Tiger Woods and his caddy Joe LaCava - © KA Sports Photos via Wikimedia Commons - Creative Commons License

Joe LaCava Jr, 22, was called in to lend a hand to his father this week at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Orlando to contest the PNC Championship from December 17-20.

“About a month ago Tiger approached me and said, 'I'm thinking of playing the PNC Championship with Charlie. I was so excited. I was like, "Are you kidding? "Because I thought it was in a year or two", explained LaCava Sr. to our colleagues at Golf Digest.

“He was so excited. Charlie caught the golf bug this year. He golfed a ton of times, trained, worked out, and couldn't wait to play. Tiger was kind enough to ask me and offer Joe to be Charlie's caddy so that we could have a duo of father-son caddy and father-son players. So we're going to have a good weekend. "

Although Joe Jr. didn't have a long cadding experience like his father, he is a good golfer in his own right. The pair won the Connecticut father-son tournament in 2019 and enjoy playing the links together.

“He's good at reading the greens so maybe he'll come in handy on the course for a few glances this week. We are going to have fun together and stay very relaxed ” said Joe Sr. “It's going to be a fun and awesome event. Charlie loves competition, just like his father. It will be a hotly contested game and at the same time a relaxing weekend. "

Joe Jr. is obviously very excited to have the best seat for Charlie Woods' television debut in competition mode. Not to mention the chance to see Tiger Woods up close in his element.

Charlie Woods recently turned heads with strong results in junior golf tournaments in Florida, but this is the first time he's been in the spotlight. Tiger Woods is making his first appearance since being ranked T-38 during his Masters title defense last month. This will likely be the last time we see the winner of the PGA TOUR, which has won the title 82 times, before the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines, which takes place January 28-31.

“I did a bit of caddying here and there for my buddies, but never for an event like this. I am very happy ”said Joe Jr. “He (daddy) told me before he told my mom. I was super motivated. I told all my friends at school and they were really happy for me. "

The PNC Championship - officially known as the Father-Son Tournament - brings together 20 major winning golfers and a member of their family. Other teams joining the Woods duo this year include former FedExCup winners Justin Thomas (with father Mike), Vijay Singh (with son Qass) and Jim Furyk (with son Tanner). In addition, teams like Annika Sorenstam (with her father Tom), Bubba Watson (with her stepfather Wayne Ball), John Daly (with his son Little John) and Gary Player (with his grandson James) are also present. in the field.

To know more : https://www.pncchampionship.com/

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