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Tiger Woods’ son, Charlie, continued to follow in the footsteps of his golf legend dad during the second round of the PNC Championship.
Tiger (47) and Charlie (14) competed in the annual event in Orlando, Florida for a fourth time together, finishing tied-fifth at 19-under, while 66-year-old Bernhard Langer and his son Jason shot 25-under to clinch the Willie Park Trophy.
Despite failing to win, Charlie impressed fans and even left the 15-time major winner stunned during the opening round on Saturday.
The youngster outdrove the green at the par-four 13th, with his 321-yard shot bouncing onto the dancefloor and rolling off.
The shot left commentators stunned, while fans on social media went wild, ringing in the ‘changing of the guard.’
It wasn’t the last time the teenager wowed off the tee as he also smoked a 355-yard drive to make the green on the par-four seventh at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club.
The instant the ball left the club face, Charlie began confident strolling off the tee box and down the fairway with the same swagger as his dad.
After hitting the shot, Charlie even recoiled in a manner extremely reminiscent of his dad, who, no doubt, was left proud of his son.
Charlie also showed off deft hands with his short game around the tee when he emulated his dad’s iconic chip shot at the 16th during the 2005 Masters.
On the ninth hole at the Ritz-Carlton Carlton Golf Club on Sunday, Charlie chipped in for birdie and dropped Tiger’s iconic fist pump celebration.
The crowd loved it, and so did Tiger, who was captured beaming with pride when the camera panned to him.
After their final round, Woods reflected on the tournament as a whole and how playing in it helped his readiness.
“It’s been a gathering for all families, not just for us, and we look forward to it each and every year just like a lot of the families do,” Woods told Golf Channel.
“I haven’t seen a lot of these guys because they’re on the Champions Tour and, quite frankly, I haven’t played a lot. So it’s nice to catch up with the likes of (Steve Stricker) and his family and to be able to (share) a round.”
When asked about how prepared he feels to get back into competition, Woods replied: “I look forward to (getting) ready for next year.
“These last two weeks have been good and I’ve been able to shake off a lot of rust that I have . . . I’ve gotten better each and every day which is great. But I still have a lot of work to do.” — DailyMailsport
