Tiger Woods, alongside together with his 15-year-old son Charlie, is returning to the PNC Championship, his first competitors for the reason that British Open in July and after having a sixth surgical procedure on his again three months in the past.
Woods has performed the 36-hole PNC Championship with Charlie yearly since 2020. The event invitations gamers who’ve gained majors or The Gamers Championship with relations, usually their kids.
“Taking part in collectively is one thing we stay up for and it is all the time extra particular whenever you’re surrounded by family and friends,” Woods mentioned.
The PNC Championship is Dec. 21-22 on the Ritz-Carlton Golf Membership in Orlando, Florida, for 20 groups. New to the event this 12 months are Fred {Couples} and stepson Hunter Hannemann, and Trevor Immelman and son Jacob.
As a result of the event is sanctioned by the PGA Tour Champions, Woods will have the ability to journey in a cart, key to him taking part in. He selected to sit out final week on the Hero World Problem within the Bahamas, the place he’s the event host, as a result of he mentioned his recreation was not sharp sufficient to compete in opposition to a area of the highest 40 gamers on the planet.
Woods set a Masters file in April by making his twenty fourth consecutive lower, however he missed the lower within the different three majors. He had a microdiscectomy in September to alleviate ache down his legs, his sixth surgical procedure on his decrease again.
The largest one was fusion surgical procedure in 2017, and he adopted that by profitable the Tour Championship a 12 months later and capturing his fifteenth main with a fifth Masters title in 2019. His final victory was the Zozo Championship in Japan within the fall of 2019, tying Sam Snead for the PGA Tour’s file of 82 profession titles.
However there isn’t any indication how usually he can play in 2025.
“Whether or not my dedication going ahead is as soon as a month, yeah, I may say that once more,” Woods mentioned final week. “However I actually do not know. I am simply attempting to rehab and nonetheless get stronger and higher and really feel higher, actually give myself one of the best probability I can going into subsequent 12 months.”
The PNC Championship options 13-year-old Will McGee, the son of Annika Sorenstam, and 89-year-old Gary Participant. Nelly Korda returns to play along with her father, former tennis Grand Slam champion Petr Korda.
