Charlie Woods had his father watching him via a tricky spherical on the US Junior Newbie earlier this week.
The youthful Woods shot a 12-over 82 on Monday within the match he performed his approach into.
Woods gained his qualification final month in Coral Springs, Florida, with a one-under 71, incomes him a berth within the discipline of elite juniors from throughout the globe.
He would go on to overlook the lower on the Oakland Hills South Course, dubbed “The Monster” by Ben Hogan.
However Charlie is the one particular person on this planet who has skilled what it’s wish to be Tiger Woods’ child, and he now is aware of precisely what it’s wish to compete beneath intense scrutiny.
Charlie’s father was amongst arout 100 onlookers who waited on the primary tee to observe his son play, at an occasion that sometimes attracts just a few hundred individuals for the championship match. At the very least that many extra watched them for hours.
“He nonetheless certified,” Tiger mentioned to his son’s caddie after the spherical.
“That’s what I hold telling him,” caddie Luke Clever mentioned.
Six Oakland Hills members have been tasked with crowd administration assist. Ten further males have been despatched to carry ropes to provide the gamers and Tiger some room.
A fan eliminated Charlie’s tee, embellished with a palm tree, from the bottom to protect it as a memento after he made a tee shot on the seventh gap.
“I really feel like he’s feeling strain,” mentioned 35-year-old John Pinch of Warren, Michigan. “If his dad might speak to him, he would most likely attempt to get him to calm down.
“You may inform he’s actually down on himself.”
