BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Charlie Woods failed to reach match play in the U. S.
Junior Amateur after falling short in a 14-player playoff for two spots. The son of 15-time major champion Tiger Woods was tied for 63rd on Tuesday after shooting rounds of 76 and 70 over two courses at Saucon Valley for a 5-over total. He was eliminated with a bogey Wednesday after being bothered by the clicking sound of a phone camera during his third shot of the first playoff hole, a distraction that likely would not come into play for other juniors.
Woods hit his second shot on the par-5 first hole into the rough near the green but flubbed his third shot when he heard the camera during his swing." Really, dude?" An irritated Woods stated after the shot."
I mean, come on." Miles Russell, Woods' future teammate at Florida State, was the stroke play co-medalist at 6-under 135. Woods needed a birdie to join three others in advancing past the first playoff hole.
Eli Wessel and Hudson Kutchma ultimately advanced with pars on the second playoff hole, the par-3 fifth.