Tiger Woods announced the birth of his son, Charlie Axel Woods, via his website today. Charlie was born on Sunday, February 8, 2009. Charlie and his mother Elin are both doing well, per Tiger’s post. Charlie joins big sister Sam in the Woods family.

Per ESPN, Rocco Mediate had minor arthroscopic surgery on Monday that will force him to miss the Buick Invitational at Torrey Pines this coming weekend. This is the same site where Rocco battled it out with Tiger Woods for the US Open Championship in 2008 .Tiger went on to win the US Open title, but the match boosted Mediate’s status with fans everywhere. Tiger Woods won’t be playing this event either as he continues to rehab his knee post surgery.

Will pain be a factor when Tiger Woods makes his return to the PGA Tour? According to Stephania Bell, a physical therapist who is a board-certified orthopedic clinical specialist and a certified strength and conditioning specialist, in her recent ESPN article, pain shouldn’t be a concern of Tiger’s once he returns to the Tour.