The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
Not only does Charlie Woods mimic everything his legendary father Tiger does on the golf course, but the two are having a great time teaming up for the PNC Championship.
“He’s still growing,” Woods told the media on Friday. “You can see how much he’s grown from last year. It’s amazing how much he has grown, has changed, and it’s a moving target with him, right. He’s grown somewhere near four inches this year, so his swing has changed, it’s evolved, clubs have evolved.
“And we kept trying to adjust things, and it’s been a lot of fun. But it’s also challenging for him because each and every couple weeks, things change. He just has — he’s growing so fast.”
The two are constantly in sync in their swings and mannerisms as the duo plays in the event for the fourth year.
Tiger and Charlie Woods in sync at @PNCchampionship is a beautiful thing pic.twitter.com/5xeaLN6izj
— Jeff Eisenband (@JeffEisenband) December 15, 2023
Charlie, 14, has the best instructor in the game. Which means he’s still being evaluated. Tiger detailed the differences he’s noticed since last year in his son’s game.
“Understanding how to hit shots,” Tiger said. “But I think his speed has gone dramatically up since last year. But I think that more than anything, it’s just the fact that he’s grown so fast. The aches and pains of growing, just teenage life.”
Tiger did admit he lets Charlie do his thing sometimes, however. It’s all part of the learning experience.
“No, I let him go. And you know, I provide guardrails for him and things that I would like to see him learn and address, but also, then again, I’m trying to provide as much space as I can for him,” Tiger said. “Because there’s so much of the noise in our lives that people are always trying to get stuff out of us, and my job as a parent is to protect him from a lot of that stuff.
“Also, then again, as a teenager, I want him to try and become his own man at the same time. So it’s a challenge as a parent and to provide that — that atmosphere for him, to learn, to grow, and have that freedom, meanwhile understanding that there’s so much noise looking into our lives at the same time.”
