Charlie Woods of the United States reacts after his round on the 18th 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 Charlie Woods, song of legendary golf superstar Tiger Woods, battled to a 12-over 82 in the first round of the US Junior Amateur championship on Monday. Picture: Raj Mehta/Getty Images/AFP
Charlie Woods, the 15-year-old son of 15-time major winner Tiger Woods, fired a 12-over par 82 in Monday's opening stroke-play round of the US Junior Amateur championship.
Tiger Woods walked the course watching his son but tournament rules prevented him from serving as Charlie's caddie at Oakland Hills Country Club in suburban Detroit.
Charlie Woods birdied both par-5 holes but also made four bogeys and five double bogeys on the North Course and will play the South Course on Tuesday afternoon.
Woods was near the bottom in a field of 264 golfers who will use 36 holes of stroke play to determine 64 places in match-play competition that starts on Wednesday.
Charlie Woods shot a 12 over 82 today in round 1 at the US Junior Am to be in T249th place.
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Notable scores:
🇺![CDATA[]]>🇸 Tyler Watts -5
🇺![CDATA[]]>🇸 Blades Brown -4
🇺![CDATA[]]>🇦 Lev Grinberg -3
🇹![CDATA[]]>🇭 TK -2 (12)
🇮![CDATA[]]>🇪 Sean Keeling -2 (17)
🇺![CDATA[]]>🇸 Miles Russell -2
🏴![CDATA[]]>![CDATA[]]>![CDATA[]]>![CDATA[]]>![CDATA[]]>![CDATA[]]> Kris Kim +4 (14)pic.twitter.com/BfivXhsp4a
The winner of Saturday's 36-hole final captures a berth in the 2025 US Open at Oakmont.
Tiger Woods won the US Junior Amateur in 1991, 1992 and 1993. The only other player to win the crown more than once was Jordan Spieth in 2009 and 2011.
The elder and younger Woods have teamed up at the PNC Championship the past four years, finishing as the runners-up in the parent-child event in 2021.
Last week, Tiger Woods missed the cut at The Open Championship at Royal Troon in Scotland. The 48-year-old battled his way to scores of 79 and 77 to finish on 14-over for two rounds and miss the cut by eight shots. Woods also missed the cut at the US Open and PGA Championship earlier this year.
While Woods did make the weekend at The Masters, he ended in 60th position.
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