The son of golf legend Tiger Woods continues to show that dad is not the one individual within the household who can ship magical moments on the golf course.
Charlie Woods, 15, recorded his first-ever hole-in-one Sunday at the PNC Championship in Orlando, Florida — an occasion the place little kids workforce up with their skilled golfer dad and mom in a two-round scramble event.
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The youthful Woods went with a 7-iron on the 175-yard par-3 fourth gap at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club.
With the ball nonetheless mid-flight, Charlie requested for it to chop. And it did simply that because it landed about six toes left of the opening earlier than easily rolling in.
Charlie stood in disbelief as cheers erupted from the gang of spectators.
“Did that go in,” he questioned.
It wasn’t till he turned to dad that all of it set in, with Tiger embracing him in a celebratory hug earlier than jokingly pushing him away.
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To make the second much more particular, the ace additionally gave Team Woods a short lived share of the lead.
“It was superior,” Charlie stated on the Golf Channel broadcast of the event. “I did not assume it went in. I do not consider anyone till I’m going up there and see it.”
Tiger later reminded Charlie about one in every of golf’s golden guidelines.
“You’re shopping for for everybody out right here.. that is protocol for making a hole-in-one,” dad joked. To which Charlie responded, “I’m broke.”
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But vacation magic have to be within the air in central Florida. Because simply moments later, Paddy Harrington — son of Irish golfer Padraig Harrington — recorded his first-ever ace on the par-3 eighth gap, which set off one other loud celebration and put Team Harrington only a few photographs off the lead.
“It was proper on it, and it light pretty into the opening,” Paddy stated.
“I’ve by no means been as excited,” dad added. “I’ve by no means hit a shot that I’ve been as excited.”
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The remaining spherical of the 2024 PNC Championship is slated to conclude later Sunday afternoon. View the official leaderboard right here.
