BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Tiger Woods watched his son, Charlie, shoot a 10-over 80 on Tuesday and miss the reduce at 22 over by way of two rounds on the U.S. Junior Novice.
The 15-year-old Woods, who earned a spot within the 264-player subject final month, completed close to the underside of the pack.
The highest 64 gamers advance to match play, which begins Wednesday. The 36-hole championship match is Saturday.
Woods did fare higher on the Oakland Hills South Course, which Ben Hogan dubbed “The Monster,” than he did with a gap 12-over 82 on the North Course.
Woods acquired off to a stable begin on Day 2, dealing with the problem of teeing off in entrance of about 500 folks standing between him and metal girders that will likely be a part of a brand new clubhouse.
His sport, and the clubhouse, are below building.
Woods was 1 over by way of 4 holes when a storm stopped play for greater than an hour.
When play resumed, he closed the entrance 9 by taking part in 5 holes in 8 over, together with a triple bogey on the par-4 18th, the place he had two pitches land on an elevated inexperienced solely to roll again down the hill. He lastly acquired his fifth shot to remain on the inexperienced.
The junior newbie normally attracts a number of hundred followers towards the tip of the six-day match, however Charlie and his well-known father attracted a comparatively giant crowd.
Tiger was surrounded by extra folks, together with law enforcement officials. He had his personal gallery, which included followers taking pictures of themselves with one in all golf’s all-time greats within the background.
A whole lot of individuals walked behind Charlie on the golf green and fully circled the tenth inexperienced, his first gap of the day.
Charlie, who will quickly begin his sophomore 12 months of highschool in Florida, performed his method into the match with lots of world’s prime juniors by capturing a 1-under 71 to win his qualifier.
Tiger, who was 14 when he certified for his first U.S. Junior, turned the one participant to win the match 3 times in a row within the early Nineties.
He joined his son in suburban Detroit this week after matching his highest 36-hole rating as an expert on the British Open, lacking the reduce for the third straight time in a significant.
Tiger wore shorts, exposing his legs that have been battered in a automotive crash three years in the past, and was principally expressionless whether or not his son hit a superb or poor shot.
