Charlie Woods, second from left, and Tiger Woods. To the left of Tiger is Sam Woods, his daughter; to the left of Charlie is Luke Smart, a buddy.
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Tiger Woods and Charlie Woods? They’re 530 yards aside.
Vijay Singh and Qass Singh? They’re subsequent to one another.
Bernhard Langer and Jason Langer? They’re 540 yards aside — although Jason, the non-pro, is taking part in from an extended distance than Bernhard, the two-time Masters winner.
The explanations for the discrepancies — or within the case of the Singhs, the similarity? It’s as a result of occasion they’re taking part in on this week, the PNC Championship, the (largely) pleasant pro-relative scramble occasion that wraps up the golf yr. On the non-pro facet, you have got sons, grandsons, a daughter and a dad, whereas among the many execs, the ages differ, from 44 (Trevor Immelman) to 88 (Gary Participant) — so to attempt to preserve issues truthful, 4 units of tees are in play.
For seven of the groups (Groups Cink, Duval, Immelman, Kuchar, Leonard, Harrington and Woods), the professional — and the professional alone — performs from the max yardage (7,106 yards). 5 of the professionals (Singh, John Daly, Steve Stricker, Nelly Korda and Fred {Couples}), in the meantime, play from the second set of tees (6,576 yards), and right here’s the place execs and non-pros begin to overlap — additionally taking part in from this distance are 17 non-pros.
The third set of tees (6,036 yards) sees six execs (Langer, Nick Faldo, Tom Lehman, Mark O’Meara, Nick Value and Annika Sorenstam), and all however Sorenstam are taking part in from a distance shorter than their relative. (Sorenstam and son Will McGee are taking part in on the similar distance.) Is {that a} bit funky? Maybe. However once more, it’s a household occasion; a Masters invite isn’t on the road. The final tee field (5,484 yards), in the meantime, is reserved for the sphere’s two oldest execs — Gary Participant (age 88) and Lee Trevino (84).
Do the individuals monitor the {qualifications} for the tee bins? You wager — particularly when the professionals age-up and transfer nearer.
“It’s a sought-after week now. All people needs to play,” Padraig Harrington stated Saturday. “There’s guys dissatisfied. I do know from my perspective, my two sons try to divvy up when they’re going to play, who’s going to play. They’re each very eager for after I get to 55 as a result of I’m going up a tee field.”
Under is the whole tee-box and yardage breakdown.
The tee bins and yardages used on the 2024 PNC Championship
Gold Course, 7,106-yard par-72, for professionals 53 and beneath: Stewart Cink (age 51), David Duval (53), Trevor Immelman (44), Matt Kuchar (45), Justin Leonard (52), Padraig Harrington (53), Tiger Woods (48)
Gap 1: 387-yard par-4
Gap 2: 410-yard par-4
Gap 3: 529-yard par-5
Gap 4: 178-yard par-3
Gap 5: 558-yard par-5
Gap 6: 422-yard par-4
Gap 7: 363-yard par-4
Gap 8: 214-yard par-4
Gap 9: 453-yard par-4
Gap 10: 387-yard par-4
Gap 11: 410-yard par-4
Gap 12: 193-yard par-3
Gap 13: 352-yard par-4
Gap 14: 585-yard par-5
Gap 15: 467-yard par-4
Gap 16: 425-yard par-4
Gap 17: 216-yard par-3
Gap 18: 557-yard par-5
