Tiger, and Charlie, are back. And the golf world couldn’t be happier. This will be Tiger’s first tournament since his February car accident, and many questioned if he would ever play golf again.
At the Hero World Challenge, Tiger made his first public appearance and held his first press conference since the crash. Woods had earlier posted a video on social media of him swinging a golf club, and was spotted hitting balls at the Hero.
Twenty golfers will tee it up for the two-round tournament in Orlando. Tiger and Charlie, who is now 12, finished seventh last year after posting consecutive 62s. Justin Thomas and his father Mike look to become the first back-to-back champions of the PNC Championship since Larry Nelson.
Olympic gold medalist Nelly Korda will tee it up with her father, former tennis star Petr Korda. Nelly had a career year on the LPGA Tour. She won four times, including her first major title, and won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Past FedExCup champions Jim Furyk (with son Tanner), Vijay Singh (with son Qass), and Henrik Stenson (with son Karl) are all teeing it up.
John Daly and his son John Daly II are back in action. Daly II is now a freshman at Arkansas – his father’s alma mater. The event will take place at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club from Dec. 18-19.
NA/KOKRAK TEAM RALLY IN NAPLES
Teamwork makes the dream work, as the saying goes. Kevin Na and Jason Kokrak were great examples of that on Sunday. The duo came from three shots back to win the QBE Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida.
It was the second-largest comeback in tournament history, and Na and Kokrak combined for a back-nine 28, not to mention a stretch of nine consecutive birdies during the middle portion of their round. To make it even more special for Na and Kokrak, they both had finished runner-up in the event in the past with different partners.
