Tiger Woods will compete at the PNC Championship for the first time since back surgery with his son
Tiger Woods is preparing to return to golf for the first time since his back surgery three months ago, the PGA Tour announced Tuesday. Woods…
Tiger Woods is preparing to return to golf for the first time since his back surgery three months ago, the PGA Tour announced Tuesday.
Woods and his son Charlie will compete in the PNC Championship in Orlando next week.
This will be the fifth time Team Woods has competed in the two-day, 36-hole competition that will feature 20 major champions and their family members.
“I’m very excited to return to the PNC Championship next week with Charlie,” the 15-time major winner said in a statement. “Playing together is something we look forward to and it’s always more special when you’re surrounded by friends and family.”
The father and son finished tied for fifth at last year’s event while Bernhard Langer and his son, Jason, were winners of the 2023 tournament.
Woods has not played since the Open Championship in July and the recent back problem continues the 48-year-old’s struggles with injuries, with the golf star saying “the body just won’t recover like it used to.”
Last week, Woods told the tournament he is hosting – The Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas – that he had “a long way to go” before he could return to professional golf, but insisted that “the fire always burns to compete.”
The PNC Championship will take place December 21-22 at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club Orlando in Grande Lakes, Florida.
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