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With the PNC Championship pro-am under their belts, golf’s favorite father-son duo are back on the course.
Tiger Woods, 45, and son Charlie Woods, 12, kicked off the first round of the annual tournament at the Grande Lakes Orlando course in Florida on Saturday in matching ensembles.
The pair teed off just after 12 p.m. EST on Saturday with their pairing of Justin Thomas and his father, Mike Thomas.
The PNC Championship allows former Major Championship or the Players Championship winners to compete witha member of their family.
Their outing comes nearly nine months after Tiger’sdevastating car crash.
In the Feb. 23 crash in Southern California, the professional athlete sustainedorthopedic injuriesto his right leg, including fractures to his tibia and fibula bones. He recently admitted that he was told there was a chance he would lose his leg.
Tiger’s recovery from the crash has been “incredible,” a PEOPLE insider shared in the current issue. “Early on after the accident he was just so incredibly focused on physical therapy. Nothing was easy for him. He was in pain. He felt weak. He just never complained or gave up.”
Throughout it all, his children — Charlie, and daughter Sam, 14, with ex Elin Nordegren — have “been a huge motivation for him,” according to the insider.
Overall, his recovery has “exceeded expectations” and Woods is “very pleased” to play with Charlie, another golf source shared previously. “He has worked long and hard to recover and has done well because of his positive attitude and dedication,” added the source.
Abigail Adams
source: people.com
