The apple didn’t fall far from the tree with Tiger Woods’ son Charlie.
The 15-year-old joined his iconic father for the PNC Championship, which pits 20 Major winners and their family winners against each other, this weekend.
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Team Woods enjoyed a strong opening day and turned it up even more in Sunday’s second and final round.
Charlie flushed a 7-iron to within five feet of the pin on the fourth.
His ball bounced twice and into the cup to spark wild celebrations.
The delighted teenager turned round is disbelief and his elder sister Sam had to confirm he had hit his first ever ace.
But Tiger was nowhere to be seen.
According to the broadcast, the 48-year-old had taken a quick break.
He heard the cheers and raced back to hug his kid in a touching moment.
Legendary caddie Jim “Bones” Mackay was on commentary and knew the shot had potential as soon as it left the clubface.
“Really good contact,” he said. “This is a great looking shot if it’s the right number.”
The strike gave Team Woods, bidding to win the event at the fifth time of asking, a one-shot lead over Bernhard and Jason Langer with 14 holes to play.
GettyWoods Jr. has inherited his dad’s knack for showing up on Sundays[/caption]
“In the sunday red W scriptwriters,” a fan posted on X in a nod to Tiger’s usual colors on the final day of tournaments.
“Man made his Dad proud,” added another.
“That’s amazing! Gonna carry that last name,” wrote a third.
“Sodas (not beer) in the Clubhouse,” joked another as Charlie is too young to get the customary round in.
A once-in-a-lifetime accomplishment for even a lucky amateur golfer, Tiger claims to have made 20 hole-in-ones over his illustrious career with the first coming when he was just six.
His maiden PGA Tour ace came at The Greater Milwaukee Open in 1986.
Tiger has not made one in competition since the 1998 Sprint International but did sink an ace in a friendly round six years ago.
On Saturday, the 15-time Major winner and Charlie carded a 13-under 59 to take a share of the lead in the 36-hole exhibition.
“It’s a scramble, so we’re trying to pull off each and every shot for each other,” Tiger said.
“I think we did that great pretty much the entire day. Charlie made pretty much most of the putts today.”
Charlie added: “I didn’t hit it great, but Dad saved me on a couple of them and I rolled them in.”
Tiger is still not fit enough for a professional return after undergoing a sixth surgery on his troublesome back.
“I’m not competitive right now,” he said on Friday. “But I just want to be able to have the experience again.”
