Tiger Woods And His Son Charlie Close To Victory In the PNC Championship
Fighting for victory to the end, Tiger Woods and his son Charlie finished second in the PNC Championship on Sunday, the first tournament for the former golf number one since his serious traffic accident in February.
Tiger, 45, and Charlie, 12, fell within two strokes of the winning couple, golfer John Daly and his son John II, at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Orlando, Florida.
The Californian, who is still in rehabilitation from injuries suffered in the car accident, and his son became leaders at various points in the second and final round on Sunday and contested the title until the end thanks to a spectacular streak of 11 birdies. in a row.
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The 'Team Woods' signed a card of 57 strokes, with an eagle and 13 birdies, for an accumulated in the tournament of 119 strokes (25 under par), two behind John Daly, 55, and his son, from 18.
With their accumulated 27 under par, the Dalys achieved the best performance in the history of the PNC Championship, an unofficial tournament on the PGA circuit in which a score of Grand Slam winners compete in pairs with a family member.
"IT GOT INTERESTING"
"It was a delight all day," acknowledged Tiger after finishing his tour. "Charlie hit some amazing putts. It got interesting and we got to draw towards the end, which was fun."
"A victory would have had a special meaning in my heart, no doubt, but it still does," he said. "To be able to have this opportunity this year, when a couple of weeks ago we really didn't know if we could ... We just had our best time."
Wearing the traditional red shirt of the decisive days, Tiger was sharper on the field than in the opening round on Saturday, when the pair finished in fifth place.
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After his return, the former number one acknowledged feeling fatigued by the effort and far from being able again with the best golfers in the world.
"I'm not at that level. As I said, I'm not going to play in a full schedule anymore," he reiterated. "It's going to take a lot of work to get to a level where I feel like I can compete with these guys."
"I'm going to have to choose which events I play and even then my body might not cooperate," said the winner of 82 PGA titles, 15 of them Grand Slam.
Woods' main desire was to enjoy golf again with Charlie, with whom he already played this tournament a year ago in his last competition before the serious accident that caused multiple fractures in his right leg.
"I'm just happy to be able to do this. I still have my leg, which came into question, and it's working. But I am very tired," acknowledged Tiger, who used a golf cart to navigate this 6-mile course. 5 kilometers.
"IT WAS WORTH IT"
The 'Team Woods' had a fabulous start to the round with birdies in the first two holes and an eagle in the third, with a spectacular tee shot by Tiger and a putt by Charlie.
The former world number one and his son, who started the round in fifth place, were at the time taking the solo lead amid the general enthusiasm at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club.
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Charlie again astonished the large crowd that followed with a spectacular 155-meter tee shot on the 17th hole that sealed the 11th birdie in a row.
Faced with the resistance of the Dalys, Tiger looked for a final eagle that skimmed the hole. The Californian also missed the birdie putt, giving the trophy to his rivals on a platter.
The competitive sense is never going to go away
This is my environment, it is what I have done all my life
The last few weeks we worked as hard as the previous seven months, without taking any days off
Being able to have this experience with my son and these memories makes it worth all the pain for both of us
At 55, John Daly has five victories on the circuit, two of them in Grand Slams: the 1991 PGA Championship and the 1995 British Open.
In the PNC Championship, other golf legends also competed, such as Gary Player and Nick Faldo , in addition to the number one on the women's circuit, Nelly Korda.
The American played alongside her father, Czech former tennis player Petr Korda , and they finished in twelfth place with a cumulative 127 strokes (-17).
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