More than ten months after suffering a serious traffic accident, Tiger Woods went back to playing golf, did with his 12-year-old son Charlie Woods at the PNC Championship in Orlando Florida, United States, a tournament in which the Woods culminated in the fifth square after the first round with -10 strokes, three behind the pair of Payne Stewart and Reagan Cink, which has led the competition thus far.
Woods’ recovery
it goes slowly but steadily. Together with his son, he showed that, despite adversity, its quality has not disappeared. His disappearance from the golf courses came abruptly after suffering the accident in which he fractured bones in his leg, ankle and right foot when he hit an embankment on February 23 in Los Angeles.
The words of Tiger Woods
This Saturday, after his participation, Woods recounted his first feelings after his return: “A great day, with the family. I’ve had a great time. My son and I have had a great time playing together. Charlie didn’t seem nervous and I can still put in a couple that another, “he said.
“We couldn’t capitalize on an eagle with good shots. I’m putting better, I’m getting better every time but I’m still not in golf shape. Also, I take pride in what Charlie does. To fight for victory tomorrow, you have to start strong. But the important thing is to have fun. On a day-to-day basis, you have to remove the bad, dig, get out of the mud. This is the easy part, competing ”, added.
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This Sunday the second and last day of the PNC Championship will be played, a tournament that has hosted twenty pairs of players composed of at least one professional who must have earned a Major o el Players Championship and a relative, who are mostly parents and children.
PNC Championship first round standings
1.- Team Payne Stewart and Reagan Cink (-13)
T2.- Team John Daly and John Daly II (-12)
T2.- Team Justin Thomas and Mike Thomas (-12)
4.- Team Vijay Singh and Qass Singh (-11)
T5.- Equipo Tiger Woods y Charlie Woods (-10)
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