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Newsweek
4 hours ago
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- Newsweek
Tiger Woods' Son, Charlie, Earns Spot in US Jr Amateur in Dramatic Fashion
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Charlie Woods has just taken another important step in his career by qualifying for the US Junior Amateur Championship, which will be played at Trinity Forest Golf Club in Dallas, Texas, from July 21-26. Tiger Woods' son secured the fifth and final spot awarded at the Eagle Trace Golf Club qualifier in Coral Springs, Florida. The competition remained tense until the final minute, as Charlie finished tied for fifth with two other players and had to compete for qualification in a playoff. Charlie started the round by consecutively parring the first six holes. He closed the front nine with a bogey-birdie-bogey streak to make the turn at 1-over. He fared much better on the back nine, making three birdies and no bogeys until the 17th hole, which had him securing his spot. However he bogeyed the 18th and was forced to finish the job in sudden death. The 16-year-old, who just finished his sophomore year at the Benjamin School, delivered when it mattered most, defeating Oscar Crowe and Matthew Marigliano to qualify for his second consecutive U.S. Junior Amateur. Charlie Woods of the United States plays a bunker shot on the 17th hole on day one of the 76th U.S. Junior Amateur Championship on the North Course at Oakland Hills Country Club on July... Charlie Woods of the United States plays a bunker shot on the 17th hole on day one of the 76th U.S. Junior Amateur Championship on the North Course at Oakland Hills Country Club on July 22, 2024 in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. MoreA year ago, Charlie missed the cut at Oakland Hills after carding horrible rounds of 82 and 80. Arth Sinha won the Eagle Trace qualifier with a score of 5-under. The other three qualifiers were Lucas Gimenez, Sohan Patel, and Wylie Inman. Crowe and Marigliano advance as alternates. Charlie is in the midst of a good season, as he won his first American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) tournament, the TaylorMade Junior Invitational. He also finished tied for 25th at the prestigious Junior Invitational at Sage Valley and made the cut at the Florida State Amateur, where he finished tied for 66th. As reported by X user Jacob Sammons, Tiger Woods was at Eagle Trace to witness his son's performance. Tiger watching Charlie tee off on #9 today — Jacob Sammons (@JacobSammons90) June 19, 2025 Tiger knows very well the relevance that the US Junior Amateur Championship can have in any golfer's career. He won the event three consecutive times, 1991, 1992, and 1993, becoming the first and only player to achieve that feat. At just 15 years old, Woods captured his first title at Bay Hill, showcasing his precocious talent. He followed it up with wins at Wakonda Club and Waverley Country Club, cementing his status as the most dominant junior golfer of his era. More Golf: Rory McIlroy Dishes on PGA Tour Signature Events' Biggest Problem
NBC Sports
13 hours ago
- Sport
- NBC Sports
In battle of tour pros' sons, Gutschewski beats Kuchar for Western Junior title
Trevor Gutschewski proved Thursday that winning golf is never that far away. Gutschewski, the incoming Florida freshman and son of tour pro Scott Gutschewski, had mostly struggled since capturing the U.S. Junior Amateur last July. But fresh off a missed cut at the U.S. Open at Oakmont, Gutschewski got back to his victorious ways with a one-shot win over another son of a PGA Tour veteran, Cameron Kuchar, Matt Kuchar's oldest. With three birdies in his last six holes at the Harvester Club in Rhodes, Iowa, Gutschewski carded a closing 2-under 70 to finish at 7 under. Kuchar, who is committed to TCU for 2026, joined Gutschewski in playing his back nine in 2 under, though a second-round 74 proved too costly after his leading 67 after the first round. Gutschewski beat recent Sunnehanna Amateur winner Tyler Watts in last summer's U.S. Junior final, but he followed with a missed cut at the Korn Ferry Tour's Pinnacle Bank Championship, T-262 at the U.S. Amateur, T-55 at the AJGA Junior Players, T-13 at Nebraska Open and T-24 at the Jones Cup Junior to close the year. Then last March he beat only four players at the Junior Invitational at Sage Valley. He followed with a T-71 at the Terra Cotta Invitational and then posted back-to-back 80s last week at Oakmont. He now joins a list of past Western Junior champions that dates to 1914 and includes Bobby Clampett (1978), Willie Wood (1979), Jim Furyk (1987), Trip Kuehne (1991), Hunter Mahan (1999), Rickie Fowler (2005), Patrick Rodgers (2010), Collin Morikawa (2013) and Kevin Yu (2015).
15 hours ago
- Sport
Tiger Woods' son Charlie qualifies for US Junior Amateur
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. -- The 16-year-old son of Tiger Woods is heading back to the U.S. Junior Amateur. Charlie Woods bogeyed his final hole Thursday to fall into a three-way playoff for the final spot out of Eagle Trace Golf Club. Woods, who shot 71, won the playoff. That sends him to the U.S. Junior for the second straight year. Next up is 36-hole qualifying in stroke play for 264 players, with the top 64 advancing to match play. The U.S. Junior Amateur, which Tiger Woods won three straight times, is July 21-26 at Trinity Forest in Dallas. The course briefly hosted the Byron Classic on the PGA Tour. Charlie Woods last year qualified for the U.S. Junior Amateur but had rounds of 82-80 and didn't come close to reaching match play. .
San Francisco Chronicle
17 hours ago
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
Tiger Woods' son Charlie qualifies for US Junior Amateur
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — The 16-year-old son of Tiger Woods is heading back to the U.S. Junior Amateur. Charlie Woods bogeyed his final hole Thursday to fall into a three-way playoff for the final spot out of Eagle Trace Golf Club. Woods, who shot 71, won the playoff. That sends him to the U.S. Junior for the second straight year. Next up is 36-hole qualifying in stroke play for 264 players, with the top 64 advancing to match play. The U.S. Junior Amateur, which Tiger Woods won three straight times, is July 21-26 at Trinity Forest in Dallas. The course briefly hosted the Byron Classic on the PGA Tour. Charlie Woods last year qualified for the U.S. Junior Amateur but had rounds of 82-80 and didn't come close to reaching match play.
Winnipeg Free Press
17 hours ago
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Tiger Woods' son Charlie qualifies for US Junior Amateur
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — The 16-year-old son of Tiger Woods is heading back to the U.S. Junior Amateur. Charlie Woods bogeyed his final hole Thursday to fall into a three-way playoff for the final spot out of Eagle Trace Golf Club. Woods, who shot 71, won the playoff. That sends him to the U.S. Junior for the second straight year. Next up is 36-hole qualifying in stroke play for 264 players, with the top 64 advancing to match play. The U.S. Junior Amateur, which Tiger Woods won three straight times, is July 21-26 at Trinity Forest in Dallas. The course briefly hosted the Byron Classic on the PGA Tour. Charlie Woods last year qualified for the U.S. Junior Amateur but had rounds of 82-80 and didn't come close to reaching match play. Charlie Woods, a junior at Benjamin School, recently won his first significant American Junior Golf Association title. Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. ___ AP golf:
