TIGER Woods is back in the United States after The Open and has been watching his son Charlie compete in his first US Junior Amateur event.
Woods played in the last men’s tournament of the year at Royal Troon, in Scotland, but missed the cut and on Monday was a spectator at the Oakland Hills Country Club, in Michigan.
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The American sports icon had about 100 people waiting on the first tee to see Charlie play, according to the Associated Press.
Woods was prohibited by U.S. Golf Association rules from serving as Charlie’s caddy in the tournament.
Guidelines state that a player cannot use a parent, stepparent or guardian as a caddy during the event.
Charlie had teammate Luke Wise to take care of the bags, with his dad looking after.
Despite the remarkable support, it was far from Charlie’s happiest day.
He never managed to advance at any stage and had to settle for 12 for 82.
The pressures and toil of the day were clearly apparent when Charlie covered his face with his hat at the end of the round.
It’s obvious that the presence of Tiger, a 15-time major tournament winner, meant a lot to many of these young players in action.
“It’s so special,” Baylor sophomore Davis Ovard told The Detroit News
“It was so fun [on Sunday]. Today he was a little more to the side, so I didn’t see him as much.
“But yesterday he was walking with us in the middle of the field and he was on the greens with us and we were talking about the course.
“It was like, is this real? It was crazy. Playing with Charlie is super fun. The crowd and everything is really fun.”
The oldest tiger has had a tough few days on the Ayrshire coast in Scotland.
Rounds 79 and 77 left him with 14 points, and he left before the weekend, which culminated in victory at Troon for another American, Xander Schauffele.
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It’s the third miss at the Tiger men’s championships this year.
He also failed to make the cut at the US PGA and US Open, having made the weekend’s play at the April Masters at his beloved Augusta.
Despite the disappointment, Woods, 48, assured fans he would be at next year’s Open Championship in Royal Portrush, Northern Ireland.
He also made a memorable barb before the tournament when speaking to reporters.
Colin Montgomerie suggested that perhaps it was time for Woods to retire, to which Tiger pointed out that he was exempt from playing in The Open until he was 60 as he was a former champion, most likely the Scottish golfer.
Woods is widely considered one of the greatest sportsmen of all time. Only Jack Nicklaus, at age 18, has won more men’s championships.
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