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Tiger Woodsis making his latest golf tournament a real family affair.
The athlete, 47, who is participating in the PNC Championship’s Pro-Am event at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club with his sonCharliethis weekend, had someone special caddying for him for the very first time on Saturday — his daughter,Sam.
Ina video jointly sharedon the PGA Tour and PNC Championship’s Instagram pages, the 16-year-old could be seen standing next to her father and chatting with him as she cleaned one of his clubs.
Wearing an official top from the event with the name “Woods” on the back, Sam — who Tiger shares with exElin Nordegren, along with Charlie, 14 — was captured later observing the action as her father took a practice shot.
“For the first time, Sam Woods is caddying for her father today ❤,” the post’s caption read.
Tiger Woods and his daughter Sam, pose on stage during the World Golf Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony prior to THE PLAYERS Championship at PGA TOUR Global Home on March 9, 2022, in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL.Chris Condon/PGA TOUR via Getty
Chris Condon/PGA TOUR via Getty
The weekend event pairs family members together and marks the fourth year that Tiger and Charlie are competing against golferJustin Thomasand his father, Mike.
Over the years, Sam and Charlie have supported their dad at numerous golf tournaments, and though Tiger revealed in a 2018 interview withGolf Digestthat both his children were “keen into soccer,” Sam was front and center when it came to honoring her father at his World Golf Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Florida in March 2022.
“We didn’t know if you’d come home with two legs or not,” she said during a speech at the event, referencing her father’s2021 car crash, which led to him being hospitalized.
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“Now, you’re not only about to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, but you’re standing here on your own two feet. This is why you deserve this,” she continued. “You’re a fighter, you’ve defied the odds every time.”
Tiger and his son, meanwhile, havealso been bonding this week.As well as playing together at the Saturday tournament, the father-son duo also spent time together during a practice session the day before.
On Friday, the PGA Tour’s official X (formerly Twitter)accountshared a video that showed the legendary golfer as he watched his son during their practice.
“We’re ending on that one right there. That was f—ing nasty,” he was captured saying in the video.
source: people.com
