Emotional Tiger Woods admits he’s grateful “just getting to this point in life,” as he says, seeing “the faces” of his kids Charlie and Sam helped him return to golf after he decided to leave broke his leg in a car accident last year
Tiger Woods has revealed how his son Charlie and daughter Sam have motivated him on his road to recovery.
Woods was involved in a brutal car accident in February 2021 that crushed his right leg and he now has plantar fasciitis in his right foot. He is currently said to be resting but pausing those plans to play with Charlie in the PNC Championship this weekend.
After the first round where they are two shots away from Justin and Mike Thomas, Woods Snr was asked how his children – Charlie is 13 and Sam is 15 – have been helping him.
“Every day,” Woods said. “Just to be able to see their faces and see their smiles and hear their words of encouragement.
Tiger Woods has opened up about supporting his children through tough times
Woods is playing the PNC championship in Florida this weekend with his 13-year-old son Charlie
Woods was pictured in March alongside his 15-year-old daughter Sam in the Golf Hall of Fame
“I’ve had some rough days, as he’s known, but just to have their support and their love – you know, I’m not going to burst into tears here – but it’s meant so much to me to be able to at this point in life.” come. And forget the stage we’re playing on, but just to get to this point in life.’
Charlie, meanwhile, found another reason to respect his 15-time Major winning father when the teenager played with left ankle pain on Saturday.
In addition to struggling with the heel disease he currently has, Woods also won the 2008 US Open in Torrey Pines with an injured cruciate ligament and two stress fractures in his leg.
“I’ve found a renewed respect for him now after sustaining a very minor injury — I wouldn’t even call it an injury, I’m just injured,” Charlie said.
“Just to see what he’s going through and how it hurts with a fraction of it and it’s just cool how he got to where he is now and what he’s been through.”
Woods – pictured here with his children and partner Erica (right) – said seeing his children’s faces has helped him through difficult moments in recent years
Woods and son Charlie are two shots from the lead after the first round of the PNC Championship
Tiger then added a wisdom of his own.
“There is a big difference between pain and injury. This is just pain If you’re injured, don’t play,” Woods said.
“This is just a little bit of pain and it’s playtime. We’ll go out there and suck it up together. We are perfect yin and yang – he has one left foot, I have one right foot, we have two good feet. It’s all right.’
The second and final round of the PNC Championship in Florida begins later Sunday.