Charlie Woods Falls Short In Team TaylorMade Invitational Title Defense
The 17-year-old finished tied for 28th at the AJGA event, which was held at Pelican Golf Club in Florida
A year ago, Charlie Woods made headlines when he claimed his maiden AJGA title at the Team TaylorMade Invitational.
However, he wasn’t able to repeat that success in the defense of his title, although he still performed creditably at the Pelican Golf Club.
The 17-year-old son of 15-time Major winner Tiger Woods finished four over at the Florida event, resulting in a T28 in the 72-player field.
Woods’ best round came at the start, with a two-under 68 to head to the clubhouse tied for seventh.
He followed that with two rounds of 73, with his final 18 holes featuring two birdies, three bogeys and a double bogey.
Ultimately, Woods finished 17 shots back of the winner, California-based Luke Ringkamp, whose rounds of 65, 68 and 64 took him to 13 under, enough to beat Bodie Brumlow of Georgia by three.
As well as his performance in the Team TaylorMade Invitational, Woods has also made other recent appearances.
Like father Tiger, Charlie Woods is pursuing a journey in golf
One came at the Terra Cotta Invitational, which was held in Florida in April. On that occasion, he placed T42.
He also narrowly missed out on securing a place at US Open Final Qualifying, coming one shot short of making a playoff at Eagle Trace Golf Club in Coral Springs, Florida.
Woods, who is in his senior year at the prestigious Benjamin High School, has verbally committed to Florida State University for 2027, where Miles Russell will be among his classmates.
A year ago at the Team TaylorMade Invitational, Woods claimed the most eye-catching victory of his young career at the event, finishing on 15 under to win by three over Ponte Vedra Beach's Phillip Dunham, Arkansas' Willie Gordon and Luke Colton of Texas.
