Tiger Woods says ‘just seeing the faces’ of his kids Charlie and Sam helped him return to golf
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An emotional Tiger Woods admits he’s grateful to “just get to this point in life” as he says “seeing the faces” of his sons Charlie and Sam helped him get back into golf after a car accident last year at the that he broke his leg.
Tiger Woods has opened up about how his son, Charlie, and daughter, Sam, have encouraged him on his road to recovery.
Woods was involved in a brutal car accident in February 2021 that shattered his right leg, and he now has plantar fasciitis in his right foot. He’s meant to be resting right now, but he put those plans on hold to play in the PNC Championship with Charlie this weekend.
Speaking after the first round, where Justin and Mike Thomas are two shots off the lead, Woods Snr was asked about how his sons, Charlie is 13 and Sam is 15, have helped him.
“Every day,” Woods said. ‘Just so I could see his face and see his smile and hear his words of encouragement.
Tiger Woods has opened up about the support his children have given him in difficult times
Woods is playing the PNC Championship in Florida this weekend with his 13-year-old son Charlie.
Woods pictured in March with his 15-year-old daughter Sam at the Golf Hall of Fame.
“I’ve had some tough days, as he knows it, but just to have his support and his love, you know, I’m not going to be teary-eyed here, but it’s meant a lot to me to get to this point in life. And Forget the stage we’re playing on, but only to get to this point in life.
Meanwhile, Charlie found another reason to respect his father, a 15-time Major winner, when the teenager played on Saturday with a sore left ankle.
In addition to battling his current heel condition, Woods won the 2008 US Open at Torrey Pines with an ACL injury and two stress fractures in his leg.
“I found a new respect for him now after sustaining a very minor injury. I wouldn’t even call it an injury, I’m just hurt,” Charlie said.
“Just to see what he’s going through and how, with a fraction of it, it hurts and it’s great how he’s gotten 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 times in recent years.
Woods and his son Charlie are two shots off the lead after the first round of the PNC Championship
Tiger then added a line of wisdom of his own.
‘There is a big difference between pain and injury. This is just pain. If you’re injured, you’re not playing,’ Woods said.
‘This is just a little pain and it’s time to play. We went out and soaked it up together. We are perfect yin and yang: he has a left foot, I have a right foot, we have two good feet. We are fine.’
The second and final round of the PNC Championship in Florida will begin later on Sunday.