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Formerly known as the Father/Son Challenge, the
PNC Championship will be played at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in
Orlando from Dec. 17-20 and feature major winners and family
members as competing teams. It marks the first
time Woods, winner of 15 majors, and his 11-year-old son have
played the tournament that was last year won by Germany's
Bernhard Langer and son Jason.
"I can’t tell you how excited I am to be playing with Charlie in
our first official tournament together," said Woods in a
statement on the PGA Tour website.
"It’s been great watching him progress as a junior golfer and it
will be incredible playing as a team together in the PNC
Championship."
The young Woods has shown signs that he has some of his father's
golfing genes by winning his age group at a nine hole U.S. Kids
golf event in August by five shots.
Woods was famously introduced to the sport by his father Earl
appearing on the Mike Douglas Show at just two-years old, giving
the television audience a glimpse of the raw talent that has
carried him to 82 Tour wins with 15 majors.
"He’s starting to get into it," Woods told GOLFTV earlier this
year. "He’s starting to understand how to play.
"It’s been just an absolute blast to go out there and just be
with him. It reminds me so much of me and my dad."
Past winners have included Jack and Gary Nicklaus, Raymond Floyd
and Robert Floyd Jr. plus Craig and Kevin Stadler.
The PGA Tour also said Gary Player, Greg Norman, John Daly and
Annika Sorenstam will be taking part in this year's event.
(Reporting by Steve Keating in Toronto; Editing by Ken Ferris)
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