Charlie Woods, the one son of nine-time USGA champion Tiger Woods, certified for his first USGA championship on Wednesday.
Woods, 15, shot 1-under 71 to medal within the U.S. Junior Newbie qualifier at Eagle Hint Golf Membership in Coral Springs, Florida. He was certainly one of 4 gamers to advance to subsequent month’s U.S. Junior at Oakland Hills Nation Membership in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The championship shall be contested July 22-28 with the primary two days being stroke-play qualifying.
“It feels superb to qualify for my first USGA championship,” Woods mentioned. ”I’m excited to compete within the U.S. Junior Newbie subsequent month, particularly someplace as historic as Oakland Hills.”
Woods started his spherical with a bogey and double bogey earlier than rallying with 5 birdies and only a single birdie the remainder of the way in which. He was the one participant to interrupt par.
“I didn’t play nice my first two holes, however I performed actually good for the final 16,” Woods mentioned. “I simply informed myself to not make any extra bogeys or doubles and I took benefit of some good birdie appears after I had them. Placing was my greatest energy at this time. I made a number of putts after I wanted to.”
Tiger Woods received three U.S. Junior titles (1991, 1992, 1993) in 4 appearances and held a 22-1 match play report within the championship. In his first look in 1990, he reached the semifinals as a 14-year-old.