Bernhard Langer, son take down Tiger and Charlie Woods in PNC Championship playoff

Tiger Woods and his son, Charlie, made a valiant run at their first PNC Championship title in five attempts.

But they ran into the defending champions.

Bernhard Langer and his 24-year-old son, Jason, a former college player at Penn and an investment banker in New York City, took down Team Woods in a two-hole playoff on Sunday at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Orlando, Florida. The elder Langer, 67, sank an 18-footer for eagle on the third trip down the par-5 18th hole to seal the win and relegate the Woodses to runner-up for the second time (they also finished runner-up in 2021, to John Daly and John Daly II).

Charlie Woods, 15, had the highlight of the day, holing a 7-iron from 175 yards at the par-3 fourth hole, which pushed he and his dad into the solo lead. The Langers, co-leaders with the Woodses after opening 59s, would not go away, though. They eagled the par-5 fifth hole and would match Tiger and Charlie’s second-round, 15-under 57.

On the second playoff hole, Charlie hit the hole with an eagle putt from about 25 feet. Tiger couldn’t convert his try after that, setting the stage for Langer’s winning eagle.

“It was awesome,” Charlie said afterward. “No one made a mistake today. It was the most fun I’ve ever had.”

No other teams finished within four shots of the 28-under scores posted by the Langers and Woodses.