Woods, playing in his fifth AJGA event, began the final round one shot behind overnight leader Luke Colton and mixed two bogeys with eight birdies for a six-under-par 66 on the Black Course at Streamsong Resort that brought him to 15 under on the week. Willie Gordon (65), Phillip Dunham (68) and Colton (70) finished in a share of second place. After a birdie-bogey start, Woods grabbed the solo lead late on the outward nine with four birdies over a sizzling five-hole stretch. He then built a three-shot cushion with birdies at the 11th and 12th holes, dropped a shot at the 13th but responded immediately with a birdie at the 298-yard, par-four 14th where he drove the green. He closed out his round with four consecutive pars. Before this week, Woods’s best result on the AJGA circuit was a share of 25th place at the Junior Invitational at Sage Valley in March.
Charlie Woods just won his first American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) title at the Team TaylorMade Invitational on Wednesday at 16 years old. His winning score was 15 under, three shots clear of the field. Woods, son of Tiger Woods, dominated in the final round on Wednesday at the Black course at Streamsong resort in Florida, shooting 6 under with eight birdies. He shot 65 on Monday and followed it up with a 66 on Tuesday—an extremely impressive 36-hole outing for a 16-year-old. His score propelled him to the top of the leaderboard as he beat out young stars like No. 1-ranked AJGA star Miles Russell (8 under) and No. 5 Luke Colton (12 under).
Charlie Woods has arrived. Tiger Woods’ 16-year-old son earned the biggest win of his career Wednesday, when he surged to the top of the American Junior Golf Association’s Team TaylorMade Invitational leaderboard for an unlikely victory. Woods, who is the 604th-ranked amateur in the field, won the event at Streamsong Resort in Bowling Green, Fla. by three strokes over Willie Gordon, Phillip Dunham and Luke Colton. Charlie started Wednesday tied for second, but grabbed the top spot with a 5-under in the final round.
