Tiger Woods and his son Charlie finish seventh in the PNC Championship

ORLANDO, Fla. – Justin Thomas and Tiger Woods exchanged text messages on the eve of the final round at the PNC Championship, their teams tied for the lead and in contention. Neither mentioned winning.

It was about Woods playing alongside his 11-year-old son Charlie, watching him spin around the club after a good drive and yes, even throwing a punch in his red jersey on Sunday (Manila time Monday). For Thomas, it was about competing with his father, Mike, a veteran Kentucky club pro and the only coach he’s ever had.

Team Thomas birdied the first seven holes and the father threw a 5-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole that gave them a 15-under 57 in scramble format and a one-shot victory over Vijay Singh and his son Qass.

They won the Willie Park Trophy. It just felt like the other 19 teams won a participation trophy.

Team Woods logged another 62 to finish seventh. Woods and his son wore their traditional Sunday red with black pants. Charlie’s mother, Elin Nordegren, walked the final round at The Ritz-Carlton Club in Grande Lakes, her first time at a golf tournament since the 2009 Presidents Cup at Harding Park.

Sam Alexis Woods, center, Elin Nordegren, left, and Erica Herman follow Tiger Woods and Charlie Woods on the 11th hole during the final round of the PNC Championship.

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LPGA TOUR

NAPLES, Fla. – Jin Young Ko missed most of the LPGA Tour season and still won the one-year money title.

That’s what a check for $ 1.1 million does.

Top-ranked Ko put an emphatic plug on her truncated year Sunday by shooting a 6-under 66 and winning the CME Group Tour Championship by five strokes over Hannah Green and Sei Young Kim.

With a birdie on the final hole, the last putt of the LPGA Tour season, Ko finished 18 under par at Tiburon for his seventh career LPGA Tour title.

Kim, who took a one-shot lead in the final round, shot a 72 and that was good enough to win Rolex Player of the Year honors. Danielle Kang won the Vare Trophy for the lowest scoring average.

Green had a 67 on his 24th birthday,

The win closed a cable-to-cable year at No. 1 for Ko, who has held the ranking since July 29, 2019.

Ko played just four LPGA Tour events in 2020 (she competed six times on the Korean LPGA while battling the coronavirus pandemic at home), but Sunday’s win and a $ 487,286 check for finishing second last week at the Open of US Women helped jumpstart her season. earnings to $ 1,667,925.

PGA TOUR LATIN AMERICA

PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic – Brandon Matthews won the Puerta Plata Open for his second PGA Tour Latin America title, closing at 65-under-6 for a five-stroke victory.

Matthews finished 26 under 258 at Playa Dorada, opening with rounds of 65, 65 and 63. The former Temple player also won the 2017 Molino Canuelas Championship from the tour.

His compatriot American Jacob Bergeron was second after 63.