![Dec 22, 2024; Orlando, Florida, [USA]; Charlie Woods hits a tee shot on the fifth hole during the PNC Championship at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images](/cdn-cgi/image/onerror=redirect,width=640,height=640,format=webp/https://storage.googleapis.com/uploads.mongoosehq.com/url/media/140789874/0bb11417fdee7d55d4e7f995d032b4ad1112ecdffe81889dd49bcde0f72fb9da)
Overview
- Charlie Woods secured the final qualifying spot at the Heathrow Country Club by winning a playoff after tying for fifth with Eric Zhao and Nathan Erickson, a result reported from the qualifying site on Monday.
- Some outlets reported Woods shot 3-under 68 and birdied the closing holes to force the playoff, but coverage varies on the precise playoff format and other round details.
- The qualification returns Woods to the U.S. Junior Amateur field for July 20–25 at Saucon Valley Country Club, where he will try to advance to the 64-player match-play stage for the first time.
- Woods arrives with a mixed junior record—he missed the U.S. Junior Amateur match-play cut in 2024 and 2025, has had both high and low AJGA results, and has committed to play collegiately at Florida State.
- The moment is heightened by the USGA’s decision earlier this year to attach Tiger Woods’s name to the Junior trophy and Amateur medal, which increases attention on Charlie’s progress and could affect his junior ranking and college preparation this summer.