Tiger and Charlie Woods card opening-round 59 at the PNC Championship
Hole 5 (par 5, 558/528 yards)
Tiger plays first with a soft cut driver that starts up the left side and fades back into the center of the fairway.
Charlie pulls driver and backs off upon starting his initial downswing. “We’ve seen that move before,” quips the broadcast team. “It’s in the genes,” remarks Peter Jacobsen.
Charlie recalibrates but immediately drops the club upon impact and loses his balance, nearly falling to the ground.
Playing from dad’s drive, Charlie selects fairway wood off the deck, 229 yards out. He plays a high fade that reaches the front of the green, leaving 40 feet for eagle. Tiger also plays a fade and stares it down, the ball landing on the green hole-high and funneling into the fairway just right of the green, some 30 feet away. It makes for an intriguing decision regarding which ball to select.
Team Woods opts for Tiger’s shot, leaving a short chip shot for eagle, playing from slightly below the hole. Charlie stubs his chip, the ball barely reaching the putting surface, provoking a remark of dismay.
His dad makes quick amends, though. Tiger judges the chip to perfection as the ball lands just on the putting surface, checks and releases into the hole. Eagle for Team Woods, as Tiger and Charlie each pump their fist. Tiger raises his putter to a roaring crowd, and the duo shares a smiling fist bump.
Team Woods 4-under thru 5