Charlie Woods will compete in a pre-qualifier for the PGA Tour’s Cognizant Classic on Thursday.
The 15-year-old, son of golf legend Tiger Woods, will feature in his first official PGA Tour event if successful.
Teeing it up at Lost Lake Golf Club in Florida, Charlie Woods must finish in the top 25 to advance to a Monday qualifier, where four players will win the right to play in the Cognizant Classic.
It is the Woods’ hometown event in South Florida and begins on February 29 – live on talkSPORT 2.
The younger Woods has competed alongside his father at the PNC Championship, an unofficial PGA Tour event, on four occasions – and always impresses with skills beyond his years.
However, this is the first sign that Charlie Woods intends to launch a serious golf career of his own.
He has already made waves in the junior golf world, competing in the Notah Begay III Junior Golf National Championship last November and finishing T17.
Tiger Woods, who was arguably the greatest junior golfer of all-time in his younger days, caddied for his son at that event, although it remains to be seen whether he will be on the bag this week.
The 15-time major winner was forced to withdraw from the Genesis Invitational on Friday after contracting the flu.
It was the first time fans had seen Tiger Woods in an official PGA Tour event since the Masters in April.
The 48-year-old is still recovering from multiple surgeries following his near-fatal car accident in February 2021.
He has admitted Charlie’s golfing life is now one of his top priorities.
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