Tiger Woods’ 15-year-old son Charlie created the second of the event with an astonishing hole-in-one, however the father-son duo fell agonisingly wanting lifting a trophy collectively for the primary time on the PNC Championship.
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Charlie’s ace on the 175-yard par 3 fourth gap on the Ritz-Carlton Membership in Orlando, Florida blew up social media as he caught the ball on the inexperienced together with his 7-iron, it took two bounces and rolled straight into the cup.
{The teenager} didn’t even realise that it had gone in, it was solely the roar of the gang that tipped him off.
Shocked by his miracle shot, Charlie may very well be heard saying “first one”, because it was the primary time he had ever put a one on his scorecard.
And his father, missed it.
Tiger has stepped away from the tee for a fast break, maybe a rest room cease, and emerged to the commotion from the gallery.
As soon as he realised that his son had simply pulled off each golfer’s dream, Tiger celebrated greater than if he had made an ace himself in an extremely healthful household second.
Charlie’s ace helped the Woods’ make their method right into a playoff towards two-time Masters champion Bernhard Langer and his 24-year-old son, Jason.
They completed an equal event document -28 throughout 36 holes within the two-person scramble occasion, with a shocking rating of 57 in Sunday’s last spherical.
However 67-year-old Langer, who has received 12 senior majors, drained a mighty eagle putt on the first playoff, the par 5 18th, after Charlie’s try at eagle from the perimeter was too sizzling and lipped out, to win the occasion for a sixth time, and for the second consecutive 12 months.
The Woods’ weren’t too despondent of their post-round interview, however there was a component of disappointment at being unable to win a event collectively for the primary time.
“It was superior. Nobody made a mistake right this moment, in order that’s probably the most enjoyable I’ve ever had. On prime of that I made an ace. I don’t assume I can prime that. It was superior,” Charlie mentioned.
“It was one of many highlights that we’ve ever had,” Tiger mentioned of Charlie’s hole-in-one.
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“We have been speaking earlier on the outlet earlier, that he made his first eagle. Now, he’s made his first hole-in-one. It’s a magical two-hole stretch. I’m simply so joyful for him and the enjoyment we had as a household.
“It was forwards and backwards. As Charlie mentioned, nobody made a mistake right this moment. We needed to earn it and that was the enjoyment of it.”
Golf followers have been additionally eagerly watching the event to see how Tiger was swinging the membership after having the sixth again surgical procedure of his profession in September.
The commentators have been impressed with NBC Sports activities’ Dan Hicks repeatedly saying it’s the greatest bodily situation Tiger has been in for a few years.
Tiger even hit driver off the deck at one stage to arrange an eagle and rediscovered a few of his previous magic at instances, however the 48-year-old downplayed any notion of the event being a catalyst for him to return to elite ranges.
“I’m nowhere close to aggressive form. I’m an awesome scramble associate,” he mentioned with fun. “We made an awesome crew this week and that’s the entire pleasure of it.”
After Charlie’s hole-in-one, Tiger additionally took the chance to fire up his son by telling him “you’re shopping for” as it’s customized that whoever makes a hole-in-one shouts the bar.
{The teenager} quipped again in hilarious style, saying “I’m not shopping for. I’m broke”.
Banter between the father-son pairing, in addition to Tiger’s daughter Sam, who took caddying duties was a function of the two-round occasion.
The Woods’ have been in a share of the lead heading into the second and last spherical of the PNC Championship, and a win would have been the primary time Tiger lifted a bit of silverware for the reason that 2019 Zozo Championship.