Tiger Woods' son Charlie falls short in surprise qualification bid for PGA Tour
The 15-year-old son of the legendary golfer endured a tough day out.
Tiger Woods' son, Charlie, has unfortunately failed to qualify for his first PGA Tour event after a brutal round that ended his hopes of reaching the Palm Beach Garden event. There was plenty of hype around the son of the 15-time golf major winner who was aiming to reach a pre-qualifying event.
However, the 15-year-old shot 16-over par 86 in a frustrating day and will have to wait for a PGA Tour event debut. Unfortunately for Charlie, it was hole No.5 that ended his hopes of making a comeback.
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Charlie's 12 on a par-four meant the teen was scrambling for the rest of the day to salvage his score. He managed to par his next six holes as he did his best to stay with the field and put up a competitive total.
But things didn't get better after a brutal double bogey on the par-3 14th ended the youngster's dreams. The course was tough with three other players in the early groups over 11 over-par in their rounds.
Charlie was trying to eclipse his father's feat set in 1992 during his debut, but will have to wait. Woods was a 16-year-old amateur when he played his first US PGA Tour event at Riviera Country Club in 1992.
Woods won three-straight US junior amateur titles by 16 years old, before he received a sponsor exemption to play at Riviera. Charlie is trying to forge his own career in the golf world and many fans were on hand to rally around the 15-year-old who is receiving plenty more attention than the average amateur golfer in his situation. Golf experts offered words of encouragement to the teen who has shown promising signs as he looks towards the next event.
Talking trash about Charlie Woods is not cool 🚫
He’s 15
Golf is hard
Competitive golf is 100x harder 💯
Nothing is worse than having a tragic round in a tournament 🫣
I’ve done many times before
- It’s embarrassing
- It’s lonely
- It’s deflating
It makes you want to… pic.twitter.com/T5KILT4wKW— Phillip (@ppargolfer) February 22, 2024
There's a bunch of people talking crap about Charlie Woods today. Knock it off. He's 15. He had the courage to put himself and his game into the fray. He could have quit, but he kept grinding. Nothing but respect here for the young man.
— Jon Martin (@jcmmartin65) February 22, 2024
Charlie Woods shot a 16 over 86 in pre qualifying for the Cognizant Classic on the PGA Tour, with a 12 on the par 4 7th hole. Time to chill with the hype and just let the lad enjoy playing a sport he clearly loves. pic.twitter.com/gt4CZAiLOu
— Flushing It (@flushingitgolf) February 22, 2024
Tiger Woods withdraws from Genesis Invitational
Charlie's father also endured a brutal start to his golfing year. Woods was forced to withdraw from the Genesis Invitational after just six holes last Friday due to illness. It was a disappointing end to the American golf great's first PGA Tour event of the year and first official tournament since the Masters last April.
The 48-year-old hit his tee shot on the seventh on Friday, before he asked for a cart to be brought out and was driven off the course by a rules official. PGA Tour official Mark Dusbabek said on the telecast that Woods had an illness, and his withdrawal was not related to his ankle or back.
Rob McNamara, his long-time associate and vice president of TGR Ventures, reported later that Woods felt flu symptoms on Thursday night, which became worse when he woke up. "He had a little bit of a fever and was better during the warm-up, but then when he got out there and was walking and playing, he started feeling dizzy," McNamara told a PGA Tour official.
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