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Recap: Tiger and Charlie’s first-round 59, highlights, best photos and more from Saturday at the PNC Championship

Riley Hamel
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Justin Thomas and his dad, Mike, are atop the leaderboard after the first round of the 2022 PNC Championship at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Orlando after an opening 15-under 57.

Two shots behind Team Thomas are Tiger and Charlie Woods, who fired a first-round 59. Tiger chipped in for an eagle and made a few lengthy putts throughout the day.

Vijay Singh and his son, Qass, will play with Justin and Mike on Sunday.

Find a hole-by-hole recap of Team Woods’ day, plus the best photos, best tweets, best shots and more from Saturday at the PNC Championship.

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Tiger Woods and Charlie Woods

Hole 1: Tiger and Charlie are off! The team will use Charlie’s drive on No. 1. Thanks to no TV coverage, we don’t know how they got there but Team Woods makes par on the opener.
Score: Even thru 1

Hole 2: Again, no TV coverage, but Tiger and Charlie birdie No. 2!
Score: 1-under thru 2

Hole 3: Charlie and Tiger both miss an 18-footer for birdie and the pair pars the par 5.
Score: 1-under thru 3

Hole 4: Tiger buries a long birdie putt at the par 3 after Charlie’s bid came up just short.
Score: 2-under thru 4

Hole 5: Chip-in eagle for Tiger!
Score: 4-under thru 5

Hole 6: Tiger makes another putt. Birdie for Team Woods.
Score: 5-under thru 6

Hole 7: After the team used his approach shot, Charlie buries the birdie!
Score: 6-under thru 7

Hole 8: Tiger makes another putt. Another birdie for Team Woods
Score: 7-under thru 8

Hole 9: Tiger. AGAIN. Bomb. Birdie.
Score: 8-under thru 9

Hole 10: Tiger stuffed a wedge for an easy birdie
Score: 9-under thru 10

Hole 11: Charlie hits a great wedge and makes the putt. Birdie.
Score: 10-under thru 11

Hole 12: The under-par run ends with a par at the par 3.
Score: 10-under thru 12

Hole 13: Tiger hits a ridiculous shot from the pine straw and Charlie makes the putt. Birdie.
Score: 11-under thru 13

Hole 14: Team Woods couldn’t get the eagle putt to go, but Tiger and Charlie make an easy birdie.
Score: 12-under thru 14

Hole 15: Tiger makes a tester for par.
Score: 12-under thru 15

Hole 16: Charlie makes a tester for par
Score: 12-under thru 16

Hole 17: Both players miss from outside 15 feet, and it’s a par.
Score: 12-under thru 17

Hole 18: Charlie makes a nice birdie putt to finish the day.
Score: 13-under

Highlights

Justin Leonard hits a monster eagle putt

Tiger chips in for eagle

Will McGee drains a bomb!

Will has the sauce

Nick Price makes it from the sand

Tiger from the straw

Twirl time

Spieth nearly dunks it

Tiger tries to get JT

Best photos

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Best tweets

Story originally appeared on GolfWeek