[Golf Topic] 'Swing Practice' Woods "Will He Participate in December Event?"

‘Golf Emperor’ Tiger Woods and his son Charlie playing at the PNC Championship last year.

[Asia Economy Kim Hyun-jun, Golf Specialist Reporter] ○..."Woods making a comeback?"

When a video of the 'Golf Emperor' Tiger Woods (USA) swinging a golf club for the first time since his car accident was released, the golf world was stirred. The immediate focus is on the upcoming PGA Tour event, the PNC Championship, held on the 19th-20th of next month. Twenty past major champions will compete alongside their children and grandchildren. On the 26th (Korean time), Golfweek explained, "The organizing committee confirmed and announced 18 teams, and one of the remaining two spots is reserved for the Woods family."

Woods, who was seriously injured in a car accident last February, recently released a 3-second video of himself swinging at the practice range. It is interesting that the PNC Championship was the stage where he appeared last year with his son Charlie, drawing the spotlight. Charlie became the top attraction with his 'carbon copy play' resembling his father?removing the tee while the ball was still in flight after a tee shot, standing on the green, and quickly moving while the ball rolled into the hole after putting.

‘Team Woods’ used a scramble format where each player tees off and then the second shot is taken from the best position, shooting 10 under par for two consecutive days to finish 7th (20 under par, 124 strokes). Whether Woods will recover enough to compete in an official tournament three weeks later remains uncertain. His odds of winning the Masters in April next year have recently improved from 100/1 to 35/1. The global golf community is raising expectations for Woods’ return.

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