[Golf Topic] Woods "PNC Championship Pro-Am Entry"... How Is His Performance?

Tiger Woods practicing at the driving range on the final day of the Hero World Challenge. Bahamas=Getty Images/MultiBits

[Asia Economy Kim Hyun-jun, Golf Specialist Reporter] ○…‘Golf Emperor’ Tiger Woods (USA) is set to participate in the PNC Championship Pro-Am….

The tournament organizing committee announced on the 15th (Korean time) that "Woods and Matt Kuchar will team up to compete in the Pro-Am on the night of the 17th." This event features 20 major champions playing 36 holes in pairs with their families, using a scramble format where each player tees off and then takes the second shot from the better position. The first round opens on the night of the 18th at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Orlando, Florida (par 72, 7,106 yards).

It is interesting that Woods and his son Charlie finished tied for 7th place last year (20 under par, 124 strokes). Charlie especially drew attention by closely resembling his father, such as immediately removing the tee after his tee shot, standing on the green, and quickly moving while the ball was rolling after putting. On the first day, he even made an eagle with a ‘2-on 1-putt’ on the 3rd hole (par 5). Charlie’s mother, Elin Nordegren, who divorced Woods, made a surprise appearance to cheer, adding an off-course topic.

Above all, this year the focus is on Woods’ ‘physical condition.’ This will be his first appearance in 10 months since his car accident last February. At the driving range of the Albany Golf Club in the Bahamas, the venue of the recently concluded PGA Tour Hero World Challenge on the 6th, he practiced shots for four consecutive days, signaling his comeback. Contrary to expectations that "it would be difficult to walk 18 holes, so he would play using a golf cart," attention should be paid to the fact that he will participate in the Pro-Am. The Golf Channel in the U.S. will unusually broadcast the Pro-Am for two hours.

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