‘He Ain’t Ready’: Charlie Woods Sparks Massive Fight Among Golf Fans After Disastrous US Open Bid
USA Today via Reuters
In the vast green expanse, the young sapling Charlie Woods is still struggling to reach the heights of his father’s legacy.
While Tiger Woods grapples with his challenges after his car accident in 2021.
The 15 YO in an attempt to follow his father’s shadow into the golf world, has been stern on the dream of qualifying for the 2024 US Open.
After failing to qualify for the Cognizant Classic in February, the high schooler still managed to garner attention to his round in Florida. He then played in his first U.S. Open 18-hole local qualifier on Thursday in Port St. Lucie. But, it looks like Tiger Woods’ cursed game has been cast upon Charlie Woods too, as he failed to qualify, yet again!
Charlie Woods’ performance at the pre-tournament qualifier
Charlie Woods underwent severe competition in the field. added with the disadvantage of an exceptionally difficult course. He shot a nine-over 81 at The Legacy Golf & Tennis Club, and well, with this score, he lost his chance to earn a spot at the Pinehurst Resort & Country Club No. 2 in North Carolina in June. Flushing It Golf took to their official X (formerly Twitter) account and shared a snap from the greens with Charlie Woods aiming for his putt, and Tiger Woods stayed behind as his caddie. Breaking the news, they wrote, “Charlie Woods shot a 9 over 81 today in his attempt to qualify for the US Open at Pinehurst. This comes on the back of an 86 at pre-qualifying for the Cognizant Classic on the PGA Tour back in February.”
He started with a disappointing start, carding off with a bogey on his opening hole, the par-4 first, followed by a double bogey on the second hole. However, he slowly started catching up, as he carded two pars, which were followed by his only birdie, on the front nine at the 195-yard par-3 fifth. But bad luck followed right after, as he got another double bogey, which had already brought him down to 4-over 40. Although he finished off with three double bogeys and four bogeys for the entire round, on the sunny side, he did manage to record 10 par holes.
Charlie Woods finished off at the 61st position in the field, among the 74 golfers who were all vying for the major tournament. Alas, only the top 6 players are to receive an invitation and Junior Woods is far from it.
Golf Community labels Charlie Woods ‘not ready’
After receiving rowdy scrutiny on his performance at the Cognizant Classic, the golf community once again dubs Charlie Woods as overrated. They have made it a point to constantly state that his shots and scores are covered only because he is the son of the golfing legend, otherwise, he would have been nowhere on the news.
One of them took to the fact that he has not even been able to perform averagely well on the greens, and there are several other junior players better than him, like Gordon Sargent who is known to drive the ball at an average of 185-190 mph. One of them wrote, “There are SO many kids who are better than these two, understand why they get the attention but Charlie wasn’t even the best player on his team”.
