Tiger Woods’ son, Charlie, certified for the Notah Begay III Invitational at Koasati Pines at Coushatta in Louisiana.
To get into this discipline, the 14-year-old shot a 6-under 66 on the Final Likelihood Regional.
Nevertheless, Charlie has struggled this week as he carded a 73-74 to take a seat at 5-over by way of 36 holes, tied for twenty third forward of the ultimate spherical.
Whereas this match could also be about him, his dad has stolen the present. Woods is on the bag this week for his son, and that has triggered all types of pleasure on social media.
For the second day in a row, a video surfaced displaying his stroll wanting pretty regular.
The 15-time main champion isn’t limping. He appears robust. It’s the primary time the world has seen him stroll like this since earlier than his horrific 2021 automobile wreck that triggered vital harm to his proper leg, ankle and foot.
Woods has been seen following Charlie on a golf cart at earlier youth occasions. However this week, he has been robust sufficient to stroll and carry the bag.
This week the PGA Tour is taking part in on certainly one of his course designs, El Cardonal at Diamante, for the very first time. He was in Mexico on the World Extensive Expertise Championship and was seen observing on a golf cart.
Then Stewart Cink revealed that Woods was practising and was in go-mode, which sparked a number of rumors of a possible return to play.
The movies of Tiger on the Notah Begay III Invitational have folks excited. Many didn’t suppose he would ever play one other aggressive spherical and a few nonetheless really feel he might by no means win once more.
He hasn’t performed skilled golf for the reason that third spherical of the Masters when Woods needed to withdraw.
The 82-time PGA Tour winner had surgical procedure on his ankle after Augusta to assist with the arthritis and ache. That process triggered him to overlook the three remaining majors, and his timetable to return was utterly unknown.
Woods has been seen taking part in golf for the reason that surgical procedure, however he wasn’t strolling the course like this.
He and Charlie performed at Pebble Seashore’s quick course in the course of the TGR Jr. Invitational week in October. Woods was additionally seen chipping at Liberty Nationwide in September.
However these movies of Woods on his son’s bag really feel totally different. Possibly he’s lastly getting wholesome sufficient to have much less ache in that leg.
May we see Woods begin at his Hero World Problem occasion on the finish of November, or will he look ahead to the PNC Championship and subsequent 12 months’s majors?
Charlie got here into the Notah Begay III Invitational taking part in properly, however the course hasn’t been as form to him. This 12 months, he moved into the 14-15 age group, going through harder competitors. Final 12 months, Charlie completed eleventh within the 12-13 division.
Class of 2024 participant Fortunate Cruz leads the 14-15 age part heading into the ultimate day. He shot a 68-65 to take a seat at 9-under on the occasion, 4 strokes forward of second place. Charlie could also be out of the title hunt, however a very good spherical may push him inside the highest 20, if not higher.
Savannah Leigh Richardson is a golf employees author for SB Nation’s Enjoying By way of. You possibly can observe her on Twitter @SportsGirlSL and Instagram @savannah_leigh_sports for extra golf protection. You’ll want to take a look at @_PlayingThrough too.
