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While the PGA and LPGA Tour seasons are over, golf fans will have another chance to watch their favorite pros play alongside family members at this week’s 2023 PNC Championship, including Tiger Woods and his son Charlie. Here’s what you need to know about the tournament, including a full list of the PNC Championship teams.

2023 PNC Championship: What you need to know

Without a doubt, Tiger and Charlie Woods are the headliners at this event, as has been the case in their previous three appearances in the annual exhibition.

But Tiger and Charlie are just one of 20 teams teeing it up this week, featuring PGA Tour stars like Justin Thomas, LPGA Tour stars like Nelly Korda, and legends from both tours like Annika Sorenstam, John Daly, Nick Faldo, Lee Trevino and many more.

All of them will team up with one family member, whether it be their father, son or daughter, in a 36-hole competition under a scramble format. Below you can read a full list of the teams.

The 26th PNC Championship will be held Dec. 16-17 at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club Orlando (Fla.) at Grande Lakes.

Tiger Woods and his 14-year-old son, Charlie, will highlight the 20-team field, which is for major and Players Championship winners. Each player is partnered with a family member.

That major list also includes PGA Tour Champions winners. Steve Stricker won three of the senior majors this past season and will make his debut in the field alongside his daughter, Izzi, a Wisconsin high school state champion.

The 36-hole tournament employs a scramble format for both rounds. This means each players hit tee shots, and the team selects the better among the two. They then both play from that spot and select the better shot from there.

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Vijay Singh and his son, Qass, are the defending champions. Here’s a look at the TV schedule (all times ET), with full field below.

Friday
Noon-2:30PM (GC/Peacock): PNC Championship, pro-am

Saturday
1-2:30PM (Peacock): PNC Championship, Rd. 1
2:30-6PM (NBC/Peacock): PNC Championship, Rd. 1

Sunday
11:30AM-12:30PM (Peacock): PNC Championship, Rd. 2
12:30-1:30PM (GC/Peacock): PNC Championship, Rd. 2
1:30-4:30PM (NBC/Peacock): PNC Championship, Rd. 2

With Tiger proudly spectating from the crowd, freshman Charlie Woods helped The Benjamin School boys golf team capture its fourth state championship.

At just 14 years old, Tiger Woods’ son Charlie is already one-upping his dad by accomplishing one thing that the elder golf legend never could: winning a high school state championship.

With Tiger proudly spectating from the crowd, freshman Charlie Woods helped The Benjamin School boys golf team capture its fourth state championship in school history earlier this week. Charlie shot a 78 and 76 over the two-day tournament, finishing in a tie for 26th place overall. But it was sophomore Jake Valentine who clinched the title with a birdie putt on hole 17 that he followed with a par on the final hole.

 

Tiger, who’s already been inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame, never won a state championship during his time at Western High School in Anaheim, California. But that’s probably because he didn’t have the chance to.

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At that time, the governing body that oversees high school sports didn’t conduct state golf tournaments. Instead, Tiger went on to become the youngest golfer at the time to win the U.S. Junior Amateur Golf Championship in 1991, outplaying a field of older competitors when he was just 16 years old. He followed that feat by winning it again in 1992 and 1993, becoming the only golfer in tournament history to win it three times in a row.

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While there’s no question that Charlie definitely has golf in his genes, he also has arguably the best coach in the world, and is quickly emerging into a star in the golf community. Since taking up the sport, Charlie and his dad have competed in the 2020, 2021 and 2022 PNC Championships, an annual tournament in which professional golfers team up with family members.

Then in September of this year, Tiger actually caddied for his son as Charlie went on to win the Notah Begay III Junior Golf Last Chance Regional tournament in Florida. In an interview, Charlie said it was “great” to have his father on his bag.

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And while it remains unclear what bigger plans the young prodigy may have for the future, one thing is clear, and it’s that this won’t be the last time golf fans hear the name Charlie Woods.

It’s not easy being the son of the world’s most famous golf player. Tiger Woods has symbolized golf to the world for the better part of the last two decades. When you’re his son, fans automatically expect you to not just follow in your father’s footsteps but also measure up to him. ‘Insane’ would perhaps be an understatement to describe the pressure. Even Pete Cowen, the legendary British coach who has trained the likes of Rory McIlroy, Brooks Koepka, Sergio Garcia, and Lee Westwood, admits that it’s tough being Charlie Woods.

So, will the young golfer be able to overcome the pressure? Can the 14-year-old junior golfer eventually match his father’s legacy? And most importantly, does being Tiger Woods’ son automatically guarantee his success, as a lot of fans speculate? In an exclusive interview with EssentiallySports’ Noah Lock, the veteran coach shared his honest thoughts.

Pete Cowen gets honest about Charlie Woods

The young man has got a lot of pressure on him because of his father.” There is no denying it, and Pete Cowen is quick to admit it. Consider this: teenage Woods has been in the spotlight since age 12, when he turned up with his father at the 2020 PNC Championship. His every performance has made headlines, including his win at the junior-level tournament for the school he plays for.

Can he use the pressure as motivation to perform better? Tiger Woods has always been in the spotlight since turning every head at the 1997 Masters. Pressure has never been a hurdle for the 15-time Major winner. Moreover, Charlie Woods is not the first son trying to fill in his legendary father’s shoes. But history has not been so kind to the children.

 Charlie Woods accomplished something his father never did: Win a high-school state championship.

Charlie, the 14-year-old son of Tiger Woods, shot 154 (78-76) over two days at Florida’s state championships held at Mission Inn Resort. The freshman’s score was good enough to finish T-26 in the individual standings, and more importantly, one of four rounds that counted for his team, the Benjamin School, with the team’s 602 total capturing the Class A title.

Given his father’s illustrious amateur career—which included three U.S. Amateur and three U.S. Junior Amateur victories—it may seem odd that Tiger never won a state championship. That’s because when Woods was in high school the California Interscholastic Federation didn’t hold state-wide championships. It should be noted however, that Woods did win his regional in 1991 and was his section’s medalist three times.

Tiger Woods and Charlie Woods

Tiger and Charlie Woods have played in the parent-child PNC Championship the past three years, although the tournament has not publicly stated the duo is entered into this year’s field. The PNC, an unofficial event affiliated with the PGA Tour, begins Dec. 16.

Woods, 47, has not competed since the 2023 Masters as he continues to rehab following April surgery on his ankle.

At age 14, young Charlie was part of the five-schooler Benjamin School team that captured the FHSAA Class A title at the Mission Inn Resort in Florida

Tiger Woods’ son, Charlie, has won in Florida, at the age of 14. Charlie has just been proclaimed state champion at the FHSAA (Florida High School Athletic Association) Class A high school level. Like father, like son, like son, they say, isn’t it?

He competed at the golf tournament along with his teammates from Benjamin School and individually, he placed 26th with two rounds in which he shot 78 and 76. The son of the 15-time majors champion can boast a title his father never won.

However, this claim has a catch. California did not have such a school tournament when Tiger was the age of his son, whose handicap is believed to be close to zero. What Woods senior did do was win the US Junior Amateur when he was just 15 years old, a milestone at the time.

Father and son, the best team

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The Woods have played the occasional tournament together in the past, including the PNC Championship, a family golf classic held in Orlando since 1995 that gives parents and children a chance to test themselves on the green.

“There are no words to describe. These are memories for a lifetime,” Tiger recently acknowledged. “Don’t copy my swing; copy Rory McIlroy‘s.”

When will Tiger Woods return to pro golf?

After withdrawing from the 2023 Masters in April, Woods has been inactive on the PGA tour and has slipped to be out of the ranked top 1000 professionals in the world.

However, there are signs of life in the 48-year-old according to Stewart Cink, who claimed to Golf Week that the legendary player is hitting balls on the fairway once again/

So when can he return? The first chance would be the Hero World Challenge which begins on November 30. All but one of the sports on the roster are filled, and fans suspect it’s for Woods to claim.

He could also appear at the PNC Championship alongside his son on December 14. It isn’t a really competitive tournament so it gives him a chance to stretch his legs in a way that he won’t be overly working himself.

Another wild year of golf is coming to an end, thankfully with a final event where players won’t be asked if they’re going to LIV Golf next year.

The PNC Championship is a family affair, with major champions and their sons/daughters/parents teaming up for a fun two-round scramble at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Orlando, Fla.

Tiger and Charlie Woods will get the most attention, they finished second two years ago and Tiger is fond of saying that Charlie carries him. Yet Tiger is feeling better about his own game, as two weeks ago at his Hero World Challenge he said he could play monthly on Tour in 2024.

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Who else will tee off though? Among the bigwigs, Brooks Koepka will go against his compatriot, Scottie Scheffler, while Dustin Johnson will tee off against Xander Schauffele. While the LIV Golf-PGA Tour negotiations are on shaky grounds, the prospect of a high-profile match roused the fans and they gave a huge thumbs-up to the idea.

Tiger Woods vs. Phil Mickelson can break broadcasting records

On the European side, the latest marquee signing, Jon Rahm will lock horns with Viktor Hovland. Interestingly, LIV Golf Nation also paired Greg Norman with Fred Couples! If the Tiger Woods and. Phil Mickelson duel happens, it will be a repeat of the famous “The Match” between the duo in 2018. It was more than just a golf battle between the two pros at that time. The $9 million winner-takes-all match was the precursor of the golf entertainment genre that Netflix capitalized on with the “Full Swing” docu-series.

Phil and Tiger

Interestingly, the seemingly impossible match-up ‘request’ comes amidst the ongoing negotiations between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf. Jay Monahan earlier confirmed his “firm” stance on reaching a breakthrough before the December 31 deadline. However, Greg Norman’s move of snatching Jon Rahm, a PGA Tour loyalist, away from Monahan’s fold has added new layers to the merger story.

The PGA Tour commissioner is set to meet PIF governor, Yasir Al-Rumayyan this week. Considering the ongoing negotiations for the $3B merger agreement, we are not sure what either party will think about the proposal. But the prospect of breaking the broadcasting record sure makes it a lucrative opportunity for both parties.

In 2018, two of the USA’s all-time greats teed off against each other at the Shadow Creek Golf Course. Phil Mickelson had the last laugh after in the 22nd sudden-death playoff hole as he went on to pocket the winner’s payout. They once again met in 2020 with Woods pairing up with NFL legend, Peyton Manning, and Mickelson paired up with Tampa Bay Buccaneer quarterback, Tom Brady. The 15x Major winner took his revenge at that time. The much-hyped tourney received 6.3M viewership at its peak. Naturally, irrespective of PIF or PGA Tour’s stance, fans are surely on board with the idea.

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Fans come up with their own suggestions

If both tours agree to occasional celebrity events like this after the December 31 deadline, it would be great for golf. This fan believes it will help grow the game.

In 2018, two of the USA’s all-time greats teed off against each other at the Shadow Creek Golf Course. Phil Mickelson had the last laugh after in the 22nd sudden-death playoff hole as he went on to pocket the winner’s payout. They once again met in 2020 with Woods pairing up with NFL legend, Peyton Manning, and Mickelson paired up with Tampa Bay Buccaneer quarterback, Tom Brady. The 15x Major winner took his revenge at that time. The much-hyped tourney received 6.3M viewership at its peak. Naturally, irrespective of PIF or PGA Tour’s stance, fans are surely on board with the idea.

Fans come up with their own suggestions

If both tours agree to occasional celebrity events like this after the December 31 deadline, it would be great for golf. This fan believes it will help grow the game.

Some feel rather than an individual battle, a Ryder Cup-style team format would suit more. The LIV golf also has a team–play format, that this fan prefers.

Some appeared a little cynical about the prospect of the match. Nevertheless, they admitted it would be a spectacle.

There are rumors that Tyrrell Hatton is going to join Rahm in his new team. One user wants him to go against Rory McIlroy, instead of Patrick Reed.

 

Charlie Woods may never beat Tiger’s 15 Majors but he did claim a State Championship title that his dad never managed to win

It seems an impossible task following in the footsteps of Tiger Woods, but his son Charlie has already done something his father never did by winning a high school State Championship title.

With Tiger watching on in the crowd, Charlie Woods, a 14-year-old freshman at The Benjamin School in North Palm Beach, shot 78 and 76 as his team won the Florida High School Athletic Association Class A state championship at Mission Inn Resort.

Woods finished 26th overall and was fourth of the five golfers on his team, but nonetheless the most talked about teenager in golf still contributed to his first State Championship title.

His father may have 15 Major titles and be one of the greatest golfers ever to swing a club, but Tiger never won a State Championship at high school, and from what we’ve seen of their relationship Charlie will no doubt been keen to point that out.

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Dressed all in black, Tiger was keeping a low profile as he watched his son in action during the State Championship – just appearing in the background of pictures as the team celebrated their victory.

Tiger made a more high-profile appearance in Charlie’s previous even as he caddied for his son in the Notah Begay III Junior Golf National Championship, where he finished T17.

Tiger and Charlie have also played together at the PNC Championship – and that event in December could be part of his latest comeback from injury, but he could also be back later this month in the Hero World Challenge event he hosts in the Bahamas.

The State Championship though was all about Charlie, who is already the most talked-about teenager in the sport and interest in his development will only increase as he gets older.

Trying to follow in Tiger’s tracks looks an impossible task, but while he may never get near to his dad’s 82 PGA Tour titles or 15 Major wins, at least the teenager has achieved something his father never did.

Charlie Woods now owns a bit of bragging rights over his father, golf legend Tiger Woods.

Charlie helped The Benjamin School capture a Florida high school state golf championship on Wednesday at Mission Inn Resort and Club in Howey-In-The-Hills.

Despite Tiger Woods’ laundry list of accolades, he never won a state high school championship at Western High School in Anaheim, California.

The 14-year-old Woods finished in a tie for 26th overall and was fourth out of five golfers on The Benjamin School’s boys team as they won the FHSAA Class A state championship.

Charlie, a freshman, had his best day of the tournament on Day 2 when he shot a 76 to help The Benjamin School capture the title, according to the Palm Beach Post.

In a show of support, Tiger was on hand to watch his son play in the tournament.

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A photo of the famed golfer provided to the Palm Beach Post showed the 47-year-old Woods watching in the background behind The Benjamin School players during the tournament.

The 15-time major champion was wearing an all-black getup with sunglasses on his hat.

Tiger was not caddying for Charlie during the tournament, which would have gone against FHSAA tournament rules, according to the Palm Beach Post.

Sophomore Jake Valentine’s birdie on the 17th hole and a putt on the 18th helped clinch the championship.

While Charlie can now claim a title that his father never won, it should be noted as to why that is.

Tiger Woods did play high school golf at Western, but the California Interscholastic Federation did not conduct state championships for the sport.

He did, however, win the CIF SoCal Regional in 1991.

Tiger was also the Southern Section champion in 1991, 1993 and 1994.

He also was the youngest golfer to ever win the U.S. Junior Amateur title in 1991.