There were fantastic scenes at the PNC Championship in Orlando as the sons of both Padraig Harrington and Tiger Woods struck memorable hole-in-one shots on Sunday.
Known as the Father/Son Challenge, the title went the way of Bernard Langer and his son Jason following a play-off win against the Woods duo after the two teams finished tied on 28 under par.
But earlier on in the day there were memorable moments for the Harrington and Woods clans, with the two golf legends watching on as their sons Paddy and Charlie sank separate hole-in-one shots during the final round.
Charlie Woods’ wonder effort came at the fourth hole at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, with his shot lasered straight towards the flag and bouncing just a couple of feet short before rolling in.
The 15-year-old initially walked away from the tee casually, not realising his effort had gone in. He was soon informed and shared a warm embrace with 15-time major winner Tiger moments later.
CHARLIE WOODS HITS HIS FIRST HOLE-IN-ONE ‼️
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 22, 2024
TIGER WAS HYPED 🙌
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Paddy Harrington, meanwhile, matched that impressive stroke barely half an hour later, with his ace flying in at the eighth to give himself and Padraig a brief share of the lead.
TV cameras panned back to the ecstatic youngster’s celebrations before Harrington Sr could be seen flying in to share in the milestone moment with a big hug for his son.
ANOTHER ACE!
— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) December 22, 2024
Padraig Harrington's son Paddy gets a hole-in-one on 8!
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It marked 21-year-old Paddy’s first hole-in-one and both he and father Padraig were elated afterwards.
‘At the last minute we changed to a six [iron] and I just hit it pure,’ Paddy said. ‘It was right on it and it just faded into the hole.
‘When I saw everyone’s arms go into the air, I was like, “Oh, my god!”.’
His father, meanwhile, was emotional as he reacted: ‘I’ve never been as excited. I have never hit a shot and been as excited.’