Charlie Woods lived to fight one more day in the U.S. Junior Amateur on July 22 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Needing a par on the final hole of the round, the 18-year-old rising senior and son of Tiger Woods delivered to give himself on last chance to advance.
The 4 on the par-4 ninth whole gave him an even-par 70 for the round on the Grace Course at the Saucon Valley Country Club. Woods sits at 5-over 146 in two rounds, a 14-way tied for 63rd. But there’s just one problem: Only the top 64 can advance to match play rounds.
So to whittle that 14-way tie for 63rd, there will be a playoff beginning at 7 a.m. July 22. Starting on the par-5 first hole of the Grace Course, and continuing on the par-3 fifth and then the par-4 18th, the players two surviving players will advance to the match play round of 64 later in the morning on the Old Course. The two players awaiting for the playoff winners: Miles Russell and Brayden Jones.
Woods’ best stretch in Round 2 began with an eagle 2 on the par-4 13th. Though he gave a shot back on the 14th hole, the closing stretch featured birdied on 16 and 18, meaning he finished his first nine holes at 2-under 33.
On July 20, Woods shot a 5-over 76 on the Old Course at Saucon Valley.
The soon-to-be senior at The Benjamin School is coming off missing the cut at the U.S. Amateur qualifying in Columbus, Ohio, earlier this month.
Charlie Woods hole-by-hole scorecard
Hole — Score (Strokes)
This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: How did Charlie Woods fare in US Junior Amateur? Did he make match play?
Reporting by Kirkland Crawford, USA TODAY NETWORK – Florida / Palm Beach Post
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