Charlie Woods remained in robust place Thursday to earn a spot on the U.S. Junior Ryder Cup workforce.
The 16-year-old son of Tiger Woods is tied for second place on the Junior PGA Championship after capturing a 5-under 66 in a rain-delayed third spherical on the Birck Boilermaker Golf Advanced’s Ackerman-Allen Course in West Lafayette, Indiana.
He stands at 12-under 202 for the week.
The gamers are vying for 2 automated spots on the Junior Ryder Cup workforce, which can tackle Workforce Europe from Sept. 23-25 at Nassau Nation Membership and Bethpage Black in New York. There may be additionally one captain’s decide, though Woods, who’s ranked twentieth within the newest American Junior Golf Affiliation rankings, is unlikely to be chosen for it.
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Woods has by no means competed within the occasion.
He mentioned after his spherical that he’s hoping to manage his personal future with a robust end Friday.
“It was a lot enjoyable,” Woods mentioned of his third spherical, in keeping with the Lafayette Journal & Courier. “I had a reasonably enjoyable chip on 16, however I simply loved being on the market, having enjoyable, and hopefully I’ve an excellent likelihood of successful tomorrow.”
Woods endured a blended spherical Thursday. He had three runs of back-to-back birdies and made 9 birdies altogether, however he blended in 4 bogeys.
“My spherical was fairly up and down, and it gave me a coronary heart assault on the market,” Woods mentioned, in keeping with the Journal & Courier. “However 9 birdies is fairly good. A few three-putts, I made just a few errors immediately, however total fairly stable spherical. Fairly good place going into tomorrow.”
A rising junior on the Benjamin College in Palm Seashore, Florida, Woods received the AJGA’s Workforce TaylorMade Invitational in Might. He missed the minimize on the latest U.S. Junior Newbie. He has not made a school dedication.
Lunden Esterline leads the Junior PGA at 19 below after carding a third-round 66. Esterline, from Andover, Kansas, is a 2027 Auburn commit.
Pennson Badgett is tied with Woods in second after capturing a 67 on Thursday. Badgett, from Pilot Mountain, North Carolina, is a 2026 Tennessee commit.
Data from Subject Stage Media was used on this report.
