Tiger Woods’ son Charlie endured a testing spherical to end 16-over as his hopes of qualifying for subsequent week’s Cognizant Classic got here up short.
The 15-year-old took half in Thursday’s pre-qualifier at Lost Lake Golf Club in Hobe Sound, Florida, which is one in every of 4 pre-qualifying websites for the upcoming PGA Tour occasion.
Approximately 25 gamers and ties will advance to the total qualifier on Monday February 26, from which 4 gamers will earn locations within the Cognizant Classic, which runs from February 29 to March 3 at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens.
Charlie Woods, although, didn’t make the highest 5 at Lost Lake, the place he had teed off at 7:39am native time and was accompanied to the course by his mom, Elin Nordegren.
Competing in a twosome alongside Olin Browne Junior, Woods – carrying a tiger-striped headcover like his father typically retains in his golf bag – struggled at factors throughout his spherical on the par-70 course.
After making par on the opening gap after which a double-bogey seven on the par-five fifth, it was the seventh which might show most expensive, the place {the teenager} made a 12.
Although he didn’t produce a birdie, Woods managed 11 pars in complete, together with a run from the eighth to thirteenth in addition to the ultimate two holes to end on 86.
Charlie Woods has competed within the final 4 editions of the PNC Championship alongside his father, who was pressured to withdraw from the Genesis Invitational final week due to sickness.
Charlie additionally took half in final yr’s Notah Begay III Junior Golf National Championship, along with his father performing as his caddie, and completed tied for seventeenth within the boys 14-15 division.
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