Tiger Woods announced that he will return to compete for the first time since his february car accident, pairing up with his son Charlie at the tournament PNC Championship next week.
“Although it has been a long and challenging year, I am very excited to close it by competing in the PNC championship with my son Charlie,” the Californian wrote in a Twitter message.
I’m going to play as a father and I couldn’t be more excited and proud“he added.
Woods’ announcement to participate in this circuit event PGA, to be held between December 18 and 19 at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Orlando (Florida), comes 10 months after the serious car accident in which he suffered multiple fractures in his right leg.
On December 2020The former world number one first played with his son Charlie in the PNC Championship, a tournament in which Grand Slam-winning golfers compete alongside a family member.
At just 11 years old, Charlie Woods was the youngest participant in the history of the tournament and the great sensation of the edition, in which he achieved blows that astonished even his famous father.
Tiger Woods, winner of 15 Grand Slam tournaments, is still recovering from the injuries sustained when he collided with his truck in February in a suburb of Los Angeles, California, driving almost twice the speed limit.
On Saturday, the American star acknowledged that a return to regular PGA tournaments “is a long way off.”
At 45 years old, the Californian has ruled out returning to compete week after week on the circuit, but will try to participate in specific events.
I can still participate in the game of golf. If my leg is ok, I can still do a tournament here or there. But when it comes to climbing the mountain again and getting to the top, I don’t think that’s a realistic expectation for me, “he said.
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