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Tiger Woods’ son Charlie made his first ever hole-in-one in the final round of the PNC Championship, but missed out on the title in a play-off.
Bernhard Langer holed an eagle putt on the first extra hole to successfully defend the title with his son Jason after the two teams had finished tied on 28 under par.
Charlie’s ace had come on the fourth hole at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Orlando.
“It was awesome, I didn’t think it went in,” Charlie told the Golf Channel after holing out with a seven iron from 175 yards.
Speaking after the round, the teenager added: “No-one made a mistake today so that was the most fun I’ve ever had, and on top of that made an ace. I don’t think I can top that.”
Tiger added: “It was one of the highlights that we’ve ever had.
“On the hole previous he made his first eagle and now he just made his first hole-in-one. It was a magical two-hole stretch – I’m just so happy for him and the enjoyment we had as a family. It was a lot of fun.”
Woods, who also had his daughter Sam acting as his caddie, was playing for the first time since undergoing surgery on his back in September, but played down the significance of his return to action.
“I’m nowhere near competitive shape,” the 48-year-old said. “I’m a great scramble partner. We made a great team this week and that’s the whole joy of it.”
Around 30 minutes after Charlie Woods made his hole-in-one Paddy Harrington – the son of three-time major winner Padraig Harrington – also recorded an ace on the eighth hole.
