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ORLANDO, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 16: Tiger Woods and Charlie Woods of the United States look on from the fourth green during the pro-am prior to the PNC Championship at Ritz-Carlton Golf Club on December 16, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)

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ORLANDO, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 16: Tiger Woods and Charlie Woods of the United States look on from the fourth green during the pro-am prior to the PNC Championship at Ritz-Carlton Golf Club on December 16, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)
Everyone’s father aims to teach his son a lesson he’ll remember for life. Tiger Woods is no exception. The golf legend shares a very close bond with his son, Charlie Woods. Both also share the love of golf. The golf pro once revealed an important lesson that he hoped to impart on his son about the sport.
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Charlie has followed in his father’s footsteps and spends a lot of his time on the golf course. The 13-year-old has shown real promise, and Tiger, too, is more than impressed with his skill. They’ve played in three PNC Championships together so far. Even though they have yet to win one, they are grateful for the memories they have created.
Tiger Woods teaches his son a stern lesson to remember on the course
The 15-time major championship winner, in November 2021 sat down with Golf Digest and opened up about Charlie’s game. Woods revealed that on the course, Charlie often lost his temper after a bad shot. That anger, he said, would affect Charlie’s remaining game too.
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Tiger believed that this was the biggest mistake anyone could make while playing the sport. He didn’t want his son to go down that path and said, “Son, I don’t care how mad you get.” Your head could blow off for all I care just as long as you’re 100 percent committed to the next shot.”
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The 82-time PGA Tour winner wanted his son to learn the importance of focus in the game. He wanted Charlie to understand that with focus, he could achieve great heights. “That’s all that matters,” he explained to Charlie. He firmly explained to his son that letting one bad part of his game affect the rest of his game would only make things worse and that every shot needed to be played with conviction and concentration.
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The gold-medal great went on to add to his lesson on focus and said, “That next shot should be the most important shot in your life.” He explained to Charlie that at that moment, nothing else should matter more than the shot he was playing—not the past nor the future.

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December 17, 2022, Orlancdo, Florida, USA: Tiger Woods L and Charlie Woods share a fist bump during the first round of the PNC Championship at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club. Orlancdo USA
“It should be more important than breathing,” Woods added, in an attempt to get his son to understand how strongly he meant his words. He also went on to tell him that once he did manage to get that concentration into his game, he would become much better.
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Do you think Charlie now plays with this lesson in mind? And if so, will it help him achieve greatness like his father? Only time will tell.
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