Tiger Woods’ 11-year-old son steals the show at PNC Championship

ORLANDO, Fla. — He’s a chip shot off the old block.

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Charlie Woods, the 11-year-old son of Tiger Woods, made his national television debut on Saturday and stole the show.

The younger Woods, paired with his father in the PNC Championship tournament reserved for major champions and family members, helped his team to a 10-under-par 62 in a scramble event at the Ritz Carlton Golf Club in Orlando, Florida, ESPN reported.

With one day left in the scramble competition, the Woods father-and-son team are four shots behind Matt Kuchar and his son, Cameron Kuchar, who shot 14-under 58 to take the lead at the halfway point of the event, Golf Digest reported.

Charlie Woods had the shot of the day on the par-5 third hole. Charlie Woods pulled his drive, but his father opted to use the ball. Using a 3-wood, Charlie Woods ripped a shot to the right of the trees and curved it left of the sand trap guarding the green. The ball rolled to within 4 feet of the cup, and Charlie Woods sank the putt for an eagle 3, according to Golf Digest.

“I’ve seen this all along. Probably not a lot of people have,” Tiger Woods told reporters after the round. “A lot of the shots he hit, I’ve seen them back home at The Medalist this entire year. The junior events he played in, he hit a lot of these. It was a matter of stringing these out for 3 1/2 hours. It’s a totally different deal.”

The team combined for six birdies, an eagle and two pars on the front side for an 8-under-par 28. Charlie Woods made an 8-foot birdie putt on No. 9, and, just like his father, walked it in when the ball was a few feet away.

On the back nine, the team made three birdies and a bogey to shoot 34 for a final score of 62.

After the team made birdie on the final hole, Tiger Woods spoke with reporters while his son went to the practice range.

“Trying to make sure that Charlie has the right environment. He’s sheltered, he’s away from all of this,” Tiger Woods said. “What I have to do -- making sure I do all of it, so he can practice and play, and enjoy the golf side of it. I’ll take care of all this stuff.

“A lot of people are trying to use him to build up, or write, or talk about things. Just making sure he’s able to have fun playing the game of golf.”

A Woods playing well as a youth is not surprising. Tiger Woods made his national debut as a 2-year-old in 1978 on “The Mike Douglas Show” and wowed the audience.

Like father, like son.

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