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4 days ago
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Tiger Woods' son Charlie beats several top-ranked U.S. junior golfers for first AJGA win
Charlie Woods has taken a big first step out of his father's immense shadow in the golfing world. The 16-year-old son of golf legend Tiger Woods made a huge statement this week by winning the American Junior Golf Association's Team TaylorMade Invitational at Streamsong Resort in Bowling Green, Fla. He shot a 15-under-par 201 (70-65-66) to finish three shots ahead of a trio of players tied for second place. Advertisement "Being able to say to myself that I've won in an absolutely amazing event and to say I preformed under some high, high pressure situations is just huge going forward," Charlie Woods said afterward, "because I haven't been able to say that I have done that. And now that I can, it is just a big thing for my mental game going forward." Currently ranked as the No. 609 boys junior player in the U.S., Woods is expected to move into the top 20 next week, after topping a 71-player field that featured four golfers who currently rank in the AJGA's top five. That includes top-ranked Miles Russell of Jacksonville Beach, Fla., who finished six shots behind Woods and in seventh place with a nine-under 207. Playing in his first AJGA invitational, Woods finished the event with 26 birdies — the most ever at an AJGA Invitational, based on information available to the organization — to go with one eagle. He was tied for 14th place after Monday's opening round but had pulled into a tie for second going into Wednesday's final round. Advertisement Read more: Trump called Tiger Woods a 'true legend.' Now golfer is dating Vanessa Trump, president's ex-daughter-in-law "I didn't look at the leaderboard once today," said Woods, who gained fully exempt AJGA status with his victory. A sophomore at Benjamin School in Palm Beach, Fla., Woods finished tied for 25th at the prestigious Junior Invitational at Sage Valley (a tournament that counts toward the AJGA rankings but is not an AJGA-sanctioned event) in March. He and his father have competed in the parent-child PNC Championship every December since 2020. They finished as runners-up in 2021 and 2024, with Charlie Woods notching his first hole-in-one at the most recent event. Advertisement Get the best, most interesting and strangest stories of the day from the L.A. sports scene and beyond from our newsletter The Sports Report. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles Times
4 days ago
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- Los Angeles Times
Tiger Woods' son Charlie beats some top-ranked U.S. junior golfers for first AJGA win
Charlie Woods has taken a big first step out of his father's immense shadow in the golfing world. The 16-year-old son of golf legend Tiger Woods made a huge statement this week by winning the American Junior Golf Association's Team TaylorMade Invitational at Streamsong Resort in Bowling Green, Fla. He shot a 15-under-par 201 (70-65-66) to finish three shots ahead of a trio of players tied for second place. 'Being able to say to myself that I've won in an absolutely amazing event and to say I preformed under some high, high pressure situations is just huge going forward,' Charlie Woods said, 'because I haven't been able to say that I have done that. And now that I can, it is just a big thing for my mental game going forward.' Woods is currently ranked as the No. 609 boys junior player in the United States. He is expected to move into the top 20 next week, after topping a 71-player field that featured four golfers who currently rank in the AJGA's top five. That includes top-ranked Miles Russell of Jacksonville Beach, Fla., who finished six shots behind Woods and in seventh place with a nine-under 207. Playing in his first AJGA invitational, Woods finished the event with 26 birdies — the most ever at an AJGA Invitational, based on information available to the organization — and one eagle. He was tied for 14th place after Monday's opening round but had pulled into a tie for second going into Wednesday's final round. 'I didn't look at the leaderboard once today,' said Woods, who gained fully exempt AJGA status with his victory. A sophomore at Benjamin School in Palm Beach, Fla., Woods finished tied for 25th at the prestigious Junior Invitational at Sage Valley (a tournament that counts toward the AJGA rankings but is not an AJGA-sanctioned event) in March. He and his father have competed in the parent-child PNC Championship every December since 2020. They finished as runners-up in 2021 and 2024, with Charlie Woods notching his first hole-in-one at the most recent event.
Dubai Eye
4 days ago
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- Dubai Eye
Tiger Wood's son Charlie finishes strong to win AJGA tournament
The son of 15-time major winner Tiger Woods, Charlie Woods carded a 6-under-par 66 in the final round to win the American Junior Golf Association's Team TaylorMade Invitational on Wednesday in Bowling Green, Florida. Woods, 16, collected eight birdies against two bogeys on Wednesday to finish with a three-round score of 15-under 201 at the Streamsong Resort Black Course. The AJGA is the nation's premier junior circuit. He bested the 71-player field by capturing a three-stroke victory over Luke Colton, Phillip Dunham and Willie Gordon. Woods is projected to vault up the AJGA rankings in significant fashion, going from No. 606 entering the week to No. 14, according to reports. He was competing in his fifth AJGA event - his previous best finish was a tie for 25th at the Junior Invitational at Sage Valley in March.
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4 days ago
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Tiger Wood's son Charlie finishes strong to win AJGA tournament
The son of 15-time major winner Tiger Woods, Charlie Woods carded a 6-under-par 66 in the final round to win the American Junior Golf Association's Team TaylorMade Invitational on Wednesday in Bowling Green, Florida. Woods, 16, collected eight birdies against two bogeys on Wednesday to finish with a three-round score of 15-under 201 at the Streamsong Resort Black Course. The AJGA is the nation's premier junior circuit. He bested the 71-player field by capturing a three-stroke victory over Luke Colton, Phillip Dunham and Willie Gordon. Woods is projected to vault up the AJGA rankings in significant fashion, going from No. 606 entering the week to No. 14, according to reports. He was competing in his fifth AJGA event - his previous best finish was a tie for 25th at the Junior Invitational at Sage Valley in March.
Irish Daily Mirror
4 days ago
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- Irish Daily Mirror
Tiger Woods' son Charlie wins tournament as Rory McIlroy role detailed
Charlie Woods, son of golf legend Tiger Woods, has clinched his first American Junior Golf Association victory at the Team TaylorMade Invitational in Florida. The 16-year-old prodigy scored a six-under par final round of 66 to win the tournament with a total of 15 under at Streamsong Resort's Black Course in Bowling Green. He finished three strokes ahead of Phillip Dunham, Willie Gordon and Luke Colton. Prior to this event, he was ranked 604th in the AJGA boys rankings, with his best performance being a tie for 25th place at the Junior Invitational back in March. The win comes after it emerged that Tiger Woods advised his son to copy Rory McIlroy's style rather than his own. Talking to fellow Aussie pro Nick O'Hern on the Talk Birdie to Me Podcast about the swing balance of Scottie Scheffler and the work of his coach Randy Smith, Mark Allen said: 'It's funny, that advice that you give people, that's exactly the advice that Tiger Woods gives his boy. "So I've heard Tiger Woods say this a couple of times, don't watch me, watch Rory. "Because Rory hits it as hard as he can, as long as he middles it and as long as he finishes balanced, that's the skill that I want you to develop. 'Every time I watch Tiger's son Charlie swing the club, every time they put him on the telly or I see it on a post, he's got a Rory McIlroy follow-through where it's incredibly balanced. "It is a fantastic tip for 99 per cent of golfers. But Randy Smith, he was clever enough from the start to understand the make-up of Scottie Scheffler and know very well that that tip is just not for him. So a coaching masterstroke.' Gold legend Woods told of the advice he gave his son at the Hero World Challenge in 2022. He said: 'I told [Charlie], Don't copy my swing. Copy Rory's. Have you ever seen Rory off balance in a shot? "Not ever. That's one of the things my dad instilled in me, is that you should be able to balance and hold your finish until the ball rolls and stops. "You can swing as hard as you want, but you need to have balance.'
