Tiger’s son Charlie top qualifier for U.S. Junior Am

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. — Charlie Woods, the 15-365 days-pale son of Tiger Woods, earned his strategy into his first USGA championship on Wednesday when he had the leading safe amongst qualifiers for the U.S. Junior Amateur subsequent month at Oakland Hills.

Charlie Woods recovered from a bogey, double bogey initiate at Eagle Impress Golf Membership to kill with a 1-below 71 to be a medalist from his qualifier, one amongst 4 gamers to qualify from the blueprint.

“I did not play sizable my first two holes, nevertheless I performed in actual fact correct for the last 16,” Charlie Woods acknowledged. “I true instructed myself now to not scheme to any extent extra bogeys or doubles and I took good thing about some good birdie looks to be like after I had them.”

Tiger Woods changed into 14 when he certified for his first U.S. Junior, reaching the semifinals. He won his first U.S. Junior Amateur a 365 days later at Bay Hill in 19 holes and is the ultimate player to pick out the U.S. Junior three straight events.

Avid gamers will possess to be below 19 sooner than the championship ends.

The U.S. Junior Amateur is July 22-28 at Oakland Hills in the suburbs of Detroit. Charlie Woods will be amongst 264 gamers who will struggle by 36 holes of stroke play on the North and South packages at Oakland Hills to resolve which 64 gamers blueprint to compare play.

Tiger Woods is a 9-time USGA champion: three straight U.S. Junior Amateurs, three straight U.S. Amateurs and three U.S. Originate titles.

“The USGA strategy a lot to me,” Charlie Woods acknowledged. “I would in point of fact like to pick out USGA championships and optimistically one day the U.S. Originate.”