Tiger Woods will play three occasions in December.
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We haven’t seen a lot of Tiger Woods the previous few months.
Sure, there was his enthusiastic look at Arthur Ashe Stadium, the place he roared from the stands as Serena Williams gained her U.S. Open match.
There have been additionally images and movies that emerged on social media from Woods serving as caddie for his son Charlie a number of weeks in the past in Louisiana. The youthful Woods was competing within the Notah Begay III Boys Junior Golf National Championship, the place he completed eleventh at one beneath par.
And, for those who return to the PGA Tour season, there have been the paparazzi-style photographs of a flannel-shirted Woods getting into a rental Nissan (!) en path to the Delaware Compromise, or no matter we’re calling the assembly of high PGA Tour gamers at this summer season’s BMW Championship, the place most high professionals agreed on modifications to be made to the schedule for the 2022-23 season and past.
Still, we haven’t seen Woods enjoying aggressive golf since he made the stroll up the 18th gap at St. Andrews’ Old Course, the place he missed the Open Championship reduce in July.
That’s about to alter.
Tiger, Charlie decide to PNC
On Friday the PNC Championship introduced that Woods and his 13-year-old son Charlie had formally dedicated to the sector. This will mark the third consecutive look for Team Woods, who completed solo second final yr behind John Daly and his son, John Daly II.
“We have been looking forward to this week all year and we can’t wait to team up together for our third PNC Championship,” Woods mentioned in the release. “This is such a special opportunity as a dad to get to compete with my son against so many golfing greats and their family members. It is going to be a very special week and I know that Charlie and I will have a blast.”
Executive chairman of the event Alastair Johnston added his pleasure.
“Everyone has seen Tiger do things on the golf course that only a few people can relate to, but here at the PNC Championship in the last couple of years, we have seen a partnership evolve between a dad and his son to which thousands can relate,” he mentioned within the launch. “We are delighted that because of golf, we can share that experience.”
The announcement additionally gave shape to the remainder of Woods’ 2022, confirming that, after greater than 4 months away from aggressive golf, Woods will now tee it up thrice in three weeks.
3 occasions, 3 weeks
Dec. 1-4: Hero World Challenge
As he has a number of occasions over time, Woods will start his subsequent comeback at Albany within the Bahamas. It’s pleasant territory; Woods is the event host, there’s no reduce, there are solely 20 gamers, spectators are restricted and it’s about as managed an surroundings as you possibly can think about.
This is the one 72-hole stroke-play occasion on Woods’ confirmed calendar, which implies it is going to be our greatest likelihood to gauge the place his recreation and his well being at the moment stand. We’ll hear from Woods, too — that is the place he’ll deal with the media for the primary time since St. Andrews. This might be a standing replace as a lot as something; because the Hero continues to be 5 months from the Masters, it’s a bit early for prognostication.
Dec. 10: The Match VII
The newest version of the Match will pit Woods and Rory McIlroy towards Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth. Their presence alone makes it price anticipating golf followers, nevertheless it’s notable for a number of different causes:
Phil Mickelson now not concerned with The Match, producer says
James Colgan
-It’s on a Saturday night beneath the lights throughout what’s — in addition to Army-Navy — a football-free day. Smart scheduling by Match organizers.
-Executive producer Bryan Zuriff teased that at the same time as Phil Mickelson is now not concerned, this yr’s Match will embrace some off-course perception from a number of the PGA Tour’s largest names.
“You’re really gonna get a chance to hear what these guys have to think about everything that’s happened in the last year,” he informed GOLF’s James Colgan.
-It’s Tiger Woods!
Dec. 17-18: PNC Championship
This would be the occasion the place Tiger Woods lastly takes a backseat to any individual else within the subject: his son Charlie.
Just kidding. Kind of.
Team Woods has drawn innumerable eyeballs to the PNC broadcast the final couple years. We’ll run it again once more this yr, the golf world attempting to stability its collective pleasure at their pairing, curiosity at Charlie’s golf recreation and delight seeing father and son along with the truth that he’s 13 years outdated and ought to be allowed to do his factor with out the insane expectations that include being the GOAT’s son.
Mostly, although, the PNC is nice enjoyable. It’s an opportunity for Tiger and Charlie to cut it up with Lee Trevino and Justin Thomas and Nelly Korda and greater than a dozen different legends of the game in a (comparatively) low-pressure surroundings. The subject (under) makes it effectively price watching, whether or not or not Team Woods contends for the title.
PNC Championship Field:
Stewart Cink and Connor Cink
John Daly and John Daly II
David Duval and Brady Duval
Nick Faldo and Matthew Faldo
Jim Furyk and Tanner Furyk
Padraig Harrington and Patrick Harrington
Nelly Korda and Petr Korda
Matt Kuchar and Carson Kuchar
Bernhard Langer and Jason Langer
Tom Lehman and Sean Lehman
Justin Leonard and Luke Leonard
Mark O’Meara and Shaun O’Meara
Gary Player and Jordan Player
Nick Price and Greg Price
Vijay Singh and Qass Singh
Annika Sorenstam and Will McGee
Jordan Spieth and Shawn Spieth
Justin Thomas and Mike Thomas
Lee Trevino and Daniel Trevino
Tiger Woods and Charlie Woods
