Tiger and Charlie Woods Missing from Initial PNC Championship Lineup After Tiger's Back Surgery
Tiger and Charlie Woods are notably absent from the initial 2024 PNC Championship field, though two team spots remain unfilled. This comes after Tiger Woods underwent his sixth back surgery in September for nerve impingement in his lower back.
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The surgery followed a year where Woods struggled with back spasms, evident at the Genesis Invitational and throughout his limited Major appearances in 2024. While the procedure was reported successful, no return timeline was specified.
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The 2024 PNC Championship field includes notable teams:
- Bernhard Langer (defending champion) with son Jason
- Fred Couples (debut) with stepson Hunter Hannemann
- Trevor Immelman with son Jacob
- John Daly with son John Daly II
- Nelly Korda with father Petr
The tournament takes place December 21-22 at Ritz-Carlton Golf Club Orlando. Woods and Charlie, who finished T5 in 2023, could still potentially fill one of the remaining spots pending Tiger's recovery.
Complete Field (18 confirmed teams):
- Stewart Cink/Connor Cink
- Fred Couples/Hunter Hannemann
- John Daly/John Daly II
- David Duval/Brady Duval
- Nick Faldo/Matthew Faldo
- Trevor Immelman/Jacob Immelman
- Nelly Korda/Petr Korda
- Matt Kuchar/Carson Kuchar
- Bernhard Langer/Jason Langer
- Tom Lehman/Sean Lehman
- Justin Leonard/Luke Leonard
- Mark O'Meara/Sean O'Meara
- Gary Player/Alexander Hall
- Nick Price/Greg Price
- Vijay Singh/Qass Singh
- Annika Sorenstam/Will McGee
- Steve Stricker/Izzi Stricker
- Lee Trevino/Sean Trevino
- TBD
- TBD