It was a special day on the course for Tiger Woods and his family.
Shortly after the 15-time major champion Woods and his son Charlie finished the final round of the PNC Championship in Orlando, Fla., on Sunday, Woods and ex-wife Elin Nordegren tenderly embraced before Woods and his 17-year-old son Charlie I embraced my age. -Eldest daughter Sam served as the duo's caddy.
Woods, 48, who was married to Nordegren, 44, from 2004 to 2010, finished second in the family team tournament, where 15-year-old Charlie recorded his first hole-in-one.
The teenager sank his tee shot on the par-3 fourth hole at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, and Woods, who at first didn't see until the roar of the crowd suggested it, wrapped his son in a giant towel and took him to the picture. commemorated a landmark moment. bear hug.
“It was a perfect 7-iron, so I was able to hit it with just 175. [yards]a little bit down to the left, a little cut 7,'' Charlie told Golf Channel on Sunday.
“It was awesome. I didn't think I was going in. Nobody believes it until they go there and see it.”
Team Woods fell short to Bernhard Langer and his son Jason in the playoffs, but Woods was left in awe after a tournament packed with families.
“It was a once-in-a-lifetime thrill to get my first hole-in-one with Charlie and have (my daughter) Sam in the bag and be able to spend that moment with just my family and friends, and that’s what this event is about. It’s about bonding and family,” said Woods, who finished with Charlie at 28 under.
“I know I didn’t win, but I did compete.”
It's been a busy few weeks for Charlie, a sophomore at South Florida-based Benjamin School. Who completed it? Won the Class 1A state championship in November.
Prior to the event, Woods and Nordegren supported Charlie at another high school golf tournament that same month. The Palm Beach Post reported. At the time, Nordegren “went halfway in a golf cart with Tiger” at Miami Shores Country Club.
Woods and Nordegren's relationship has grown stronger over the years since their marriage fell apart in a 2009 cheating scandal.
In 2015, Woods called Nordegren “one of my best friends.”
“We are able to answer the phone and talk to each other all the time. We both know that the most important thing in life is our children.” he said He spoke in an interview with Time magazine.
nordegren I've since moved on With former NFL player Jordan Cameron. they have three children.
Woods was involved with Erica Herman from 2017 to 2022.
In a lawsuit filed against Woods in March 2023, Herman sought an exemption from the non-disclosure agreement over sexual assault and harassment clauses. She dropped the lawsuit that November.
