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Charlie Woods certainly shares some common traits with his famous father Tiger, it seems.
Charlie called out a fan for taking a picture of him mid-swing during a playoff hole at the U.S. Junior Amateur on Tuesday, which played a part in Woods being eliminated from the tournament.
The incident took place during Woods’ third shot on the first playoff hole. As he lined up his shot from the rough, a fan’s phone camera made a noise loud enough to distract the 17-year-old golfer and misplay it.
“Really, dude?” Charlie said to the person taking the picture after dropping his club in frustration.
Another person in the crowd then chimed in, saying: “Right in the middle of his swing.”
The teen then needed to sink a long birdie putt from the fringe to advance, but missed.
Woods, who has committed to play golf at Florida State, had been in a playoff with 14 other players who were looking to secure one of the two remaining spots in the Round of 64.
Woods’ bogey eliminated him from contention at Saucon Valley’s Grace Course.
Were there any other incidents?
The fan distraction on the playoff hole wasn’t the only outburst from Woods during the tournament.
After hitting a poor tee shot on the par-3 11th hole, Charlie dropped an F-bomb which was caught on camera by a fan capturing the action.
His famous father Tiger Woods, one of the greatest golfers of all time, has his own history with fan distractions.
Has Tiger Woods sworn at fans?
During The Open Championship in 2014, Tiger famously stopped mid-swing to swear at photographers while on the 18th hole.
While it was unclear if the noises had come from cameras or fan’s smartphones, Woods didn’t care.
At the time, Woods said his outburst was “because people were taking pictures. Like we had all day today. And there was a lot of cameras out there.
“We were backing off a lot of shots and a lot of people moving around. It was tough.
“It was just … unfortunately people just don’t put their phones on silent or some of the professional guys were getting on the trigger a little early.”