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Why Is Charlie Woods Limping at the PNC Championship?
Luke Norris began his sportswriting career in 2013 and ed Sportscasting in 2020. The former Section Editor of the NFL and Motorsports sections, he now spends his time here in the role of Senior Writer-Programmer. His well-rounded sports knowledge allows him to cover the NFL, NBA, PGA Tour, MLB, boxing, WWE, and NASCAR for Sportscasting. Luke is an avid golfer who finds inspiration in the way sports can bring people together and provide a distraction from the real world. He hopes to provide a little entertainment or an escape from the real world with every article he writes, even if only for a few minutes. In addition to his work here at Sportscasting, Luke's work has appeared on The Sportster, Inquisitr, GiveMeSport, FanSided, Yahoo! Fox Sports, and Sports Illustrated.
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For Charlie Woods, it’s obviously going to take quite a bit to be like his dad. After all, major championships, second only to Jack Nicklaus’ 18.
But at least for this weekend’s PNC Championship, Charlie will indeed take after Tiger as the 13-year-old will be limping around Orlando’s Ritz-Carlton Golf Club.
The elder Woods, of course, is still dealing with the effects of last year’s auto accident as well as a recent bout of plantar fasciitis. Tiger missed the Hero World Challenge but was able to tee it up last Saturday in the most recent edition of “The Match,” where he and Rory McIlroy were soundly defeated by the dynamic duo of Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth.
As for young Charlie, he rolled his ankle while warming up for Friday’s pro-am ahead of 2022 edition of the PNC Championship, where he and his dad will compete for the third straight year.
Charlie had a noticeable limp during Friday’s round, as did Tiger, and looked a bit uncomfortable after a few of his shots. Cameras captured both walking off the 11th green with matching ailments while wearing matching outfits.
As of this writing, however, Team Woods has no plans to withdraw from the tournament. Tiger and Charlie Woods finished second in this event a year ago to John Daly and his son, John Daly II, and are easily one of the favorites this year.
Tiger & Son will play alongside good friend Justin Thomas and his father, Mike, in the first round of the two-round tourney on Saturday.
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