Tiger Woods’ Daughter Sam, 16, Serves as His Caddie for First Time During PNC Championship Event
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The golf pro is taking part in the PNC Championship's Pro-Am event at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club this weekend
Tiger Woods is making his latest golf tournament a real family affair.
The athlete, 47, who is participating in the PNC Championship's Pro-Am event at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club with his son Charlie this weekend, had someone special caddying for him for the very first time on Saturday — his daughter, Sam.
In a video jointly shared on the PGA Tour and PNC Championship’s Instagram pages, the 16-year-old could be seen standing next to her father and chatting with him as she cleaned one of his clubs.
Wearing an official top from the event with the name "Woods" on the back, Sam — who Tiger shares with ex Elin Nordegren, along with Charlie, 14 — was captured later observing the action as her father took a practice shot.
“For the first time, Sam Woods is caddying for her father today ❤,” the post's caption read.
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Tiger Woods and his daughter Sam, pose on stage during the World Golf Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony prior to THE PLAYERS Championship at PGA TOUR Global Home on March 9, 2022, in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL.Related: Tiger Woods' 14-Year-Old Son Charlie Wins High School Golf Championship with Dad Cheering Him on
The weekend event pairs family members together and marks the fourth year that Tiger and Charlie are competing against golfer Justin Thomas and his father, Mike.
Though it was Sam's first time officially caddying for Tiger — she and Charlie have sweetly served as kid caddies in the past — and the teen has been encouraged by her father to get involved in the sport from an early age.
A few weeks after Sam was born in 2007, Tiger revealed that he had already put a golf club in his baby daughter’s hands. “She couldn’t quite hold it. But it was there,” he said at the time.
Over the years, Sam and Charlie have supported their dad at numerous golf tournaments, and though Tiger revealed in a 2018 interview with Golf Digest that both his children were “keen into soccer,” Sam was front and center when it came to honoring her father at his World Golf Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Florida in March 2022.
"We didn't know if you'd come home with two legs or not," she said during a speech at the event, referencing her father’s 2021 car crash, which led to him being hospitalized.
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"Now, you're not only about to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, but you're standing here on your own two feet. This is why you deserve this,” she continued. "You're a fighter, you've defied the odds every time."
Tiger and his son, meanwhile, have also been bonding this week. As well as playing together at the Saturday tournament, the father-son duo also spent time together during a practice session the day before.
On Friday, the PGA Tour's official X (formerly Twitter) account shared a video that showed the legendary golfer as he watched his son during their practice.
Following a warm-up shot from his son that he was delighted by, the golfing legend decided it was time to draw the preparations for the event to a close.
"We're ending on that one right there. That was f---ing nasty," he was captured saying in the video.
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