Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include new information.
Charlie Woods prevailed in a three-for-one playoff on June 19 to nab a final qualifying spot for the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship.
Woods, a Benjamin School junior and the son of legendary golfer Tiger Woods, shot 71 (1-under) and finished tied for fifth in a qualifier at Eagle Trace Golf Club in Coral Springs.
He defeated Boca Raton’s Oscar Crowe and Palm Beach Gardens’ Matthew Marigliano in a playoff to secure the fifth and final qualifying spot. Crowe and Marigliano will still advance as alternates.
Automatic qualifiers included Melbourne’s Arth Sinha (5-under), who was tournament low medalist, followed by Jacksonville’s Lucas Gimenez (4-under), Weston’s Sohan Patel (3-under) and North Palm Beach’s Wylie Inman (3-under).
The 2025 U.S. Junior Amateur will be played July 21-26 at Trinity Forest Golf Club in Dallas.
Woods played in his first U.S. Junior Amateur Championship in 2024. He missed the cut after shooting 22-over in the first two rounds.
Charlie Woods hole-by-hole scorecard
Hole — Score (Strokes)
Final: In 34, Out 37, Total 71 (1-under)
Charlie Woods AJGA win
Woods earned his first career AJGA win on May 28 with a 3-stroke victory at the Team TaylorMade Invitational at Streamsong Resort’s Black Course in Bowling Green, Florida.
It was an individual breakthrough for Woods, whose previous best AJGA finish was a tie for 25th at the Junior Invitational at Sage Valley in South Carolina in March.
Charlie Woods golf ranking
Woods soared in the junior golf rankings in the wake of his first career American Junior Golf Association victory, more than 595 spots better to No. 14 overall.
He slid to No. 17 in the latest edition of the AJGA boys rankings.
Eric J. Wallace is deputy sports editor for The Palm Beach Post. He can be reached at ejwallace@gannett.com.
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