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Charlie Woods, Cameron Kuchar set to take part in the U.S. Junior Amateur
Charlie Woods and Cameron Kuchar are set to represent Palm Beach County at the United States Golf Association's national championship tournament for boys junior golfers.
Woods, a rising junior at the Benjamin School and the son of legendary golfer Tiger Woods, and Kuchar, a rising senior at Jupiter High School and the son of PGA Tour veteran Matt Kuchar, are part of the 264-player field in Dallas, Texas.
The U.S. Junior Amateur will begin July 21 with stroke play at Trinity Forest Golf Club and Brook Hollow Golf Club.
The field will cut to the top 64 after two rounds of stroke play. Trinity Forest will then host championship match play rounds with the final match scheduled for July 26.
Past winners of the U.S. Junior Amateur include current world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler (2013), Jordan Spieth (2009, 2011) and Tiger Woods (1991, 1992, 1993).
Charlie Woods is competing in the U.S. Junior Amateur for the second consecutive year while Kuchar is set to make his debut.
Here's a look at tee times, player pairings for Woods and Kuchar:
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Charlie Woods at U.S. Junior Amateur
Woods will start the first round on No. 10 at Brook Haven at 2:03 p.m. Monday.
He will tee off the second round on No. 1 at Trinity Forest at 8:43 a.m. Tuesday.
Woods is paired with fellow Americans William Long and Michael Riebe for both rounds of stroke play.
Cameron Kuchar at U.S. Junior Amateur
Kuchar will start the first round on No. 1 at Trinity Forest at 2:09 p.m. Monday.
He will tee off the second round on No. 10 at Brook Haven at 8:59 a.m. Tuesday.
Kuchar is paired with Australian Arrow Aarav Shah and fellow American Jake Lewis.
Eric J. Wallace is deputy sports editor for The Palm Beach Post. He can be reached at ejwallace@
