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 good friend.
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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 enjoying 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 enjoying on this week, the PNC Championship, the (principally) pleasant pro-relative scramble occasion that wraps up the golf yr. On the non-pro facet, you will have sons, grandsons, a daughter and a dad, whereas among the many professionals, the ages differ, from 44 (Trevor Immelman) to 88 (Gary Participant) — so to attempt to maintain issues honest, 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 professionals and non-pros begin to overlap — additionally enjoying from this distance are 17 non-pros.
The third set of tees (6,036 yards) sees six professionals (Langer, Nick Faldo, Tom Lehman, Mark O’Meara, Nick Worth and Annika Sorenstam), and all however Sorenstam are enjoying from a distance shorter than their relative. (Sorenstam and son Will McGee are enjoying on the identical 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 sector’s two oldest professionals — Gary Participant (age 88) and Lee Trevino (84).
Do the individuals monitor the {qualifications} for the tee packing containers? You wager — particularly when the professionals age-up and transfer nearer.
“It’s a sought-after week now. Everyone needs to play,” Padraig Harrington stated Saturday. “There’s guys upset. 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 once I get to 55 as a result of I am going up a tee field.”
Under is the entire tee-box and yardage breakdown.
The tee packing containers and yardages used on the 2024 PNC Championship
Gold Course, 7,106-yard par-72, for professionals 53 and below: 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
