Tiger Woods, along with his 15-year-old son Charlie, is returning to the PNC Championship, his first tournament since the British Open in July and after thumb surgery three months ago.
Woods has played the 36-hole PNC tournament with Charlie every year since 2020. The tournament invites players who have won majors or The Players Championship with family members, usually their children.
“Playing together is something we look forward to and it’s always special when you’re surrounded by friends and family,” Woods said.
The PNC tournament is December 21-22 at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Orlando, Florida, for 20 teams. New to the tournament this year are Fred Couples and stepson Hunter Hannemann, and Trevor Immelman and son Jacob.
Because the tournament is sanctioned by the PGA Tour Champions, Woods will be able to ride in a cart, key to him playing. He chose to sit out last week’s Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas, where he is the tournament champion, because he says his game is not sharp enough to compete against a field of 40 of the best players in the world.
Woods set a Masters record in April by making his 24th consecutive cut, but missed the cut at three other majors. He had a microdiscectomy in September to relieve pain in his legs, his sixth surgery on his lower back.
The biggest was fusion surgery in 2017, and he followed that up by winning the Tour Championship a year later and taking his 15th title and fifth Masters title in 2019. His last victory was the Zozo Championship in Japan in the fall of 2019, where he drew. Sam Snead’s PGA Tour record 82 career titles.
But there is no telling how many times he can play in 2025.
Even if my commitment going forward is once a month, yes, I can say that again,” Woods said last week. “But I don’t really know. I’m just trying to get in shape and keep getting stronger and better and feel better, give myself the best chance I can going into next year.”
The PNC tournament includes 13-year-old Will McGee, son of Annika Sorenstam, and 89-year-old Gary Player. Nelly Korda returns to play with her father, former tennis Grand Slam champion Petr Korda.
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