The guy with the tone on his shirt and the Tiger head cover on his driver.
Tiger Woods did the same.
Charlie Woods, the 11-year-old son of the 15-time main champion, made his debut on national TV at the PNC Championships on Saturday. And according to his dad, he plays the same way he plays at home.
Never mind considering that more than 250 people walked with him than his dad saw him in the Masters. Charlie confidently twirled his club before the shot, quickly picked up a tee on his drives and put his fist on the 3-wood par-5 third hole for the Eagle.
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They finished the constitution at 10-under 62, with four shots behind Matt Kutcher and son Cameron.
“I don’t really care about my game,” Woods said. “I’m just sure Charlie has time in his life. And he’s doing it. “
Charlie Woods is the youngest in the 36-hole event, which began in 1995 for the main champion and his sons, and now includes all family members. He loves the game enough to start playing in junior events, and he had no quality of playing before the crowd or the camera.
A television camera was about 15 feet to Charlie’s right on the opening tee at the Ritz-Carlton Club at Grand Lakes, and he was a little faster with his swing, pulling him to the left. They used his father’s tee shot and wedge in 2 feet – Charlie made a birdie putt.
It was the last time Tim Woods used Tiger’s tee shot on a long hole to number 15. It will help the 11-year-old be able to use the forward tee 100 yards ahead of the PGA Tour players on some holes.
Woods was not surprised by what he saw at home. This was different – a tournament with a television audience, a scorecard that had to be signed. But it certainly looked the same.
Woods said, “I’ve seen all this. Probably not many people have.” “He hit a lot of shots, I’ve seen him back home in The Medalist all this year. He played in the junior events, he hit a lot in this. It was a matter of getting him out in 1/1/201 for hours. It’s a completely different deal. “
The swing was smooth. These methods were familiar. Charlie belted one on the fifth hole of the pair, turning the ball to catch his tee while still in flight. Justin Thomas, playing in a group with his father Mike, smiled and said, “God, you’re just like your dad.” Waiting for Thomas to stretch, the father and son were side-by-side, with the right foot crossed over the left ankle.
The Woods were 8 under nine holes, Charlie made an 8-foot birdie putt at 9-9 and went inside when the ball was a few feet away. Like Dad.
The child had play in other ways as well.
During Pro-M, Charlie entered a tree from Fairway. Longtime club professional Mike Thomas, who specializes in working with juniors, was in the group ahead and left a note next to Charlie’s ball from the game, saying, “Draw a hole!” On Saturday, Mike Thomas hit his drive into the bunker on the short par-4 13th.
“In the typical Woods fashion, he kept the paper,” Justin Thomas said. “My dad hit the bunker, and he took that particular paper and put it behind the ball. So there’s a little karma.”
Justin Thomas spends a lot of time at home with them, so he knew how a child could play. Still, Thomas said he has a different kind of nerve – for his dad and Charlie.
“I knew it would give a lot of people a wow,” Thomas said. “He shaped the ball both ways and it felt great to see the start hit. We think our parents grow up watching us play. You want them to do well, but you can’t do anything about it.
“It was competitive, it was fun, it was memorable and we had a little banner.”
And they get one more day.
They finished with a birdie on par-5 18 – around the rest of the water of the fairway, a small group of people put up a banner on the bridge saying, “Charlie Woods Fan Club – and tied up in sixth place.”
“Kid is a gamer. He’s a grinder. He’s competitive. But he’s too young,” said Justin Thomas. “I pull for her. I want her to keep her happy, to keep her light. What people say can make her nasty there. Expectations will be high, but I hope she manages for herself. I hope I keep it inside myself.
“There’s an 11-, 12-, 13-year-old sitting on his bed at home who can’t hit those shots on the range. And he’s doing it in front of a crowd and on national TV.”
