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Langer, sons pick up 5th PNC Championship golf title

ORLANDO, Fla. — Tiger Woods was an 18-year-old senior in high school when he made his first cut in a professional event at a European Tour event in Thailand. That also was the first time he played with Bernhard Langer.

Thirty years later, the ageless Langer is still going strong.

Langer capped off his memorable, record-setting year when he teamed with his son, Jason, to produce a 13-under 59 in 30 mph wind for a two-shot victory over David Duval and his son.

Langer tied the PNC Championship with his fifth title — three with Jason, two with older son Stefan — held by Raymond Floyd.

Woods and 14-year-old son Charlie shot 61 in the scramble format to tie for fifth, a day that included one shot so audacious that Woods could only laugh. He missed the green on the nine hole at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club well to the left, and the son of the 15-time major champion chipped it in for birdie.

It wasn’t just the chip-in — it was the stare, the sideways walk, the raised finger point, the fist pump and the road. Woods watched all this and couldn’t smile any wider, especially when he looked over at Steve Stricker.

“To see his reaction ... it happened right in front of me,” Woods said. “He got excited and I looked over at Stricks and he was shaking his head. It was great.”

The PNC Championship, which puts major champions with family members, is geared around moments like that. Brady Duval, who plays at Coastal Carolina, hit a 6-iron to 2 feet on the final hole for eagle to lock up second place and his father, a former world No. 1, couldn’t have been more proud.

But the day — really, the year — belonged to Langer, a 66-year-old German and two-time Masters champion who never seems to stop. The signature moment for Langer this year was winning twice on the PGA Tour Championship to bring his victory total to 46, breaking the senior record of Hale Irwin once thought to be out of reach.

The 46th win was no less than the U.S. Senior Open.

Langer and his son, who works in investment banking in New York, started three shots behind Matt Kuchar and son and played so well they had the lead after four holes and never slowed. They didn’t make par until the the par-3 eight and had 10 birdies through 11 holes.

Jason’s work doesn’t allow him to play as much, but he came to Florida early for a little practice and whatever time he spent on the greens paid off. He hardly missed.

“Watching him put, it was unbelievable,” Langer said.

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