Padraig Harrington's son makes a hole-in-one at the 2024 PNC Championship shortly after Charlie Woods' accolade
Padraig Harrington's son, Paddy, carded an ace during the second round of the 2024 PNC Championship. It was the second hole-in-one of the day, as Charlie Woods made the first of his career about 30 minutes earlier.
The play occurred as Paddy Harrington was teeing off on the 8th hole. As reported by Golfweek, Paddy's tee box was 185 yards away for a par 3 hole. Paddy hit his shot with a 6 iron, the ball landed less than three feet from the hole and went straight in.
Footage circulating on social media shows Paddy celebrating his ace with all those present. Padraig Harrington was a little out of it at the time, but immediately joined in the celebration.
Up to that point, Padraig Harrington and his son had made four birdies without a bogey in the second round of the PNC Championship. After the eagle on the 8th hole, they made another five birdies without a bogey through the 16th.
The day before, Team Harrington had 13 birdies and one bogey for a 12-under 60. With this performance, they finished the first 18 holes in a tie for fourth place, one stroke off the lead.
Minutes before Paddy Harrington's play, Charlie Woods made the first ace of his career on the par-3, 178-yard 4th hole.
Padraig Harrington at PNC Championship
The 2024 edition is Padraig Harrington's seventh appearance in the PNC Championship. His son Paddy has always been his teammate and their best finish to date is a fourth place finish in 2022.
Their debut came in 2017, when they shot 11-under to finish tied for 16th, 14 strokes behind Angel Cabrera and his son.
Two years later, Team Harrington returned to the PNC Championship and have not missed an edition since. In 2019, their score was 15 under and they finished tied for 13th place, nine strokes behind champions Bernhard Langer and his son.
In 2020, the Harringtons finished last with a score of 9 under. A year later, they moved up to 15th place with a score of 15 under. 2022 was their best year so far, with a score of 22 under to finish fourth, four shots behind Vijay Singh and his son.
In 2023, however, the Harringtons fell back to T19, with a score of 7 under.
Padraig Harrington's career in professional golf spans 29 seasons, with experience on the European Tour, PGA Tour and the Senior Tour. He has 41 career victories, including six on the American Tour and 15 on the European Tour.
His three Major titles include the 2008 PGA Championship and The Open Championship in 2007 and 2008. He also won a senior Major championship, the 2022 US Senior Open.