Charlie Woods is charging into the weekend at Florida’s 108th Amateur Championship in Palm Beach Gardens.
Woods, a junior at the Benjamin School and the son of legendary golfer Tiger Woods, fired even-par 72 in the second round on June 6 at the BallenIsles Country Club East Course. He entered the clubhouse tied for 37th place at 2-over for the tournament.
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He started the day slow with bogeys on holes No. 1 and No. 3 but buoyed his round with a birdie on No. 9 and an eagle on the par-5 No. 12. Woods slid back to even par with a bogey on No. 14 and carded pars the rest of the way.
The field will cut to the low 70 players with ties after Friday’s second round. Woods entered the clubhouse well inside the cut line of 6-over as of 12:30 p.m. ET.
The 108th Amateur Championship is a 72-hole stroke play tournament running from June 5-8.
The tournament was first hosted in 1915 and is the oldest continuous sporting event in Florida. Former champions include 1976 U.S. Open winner Jerry Pate.
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Charlie Woods hole-by-hole scorecard
Charlie Woods watches his shot during the first round of the108th Amateur Championship at BallenIsles Country Club on June 5, 2025, in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
Hole — Score (Strokes)
Final: Out 37, In 35, Total 72 (E)
2-day total: 74-72—146 (2-over)
Charlie Woods golf ranking
Charlie Woods tees off on the 18th hole at the108th Amateur Championship at BallenIsles Country Club on June 5, 2025, in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
Woods soared in the junior golf rankings in the wake of his first career American Junior Golf Association victory.
He is ranked No. 14 in the latest edition of the AJGA boys rankings, more than 595 spots better than his previous ranking of No. 609.
Charlie Woods AJGA win
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Woods earned his first career AJGA win on May 28 with a 3-stroke victory at the Team TaylorMade Invitational at Streamsong Resort’s Black Course in Bowling Green, Florida.
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It was an individual breakthrough for Woods, whose previous best AJGA finish was a tie for 25th at the Junior Invitational at Sage Valley in South Carolina in March.
He shot a final round 66 (6-under) to close the tournament at 15-under overall, defeating top junior players such as Jacksonville Beach’s Miles Russell (No. 1 in the previous AJGA rankings) as well as Luke Colton (No. 5) and Alabama’s Tyler Watts (No. 7).
Charlie Woods next tournament
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Woods has received an invitation to play in the Northeast Amateur from June 18-21 at Wannamoisett Country Club in Rhode Island.
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One of seven events on the Elite Amateur Golf Series, the Northeast Amateur was established as an annual junior golf tournament in 1962. Its past winners include Collin Morikawa, Dustin Johnson, Luke Donald, David Duval and Nick Dunlap, who won the event in 2023 and turned pro with the PGA Tour in 2024.
Woods has yet to make a decision on his invitation according to the Rhode Island Golf Association’s official X account.
Woods’ new AJGA ranking also means he will potentially qualify to play 2025 The Junior Players Championship at historic TPC Sawgrass in late August in Ponte Vedra Beach.
The field comprises the top 58 boys in the Rolex AJGA Rankings as of July 8 as well a select group of international invitees and additional spots available at the tournament organizer’s discretion.
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Eric J. Wallace is deputy sports editor for The Palm Beach Post. He can be reached at ejwallace@gannett.com.
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