Golf celebrity Tiger Woods was thrilled by son Charlie’s first hole-in-one, however Team Langer bought the higher of the Woods duo in a playoff for the PNC Championship household golf occasion crown on Sunday. The ace by 15-year-old Charlie Woods on the 176-yard, par-three fourth gap on the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Orlando briefly lifted the duo into the solo lead within the 36-hole two-player scramble occasion. The teenager watched his seven-iron shot so far as he might, however it took the cheers from the group to let him understand it had landed some six toes from the pin and rolled into the cup.
A beaming Tiger Woods gave his son a tough hug, then a playful shove in celebration.
“It was a perfect seven-iron, so just kind of hit it,” Charlie Woods instructed Golf Channel as he walked towards the fourth inexperienced. “It was awesome! I didn’t think it went in.”
The elder Woods known as it “an unbelievable moment”.
Charlie Woods simply made his first ever hole-in-one!!
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— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) December 22, 2024
“That two-hole stretch, that was his first eagle he ever made out there on three, and then his first hole-in-one,” the 15-time main champion stated.
After grabbing a share of the in a single day lead with a first-round 59, the Woods duo mixed for a 57 on Sunday and a record-setting 36-hole rating of 28-under.
But two-time Masters champion Bernhard Langer and his son Jason, who have been in a three-way tie for the result in begin the day, posted the identical rating.
At the primary playoff gap, Bernhard Langer curled in an eagle putt to seal the duo’s second straight victory within the 20-team occasion.
Langer has now received six PNC titles — 4 with Jason and two with son Stefan.
Despite the event’s laid-back environment, there have been loads of fireworks on Sunday.
Paddy Harrington, son of three-time main winner Padraig Harrington, additionally had a hole-in-one, saying his ace on the par-three eighth was the primary of his life.
“I’ve never been as excited,” Padraig Harrington stated. “I’ve never hit a shot that I’ve been as excited.”
The occasion was an opportunity for Tiger Woods, who turns 49 on December 30, to get a style of some pleasant competitors for the primary time since he missed the reduce on the British Open at Royal Troon.
Woods, whose 82 US PGA Tour titles are tied with Sam Snead for many in historical past, has stated he has an extended option to go to be able to return to elite event play after present process a sixth again surgical procedure in September.
He additionally continues to cope with decrease leg accidents suffered in a 2021 automobile crash, however was capable of stroll relatively than use a cart for each rounds in Orlando, the place the principles would have allowed it.
“I did a few things here and there,” Woods stated, however added that for him the week “is all about family”.
“This is about bonding and it’s about having a great time, and we did that,” stated Woods, whose daughter Sam caddied for him.
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