Tiger Woods is expected to watch his son, Charlie Woods, in 2024 U.S. Junior Amateur at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Township, Michigan.
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CharlieWoodswasjusttryingtoplaygolfthispastFebruaryinanefforttocementhisdreamandqualifyforhisfirst-everPGATourevent.
Butaswarmoffanshadotherideas.The15-year-oldexperiencedsomethingfewotherteenagedathletesaresubjectedto.
“Peoplewerewalkinginthefairwaywithhim,talkingtohimwhilehe’stryingtoplayandhedidn’tplaywellatall,”TobyHarbeck,Charlie’shighschoolgolfcoachattheBenjaminSchoolinPalmBeachGardens,Florida,toldtheFreePressonWednesday.
“Someofthethingsthathappenedtothispoorkid,sometimesit’sjustunfair.”
Charlieonthatdayshot16-over86inaqualifyingeventinHobeSound,Florida,forthePGATour’sCognizantClassic.Theordealwasanotherlearningexperienceashepreparedforabigtestinthesummerthat’snowhere.
Theonepersonwhocanrelatebest?ThatwouldbeCharlie’sdad:15-timemajor-winninggolferTigerWoods—oneofthemostwell-recogniz
