Tiger Woods and his 11-year-old son were on the practice range together Thursday ahead of the PNC Championship, and social media was blazing about how good Charlie’s swing looked, right down to the club twirl that brought to mind his 15-time major champion father.
What got the attention of Justin Thomas was trash talk on another day.
He recalled a putting contest they had two years ago in the Woods’ backyard. Thomas said it was one of the few weeks he occupied the No. 1 spot in the Official World Golf Ranking. That didn’t shield him from the competitive chirping of a young opponent excited about his success – prematurely, as it turned out.
“Charlie was leading going into the last hole,” Thomas said. “Charlie is mouthing off, ‘Here I am, a 9-year-old beating the No. 1 player in the world and supposedly the best player of all time.’ He three-putted, and I made it. Shut him up pretty quick.”
The next competition will be on national TV.