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USA Today
09-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Charlie Woods comes up short at first stage of U.S. Open qualifying once again
Charlie Woods comes up short at first stage of U.S. Open qualifying once again Show Caption Hide Caption WATCH: Charlie Woods tees off at Florida state golf championship Charlie Woods and the Benjamin boys golf team took second place at the 2024 Florida Class 1A state championship this week at Howey-in-the-Hills. Four South Florida golfers and one Canadian golfer qualified for the next stage of the U.S. Open. Charlie Woods failed to qualify for the U.S. Open on May 5 at Wellington National in Wellington, Florida. The son of Tiger Woods shot a 3-over 75 on the 18-hole championship golf course designed by two-time major champion Johnny Miller on Tuesday. Meanwhile, these five advanced to the next stage: Arth Sinha of Melbourne, 6-under 66 Matthew Marigliano of Palm Beach Gardens, 5-under 67 Tyler Stachkunas of Lake Worth, 4-under 68 Carson Kiawonn of West Palm Beach, 4-under 68 Michael Gligic of Canada, 4-under 68 Giuseppe Puebla was the first alternate after shooting a 3-under 69. The U.S Open is scheduled for June 12-15 at Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania. A year ago, Charlie Woods also came up short in his first attempt at qualifying for the U.S. Open. Woods, a member of Benjamin's state championship golf team, finished with a 9-over 81 at the Legacy Golf & Tennis Club in Port St. Lucie in a U.S. Open qualifying tournament. The five golfers who advanced next compete in a one-day, 36-hole final qualifier at Emerald Dunes in West Palm Beach on June 2. The USGA accepted a record 10,202 entries for the 2025 U.S. Open.
USA Today
20-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
How did Charlie Woods, Kai Trump fare in first round of Junior Invitational at Sage Valley?
How did Charlie Woods, Kai Trump fare in first round of Junior Invitational at Sage Valley? Show Caption Hide Caption WATCH: Charlie Woods tees off at Florida state golf championship Charlie Woods and the Benjamin boys golf team took second place at the 2024 Florida Class 1A state championship this week at Howey-in-the-Hills. Kai Trump and Charlie Woods are competing in the Junior Invitational at Sage Valley tournament in South Carolina. The tournament features top junior golfers from around the world. Past winners include pro golf stars like Scottie Scheffler, Akshay Bhatia and Joaquín Niemann. Benjamin School golfers Kai Trump and Charlie Woods are competing in a tournament billed as "the most prestigious event in junior golf" this week in South Carolina. Trump, the granddaughter of U.S. President Donald J. Trump, and Woods, the son of legendary golfer Tiger Woods, are in the field for the Junior Invitational at Sage Valley. The four-day tournament began with Wednesday's first round and both local golfers are facing an uphill climb from the bottom of the leaderboard. Woods shot 78 (6-over) and enters the second round in 32nd place in a field of 36 boys golfers. Woods carded two birdies, six bogeys and a double bogey, the latter of which came on the par-5 No. 8 and swung him from 1-under to 1-over. Trump shot 89 (17-over) and is in last place in a field of 24 girls golfers. Trump carded a birdie, seven bogeys, two double bogeys, a triple bogey and a quadruple bogey. What is NIL? Here's why Kai Trump is worth around $1 million New Zealand's Joshua Bai leads the boys competition at 5-under par. Thailand's Pimpisa Rubrong and Canada's Aphrodite Deng lead the girls competition at 2-under. Reigning girls champion Asterisk Talley is in 15th place after shooting 77 (5-over) in the first round. The second round will begin Thursday morning. Tee times and pairings were not released Wednesday night. Woods played on Benjamin's No. 2 line this year and finished his sophomore campaign as No. 11 boys golfer in Florida. In 2023, Woods was part of Benjamin boys golf's state championship team. Trump was an All-County selection for Benjamin last fall and finished her junior campaign as the No. 151 ranked girls golfer in Florida. The Junior Invitational at Sage Valley was founded in 2011 and has quickly become a destination event for junior golf's top names from around the globe. Past winners include current professional golf stars like Scottie Scheffler, Akshay Bhatia, Joaquín Niemann and Austin Eckroat, the 2024 champion of the Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches. Eric J. Wallace is deputy sports editor for The Palm Beach Post. He can be reached at ejwallace@
