Charlie Woods will enter the weekend at Florida’s 108th Amateur Championship within six shots of the tournament lead.

Woods, a junior at the Benjamin School and son of legendary golfer Tiger Woods, made the cut at BallenIsles Country Club in Palm Beach Gardens and will enter the third round tied for 31st overall at 2-over par for the tournament.

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Derek Busby (Palm Beach Gardens) leads at 4-under overall ahead of a group of 17 other golfers who enter the weekend under-par for the tournament. The cut line finished at 6-over par.

Woods will begin his third round at 7:45 a.m. Saturday off hole No. 1 on the East Course. He’s paired with former Benjamin teammate Pavel Tsar, a Notre Dame golf signee, and Estero’s Jake Sherwin.

The Amateur Championship is a 72-hole stroke play tournament hosted by the Florida State Golf Association. The field cut to the low 70 players with ties after the first 36 holes.

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 second round scorecard

Hole — Score (Strokes)

Final: Out 37, In 35, Total 72 (E)

2-day total: 74-72—146 (2-over)

Charlie Woods first round scorecardCharlie Woods during the first round of the108th Amateur Championship at BallenIsles Country Club on June 5, 2025, in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

Charlie Woods 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: In 36, Out 38, Total 74 (2-over)

Charlie Woods golf ranking

Woods soared in the junior golf rankings in the wake of his first career American Junior Golf Association victory on May 28.

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.

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

More: Charlie Woods receives special invite to elite junior golf 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.

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.

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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.

Eric J. Wallace is deputy sports editor for The Palm Beach Post. He can be reached at ejwallace@gannett.com.

This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Charlie Woods cut tracker: Tiger’s son at Florida Amateur Championship

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