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Charlie Woods, right, gets a fist bump from his father, Tiger Woods after making their putt on the fourth green during the first round of the PNC Championship golf tournament, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024 in Orlando. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Tiger Woods and son Charlie share the lead at PNC Championship

Tiger Woods and his 15-year-old son Charlie are tied for the lead in the PNC Championship

By DOUG FERGUSON
Published - Dec 21, 2024, 05:49 PM ET
Last Updated - Dec 21, 2024, 05:49 PM EST

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods and 15-year-old son Charlie ran off five straight birdies on the back nine Saturday for a 13-under 59 in the scramble format, giving them a share of the lead in the PNC Championship in Woods' first competition since back surgery in September.

Woods said he scheduled that surgery — the sixth on his lower back in the last 10 years — to be sure he recovered in time to play with his son for the fifth straight year.

This is the first time they have shared the lead after the opening round, joined by the last two champions — Bernhard Langer and son Jason, and Vijay Singh and son Qass.

Woods hit an array of good shots, including a wedge to inches on the short par-4 seventh, but otherwise downplayed his game by suggesting he still had a lot of rust. This was more about spending 36 holes on a brisk day at the Ritz-Carlton Club Orlando with his son, a sophomore at Benjamin School in North Palm Beach.

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