Charlie Woods Chases Father Tiger’s Legacy at US Open Qualifier

His father has a well-known spot in the history of the US Open. This year, Charlie Woods hopes to write his own chapter by qualifying at an 18-hole local tournament taking place at The Legacy Golf and Tennis Club in Port St. Lucie, Florida on Thursday. If he succeeds, Woods will then progress through two stages held across different locations until June’s Pinehurst Resort and Country Club finals featuring both qualifying contenders like Charlie himself and world top-50 ranked players who are already guaranteed spots at the third men’s major of 2023. Tiger, his father, has previously competed in four editions of an unofficial team tournament organized for professional golfers above forty, however younger son’s performance earlier this year indicates a greater desire to join ranks as a full-fledged qualifier: In February he took part at the Cognizant Classic prequalifying stage held at Lost Lake Golf Club in Hobe Sound, Florida. Woods finished 16 strokes over par and missed out on progressing further; nonetheless this event has shown his potential for tournament golf despite still being only fifteen years old. The US Open qualification process is open to players with a handicap not exceeding 0.4 or those who are professional, which accounts for ten thousand five hundred two entries from all fifty states and seventy foreign countries so far. Beck Patrick, aged twelve, hails Houston, Texas as the youngest candidate this year; on the opposite side of spectrum lies Keith Crimp, a seventy-four years old veteran representing Washington State in search of Pinehurst glory. Tiger’s father withdrew from last year’s tournament at Los Angeles Country Club because of ankle surgery, causing him to miss his opportunity for competing for the title again; Woods won this major championship back in 2000 by a fifteen-stroke margin which remains as the largest ever recorded across all four men’s majors. He has also claimed two more titles at Pinehurst during years 2002 and 2008, although neither was enough to match his first win here; Woods withdrew from the 2014 tournament due to a back injury but continues to grapple with various medical obstacles preventing regular tourney activity now. Charlie has one shot left to make it into this year’s US Open and potentially follow in father Tiger’s footsteps, while Scottie Scheffler is currently making waves across the golfing world after securing four wins from his last five starts; many believe that he could add further major championship titles at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club come June. Woods has not yet been confirmed as a participant in this year’s US Open, but may still receive an invitation courtesy of organisers the United States Golf Association (USGA).