Tiger Woods and son Charlie help pull record TV numbers for the PNC Championship, up 147% over last year: Reports

Tiger Woods and his partnership with his son Charlie has significantly increased the viewership of the recently held PNC Championship. The two-day event was held on Saturday, December 21 and Sunday, December 22.

According to Josh Carpenter of Sports Business Journal, Saturday's viewership increased 147% from last year. The annual event saw its highest viewership on record drawing 2.92 million viewers in the first round. Sunday's viewership numbers show that the moment continued with 1.42 million viewers, i.e., an increase of 32% from 2023.

Tiger Woods and Charlie finished as runner-ups to Bernhard Langer and his son Jason. The latter won the tournament with an eagle on the first extra hole in playoffs.

Woods competed in an official golf tournament after more than five months at the PNC Championship. Tiger Woods and Charlie finished as runner-ups to Bernhard Langer and his son Jason. The latter won the tournament with an eagle on the first extra hole in playoffs.

Woods is regarded as one of the most popular athletes in the world. Earlier this year, The Sun reported that the 49-year-old came up as the third most recognized figure in the United States, as per a study. Donald Trump was the most recognizable while Martin Luther King Jr was the second.

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Tiger Woods on his son Charlie: "He's gotten better at every facet of the game"

Tiger Woods and Charlie had a strong start to the tournament. In the first round, the father-son duo scored 13 birdies and carded a bogey-free 13-under 59 at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Orlando, Florida. They were tied on the top going into the second round.

They scored an eagle and 13 birdies in the second round to score 15-under 57. In the post-tournament press conference, Charlie was asked about his first eagle, he said (via ASAP Sports):

"It was awesome having Dad there. That was so much fun. It was just a perfect 7-iron, little cut in there. Of course never got to see it go in. So that sucks. But that's all right."

Woods was asked what aspect of Charlie's game impressed him the most. The former World No.1 said (via ASAP Sports):

"He's gotten better at every facet of the game. That's a commitment to practicing and developing as a player. I think that most of us forget he's only 15 years old. I know he's been doing this in front of the media for a long time. But being only 15, I think it's incredible what he's been able to accomplish so far, and the ceiling that he has is unlimited."

This was their fifth appearance at the tournament and their second runner-up. In their first appearance, the duo finished seventh. In 2021, they finished as a runner-up to John Daly and son John Daly II. In 2022, they finished eighth while last year they finished fifth.