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Charlie Woods Shoots 1-Under in Junior PGA Opener as Tiger Stays Home

Woods skipped his South Florida junior title defense to face a 312-golfer field in a two-stage stroke-play event with a 36-hole cut.

Charlie Woods hits a tee shot on the fourth hole during the first round of the U.S. Junior Amateur at Brook Hollow Golf Club on July 21, 2025 in Dallas, Texas.
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/ File Photo
Charlie Woods of the United States hits a tee shot on the fourth hole during the second round of the U.S. Junior Amateur at Trinity Forest Golf Club on July 22, 2025 in Dallas, Texas.
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Overview

  • Charlie Woods recorded a one-under-par 70 in the opening round at Purdue’s Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex, sitting tied for 46th and six strokes behind the early clubhouse leader.
  • The Junior PGA Championship brings together 312 top juniors (156 boys, 156 girls) in a two-stage stroke-play format that cuts to the top 60 players plus ties after 36 holes.
  • Woods opted out of defending his South Florida PGA Junior Cup title to compete in this marquee junior major, marking his first appearance at the event his father never won.
  • The 16-year-old bounced back from missing the U.S. Junior Amateur cut to build on his May AJGA breakthrough at the Team TaylorMade Invitational.
  • Tiger Woods, who watched Charlie’s U.S. Junior Amateur rounds a week earlier, did not travel to Purdue, leaving his son to compete without paternal presence.