Charlie Woods misses cut at US Junior Amateur Championships
The 16-year-old Woods finished the second round at Trinity Forest Golf Club in Dallas on Tuesday with a 74 (3-over), which was a seven-stroke improvement from his first round score the day before.
That put Woods, the son of golf legend Tiger Woods, at a 14-over during the two days of the tournament, with the projected cut line to qualify for match play at 2-over.
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3 Charlie Woods of the United States hits a tee shot on the fourth hole during the second round of the U.S. Junior Amateur at Trinity Forest Golf Club on July 22, 2025 in Dallas, Texas.
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The first two rounds are stroke play before switching to match play after the cut.
Woods played the front nine in even-par 36 and was having an under-par round heading into the 17th hole, but finished the final two holes with a bogey and a double bogey.
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Tiger Woods — who won the U.S. Junior Amateur in 1991, 1992 and 1993 — was on hand in Texas to see his son compete at Trinity Forest.
Other notable winners of the tournament include Jordan Spieth (2009 and 2011) and Scottie Scheffler (2013).
3 Charlie Woods stands on the practice green before the second
round of the U.S. Junior Amateur
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This is the second consecutive U.S. Junior Amateur appearance in which Woods failed to make it to match play after he fell short with rounds of 82 and 80 in 2024 at Oakland Hills.
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Woods qualified for the tournament through a playoff at a qualifying site last month at Coral Springs, Fla.
3 Charlie Woods lines up a putt on the second hole during the second round of the U.S. Junior Amateur at Trinity Forest Golf Club in Dallas.
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He was one of four sons of current or former PGA Tour players competing in this week's tournament.
Jackson Byrd, the 18-year-old son of Jonathan Byrd, Trevor Gutschewski, the 18-year-old son of Korn Ferry Tour winner Scott Gutschewski, and Cameron Kuchar, the 17-year-old son of nine-time PGA Tour winner Matt Kuchar, all participated in this year's U.S. Junior Amateur.
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