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Description

The
Father/Son Challenge
is an annual golf tournament for two-player teams, consisting of
PGA Tour
and
Champions Tour
golfers and (usually) their sons. It is played over two days (36 holes) for the Willie Park Trophy, in memory of the father and son
British Open
champions
Willie Park Snr
and
Willie Park Jnr
. The field of twenty teams plays a
scramble
format. In 2012 the prize fund was ,000,000; the tournament is jointly owned by
IMG
and
NBC Sports
.
The fathers need to have won a
major championship
or
The Players Championship
(often called the "fifth major"
[1]
[2]
) to be eligible for an invitation. The junior team members range from middle school age up, and sometimes include a few with
tour golf
careers of their own, but cannot be a touring professional at the time of the tournament.
Venues have been as follows:
1995–1998
Vero Beach, Florida
1999 Twin Eagles Golf Club in
Naples, Florida
2000–2002 The Ocean Club in
Paradise Island, Bahamas
2003–2008 Champions Gate Golf Resort in
Orlando, Florida
2009–2011 not played
2012–present Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Orlando, Florida
[3]
The event's name took on a somewhat looser interpretation when
Fuzzy Zoeller
teamed up with his daughter Gretchen in 2005. In 2013 and 2016,
Bernhard Langer
played with his daughter Christina, and in 2013,
Arnold Palmer
played with his grandson
Sam Saunders
.
PNC Father-Son Challenge
2018
Davis Love III
and Davis "Dru" Love IV
2017
Ángel Cabrera
and Ángel Cabrera Jr
2016
David Duval
and Nick Karavites
2015
Lanny Wadkins
and Tucker Wadkins
2014
Bernhard Langer
and Jason Langer
2013
Stewart Cink
and Connor Cink
2012
Davis Love III
and Davis "Dru" Love IV