The world of golf experiences one of the most unique and emotional tournaments on its calendar between this Saturday and this Sunday. It’s about PNC Championship, a tournament that players from the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour can access to compete as a pair with one of their family members. Another big claim this year Tiger Woodswho a few days after reappearing in the Hero World Challenge is competing in the event with his son Charlie.
In a tournament that takes place at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Orlando and is played in the best of two rounds, they lead after the first Matt Kuchar and his son Cameron, who signed a sensational card of 57 strokes to win fifteen par of the field. An eagle and thirteen birdies put them as heavy favorites for the final day this Sunday.
Four teams with -12 will chase them here. The ‘Team Langer’, composed of Bernhard and his son Jason (twelve birdies); he ‘Team Singh’, with Vijay and his son Qass as the defending champions of the title (they started with another twelve birdies without a mistake); he ‘Team Goosen’, formed by Retief and his son Leo (also twelve birdies without a miss), and the ‘Team Duval’consisting of David and his son Brady (an eagle and ten birdies).
Behind, the Forest. Tiger and Charlie They share eleventh place with Leonards, Kordas and Strickers with -8, seven behind the head. Already signed eight birdies with no mistakes in the first round, but they need to improve in the second if they want to aim to win a tournament that they cannot avoid and where they finished second in 2021. In addition, the team has become completely familiar because Sam WoodsTiger’s son, caddies for his father for the first time.
This tournament, which did not have as much competitive tension as those on the various circuits due to its atypical family atmosphere, was nevertheless only the second Woods had played since his return. It costs him to return to Hero World Challenge, who finished eighteenth after retiring from the Augusta Masters in April and having ankle surgery. Afterward, Tiger explained that, beyond the second leg finishes, it was difficult for him to fully focus on the mental aspect of the tournament. So, despite the friendly nature of this event, the PNC Championship can also serve test to test the sensations and try to improve in his attempt to play several tournaments on the PGA Tour calendar in 2024.
Classification after the first round (par 72)
1. Team Kuchar 57
2. Team Langer 60
2. Group Singh 60
2. Team Goosen 60
2. Team Duval 60
6. Team Daly 61
7. Team Cink 62
7. Team O’Meara 62
7. Team Annika 62
7. Lehman 62 Team
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11. Team Woods 64
Source: La Verdad
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