ORLANDO, Fla. — Tiger Woods’ son hit the shot of his life for his first hole-in-one, however it was Bernhard Langer who 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 received for the second straight yr, and the 67-year-old German now has received 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, notably 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 am broke,” Charlie replied.
Even in defeat, Charlie stated the hole-in-one, the good closing spherical, the playoff, every part, was essentially the most enjoyable he has had on the golf course.
“It isn’t even shut,” Charlie stated.
His father concurred.
“That was the joys of a lifetime to have the ability to have that second with Charlie, make his first hole-in-one, [daughter] Sam on the bag, simply our household and pals,” Tiger Woods stated. “That is what this occasion is about. It is about bonding and household.
“I do know we did not win, however it was the truth that we competed. Nobody actually made a mistake on the market. We needed to earn it, and that is what you need to have. Hats off to Langers. They performed superb.”
Padraig Harrington’s son Paddy, 21, additionally made his first profession ace on the 214-yard, par-3 eighth shortly after Charlie’s, setting off one other celebration.
Workforce Langer and Workforce Woods every closed with a 15-under 57 within the scramble format, every group making solely 4 pars, they usually set the match document at 28-under 116.
Woods, enjoying for the primary time since a sixth surgical procedure on his decrease again in September, was shifting properly and delivering key pictures. He hit driver off the deck on the par-5 14th.
Langer adopted by hitting driver out of a bunker on that gap and almost discovering the inexperienced, touchdown in a greenside bunker.
“Among the finest pictures I’ve ever seen,” Woods stated of Langer, who turned professional three years earlier than Woods was born.
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 method to 18 ft, 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 stuffed within the grandstand behind the 18th inexperienced, with followers in jackets packed down the aspect of the green. It was entertaining, together with a uncommon likelihood to see Woods on the golf course. He was enjoying 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 a giant 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 enjoying pickleball in the beginning 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 pictures, with Workforce Harrington amongst those that tied for third.
“I used to be too excited. You could not have talked to me,” Harrington stated of watching his son make a hole-in-one. “I used to be gone. This can be a nice occasion, and all of it’s nice. And we attempt to play properly, however that was sheer pleasure.”
The match is for winners of a serious on any tour or The Gamers Championship and a member of the family.
