Charlie Woods cards 66 to win first AJGA tourney

BOWLING GREEN, Fla. -- Tiger Woods' son, Charlie, changeable a 6-under 66 successful the last circular to triumph the American Junior Golf Association's Team TaylorMade Invitational connected Wednesday.

Competing successful the event's 3rd and last round, the 16-year-old Woods had 8 birdies and 2 bogeys connected the Streamsong Resort Black Course to apical the 71-player field, which featured respective of the AJGA's apical ranked players, including 4 of the apical five.

It was the archetypal AJGA rubric for the lad of the 15-time large winner. Woods' erstwhile champion decorativeness successful 4 AJGA events was a necktie for 25th astatine the Junior Invitational astatine Sage Valley successful March.

Woods began the time tied for 2nd astatine 9-under 135 aft an opening circular people of 2-under 70 followed by a second-round people of 65.

Woods already had respective wins connected his resume, with his archetypal coming successful the 14-15-year-old class astatine the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour's Major Championship successful June 2023. Later that year, helium won the Last Chance Regional play tournament.

He attempted to suffice for the U.S. Open earlier this month, but failed successful his 2nd attempt, shooting a 3-over 75 -- 7 strokes implicit the required people of 68 -- astatine Wellington (Florida) Golf Club.

Last summer, Woods qualified to vie astatine the U.S. Junior Amateur but failed to marque the cut.

The Associated Press and Field Level Media contributed to this report.