Pushing via the ache barrier is nothing new to Tiger Woods. Although this time his causes are much less aggressive, and extra family-focused.
The daddy-of-two has seen his son, Charlie, take a eager curiosity within the sport he has dominated.
Woods finds himself preventing via plantar fasciitis in his proper foot at present as he performed with Charlie on the Ritz-Carlton Golf Membership, Friday. The explanation couldn’t be extra profound.
As if the 2 weren’t alike sufficient, each had been noticed limping. Woods later revealed his 13-year-old son not too long ago suffered a sprained ankle.
In a each for golf followers to savor, Tiger and Charlie Woods shall be competing collectively Saturday
The Woods’ will tee off within the first spherical of the PNC Championship in Orlando on Saturday. If it means his restoration from the foot ailment is delayed by enjoying, so be it, says Woods.
‘You realize, I do not actually care about that,’ Woods remarked on the notion of impeding his restoration, by way of ESPN.
‘I believe being there with and alongside my son is much extra necessary, and [getting] to have an opportunity to have this expertise with him is much better than my foot being just a little creaky.’
Woods has been all smiles of late speaking about his enthusiastic 13-year-old son, Charlie
It will likely be simply the third time each father and shortly have competed on the Orlando occasion, having participated within the earlier two years.
The Woods’ completed seventh in 2020 and an agonizing two strokes behind Jon Daly and his boy in 2021.
‘Any time I get an opportunity to spend time with my son, it is all the time particular,’ Tiger stated.
‘And to do it in a aggressive discussion board, the final couple of years have been magical, and to have the ability to do it once more, we’re trying ahead to it.’
The pair will partake within the PNC Championship in Orlando, FL. for the third successive 12 months
The 15-time main winner continues to be rehabbing from a extreme automobile wreck which he endured in February 2021 exterior of Los Angeles.
Resultantly, he’ll be capable of use a cart to get across the 36 holes. Regardless of the positivity which comes with enjoying alongside Charlie, there are nonetheless difficulties for the golf legend, particularly because of the crash.
‘I am doing every little thing,’ Tiger stated. ‘It is irritating as a result of every day I’ve to do it, after which on prime of that it is attempting to sleep within the rattling boot, it is no enjoyable. My left leg is bleeding typically as a result of the boot hits it.
‘It is simply annoying. It is a kind of issues that, hey, I am grateful to have this limb and it is mine. It is not some faux limb; it is mine. And, sure, there are some points with it, however I nonetheless have it.’
Charlie Woods already has followers salivating at his present play and long-term potential in golf
‘It has been so much more durable than folks most likely think about,’ Tiger stated. ‘There’s among the gamers who’re very near me know what I’ve type of gone via, and so they’re those that maintain encouraging me to again off just a little bit.
‘However that is probably not in my nature. My nature is attempting to get higher, and I’ve. And thru work ethic, I used to be capable of play and compete in three main championships this 12 months.’
Following the bonding time in Florida, Woods will recuperate earlier than returning sooner or later within the new 12 months.
It seems like he shall be stored busy within the meantime in a mentor function to Charlie.
In a video posted to the PGA Tour’s social media channels Friday, Woods was seen filming his son on his iPhone earlier than taking him via his tee shot.
Woods stood from behind earlier than going into immense element, as you’d think about, complimenting the backswing and offering encouraging phrases to his seemingly perfectionist son.
