Tiger Woods was on site at Ballen Isles Country Club on Thursday to watch his son Charlie compete in the Amateur Championship, and his appearance sparked speculation about his own potential return

Tiger Woods joined the gallery for the first round of the Amateur Championship as his son Charlie tackled the famed BallenIsles South Course. Woods, who ruptured his left Achilles tendon and underwent surgery in March, followed his son's group from a golf cart. He did not appear to be wearing a cast or boot on his left leg.

Charlie Woods is in the hunt at another top amateur golf tournament just over a week after picking up his first major junior victory. Woods, a rising junior at the Benjamin School and the son of legendary golfer Tiger Woods,