Tough finish Sunday for Charlie Woods at Florida's 108th Amateur Championship

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Tough finish Sunday for Charlie Woods at Florida's 108th Amateur Championship
Charlie Woods wrapped up the final round of his four-day run in Florida's 108th Amateur Championship on Sunday in Palm Beach Gardens.
Woods, a junior at the Benjamin School and the son of legendary golfer Tiger Woods, shot 11-over 83 in Sunday's final round at the BallenIsles Country Club East Course and finished the tournament at 18 over.
The final round closed a difficult weekend for Woods on the East Course. He made the cut at 2 over and was just six shots back of the leaders entering the third round.
The Amateur Championship is a 72-hole stroke play tournament hosted annually by the Florida State Golf Association.
The tournament was first hosted in 1915 and is the oldest continuous sporting event in Florida. Former champions include 1976 U.S. Open winner Jerry Pate.
Charlie Woods hole-by-hole scorecard
Hole — Score (Strokes)
No. 10 — Double bogey (6)
No. 11 — Par (3)
No. 12 — Double bogey (7)
No. 13 — Par (4)
No. 14 — Par (4)
No. 15 — Birdie (3)
No. 16 — Par (3)
No. 17 — Birdie (4)
No. 18 — Triple bogey (7)
No. 1 — Par (4)
No. 2 — Bogey (5)
No. 3 — Par (5)
No. 4 — Par (3)
No. 5 — Bogey (5)
No. 6 — Birdie (2)
No. 7 — Par (5)
No. 8 — Bogey (5)
No. 9 — Double bogey (6)
Final: 41-42—83 (11 over)
Four-day total: 74-72-77-83—306 (18 over)
What is Charlie Woods golf ranking?
Woods soared in the junior golf rankings in the wake of his first career American Junior Golf Association victory.
He is ranked No. 14 in the latest edition of the AJGA boys rankings, more than 595 spots better than his previous ranking of No. 609.
Charlie Woods AJGA win
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.
When is Charlie Woods next tournament?
Woods was invited to play in the Northeast Amateur, June 18-21, at Wannamoisett Country Club in Rhode Island.
One of seven events on the Elite Amateur Golf Series, the Northeast Amateur was established in 1962. Past winners include Collin Morikawa, Dustin Johnson, Luke Donald, David Duval and Nick Dunlap.
Woods has yet to make a decision on his invitation, however, according to the Rhode Island Golf Association's official X account.
Woods' new AJGA ranking also means he will potentially qualify to play 2025 The Junior Players Championship at historic TPC Sawgrass in late August in Ponte Vedra Beach.
That field comprises the top 58 boys in the Rolex AJGA Rankings as of July 8 as well a select group of international invitees and additional spots available at the tournament organizer's discretion.
Eric J. Wallace is deputy sports editor for The Palm Beach Post. He can be reached at [e-mail].