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Charlie Woods Earns First AJGA Title With 15-Under Triumph in Florida

The 16-year-old son of Tiger Woods followed back-to-back US Open qualifying misses with a stellar win that will propel him up the junior rankings

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Dec 22, 2024; Orlando, Florida, [USA]; Charlie Woods hits a hole in one on the fourth hole during the PNC Championship at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images
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Overview

  • Woods carded rounds of 70, 65 and 66 at Streamsong Resort’s Black Course to finish 15-under par and win by three strokes in his fifth AJGA start
  • His final round featured eight birdies, two bogeys and four consecutive closing pars to secure the victory
  • He had missed local qualifying for the US Open earlier in May for the second straight year and entered the week without a top-25 AJGA finish
  • Ranked 604th before the event, Woods is expected to leap into the top 15 of the AJGA standings following his breakthrough
  • Tiger Woods, recovering from Achilles tendon surgery, lauded his son’s progress and the unlimited ceiling he sees for Charlie