Tiger Woods isn’t the only member of his family that can produce big moments. Son Charlie, 15, has made his first ace in the PNC Championship.
Woods was more excited than if he had made the hole-in-one himself.
Charlie Woods hit seven-iron from 175 yards on the par-three fourth hole at the Ritz-Carlton Club Orlando during the final round of the tournament that pairs mostly Major champions with family members.
It was a key shot in a 15-under 57 in the scramble format and almost enough for the win until Bernhard Langer made an 18-foot eagle putt to beat Team Woods in a playoff.
Words Jr didn’t even know it went in the hole. A large gallery by the green began wildly cheering, as did another group of fans on the other side of the hole, most of them holding up their index finger — some downward to indicate it went in the hole, some upward to show his score.
He and dad Tiger eventually lost in a playoff. (Source: SKY)
Television cameras finally confirmed it for him.
“It was awesome having Dad there,” he said. “That was so much fun.
“It was just a perfect seven-iron, little cut in there. Of course, never got to see it go in, so that sucks, but that’s all right.”
Woods gave a hard embrace to his son, then playfully shoved him away.
“We heard it up on the green on the right and left, but we were totally unsure until the TV confirmed it and we went nuts,” said Woods. “I don’t know what we did, but we enjoyed it.
“It was an unbelievable moment.”
This is the fifth straight year Woods and his son are playing the 36-hole tournament, and the second time they finished as runners-up.
That didn’t take away from the moment or the day. Charlie Woods, a sophomore at Benjamin School in North Palm Beach, was asked where he ranked Sunday on the fun metre on the golf course — making an ace, being in contention and getting into a playoff.
“No. 1,” he said. “It’s not even close.”
