Charlie Woods fails to advance to U.S. Junior Amateur match play after being bothered by camera

By: The Associated Press Posted: 5:39 PM CDT Wednesday, Jul. 22, 2026

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Charlie Woods failed to reach match play in the U.S. Junior Amateur after falling short in a 14-player playoff for two spots.

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BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Charlie Woods failed to reach match play in the U.S. Junior Amateur after falling short in a 14-player playoff for two spots.

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BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Charlie Woods failed to reach match play in the U.S. Junior Amateur after falling short in a 14-player playoff for two spots.

The son of 15-time major champion Tiger Woods was tied for 63rd on Tuesday after shooting rounds of 76 and 70 over two courses at Saucon Valley for a 5-over total. He was eliminated with a bogey Wednesday after being bothered by the clicking sound of a phone camera during his third shot of the first playoff hole, a distraction that would not likely come into play for other juniors.

Woods hit his second shot on the par-5 first hole into the rough near the green, but flubbed his third shot when he heard the camera during his swing.

FILE - Charlie Woods tees off on the fourth hole and scores a hole-in-one during the final round of the PNC Championship golf tournament, Dec. 22, 2024, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

“Really, dude?” an irritated Woods said after the shot. “I mean, come on.”

Miles Russell, Woods’ future teammate at Florida State, was the stroke play co-medalist at 6-under 135.

Woods needed a birdie to join three others in advancing past the first playoff hole. Eli Wessel and Hudson Kutchma ultimately advanced with pars on the second playoff hole, the par-3 fifth.