Charlie Woods game under Construction – Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods watched his son, Charlie, shoot a 10-over 80 on Tuesday, leading to Charlie missing the cut with a 22-over through two rounds at the U.S. Junior Amateur. The 15-year-old Woods, who had qualified for the 264-player field last month, finished near the bottom. The top 64 players move on to match play, starting Wednesday, with the 36-hole championship match scheduled for Saturday.

Charlie Woods performed better on the Oakland Hills South Course, famously called “The Monster” by Ben Hogan, than his initial 12-over 82 on the North Course. On Day 2, he started strong, handling the pressure of teeing off in front of about 500 spectators near the steel girders of a new clubhouse under construction. His game, like the clubhouse, is still developing.

Woods was 1-over through four holes when a storm interrupted play for over an hour. Upon resumption, he struggled on the front nine, playing five holes in 8-over, including a triple bogey on the par-4 18th, where two pitches rolled back off the elevated green, with his fifth shot finally staying on.

The tournament typically attracts a few hundred fans by its conclusion, but Charlie and his father drew a significantly larger crowd. Tiger, surrounded by a protective entourage including police officers, attracted more attention than most other groups on the course. Fans eagerly took photos with the golfing legend in the background.

Charlie, beginning his sophomore year in Florida soon, earned his tournament spot by shooting a 1-under 71 to win his qualifier. Tiger, who was 14 when he first qualified for the U.S. Junior and remains the only player to win the tournament three consecutive times in the early 1990s, joined his son in Detroit after missing the cut at the British Open.

Tiger, dressed in shorts that revealed the scars from his car crash three years ago, maintained a mostly expressionless demeanor, regardless of his son’s performance.