Tiger Woods reunited with ex-wife Elin Nordegren at the PNC Championship Dec. 22, where the golf legend competed alongside their son Charlie Woods.
Tiger Woods has a lot to celebrate.
As the golf legend’s 15-year-old son Charlie Woods—whom he shares with ex-wife Elin Nordegren—scored his first-ever hole in one during the final round of the PNC Championship in Florida Dec. 22, the former couple shared a tender moment amid the excitement.
In a video shared on Instagram by Golf on CBS, Elin, 44, hugged Tiger, 48, and gently patted him on the back after the completion of the 18th hole.
The sweet moment marked a clear break from the exes’ complex history, which includes his cheating scandal, which erupted in November 2009. Though the sports star issued a televised apology for his infidelities in February 2010, the couple divorced later that year.
Years after the headline-grabbing saga, Tiger reflected on what he would have done differently amid all the chaos.
“In hindsight, it’s not how I would change 2009 and how it all came about,” he told Time in 2015. “It would be having a more open, honest relationship with my ex-wife.”
But the 82-time PGA Tour winner went on to note that he and Elin—who also share daughter Sam Woods, 17—have built a solid friendship since the scandal, which he said gave him clarity on what really matters in life.
“Having the relationship that I have now with her is fantastic,” he continued. “She’s one of my best friends. We’re able to pick up the phone, and we talk to each other all the time. We both know that the most important things in our lives are our kids. I wish I would have known that back then.”
As for Charlie, the burgeoning golfer couldn’t have been happier about his big day on the course.
Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images“It was awesome,” Charlie said, according to the BBC. “No-one made a mistake today, so that was some of the most fun I’ve ever had. On top of that, I made an ace. I don’t think I can top that.”
And Tiger added that he and his son “made a great team this week.”
“That’s the whole joy of it,” he continued, “to be out here with family and bonding and just the enjoyment of each other’s company.”
To see more sports stars whose kids have taken up the family business, keep reading.
Joe Robbins/Getty ImagesLeBron James and Bronny James
Bronny James (born LeBron James Jr. on born Oct. 6, 2004) played high school basketball for Chatsworth Sierra Canyon in the San Fernando Valley before graduating to the university of Southern California.
While the NBA schedule has often kept LeBron from being able to attend a full slate of his son’s games, he’s been known to go to great lengths to watch Bronny in action. In fact, he once chartered a plane on an off-day to catch Sierra Canyon play against his own alma mater, St. Vincent-St. Mary in Akron, Ohio.
“To go watch my son play…and also versus my alma mater,” LeBron told reporters, “it’s a pretty surreal, come-full-circle, unbelievable thing.”
In June 2024, Bronny was drafted to the Los Angeles Lakers, making him and LeBron the first father-son duo to play in the NBA at the same time.
Issac Baldizon/NBAE via Getty ImagesDwyane Wade and Zaire Wade
Also helping to make up the Sierra Canyon all-star squad? Zaire Wade, the eldest son of retired Miami Heat star (and former LeBron James teammate) Dwyane Wade.
“You’ve got to embrace it,” Zaire, who transferred there in December 2019 from Florida, told Yahoo! Sports about the unusual amount of attention being paid to his team. “There are cameras on us wherever we go. There has been a lot of attention on me my whole life, but this is crazy. This is another level.”
However, Zaire—unhappy with the lack of playing time he ended up getting—announced on Instagram In April 2020 that he’d be transferring to Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, Fla.
Zaire was the 10th pick in the 2021 NBA G League draft, joing the Salt Lake City Stars. He went on to play for Cape Town Tigers of the Basketball Africa Leagu before signing with the of the ASEAN Basketball League in April 2024.
Chad Johnson/InstagramChad Johnson and Cha’iel Johnson
The retired football star has a daughter who may be able to leave him in the dust by now. After all, Cha’iel Johnson is a track and field star who competed in the 2017 AAU Junior Olympics at 12, winning the girls’ 800-meter run.
She ran for St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Florida, before joining the University of Kentucky athletics team.
Michael Tullberg/Getty ImagesShaquille O’Neal and Shareef O’Neal
The NBA Hall of Famer’s third-eldest child, who measures up at 6-foot-10, played college basketball for UCLA before being sidelined with a heart condition that required surgery.
After missing out on his 2018-19 season with the California-based school, he transferred to Louisiana State, where there’s a 900-pound bronze statue of Shaq outside the LSU Basketball Practice Facility in honor of its famous alum.
Cassy Athena/Getty ImagesShaquille O’Neal and Amirah O’Neal
Shaq’s 6-foot-2 daughter (pictured here with her brother Shareef O’Neal) announced her LSU enrollment in 2020 to join her sibling in playing college basketball for the school.
“One of the most difficult decisions for a person my age to make, is the jump from high school to college,” she shared at the time. “Although I don’t fully know what’s ahead of me, I am ready for the challenge. I never imagined myself saying this, but I am excited to say that I have decided to commit to being a student athlete at LSU along side my brother Shareef O’Neal. I am Sooooo grateful to spend my next 4 years as a Tiger.”
Zach Randolph/InstagramZack Randolph and MacKenly Randolph
The eldest daughter of two-time NBA All-Star Zack Randolph played basketball alongside fellow NBA star scion Izela Arenas, daughter of Gilbert Arenas, during her studies at Sierra Canyon.
“I went to Michigan State under coach Tom Izzo,” Randolph told the Los Angeles Times in December 2020. “He was a dog. Just hard. The boys you can be a little rough with. The girls, they have you wrapped around your finger. The girls look at you, ‘Dad, I’m trying.’ You have a special spot for the girls.”
MacKenly said she’d beaten her dad three times in one-on-one, quipping, “He doesn’t play any defense.”
Terique Owens/InstagramTerrell Owens and Terique Owens
The 6-foot-3 son of the NFL Hall of Famer committed to Florida Atlantic University in 2019 as a preferred walk-on. Terique played basketball for most of his life before switching to football as a teen. He got his post-high school playing career off the ground at Contra Costa Community College before transferring.
Scottie Pippen/InstagramScottie Pippen and Scotty Pippen Jr.
The Sierra Canyon graduate started all four years and won two state titles. He played college ball for Vanderbilt, before signing a two-way contract with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2022.
After a brief stint on the NBA G-League affiliate the South Bay Lakers, Scotty Jr. signed a two-way contract with the Memphis Grizzlies in 2024.
Unique Nicole/Getty Images/Kevin Sullivan/Digital First Media/Orange County RegisterDennis Rodman and Dennis “DJ” Rodman Jr.
The former Chicago Bulls star and five-time NBA champion is a lot of things—and a dad is one of them.
His son Dennis Rodman Jr.—or DJ—played basketball and football at Corona del Mar High School in Newport Beach, Calif. After graduation, he became a forward at Washington State, before transferring to University of Southern California in 2023.
“He’s one of the more under-rated or unknown players in Southern California,” his high school coach, Ryan Schachter, told the Orange County Register after a game in 2017.
Tony Quinn/ISI Photos/Getty ImagesDennis Rodman and Trinity Rodman
Though Dennis’ son DJ followed his footsteps into basketball, his daughter Trinity Rodman carved her own path in the world of soccer. After the COVID-19 pandemic canceled her freshman season with the Washington State Cougars, she went professional and joined Washington Spirit in 2021 and United States women’s national soccer team in 2022.
Mike Ehrmann/Getty ImagesTiger Woods and Charlie Woods
It’s only fitting that golfing’s GOAT has a kid who’s got mad skills on the course. Charlie Woods made his televised-golf debut at the age of 11 alongside his dad at the 2020 PNC Championship.
When asked if he had been working on his swing ahead of the father-son outing, the 15-time major champion said, “I haven’t put in any time. I don’t really care about my game. I’m just trying to make sure that Charlie has the time of his life and is able to enjoy all of this.”
