flight. Justin Thomas, enjoying in the group with his father Mike, smiled and explained, “God, you are so substantially like your dad.” Waiting for Thomas to putt, father and son stood aspect-by-aspect, correct leg crossed around still left ankle.

The Woods’ were being 8 below by means of nine holes, capped off by Charlie generating an 8-foot birdie putt on No. 9 and strolling it in when the ball was a couple feet absent. Just like Father.

The kid experienced activity in other strategies, as well.

During the professional-am, Charlie hit one particular by the fairway into the trees. Mike Thomas, a longtime club qualified whose specialty is functioning with juniors, was in the group forward and playfully left a be aware upcoming to Charlie’s ball that claimed, “Draw Gap!” On Saturday, Mike Thomas hit his generate into a bunker on the limited par-4 13th.

“In normal Woods’ manner, he retained the paper,” Justin Thomas reported. “My dad hit in the bunker, and he took that actual paper and set it powering the ball. So a tiny karma there.”

Justin Thomas spends a ton of time with them at house, so he realized how the kid could enjoy. Even so, Thomas explained he a diverse form of nerves — for his father and for Charlie.

“I knew he was heading to wow a ton of people,” Thomas stated. “It was neat to see him shape the ball each strategies and hit excellent pictures. We really feel in all probability what our dad and mom felt expanding up looking at us engage in. You want them to do properly, but you can’t do nearly anything about it.

“It was competitive, it was joyful, it was unforgettable and we had some banter.”

And they get 1 far more working day.

They completed with a birdie on the par-5 18th — across the drinking water remaining of the fairway, a smaller team of people posted a banner on the bridge that stated, “Charlie Woods Lover Club — and have been tied for sixth.

“The kid’s a gamer. He is a grinder. He is aggressive. But he’s so young,” Justin Thomas stated. “I am pulling for him. I want him to keep it exciting, preserve it gentle. It can get horrible out there with what persons say. Anticipations are heading to be high, but I hope it remains manageable for himself. I hope he stays inside of himself.

“You will find 11-, 12-, 13-12 months-olds sitting down on their couch at home that are unable to hit these pictures on the variety. And he is doing it in front of a group and on countrywide Television.”