The PNC Championship is an event that pairs a former major champion with a family member in a two-day tournament. There will be 20 teams competing in this year’s edition, which will be held at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club from Dec. 18-19.

Here are four reasons to be excited about the event.

1.) Tiger and Charlie Woods

Let’s just get this one out of the way. Tiger Woods and his son Charlie is the biggest (and potentially only) reason why many people will tune into the PNC Championship. The first point of interest will be checking on the health of Charlie’s old man. Tiger said during his press conference at the Hero World Challenge that he is much closer to playing a ”hit-and-giggle” than competing on TOUR. This event would most definitely be considered a “hit-and-giggle”, so it is within reason that Tiger is expecting to play reasonably well at the event. 

Another item of great interest will be the development of Charlie Woods. Coming into last year’s PNC Championship at 11 years old, the skill level of Tiger’s son was predominantly a mystery. Charlie performed admirably and questions on whether he could be a great player on Tour started circulating the golf world. The 11-year-old showed he had a sweet swing and in many ways replicated the way his dad has swung the club over the past 25 years. All eyes will be on Charlie, and we should expect him to be even better than he was in 2020. 

Charlie Woods continues to impress. ? pic.twitter.com/cZ0iT8LWUn

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) December 19, 2020

2.) John and “Little John” Daly

Being one of the most mercurial athletes of the last half-century, John Daly can still grab headlines despite not having a PGA TOUR win since 2004. The 55-year-old announced in September of 2020 that he was battling bladder cancer but has since said that he is feeling much better and has been competing regularly on the Champions Tour. Back in May, Daly was in contention deep into the final round at the PGA Tour Champions Insperity Invitational, showing he is back to playing some pretty good golf. 

Daly’s son, “Little” John Daly, is a great golfer in his own right. John Daly II is in the midst of his freshman season at the University of Arkansas, where his dad attended from 1984-1987 prior to turning professional. Daly II hits the ball a long way like his old man and flashed some of his potential earlier this season for the Razorbacks in his first-ever collegiate golf appearance. At The Blessings Collegiate Invitational in Arkansas this September, “Little John” overcame a rough start (83 in round one) by shooting an impressive 68 in round 2, one of only seven rounds of 68 or better throughout the first two days of the tournament. Daly II’s development should be of great interest to golf fans as we can all agree having another “Daly” on Tour would be fantastic for the game of golf.

How good is Little John Daly going to be?! pic.twitter.com/7t3vEOcO93

— GOLFTV (@GOLFTV) July 22, 2021

3.) The debut of Nelly Korda

World number one and Olympic Gold Medalist Nelly Korda is making her debut in the PNC Championship this year, and golf fans should be excited. As a major champion (2021 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship), is now eligible to participate and will be joined by her father, Petr Korda, for the event. Petr Korda is a former professional tennis player and winner of the 1998 Australian Open. 

This is the number one female golfer in the world, who just had the best total driving week of her professional career at @EvianChamp. She led the field in fairways hit and was 4th in driving distance. Golf swings don’t get much better than Nelly Korda’s. pic.twitter.com/LYY8QE4bxV

— Brandel Chamblee (@chambleebrandel) August 3, 2021

The 23-year-old Korda is arguably the biggest star in Women’s Professional Golf and took the LPGA by storm this past season with four LPGA wins plus a gold medal in 2021. It will be fascinating to see her compete against a handful of golfing legends. 

4.) The world’s first look at Karl Stenson

Henrik Stenson has 21 professional victories, with six of them coming on the PGA Tour, including the 2016 Open Championship at Royal Troon in Scotland. His son Karl might have the prettier swing.

Henrik Stenson's 11 year old son’s swing ?#ScandinavianMixed pic.twitter.com/OmwCfgaUgo

— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) June 9, 2021

For the past few years, Karl Stenson has been competing in junior golf competitions. In a few of them, his dad Henrik has been on the bag. 

Karl’s first golf tournament today and I got the honor to be his caddie! pic.twitter.com/xOZK8EFAFj

— Henrik Stenson (@henrikstenson) September 16, 2018

Karl must be a pretty good golfer and have a lot of confidence to be teeing it up at the PNC Championship this year. If he’s anything like his dad, we can expect him to be just as charismatic as he is good at golf.