Charlie Woods, the son of golf legend Tiger Woods, will get to play in his first-ever USGA event subsequent month after winning his qualifier for the U.S. Junior Amateur — an event his father gained three straight occasions.
Charlie, 15, shot a 1-under 71 Wednesday at Eagle Trace Golf Club in Coral Springs, Florida, making him simply considered one of 4 golfers within the area of 86 to advance on to the U.S. Junior Amateur, which shall be held July 22-28 at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. It’s there the place Charlie shall be amongst 264 golfers competing in two qualifying rounds of stroke play, in hopes of being considered one of 64 gamers to advance to the ultimate spherical of match-play.
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Charlie shall be taking part in in the identical event that his father gained in 1991, 1992 and 1993, making him the one golfer in historical past to win the U.S. Junior three consecutive occasions. It marked the start of a dominant run for Woods, who then went on to additionally win the U.S. Amateur in 1994, 1995, and 1996.
According to The Associated Press, Charlie stated after his spherical Wednesday that the USGA “means so much” to him, including that he desires “to win USGA championships and hopefully in the future the U.S. Open.”
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