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Charlie Woods' bid to reach match play at the U.S. Junior Amateur was derailed when a fan's phone camera clicked during his backswing, causing an errant chip and bogey on the playoff hole and eliminating him from contention.
Charlie Woods’ run at the U.S. Junior Amateur ended during a 14-for-2 playoff for final match-play berths when a spectator’s camera shutter clicked on his backswing on the first hole of the playoff. He tugged his approach from 270 yards toward the left rough, chunked his third shot onto the fringe after the shutter, and failed to convert a 35-foot chip, bogeying the hole and being eliminated. Woods had posted steady stroke-play scores (76-70) after an opening bogey-triple and finished a strong week for the Florida State commit, with several players advancing and others eliminated in the playoff at Saucon Valley.}
Charlie Woods, Tiger Woods’ son and a Florida State commit, finished 63rd after 36 holes at Saucon Valley (PA), missing the cut to match play as only the top 64 advanced. A 14-player playoff for two spots followed; Woods bogeyed the first playoff hole on the par-5 584-yard opener, ending his run despite tallying an even-par 70 on day two, which included an eagle and several birdies on the Grace Course.
Charlie Woods, Tiger Woods’ son, shot 70 to finish 36 holes at 5 over, placing him T-63 and into a 14-for-2 playoff for the final two match-play berths at the U.S. Junior Amateur at Saucon Valley. The playoff, using holes 1, 5 and 18, will determine the last two qualifiers; the winner would be seeded 63rd and could face No. 2 seed Miles Russell in the first round.
Charlie Woods opened with a triple bogey and a bogey-filled first five holes before steadying to shoot 5-over 76 in the first round of the U.S. Junior Amateur at Saucon Valley CC. He sits at 5-over for the event, well outside the 1-over cut line as two rounds of stroke play determine the top 64 for match play. The field features 264 players, and ties for the cut can force a sudden-death playoff; Woods, Tiger Woods’ son, has verbally committed to Florida State for 2027.