Charlie Woods could not capitalize on his momentum after winning his first American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) tournament. He plummeted down the leaderboard over the weekend to finish second to last in the 108th Florida State Amateur Championship. Tiger Woods’ son started the event well but struggled over the weekend.
The 16-year-old, who just finished his sophomore year of high school, had a terrible final round, shooting an 83. His Sunday card included three birdies, three bogeys, four double bogeys, and one triple bogey.
Woods’ performance worsened throughout the event. With Tiger Woods watching on site Thursday, he carded rounds of 74 and 72 in the first two rounds to comfortably make the cut. However, he then carded a third-round 77, dropping him significantly on the leaderboard. He completely collapsed in the final round.
Charlie finished tied for 66th place with a score 18-over par, 25 strokes behind the leader.
Princeton University sophomore Reed Greyserman, brother of PGA Tour pro Max Greyserman, won the Florida State Amateur Championship. Reed finished tied with recent high school graduate Arth Sinha at 7-under and then defeated him in a one-hole playoff.
Charlie Woods arrived at this event two weeks after his first AJGA victory at the TaylorMade Junior Invitational. There, he outlasted most of the nation’s top-ranked juniors, including AJGA Nos. 1 and 4, Miles Russell and Luke Colton, respectively.
This extraordinary result moved Woods up to 14th in the national junior rankings, despite having only four counting events on his resume.
“Being able to say to myself that I won an absolutely amazing event and to say I preformed under some high pressure situations is just huge going forward,” Charlie said after his win.
“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.”
Last March, Charlie had another strong finish, tying for 25th place at the prestigious Junior Invitational at Sage Valley.
While there is no confirmed information about Charlie’s upcoming events, he is likely aiming for the US Junior Amateur Championship, to be played at the Trinity Forest Golf Club in Dallas, Texas, from July 21 to 26.
Tiger Woods’s son is not qualified for this event, so he must compete for a spot in the field in one of the qualifying tournaments held before June 30.
According to Amateur Golf, 28 qualifying events remain, including two in Florida, which is Woods’ home state. The Florida qualifiers will take place at the Eagle Trace Golf Club in Coral Springs on June 16 and at the Heritage Oaks Golf and Country Club in Sarasota on June 24.
Charlie missed the cut at the 2024 Junior Amateur, shooting rounds of 82 and 80.
