Tiger Woods.Photo: Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images
Tiger Woodsmade his triumphant return to the golf course — alongside his son Charlie Woods —at the PNC Championship pro-am Friday after spending months rehabilitating thesignificant injurieshe sustained in a car accident earlier this year.
Both Woods — in matching all-black — are playing in the pro-am paired with Matt Kuchar at the Grande Lakes Orlando course in Florida.
The legendary golfer, 45, had “been dreaming about playing golf with his son again,” an insider previously revealed to PEOPLE.
Woods announced he wouldtake part in the PNC Championshipwith Charlie, 12, in a tweet earlier this month. The event is special because it allows former Major Championship or the Players Championship winners to compete witha member of their family.
This year’s PNC Championship marks the second time Woods has played with Charlie. They also competed at the same event last year.
Tiger Woods.Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images
“I don’t think words can describe it. Just the fact that we were able to have this experience together, Charlie and I,” the five-time Masters champion told reporters at the time. “It’s memories for a lifetime.”
The professional athlete sustainedorthopedic injuriesto his right leg including fractures to his tibia and fibula bones in the solo car crash in Southern California on Feb. 23.
His recovery from the crash has been “incredible,” the PEOPLE insider shared. “Early on after the accident he was just so incredibly focused on physical therapy. Nothing was easy for him. He was in pain. He felt weak. He just never complained or gave up.”
Tiger Woods and son Charlie Woods.Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images
Due to the long recovery process, golf fans shouldn’t expect to see Woods return to the PGA Tour in the immediate future.
“I’ll put it to you this way, as far as playing at the Tour level, I don’t know when that’s going to happen,” Woods explained a press conference earlier this month.
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Even with his return to PGA competition still in question, Woods is ready to move forward.
“This year’s been a year I would like to turn the page on,” he revealed. “It’s been full of some tough memories and some tough times, but also some great times, too. But, again, it would be nice to turn the page.”
source: people.com
