Paddy Harrington putts on the ninth inexperienced as his father Padraig Harrington of Eire appears on through the second spherical of the PNC Championship at Ritz-Carlton Golf Membership on December 22, 2024 in Orlando, Florida. (Photograph by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Photographs)
Bernhard Langer eagled the primary tie gap to see off Charlie and Tiger Woods, but it surely was Padraig Harrington who wore the widest smile of all after son Paddy made his first ace, and so they tied for third within the PNC Championship in Florida.
The season-ending occasion for groups of main successful legends and their members of the family is hardly the Masters.
Nevertheless it nonetheless offered extra leisure than most PGA Tour stops.
The enjoyable started when Charlie Woods (15) holed a 174-yard seven iron for his first aggressive ace on the fourth within the 36-hole scramble occasion on the Ritz-Carlton Golf Membership in Orlando.
It was a shot that thrilled 15-time main winner Woods, who teamed up along with his son to shoot a 15-under 57 that was matched by the evergreen Bernhard Langer (67) and his youngest son Jason.
They tied with the Woods on 28-under earlier than Bernhard’s 15-foot eagle putt on the primary further gap, giving them their fourth win and Dad’s sixth general.
Group Harrington tied for third with Group Duval and Group Singh, 5 photographs exterior the playoff, after a closing 61.
However like Tiger, a hole-in-one by Paddy Harrington (21), who holed a six-iron from 183 yards on the eighth, left the senior Harrington as proud as punch.
“I’ve by no means been so excited in my life,” Harrington stated. “It was an amazing shot, which is sweet.
“I do know my first hole-in-one wasn’t a spectacularly good shot. That was good swing, good shot, and when it went in, I’ve by no means skilled something prefer it, the enjoyment of it. As a result of clearly you may win tournaments and try this, and that is a unique form of stress and pleasure.
“That was simply pure pleasure.”
The second ace of the day! 🤯 Paddy Harrington makes a hole-in-one!!📺: Peacock pic.twitter.com/ElVxK2aWX4
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) December 22, 2024
Paddy Harrington’s past love is rugby, not golf, however he was thrilled, not solely along with his ace however to contend all week.
“I knew it was a very good shot, and I used to be form of fading it in,” he stated. “After which to only see everybody on the again of the inexperienced erupt was an unbelievable feeling. I bear in mind trying over at you…”
Tiger Woods of america reacts along with his son Charlie Woods after making the primary hole-in-one of his profession on the fourth gap through the second spherical of the PNC Championship at Ritz-Carlton Golf Membership on December 22, 2024 in Orlando, Florida. (Photograph by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Photographs)
Dad Harrington replied: “I could not imagine it as a result of we see it occur loads. You hear the noise, and also you’re watching; the crowds know, they go berserk, and also you go berserk. To be sincere, it was a very nice pairing, the O’Mearas. Everyone loved it. I do not suppose it might have been a greater {golfing} second.
“As I stated, there was a pleasant crowd. Everyone was into it, the O’Mearas, the entire thing. It was completely timed.”
Charlie Woods simply made his first ever hole-in-one!!📺: GOLF Channel pic.twitter.com/yEvN3HuYWP
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) December 22, 2024
Charlie Woods’ ace was the primary since Shaun O’Meara’s in 2014, and the thrill was so nice when Paddy Harrington made his that Harrington Snr obtained misplaced within the emotion of all of it.
“I used to be too excited,” Padraig stated. “You could not have talked to me. I used to be gone. It is a nice occasion, and all of it’s nice. And we attempt to play nicely, however that was sheer pleasure… As I stated, I do not suppose I’ve ever been as excited on a golf course in my life.”
Paddy appears prone to reappear subsequent 12 months too.
“The opposite fella has large exams subsequent 12 months,” Harrington stated of youngest son, Ciaran.
As for Woods, who hasn’t performed since The Open, the world quantity 1111 regarded as pleased because the day he received his fifteenth main on the Masters in 2019, when he marched to the scorer’s hut with 10-year-old Charlie in tow.
Tiger stated: “That was the fun 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 mates. That is what this occasion is about. It is about bonding and household.
“For us to have that have collectively, I do know we did not win, but it surely 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 wonderful.”
Charlie added: “It was superior having Dad there. That was a lot enjoyable. It was only a good 7-iron, little minimize in there. After all by no means obtained to see it go in. In order that sucks. However that is all proper.”
As for his son’s recreation, Woods stated: “He is gotten higher at each side of the sport. That is a dedication to working towards and creating as a participant.
“I feel that almost all of us neglect he is solely 15 years previous. I do know he is been doing this in entrance of the media for a very long time.
“However being solely 15, I feel it is unimaginable what he is been in a position to accomplish thus far, and the ceiling that he has is limitless.”
As for Langer’s play, each the Woods have been blown away
“It is unimaginable, proper?” Tiger stated. :The motive force he hit out of the bunker on 14, that was among the finest photographs I’ve ever seen.”
Charlie added: “Speechless. It was Superior. He did not miss a shot on the market.”
