It received’t give him the PGA Tour wins document, however Tiger Woods is in place for an additional victory.
Making his first aggressive look for the reason that Open Championship in July, Woods and son Charlie teamed up for a 13-under 59 Saturday within the scramble format on the PNC Championship to take a share of the first-round lead with the Langers and Singhs.
Tiger and Charlie Woods have performed the PNC yearly since 2020 however are but to win.
“To have the ability to have these experiences with Charlie and stroll contained in the ropes – usually, the banter is towards one another, every day, however this week it’s for one another,” Tiger mentioned. “We’re simply rooting so laborious for every of us to drag off the shot that we would like.”
The duo (and with Tiger’s daughter Sam on the bag) mixed for 13 birdies, together with 5 in a row on the again 9, and didn’t drop a shot within the best-ball format on the Ritz Carlton Golf Membership in Orlando, Florida.
Coming off his sixth again process, Woods swung with out limitation and, if his accomplice was in bother, routinely hit the momentum-sustaining shot. Charlie, a highschool sophomore, obtained scorching with the putter in the course of the spherical to go with just a few of his booming drives.
“I’m an awesome cheerleader,” Tiger mentioned.
Requested what he must do Sunday, Charlie mentioned: “Simply have enjoyable. I really feel like that’s the place I’ve struggled; simply get too centered on the sport. Simply have enjoyable and belief it.”
The PNC is an unofficial staff occasion. Woods, nevertheless, is in search of his first victory, wherever, for the reason that Zozo Championship in fall 2019, the 82nd title of his PGA Tour profession.
“We’re proper there,” Tiger mentioned. “There’s a bunch of groups which are up there. We’re going to should shoot one other good spherical tomorrow.”
