Report: Tiger Woods' teenage son Charlie treated appallingly during PGA Tour bid
Tiger Woods' teenage son Charlie Woods, 15, attempted to qualify for his very first PGA Tour event but things did not go to plan.
Tiger Woods teenage son Charlie attempted to qualify for his very first PGA Tour event this week.
Unfortunately for the 15-year-old, it didn't go to plan and the teenage golfer ended up shooting a 16-over par 86 to miss out on advancing.
He was playing in a pre-qualifying round for the Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches held at Lost Lake Golf Club.
Charlie was followed round the course by his mother Elin Nordegren and quite a large gathering.
According to a report by the Palm Beach Post, Charlie was subjected to some simply appalling behaviour.
That included:
- Spectators ignoring requests from tournament officials to not walk on the fairway
- One spectator demanding Charlie sign a copy of Tiger's book, "How I play golf"
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According to the report, Charlie did have a two-man security detail with him so things could have been a lot worse.
Tiger, 48, reportedly wasn't in attendance at the event to watch his son compete.
He made first appearance on the Tour where he has won 82 times when he was 16 years old at the 1992 Nissan Open.
Charlie has been in the spotlight for a few years now since making his debut with his father at the PNC Championship.
It couldn't have been a better introduction to the spotlight as his debut came during the pandemic and was without spectators.
The parent/son event is held annually on the PGA Tour every December.
For his part Tiger has repeatedly tried to make sure his son is not compared to him, despite his name.
"He's Charlie," Woods said at the 2022 PNC Championship as the duo appeared in their first interview together.
At the most recent edition of the PNC Championship, Woods spoke about his son's development.
He urged Charlie not to try and copy his swing and also revealed a pet peeve.
"I just don't like the fact that he stares at his phone all the time," Woods said.
"Put your phone away and just look around. That's one of the things that I think all parents struggle with is most kids don't look up anymore.
"Everyone is looking down. Look around you, the world is so beautiful around you, just look up.
"But everyone is staring into a screen, and that’s how people view life.
"It drives me nuts at times because he's always looking down and there's so many things around you that are so beautiful at the same time."
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