Charlie Woods tee-box confusion at PNC cleared up by rules official

Charlie Woods is likely to be simply 13 years outdated, however he nonetheless garners loads of consideration.

This week, at the PNC Championship, that highlight shines the brightest. Having the final title “Woods” has that impact.

Earlier this week, we received a major instance of that trickle-down Tiger impact.

On Wednesday, according to a PGA Tour report, “Charlie was listed among the group of players who would compete from the second-longest set of tees, but with an asterisk next to his name that signified that he had been moved at the discretion of the Tournament Committee.” That led Golf Channel’s Todd Lewis to report that Charlie would play again two tee bins at the PNC from the place he performed a 12 months in the past, which was picked up by a number of information shops, together with GOLF.com. If Charlie have been to play these tees, he can be enjoying a setup longer than 6,700 yards, alongside the likes of John Daly and Nelly Korda.

But, in response to Joe Terry, the PGA Tour’s chief referee, that call was by no means made.

“The thing is, there’s no change,” Terry instructed GOLF.com Thursday. “We had heard that Tiger might wish for Charlie to play a longer golf course. But I had scheduled Charlie to play the tee box for his age with the 13-year-olds. So there’s been no change — he will play from the 13-year-old tees.”

The preliminary report sparked debate on social media as to the equity of Charlie enjoying again a tee field. But, in response to Terry, that was merely “ill-founded speculation.” The solely purpose the rules committee would have moved Charlie again a tee field would have been if his father had requested it.

“If Tiger requested it, we would certainly honor that request,” Terry mentioned. “The committee does have the authority to allow a change if someone wants to play a longer golf course. … Just because he’s playing better and he’s Charlie Woods — we’re not going to punish him because he’s 13.”

Now, Charlie will play from a course that’s some 300 yards shorter (6,452 vs. 6,754) than the unique report indicated.

Charlie and Tiger Woods are scheduled to tee off within the first spherical of the PNC Championship at 12:02 p.m. ET on Saturday. You can discover full tee instances right here.

Zephyr Melton

Golf.com Editor

Zephyr Melton is an assistant editor for GOLF.com the place he spends his days running a blog, producing and enhancing. Prior to becoming a member of the crew at GOLF.com, he attended the University of Texas adopted by stops with Team USA, the Green Bay Packers and the PGA Tour. He assists on all issues instruction and covers novice and girls’s golf.