Let the unofficially official passing of the golf torch begin.
Tiger Woods’ 15-year-old son, Charlie, will be teeing off in a U.S. Open qualifier on Thursday.
The younger Woods is one of 84 players that will play 18 holes at The Legacy Golf & Tennis Club in Port St. Lucie, Florida, teeing off at 8:18 a.m. ET
Tiger Woods of The United States, left, and his son Charlie Woods wait to putt on the ninth hole standing in a similar fashion during the first round of the PNC Championship at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club on Dec. 16, 2023 in Orlando, Florida. (David Cannon/Getty Images)
If Woods finishes in the top-five, he will advance to the Final Qualifying.
The father-son duo has played at the last four PNC Championships, where professional golfers team up with a family member.
Charlie competed in a pre-qualifier earlier this year, but shot an 86.
His skill is there, though. In this past PNC Championship, he actually outdrove a green with a 321-yard bomb, and he hit a flop shot at the driving range that even his father said was “f—ing nasty.”
Tiger Woods of the United States, right, embraces son Charlie Woods on the 18th green during the first round of the PNC Championship at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club on Dec. 16, 2023 in Orlando, Florida. (Mike Mulholland/Getty Images)
At a tournament in 2022, he outdrove his competition by dozens of yards.
This year’s U.S. Open will be played at the famed Pinehurst No. 2, the site of the late Payne Stewart’s now legendary victory in 1999, as his celebration later became a statue near the 18th hole – he died in a plane crash that October.
The 15-time major winner earned three of those at the U.S. Open, the last coming in the wild playoff of 2008 against Rocco Mediate. That had been his last major win until the 2019 Masters.
Tiger Woods, eft, and Charlie Woods of the United States during the final round of the PNC Championship at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club on Dec. 17, 2023 in Orlando, Florida. (Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
Tiger Woods of The United States, left, and his son Charlie Woods wait to putt on the ninth hole standing in a similar fashion during the first round of the PNC Championship at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club on Dec. 16, 2023 in Orlando, Florida. (David Cannon/Getty Images)
If Woods finishes in the top-five, he will advance to the Final Qualifying.
The father-son duo has played at the last four PNC Championships, where professional golfers team up with a family member.
Charlie competed in a pre-qualifier earlier this year, but shot an 86.
His skill is there, though. In this past PNC Championship, he actually outdrove a green with a 321-yard bomb, and he hit a flop shot at the driving range that even his father said was “f—ing nasty.”
Tiger Woods of the United States, right, embraces son Charlie Woods on the 18th green during the first round of the PNC Championship at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club on Dec. 16, 2023 in Orlando, Florida. (Mike Mulholland/Getty Images)
Tiger Woods of The United States, left, and his son Charlie Woods wait to putt on the ninth hole standing in a similar fashion during the first round of the PNC Championship at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club on Dec. 16, 2023 in Orlando, Florida. (David Cannon/Getty Images)
If Woods finishes in the top-five, he will advance to the Final Qualifying.
The father-son duo has played at the last four PNC Championships, where professional golfers team up with a family member.
Charlie competed in a pre-qualifier earlier this year, but shot an 86.
His skill is there, though. In this past PNC Championship, he actually outdrove a green with a 321-yard bomb, and he hit a flop shot at the driving range that even his father said was “f—ing nasty.”
Tiger Woods of the United States, right, embraces son Charlie Woods on the 18th green during the first round of the PNC Championship at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club on Dec. 16, 2023 in Orlando, Florida. (Mike Mulholland/Getty Images)
