How Tiger’s son fared in U.S. Junior Amateur qualifier

Charlie Woods is headed to a playoff against two Palm Beach County golfers with a final qualifying spot in the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship on the line.

Woods, a Benjamin School junior and the son of legendary golfer Tiger Woods, shot 71 (1-under) on June 19 in a qualifying round for the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship at Eagle Trace Golf Club in Coral Springs.

He finished tied for fifth with Boca Raton’s Oscar Crowe and Palm Beach Gardens’ Matthew Marigliano for the fifth and final qualifying spot in Thursday’s final. The playoff will be decided on Thursday afternoon.

Automatic qualifiers included Melbourne’s Arth Sinha (5-under) followed by Jacksonville’s Lucas Gimenez (4-under), Weston’s Sohan Patel (3-under) and North Palm Beach’s Wylie Inman (3-under).

The 2025 U.S. Junior Amateur will be played July 21-26 at Trinity Forest Golf Club in Dallas.

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Charlie Woods hole-by-hole scorecard

Hole — Score (Strokes)

• No. 10 — Birdie (4)
• No. 11 — Par (3)
• No. 12 — Birdie (3)
• No. 13 — Par (4)
• No. 14 — Par (4)
• No. 15 — Birdie (4)
• No. 16 — Par (4)
• No. 17 — Par (3)
• No. 18 — Bogey (5)
• No. 1 — Par (4)
• No. 2 — Par (4)
• No. 3 — Par (3)
• No. 4 — Par (4)
• No. 5 — Par (5)
• No. 6 — Par (4)
• No. 7 — Bogey (4)
• No. 8 — Birdie (4)
• No. 9 — Bogey (5)

Final: In 34, Out 37, Total 71 (1-under)

Charlie Woods AJGA win

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Woods earned his first career AJGA win on May 28 with a 3-stroke victory at the Team TaylorMade Invitational at Streamsong Resort’s Black Course in Bowling Green, Florida.

It was an individual breakthrough for Woods, whose previous best AJGA finish was a tie for 25th at the Junior Invitational at Sage Valley in South Carolina in March.

Charlie Woods golf ranking

Woods soared in the junior golf rankings in the wake of his first career American Junior Golf Association victory, more than 595 spots better to No. 14 overall.

He slid to No. 17 in the latest edition of the AJGA boys rankings.

Eric J. Wallace is deputy sports editor for The Palm Beach Post. He can be reached at [email protected].