Tiger Woods is holding putting contests with son Charlie and the 11-year-old is winning
Tiger Woods refuses to let his golf game suffer while in quarantine, especially with the company of his son.
The 44-year-old golfing legend told Golfdigest the ways he is passing the time while being hunkered down with his family during the coronavirus pandemic.
One of the ways he's doing that is participating in nightly putting contests in his backyard with his 11-year-old son Charlie Axel.
The winner of the tournaments get to possess Woods' Masters green jacket for a day, and according to the golf ace, Charlie has beaten him more than once.
“The fact that he has been able to earn it off of me, there’s no wins that are given in this family,” said Woods. “It’s been fun to see him tease me about beating me. He said, ‘It’s where it belongs.’ ”
Meanwhile, Woods' daughter Sam Alexis, 12, and girlfriend Erica Herman are spending their newfound free time solving 2,000-piece puzzles, something Woods admits he's terrible at.
“Once we’re done with the borders, I’m useless,” he told the outlet.
That said, Woods also offered some tips on how to stay sane during self-isolation.
“Just try to break it into pieces to accomplish things,” he said. “You have to slow things down and do things at a different pace and look at things from a different perspective and lens to accomplish goals.”
Woods was spotted in January at a junior golf event in South Florida, where he served as caddie to Charlie while his son showed off his golfing skills to spectators.
The pro golfer opened up last year about how special it was to have his children watch him win the Masters Tournament for the fifth time — his first Major title in 11 years.
“It means the world to me. Their love and their support, I just can’t say enough how much that meant to me throughout my struggles when I really just had a hard time moving around,” he said at the time. “But just to have them there, and then now to have them see their Pops win, just like my Pops saw me win here, it’s pretty special.”
Last month, Herman refuted rumors of a possible split with Woods that emerged after she wasn't spotted cheering for the golfer since his April 2019 Masters victory.
“We haven’t split,” the 34-year-old told Radar Online. “I’ve been to every tournament he’s been at.”
According to Herman, who serves as director of operations at Tiger's Florida eatery The Woods Jupiter, said she hasn't been photographed only because she “doesn’t like public attention.”
“Our relationship is great,” she asserted. “Great, with no end in sight.”
Woods' golf career slumped in 2009 after he allegedly cheated on then-wife Elin Nordegren, who is now expecting a child with former NFL star Jordan Cameron.
Herman has been majorly credited for his comeback after his April 2019 Masters win.
She was last spotted with Woods and his children with Nordegren, Sam, 12, and Charlie, 10, on May 6 when President Donald Trump bestowed on him the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his win.
