For the first time ever, Tiger Woods employed his daughter Sam as a caddy during the PNC Championship Pro-Am event on Saturday in Orlando, Florida.
The tournament was truly a family affair as Woods also played alongside his son Charlie. The PNC Championship is intended to be an opportunity “to see 20 major champions team up with a family member and play the game they truly love – together,” according to the tournament’s website.
The PGA Tour posted a video on its Instagram account showing the 16-year-old helping her father with his clubs before he warmed up on the tee.
Woods and 14-year-old Charlie competed against golfer Justin Thomas and his father Mike for the fourth consecutive year.
While both Sam and Charlie have been “child caddies” for their father in the past, Saturday marked the first time Sam officially caddied for their father for an entire tournament.
Both children – which Tiger shares with his ex-wife Elin Nordegren – have supported their father at various golf tournaments over the years, and Sam even spoke during Tiger's induction ceremony into the World Golf Hall of Fame last March.
“We didn't know if you were going to come home with two legs or not,” she told him during her speech, referencing the 2021 car accident that sent Tiger to the hospital.
“Now you’re not only about to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, but you’re standing here on your own two feet. That’s why you deserve this,” she added. “You are a fighter, you have defied the odds every time.”
From an early age, Tiger was vocal about encouraging his two children to get involved in sports, although he also admitted that both Sam and Charlie were more interested in football.
For now, both teenagers seem eager to go to the tournament field with their father.
A Friday's video showed Charlie warming upsmiled while taking practice shots with his father.
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