For ‘golf emperor’ Tiger Woods (47, USA), what was more important than recovery from injury was ‘making memories’ with his son. Woods couldn’t hide his joy even as he led his erratic feet into the tournament.
Woods played with his son Charlie (13) in the first round of the PNC Championship (total prize money: $1,085,000) held at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club (par 72, 7106 yards) in Orlando, Florida, USA on the 18th (Korean time). I tied 1 eagle and 11 birdies without a hit, and recorded 13 under par 59 strokes.
The Woods father and son, who were tied with Vijay Singh (Fiji) and father and son, marked a tie for second place behind Justin Thomas (USA) father and son (15 under par, 57 strokes), who competed with his father.
The PNC Championship is a 36-hole event where players team up with their families to compete.
In this tournament, 메이저사이트 Woods is struggling with foot pain due to plantar fasciitis, but he is going ahead. Woods previously gave up participating in the ‘Hero World Challenge’ held by his foundation.
Afterwards, Woods, who participated in ‘The Match’ with Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland), participated in the competition for two consecutive weeks. As foot pain continues, concerns are raised that it may take longer to recover from future injuries.
Woods, however, responded that he did not care. “Walking is difficult, but you can practice,” he said. “I need a break, but I didn’t.”
He acknowledged that there may be an impact on his plans to participate in next year’s games, but emphasized that “it is more important to compete with my son right now.”
Woods added, “The opportunity to have such a great experience with my son is far better than recovering from an injury to my foot. I don’t mind it too much.”
Woods and his son made their first appearance in this competition in 2020 and tied for 7th place, and last year they were runner-up.