Charlie Woods books place in FIRST USGA championship, as 15-year-old son of golf legend Tiger notches top score among qualifiers
00:25 BST 20 Jun 2024, updated 00:46 BST 20 Jun 2024By Associated Press and Jake Nisse
Charlie Woods finished with a 1-under-71 to lead qualifiers for the even
Charlie Woods earned his way into his first USGA championship on Wednesday when the 15-year-old son of Tiger Woods had the leading score among qualifiers for the U.S. Junior Amateur next month at Oakland Hills.
The teenager recovered from a bogey-double bogey start at Eagle Trace Golf Club to finish with a 1-under 71 to be medalist from his qualifier, one of four players to qualify from the site.
‘I didn´t play great my first two holes, but I played really good for the last 16. I just told myself not to make any more bogeys or doubles and I took advantage of some nice birdie looks when I had them,’ he said.
Tiger Woods was 14 when he qualified for his first U.S. Junior, reaching the semifinals.
He won his first U.S. Junior Amateur a year later at Bay Hill in 19 holes. Woods is the only player to win the U.S. Junior three straight times.