Tiger Woods’ son Charlie falls short in surprise qualification bid for PGA Tour
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.
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.
