Charlie Woods wrapped up his final round of the Team TaylorMade Invitational on Sunday, May 24 in Belleair, Florida.
Woods, a rising senior at the Benjamin School and son of legendary golfer Tiger Woods, shot 73 (3-over) and finished tied for 28th (4-over) in a field of 72 golfers at Pelican Golf Club.
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The Florida State golf commit carded two birdies, three bogeys and a double bogey in the final round. Overall, Woods had 10 birdies and seven bogeys in the event, but he was hamstrung by a single bad hole in each round, carding a double, triple and double bogey in each respective round of the tournament.
California’s Luke Ringkamp rallied to win with a final-round 64, closing the tournament at 13-under par overall. Other notable finishers include Royal Palm Beach’s Giuseppe Puebla, who finished third (8-under), Palm Beach Gardens’ Ryan Nana Tanke, who placed sixth (5-under), and Port St. Lucie’s Jessy Huebner, who tied for seventh (4-under).
Woods was the defending champion at the Team TaylorMade Invitational. He won last year’s event after shooting 15-under across the three-day event at Streamsong Resort’s Black course, besting some of the nation’s top junior golfers like Miles Russell.
The victory was a personal breakthrough for Woods, who entered the event ranked No. 604 in the American Junior Golf Association rankings with no career AJGA tournament victories. He surged hundreds of places in the AJGA golf rankings after the win and is currently ranked No. 13 overall.
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What is the Team TaylorMade Invitational?
The Team TaylorMade Invitational hosted its first tournament in 2021.
The 2022 event was hosted at the Jupiter Hills Club in Tequesta and the 2023 event was hosted at The Country Club at Mirasol in Palm Beach Gardens.
Charlie Woods is the tournament’s reigning champion after winning last year at Streamsong Resort’s Black Course in Bowling Green, Florida.
What is the American Junior Golf Association?
Founded in the 1970s, the AJGA is a nonprofit organization that hosts hundreds of elite-level junior golf competitions annually in the United States and abroad for boys and girls golfers.
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It focuses on cultivating a competitive environment for junior golfers with collegiate or professional ambitions while also giving collegiate coaches opportunities to accurately assess potential recruits.
Its alumni list touts such major champions as Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson and many more current players on the PGA Tour and LIV Golf.
Eric J. Wallace is deputy sports editor for The Palm Beach Post. He can be reached at ejwallace@usatodayco.com.
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