ORLANDO, Fla. — Tiger Woods’ son hit the shot of his life for his first hole-in-one. Bernhard Langer hit the shot that mattered Sunday, an 18-foot eagle putt in a playoff to beat Woods and son Charlie in a terrific duel on the PNC Championship.
Langer and 24-year-old son Jason gained for the second straight yr, and the 67-year-old German now has gained back-to-back on the PNC Championship with two sons as his companions.
They placed on fairly a present on the Ritz-Carlton Golf Membership Orlando, significantly when 15-year-old Charlie hit 7-iron on the par-3 fourth gap for his first ace, getting an enormous hug from his father and a reminder that he must purchase a spherical of drinks for everybody.
“I’m broke,” Charlie replied.
Even in defeat, Charlie mentioned the hole-in-one, the nice closing spherical, the playoff, the whole lot, was essentially the most enjoyable he’s had on the golf course.
“It’s not even close,” he mentioned.
His father concurred.
“That was the thrill of a lifetime to be able to have that moment with Charlie, make his first hole-in-one, (daughter) Sam on the bag, just our family and friends. That’s what this event is about. It’s about bonding and family,” Woods mentioned.
“I know we didn’t win, but it was the fact that we competed,” he mentioned. “No one really made a mistake out there. We had to earn it, and that’s what you want to have. Hats off to Langers. They played amazing.”
Workforce Langer and Workforce Woods every closed with a 15-under 57 within the scramble format, every group making solely 4 pars, and so they set the match document at 28-under 116.
Within the playoff, Langer had the benefit on the par 5 due to his age. He performed the third set of tees, 82 yards forward of the place Woods needed to play and 52 yards forward of the place the 2 sons have been hitting.
Charlie simply reached the entrance of the inexperienced. His 25-foot eagle putt hit the sting of the outlet however had an excessive amount of tempo. Woods missed low. Jason Langer hit his strategy to 18 toes, and he left it to his ageless father to make the winner.
For Woods, it was his first time in a playoff since Zach Johnson beat him at Sherwood within the 2013 World Problem.
On a cold afternoon, each seat was crammed within the grandstand behind the 18th inexperienced, with followers in jackets packed down the aspect of the golf green. It was entertaining, together with a uncommon probability to see Woods on the golf course. He was taking part in for the primary time since September surgical procedure on his decrease again. His final competitors was the British Open in July.
Charlie was gearing up for an enormous fist pump when his eagle putt within the playoff neared the outlet. Langer threw each arms within the air when his successful putt dropped.
It capped one other superb yr for Langer, a two-time Masters champion. He tore his Achilles tendon taking part in pickleball firstly of the yr, recovered in 4 months and prolonged his streak on the 50-and-older PGA Tour Champions by successful for the 18th consecutive season.
And now he has six titles within the PNC Championship — 4 with Jason, two with Stefan, who was caddying for his little brother.
Nobody else was nearer than 5 photographs. Padraig Harrington and son Paddy have been amongst those that tied for third, and so they had a second of their very own when Paddy made a hole-in-one on the par-3 eighth gap.
“I was too excited. You couldn’t have talked to me,” Harrington mentioned of watching his son make an ace. “I was gone. This is a great event, and all of it is great. And we try and play well, but that was sheer joy.”
The match is for winners of a serious on any tour or The Gamers Championship and a member of the family. The purse is barely over $1 million. Everybody appears to depart joyful.
