The image going around on social media of Tiger Woods at Carolina Trace in Sanford on Thursday to watch his son Charlie compete in his AJGA debut. Photo: Facebook
Arguably the greatest golfer to ever swing a club was spotted at Carolina Trace Country Club in Sanford Thursday to watch his son prepare for his American Junior Golf Association debut in the Will Lowery Junior Championship (which begins Friday and runs through Sunday).
Tiger Woods, winner of 15 major championships and 82 PGA Tour tournaments, donned a black hoodie, hat and shorts and followed his son Charlie through a practice round on Trace’s Creek Course. Charlie, who just turned 15 last month, received a sponsor’s invite to play in the 54-hole tournament, open to boys and girls ages 12-19.
Charlie is scheduled to tee off at 9:50 a.m. Friday on the Creek Course’s 10th hole.
Tiger’s appearance on the course drew little fanfare, according to a few witnesses on social media, and only a few poorly angled photos have surfaced.
His appearance in Sanford shouldn’t have come as a big surprise, though. According to Golf Digest in their report today on Tiger’s appearance, he’s “a regular presence at his son’s junior events, even carrying his bag for him during the Notah Begay III Junior Golf National Championship back in November.”
Interestingly, Charlie’s appearance isn’t his father’s only connection with Carolina Trace. In 2012, Tiger’s niece Cheyenne Woods earned a spot in the U.S. Women’s Open after shooting a 2-over in a 36-hole qualifier at Trace. Cheyenne, who played collegiately at Wake Forest, is the daughter of Tiger Woods’ half-brother, Earl Woods Jr.
