T-boxes Charlie Woods, others use at PNC Championship? Here’s a look

Tiger Woods and Charlie Woods? They are 530 yards apart.

Vijay Singh and Qass Singh? They are next to each other.

Bernhard Langer and Jason Langer? They are 540 yards apart – although Jason, the non-professional, plays a longer distance than Bernhard, the two-time Masters winner.

The reasons for the discrepancies — or in Singh’s case, the similarity? That’s because of the event they’re playing this week, the PNC Championship, the (mostly) friendly pro-relative scramble event that ends the golf year. On the non-professional side you have sons, grandsons, a daughter and a father, while among the pros the ages range from 44 (Trevor Immelman) to 88 (Gary Player) – so to try and keep things fair, four sets of t- shirts are in play.

For seven of the teams (teams Cink, Duval, Immelman, Kuchar, Leonard, Harrington and Woods), the pro – and only the pro – plays from the maximum yardage (7,106 yards). Five of the pros (Singh, John Daly, Steve Stricker, Nelly Korda and Fred Couples), meanwhile, play from the second set of tees (6,576 yards), and this is where pros and non-professionals begin to overlap – playing also from this distance, 17 are non-pros.

The third set of tees (6,036 yards) sees six pros (Langer, Nick Faldo, Tom Lehman, Mark O’Meara, Nick Price and Annika Sorenstam), and all but Sorenstam play from a distance shorter than their relative. (Sørenstam and son Will McGee play at the same distance.) Is it a bit funky? Perhaps. But again, it’s a family event; a Masters invitation is not on the line. The final tee box (5,484 yards), meanwhile, is reserved for the field’s two oldest professionals – Gary Player (age 88) and Lee Trevino (84).

Do the participants monitor the qualifications for the tee boxes? You bet – especially when the pros get older and move closer.

“It’s a sought-after week now. Everyone wants to play,” said Padraig Harrington on Saturday. “There are guys disappointed. I know from my perspective that my two sons are trying to stand out when they’re going to play, who’s going to play. They’re both very keen on when I turn 55 because I’m going up in a tee box.”

Below is the complete tee box and yardage breakdown.

The tee boxes and yards used at the 2024 PNC Championship

Gold course, 7,106 yard par-72, for professionals 53 and under: Stewart Cink (age 51), David Duval (53), Trevor Immelman (44), Matt Kuchar (45), Justin Leonard (52), Padraig Harrington (53), Tiger Woods (48)

Hole 1: 387-yard par-4
Hole 2: 410-yard par-4
Hole 3: 529-yard par-5
Hole 4: 178-yard par-3
Hole 5: 558-yard par-5
Hole 6: 422-yard par-4
Hole 7: 363-yard par-4
Hole 8: 214-yard par-4
Hole 9: 453-yard par-4
Hole 10: 387-yard par-4
Hole 11: 410-yard par-4
Hole 12: 193-yard par-3
Hole 13: 352-yard par-4
Hole 14: 585-yard par-5
Hole 15: 467-yard par-4
Hole 16: 425-yard par-4
Hole 17: 216-yard par-3
Hole 18: 557-yard par-5

White Course, 6,576-yard par-72, for professionals 54-65, LPGA members and family members 14-55: John Daly (age 58), Steve Stricker (57), Nelly Korda (26), Vijay Singh (61), Fred Couples (65), Connor Cink (31), Hunter Hannemann (17), John Daly II (21), Brady Duval (19), Matthew Faldo (35), Patrick Harrington (21), Jacob Immelman (18), Carson Kuchar (15), Jason Langer (24), Sean Lehman (21), Luke Leonard (18), Shaun O ‘Meara (35), Alexander Hall (17 and Gary Player’s grandson), Greg Price (33), Qass Singh (34), Daniel Trevino (32), Charlie Woods (15)

Hole 1: 387-yard par-4
Hole 2: 345-yard par-4
Hole 3: 510-yard par-5
Hole 4: 166-yard par-3
Hole 5: 536-yard par-5
Hole 6: 398-yard par-4
Hole 7: 349-yard par-4
Hole 8: 180-yard par-4
Hole 9: 387-yard par-4
Hole 10: 361-yard par-4
Hole 11: 380-yard par-4
Hole 12: 173-yard par-3
Hole 13: 327-yard par-4
Hole 14: 544-yard par-5
Hole 15: 434-yard par-4
Hole 16: 387-yard par-4
Hole 17: 185-yard par-3
Hole 18: 527-yard par-5

Red Course, 6,036 yard par-72, for professionals 66-72, LPGA 50 and over, 13-year-old juniors and family members 55-66: Nick Faldo (67), Bernhard Langer (67), Tom Lehman (65, change of committee estimate), Mark O’Meara (67), Nick Price (67), Annika Sorenstam (54), Izzi Stricker (18), Petr Korda (56) Will McGee (13)

Hole 1: 330-yard par-4
Hole 2: 335-yard par-4
Hole 3: 465-yard par-5
Hole 4: 139-yard par-3
Hole 5: 509-yard par-5
Hole 6: 367-yard par-4
Hole 7: 320-yard par-4
Hole 8: 167-yard par-4
Hole 9: 371-yard par-4
Hole 10: 336-yard par-4
Hole 11: 350-yard par-4
Hole 12: 145-yard par-3
Hole 13: 317-yard par-4
Hole 14: 470-yard par-5
Hole 15: 423-yard par-4
Hole 16: 345-yard par-4
Hole 17: 172-yard par-3
Hole 18: 475-yard par-5

Blue Course, 5,484-yard par-72, for professionals 73 and over, juniors 12 and under, and family members 67 and over: Gary Player (age 88), Lee Trevino (age 84)

Hole 1: 305-yard par-4
Hole 2: 330-yard par-4
Hole 3: 430-yard par-5
Hole 4: 132-yard par-3
Hole 5: 450-yard par-5
Hole 6: 340-yard par-4
Hole 7: 300-yard par-4
Hole 8: 156-yard par-4
Hole 9: 308-yard par-4
Hole 10: 300-yard par-4
Hole 11: 330-yard par-4
Hole 12: 138-yard par-3
Hole 13: 280-yard par-4
Hole 14: 450-yard par-5
Hole 15: 345-yard par-4
Hole 16: 325-yard par-4
Hole 17: 140-yard par-3
Hole 18: 425-yard par-5

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