The teenage son of golf superstar Tiger Woods struggled through a challenging weekend at one of junior golf’s most prestigious tournaments, placing last among all 36 competitors at the Junior Invitational held at Sage Valley in Graniteville, South Carolina.
Charlie Woods, age 17 and currently a junior at a Palm Beach, Florida high school, closed out the tournament with a difficult final round of 8-over 80 on Saturday. His closing round included two birdies and two bogeys that balanced each other out, but he also recorded four double bogeys that hurt his overall score.
The young golfer’s four-round totals of 75-76-83-80 left him at 26-over 314 for the tournament, placing him 10 shots behind the golfer who finished in 35th position.
Friday’s third round proved particularly challenging for Woods, as his scorecard showed one triple bogey, one double bogey, seven bogeys and just a single birdie, resulting in an 11-over 83.
Taking the boys’ division title was Miles Russell from Jacksonville Beach, Florida, who finished at an impressive 15-under par. Russell holds the top spot in American Junior Golf Association rankings and, like Woods who sits at No. 20, has made a commitment to attend Florida State University.
Woods previously claimed victory at the AJGA Team TaylorMade Invitational in May and is set to join the Seminoles’ golf program in 2027.
The Junior Invitational has produced several notable champions who went on to professional success, including current World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler who won in 2014, along with Austin Eckroat (2016), Joaquin Niemann (2017) and Akshay Bhatia (2018).
In the girls’ competition, Asterisk Talley claimed the championship after shooting a final round 67 to reach 8-under for the tournament.
The 17-year-old from California previously won the Annika Invitational in Florida by five strokes in 2025 and placed second at the Augusta National Women’s Amateur. She also represented Team USA on the Junior Solheim Team in 2024.
