Charlie Woods handed invite to prestigious event – | Golf News

Charlie Woods, son of golf icon Tiger Woods, skilled a robust closing spherical at the Amateur Championship in Florida, but he is set to make a swift comeback later this month.

The younger golfer, who clinched his first American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) event final month at the Team TaylorMade Invitational, is carving out his own legacy in junior golf, despite lacking out on the U.S. Open.

Despite being just 16 and jokingly claiming he was “broke” earlier this 12 months, Charlie had a day to overlook during the ultimate spherical at BallenIsles Country Club, capturing an 11-over-par 83. After making the cut with a two-over-par, his seven-over-par third-spherical 77 and the tough closing spherical left him ending 18-over-par for the event.

Yet, redemption is on the horizon as Charlie has been invited to compete at the Northeast Amateur in Rhode Island later this month, a event beforehand received by golf stars like Dustin Johnson, Collin Morikawa, and European Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald.

This prestigious event is a component of the Elite Amateur Golf Series, and co-chair Mick Hogan personally prolonged an invitation to the promising 16 12 months outdated,.

Mick Hogan, talking for the Rhode Island Golf Association, questioned: “From a field standpoint, Charlie, look, great victory a couple weeks ago. Does his ranking really improve the strength of field?”.

While the influence on the general event is likely to be minimal, having the younger Woods compete would undoubtedly elevate the event’s profile, as he would seemingly be a vital draw for spectators, as famous by Hogan. “I wouldn’t say it does in any sort of major way, but what it would do from a tournament perspective then it will certainly elevate things.

“He’ll in all probability be arguably the largest draw to come that week. We’ll wait and see what occurs if it does come through, it may very well be an unbelievable week for all people because I feel we might have a lot of prove.

“A lot of eyes on the event and not just on Charlie. Everyone else in the field. We’ll see what happens.”

However, Hogan famous that this would also require accommodating the younger athlete’s well-known father: “We haven’t gotten that far in advance but if he does show up on his own, we’ll do anything we can just like everybody else in the field to make this week special.

“We’ll discover out from him what he wants from us and take it from there.”