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U.S. JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
With dad in the gallery, Charlie Woods shoots 82 in his U.S. Junior Championship debut
By Dave Shedloski
July 22, 2024
Charlie Woods
Charlie Woods lines up his putt on the second green during the first round of stroke play of the 2024 U.S. Junior Amateur.
Logan Whitton
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. — It was a rough day for Charlie Woods in his debut in a national championship Monday at Oakland Hills Country Club, the 15-year-old from Jupiter, Fla.—and from a famous golfing bloodline—struggling in just about every phase of the game to shoot a disappointing 12-over 82.
With his father, 15-time major winner Tiger Woods, marching along with a large gallery, the younger Woods struck the ball decently on the North Course at Oakland Hills as a balmy morning turned into an overcast afternoon of light breezes. However, problems with distance control led to a round that featured five double bogeys and four bogeys against just two birdies on the 6,808-yard, par-70 layout.
A crowd estimated at 800 to 1,000 remained steady throughout the round that began at 8:28 a.m. EDT. USGA officials couldn’t remember a bigger crowd for the first round of a U.S. Junior Amateur, or just about any round of any amateur except maybe the U.S. Amateur final. At least not since Tiger was playing in those championships. Club officials said volunteer rolls increased after Charlie Woods qualified for the championship by winning his qualifier in June at Eagle Trace Golf Club in Coral Springs, Fla.