Tiger Woods and his son Charlie Woods.Photo: Gotham/GC Images
Tiger Woodsand his longtime caddie, Joe LaCava, are taking their respective sons to the links for thePNC Championship.
The event, formerly known as the Father-Son Challenge, brings together PGA Tour and LPGA athletes and a family member to compete as a team.
“About a month ago Tiger approached me and said, ‘I’m thinking about playing in the PNC father-son championship with Charlie,’ " Joe said. “And I was so jacked up, I was like, ‘Are you kidding me?’ ‘Cause I thought it was probably a year or two away. He was so excited Charliecaught the golf bug this year, playing a ton of golf, practicing, working at it, and was psyched to play.”
He continued, “Tiger was kind enough to ask me to ask Joe to caddie for Charlie so we could have a father-son caddie duo with the father-son player duo. So we’re gonna have a good weekend, looking forward to the four days with the guys.”
Joe LaCava and Tiger Woods.Andrew Redington/Getty Images
Joe Jr., a senior at James Madison University, said he was “super excited” when his father informed him of the opportunity.
“I told all my buddies at school and they’re definitely excited for me,” said Joe Jr. “Like he said, everyone is catching the golf bug now with the virus and stuff, so everyone is just kind of into it and I was super excited and here we are.”
Added his father, “It’s gonna be a fun, great event. Charlie is very competitive just like the old man. So we’re going to be very competitive out there but at the same time it’s going to be a nice, enjoyable weekend.”
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“He’s asking me the right questions. I’ve kept it competitive with his par, so 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,” Tiger said.
The PNC Championship will also pair up former FedExCup champion Justin Thomas and his father Mike, as well as last year’s winners Bernhard Langer and his son Jason. Other golfers set to appear at the tournament include Jim Furyk Matt Kuchar, Mark Calcavecchia, Gary Player, Greg Norman, Lee Janzen, Tom Kite, John Daly, Mark O’Meara, Retief Goosen, Tom Lehman, Padraig Harrington, Lee Trevino, and Vijay Singh.
source: people.com
