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Tiger Woods shows love, gives glove to dedicated fan

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Wednesday, May 2, 2018
CHARLOTTE, NC (WTVD) -- Fans from all across the country are traveling to Charlotte this weekend for the Wells Fargo Championship and to witness the return of Tiger Woods.

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For Woods, Wednesday wasn't all about focusing on the course.

Tiger Woods watches his tee shot on the 13th hole during the pro-am of the Wells Fargo Championship golf tournament at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte.AP
Carolina Panthers head coach Ron Rivera, left, hits his tee shot as Phil Mickelson, right, watches on the 10th hole.AP
Carolina Panthers' Greg Olsen, left, and his caddie, Carolina Panthers' Luke Kuechly, right, walk to the second green during the pro-am.AP
Tiger Woods watches his tee shot on the 11th hole.AP
Phil Mickelson gets a fist bump after making a putt on the 10th hole.AP
Tiger Woods was the main attraction on Pro-Am Day at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte. Woods is playing in the Wells Fargo Championship this weekend.WTVD
Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, signs an autograph for a fan on the seventh hole.AP
Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, hits his tee shot on the eighth hole during the pro-am.AP
Huge Tiger Woods fan Adam Warner shows the signed glove Woods gave him on hole No. 17 Wednesday.WTVD
Huge Tiger Woods fan Adam Warner shows the signed glove Woods gave him on hole No. 17 Wednesday.WTVD
NASCAR driver Kyle Larson tees off Wednesday at the Pro-AmWTVD
UNC basketball coach Roy Williams, second from right, participated on Pro-Am Day.WTVD
Tiger Woods was the main attraction on Pro-Am Day at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte. Woods is playing in the Wells Fargo Championship this weekend.WTVD
Tiger Woods was the main attraction on Pro-Am Day at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte. Woods is playing in the Wells Fargo Championship this weekend.WTVD
Tiger Woods was the main attraction on Pro-Am Day at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte. Woods is playing in the Wells Fargo Championship this weekend.WTVD


He is playing in the Wells Fargo Championship for the first time since 2012 and hasn't won it since 2007.



On Hole No. 17, golf took a back seat for a moment.

Tiger walked over and handed an autographed glove to one of his biggest fans, Adam Warner.

Fans flock to see Tiger Woods in Charlotte


Warner, 28, has cerebral palsy, but that hasn't stopped him from traveling across the country, watching Woods, his favorite player, for the past 15 years.

Warner, who is from Charlotte, said he's happy to see Woods back in his hometown.

UNC coach Roy Williams was among familiar faces in Charlotte
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