BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Michigan – BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) – Charlie Woodsthe 15 year old son of tiger woodsshot 12-over 82 on Monday at the U.S. Junior Amateur in Oakland Hills.
Woods birdied both par 5s at the Oakland Hills North Course and struggled on the par 3s and 4s, making five double bogeys and four bogeys.
Woods will have to pull off a major upset Tuesday on the South Course, which Ben Hogan called “The Monster,” to be among the top 64 scorers in a field that started with 264 players from 40 states and 35 countries.
At an event that typically draws a few hundred people to the championship match, about 100 people were waiting on the first tee to see Woods play and at least that many spectators followed him throughout the round.
Woods, who is from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, was visibly frustrated with his round and his famous father was relatively helpless because rules prevent parents from coaching their children during the tournament.
Charlie Woods covered his face with his cap after shaking hands with his playing partners on the 18th green and signed a card from a round he may want to forget.
He earned a spot in the field last month with a 1-under 71 as a medalist in his qualifier at Eagle Trace Golf Club in Coral Springs, Florida.
Tiger Woods was 14 years old when he qualified for his first US Junior and reached the semi-finals. Woods won his first US Junior a year later and became the only person to win the tournament three times in a row.
He traveled from Scotland to suburban Detroit after equaling his highest 36-hole score as a professional at the British Open, missing the cut for the third consecutive time in a major.
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