Kuchars lead, Charlie Woods steals show in Round 1 of PNC Championship
Matt Kuchar and his 13-year-old son, Cameron, lead the PNC Championship by two shots, but it was Tiger Woods' son, Charlie, who stole the show in Round 1 of the family affair in Orlando.
With unfair expectations placed on the 11-year-old as a result of being the son of one of the most famous athletes of all time, Charlie lived up to the hype by delivering a number of eye-opening shots.
Starting on the par-5 third, after Team Woods elected to use Charlie's drive in the scramble format, the youngest competitor in the event's history hit a 175-yard approach to 4 feet and rolled in the eagle putt, much to the excitement of his 15-time major-winning father.
Charlie walked in another birdie and club-twirled after sticking his approach tight on No. 16, mirroring the mannerisms his father has used throughout his career.
In the end, Tiger and Charlie signed for a 10-under 62 in their first competitive round as a team to sit four shots off the lead. But Tiger insists the result isn't what matters this week.
"Just making sure that we had fun, and we did," Tiger said afterward about his goal for the day. "Having the entire Thomas family out there and being able to share all these moments, the conversations we had all day amongst each other (was) priceless."
Justin Thomas and his father, Mike, also shot 62 playing alongside Team Woods.
Here's how the leaderboard stands after Day 1.
| Place | Team | To Par | R1 Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Kuchar | -14 | 58 |
| 2 | Team Singh | -12 | 60 |
| T3 | Team Norman | -11 | 61 |
| T3 | Team Lehman | -11 | 61 |
| T3 | Team Duval | -11 | 61 |
| T6 | Team O'Meara | -10 | 62 |
| T6 | Team Trevino | -10 | 62 |
| T6 | Team Furyk | -10 | 62 |
| T6 | Team Daly | -10 | 62 |
| T6 | Team Woods | -10 | 62 |
| T6 | Team Thomas | -10 | 62 |
The final round of the PNC Championship begins at 8 a.m. ET on Sunday with Tiger and Charlie teeing off alongside Team Duval at 9:24 a.m.