Charlie Woods pleaded “I’m broke” to dad Tiger after notching his first career hole-in-one at the PNC Championship. Team Woods put in an impressive display over the 36 holes, finishing 28 under par overall. That was enough to see them finish in joint first with Bernhard and Jason Langer, meaning a play-off with the defending champions.
It was the Germans who then sealed glory with an eagle at the first extra hole, but there were still plenty of positives for the Americans to reflect on. Charlie lit up the second round with an ace on the 176-yard par three fourth in Orlando.
A player who hits a hole-in-one is then expected to buy a drink for all players who were out on the course at the time. “You’re buying for everyone out here,” Woods told the youngster. However, Charlie appeared anything but keen to put his hand in his pocket. “I’m not buying,” he replied. “I’m broke.”
He didn’t get any sympathy from sister Sam, though, who was caddying for the duo. “You’re buying,” she told him. Tiger then continued: “You’re buying. He has to buy. That’s protocol for making a hole-in-one. Round on you bud.”
The jibes from Woods Sr. didn’t end there. After the competition was over, the 15-time major champion was also quick to remind his son he was nine years younger when he first notched a hole-in-one. “It was awesome, don’t get me wrong,” he said when asked of his son’s achievement. “But he’s 15…it’s about time. I had my first ace aged six.”
However, the all-time great did laud his latest family experience on the course, despite Team Woods narrowly missing out on silverware. “For us to have that experience together, I know we didn’t win, but it was the fact that we competed. No one really made a mistake out there, we had to earn it and that’s what you want to have. Hats off to the Langers — they played amazing.”
