The only player to participate in every PNC Championship proved, again, what the family team event means to him.
Lee Trevino, alongside son Daniel, eagled the par-5 third hole Sunday and followed that with four consecutive birdies. But the 86-year-old legend made an even louder statement with an approach shot at the par-4 13th hole that left spectators in awe.
“I’ve been digging for worms. I’ve got white birds following me and I got them so fat they only followed me nine holes,” Trevino joked. “That [his approach shot at No. 13] was a 60-degree [wedge] with a little draw. That was good.”
Trevino has played every PNC since the event began in 1995. After posting a final-round 62, he told NBC Sports and Golf Channel’s Todd Lewis that his passion for the game has never been greater.
“The reason I do this and the reason that I promote it and I play it like I do now is because the Lord, for some reason, gave me a tremendous amount of talent, and I’m going to meet him pretty soon and I damn sure don’t want him to be disappointed,” Trevino said with a laugh. “Because you know why? If he’s disappointed, I’m probably going to have to caddie for [Arnold Palmer]. He’s going to have to put me on Arnie’s bag, yeah.”
In his 26 starts at the PNC, Trevino has never won but he’s notched five top-10 finishes, including a tie for third in 2020. That competitive fire still burns bright, even as he approaches nine decades of life.
