Tiger Woods to ‘play as a dad’ at PNC Championship

Golf legend Tiger Woods announced that he will make a comeback to PNC Championship later this year and will be “playing as a dad” along with his song Charlie. The competition is scheduled for December 18-19.

Woods tweeted on Wednesday, “Although it’s been a long and challenging year, I am very excited to close it out by competing in the PNC Championship with my son Charlie. I’m playing as a Dad and couldn’t be more excited and proud.”

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It will be his first competition, even in a tournament Woods described last week as the “hit-and-giggle” variety that he can play, since he and his son tied for seventh a year ago in the unofficial event that pairs family members, according to reports from Associated Press.

The tournament was holding a spot for Woods, and he fueled speculation he might play the December 18-19 event at the Ritz Carlton Golf Club Orlando when he took full swings with driver on Saturday and Sunday during his Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas.

Executive chairman of the event Golf championship Alastair Johnston said in a statement, “We have been liaising with Tiger and his team for some time and are delighted that he has now decided to make his return to competitive golf at the PNC Championship.”

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Woods was driving to a Los Angeles course for a television shoot on February 23 when police say he was driving about 85 mph along a winding, coastal suburban road. The SUV crashed through a median and plunged down a hill.

Doctors said he shattered the tibia and fibula bones in his right leg in multiple locations. Those were stabilized by a rod in the tibia. A combination of screws and pins were used to stabilize additional injuries in the ankle and foot.

(With AP inputs)