Charlie Woods was the star at the US Junior Amateur Championship this week. However, the 15-year-old son of 15-time Major winner Tiger Woods failed to make the cut. 

The young golfer carded a 10-over par 80 on Tuesday (July 23) to exit the competition while his dad watched on alongside a large crowd.

Notably, the tournament rules prevented Tiger from serving as Charlie’s caddie. However, he was still closely following his son’s group and the other amateurs were more than happy.

Baylor freshman Davis Ovard and Alabama golf commit Chase Kyes, both 18, 

admitted to being ecstatic by the legendary golfer’s presence at the event. Ovard dubbed it ‘crazy’ to have Tiger watching him play.

The young American golfer, who finished stroke play at T25, lauded Charlie and called it his ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’ to play with the superstar’s son.

It is pertinent to note that the latter scored 80 in round 2, while Ovard signed a 68.

Speaking about his experience of playing with Charlie Woods at the US Junior Amateur, Davis Ovard said, as quoted by Golfweek:

“It was a lot of fun. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to play with Charlie. And to have Tiger watching you, it’s crazy but it’s so much fun. The first few holes, obviously I was nervous with this crowd but once I settled in and relaxed, it was just enjoying the moment.”

It is pertinent to note that this was both Ovard and Kyes’ first event with large crowds. The 18-year-olds seem to enjoy the fan following themselves. Kyes, who finished an impressive T3 with a Round 2 score of 66, said he felt ‘cool’ hearing about ‘400 people clapping’ for his shots.

Chase Kyes said:

“It was cool because if you are playing in a different group and you hit a good shot, your dad is clapping. And then you hit a good shot in this group and you’ve got like 400 people clapping. It was a cool feeling for sure.”

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Source: New York Post