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USA Today
7 hours ago
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- USA Today
Charlie Woods' putter 'finally woke up' in second round of Junior PGA. What's in his bag?
Charlie Woods is on the move at the 49th Junior PGA Championships in no small part thanks to sensational putting in the second round on Wednesday. Woods, a rising junior at the Benjamin School and son of legendary golfer Tiger Woods, shot 6-under 66 in the second round at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. After two rounds he's at 7 under for the tournament and in fourth place. Woods had his putter working early in the round. He sank a long birdie putt on the third hole and went on to shoot 31 on the front nine, carding six birdies along the way. "I hit it about the same as I did in the first round, but the putter finally woke up today," Woods told Ethan Hanson of Lafayette's Journal & Courier after the round. "It felt really good in my hands, and I was able to roll a few in after some solid iron shots. "Nice to get myself back in the mix and looking forward to getting after it tomorrow (Thursday)." Woods' putter of choice at the Junior PGA Championships appears to be a custom L.A.B. DF3, an unconventional putter that is growing in prominence after J.J. Spaun's win at the 2025 U.S. Open and later a $200-million dollar private equity deal. Charlie Woods putter at Junior PGA Championship L.A.B. Golf, which stands for 'Lie Angle Balance," is a rapidly rising name in golf gear circles thanks to its distinctive designs and technological innovations. The company claims its designs eliminate torque during the putting stroke, helping to keep the club face square to the arc of a player's putting motion. L.A.B. offers pre-built putters but has also specialized in a custom-fitting process to deliver personalized putters to golfers. Recent adoptees on the professional circuit Rickie Fowler, Dustin Johnson and Spaun, who handed the company its biggest breakthrough with his victory at Oakmont Country Club in June. On July 28, the Wall Street Journal reported L. Catterton, a private equity firm, acquired a majority stake in L.A.B. Golf for an estimated $200 million. L. Catterton, which also has stakes in major brands like Peloton and Birkenstock, is expected to help bring the Oregon-based company to a wider audience and address a number of issues, including lead time in the production process. Eric J. Wallace is deputy sports editor for The Palm Beach Post. He can be reached at ejwallace@ Golfweek's David Dusek contributed to this article.
Indianapolis Star
9 hours ago
- Sport
- Indianapolis Star
'Putter finally woke up.' Charlie Woods gets hot in Round 2 of Junior PGA Championships
WEST LAFAYETTE ― Charlie Woods answered the challenge of battling the tight fairways of Kampen-Cosler Course offered during the second round of the Junior PGA Championship on Wednesday. He roped tee shots onto greens, converted key putts and displayed the kind of poise on the course patterned after his father, 15-time major championship winner Tiger Woods. Charlie shot 66 and finished 7-under through two rounds, tied for third at time of his exit after starting the day 1-under. He converted six birdies through the front nine, including Holes 6 to 8 and added birdies on 14 and 15. Woods sank a 25-foot birdie putt on the third hole on a morning where his short game was in command. Woods biggest hole came on No. 9. After hooking a tee shot to the right onto the cart path and into wooded forage, he hit an iron shot out of the woods into a flat bunker, laid his third shot six feet from the hole and converted a par putt in front of a group of 75 onlookers eager to watch the 16-year-old from Jupiter, Florida. "I hit it about the same as I did in the first round, but the putter finally woke up today," Woods said. "It felt really good in my hands, and I was able to roll a few in after some solid iron shots. Nice to get myself back in the mix and looking forward to getting after it (Thursday)." 'It's surreal watching.' Charlie Woods scores under par in first round of Junior PGA Championships Woods should comfortably make it to the third round, as the top 60 after the first two days advance. His fellow statesman, Tyler Mawhinney of Fleming Island, Florida, is also in line to advance. Mawhinney finished the second round tied for seventh and moved up 24 spots to make the cut into the third round. Despite hailing from the same state, the past two days were the first time Mawhinney played with Woods which included Jackson Ormond from Webster, New York. "It's a fun group and we're all having a good time out there," Mawhinney said. "It's kind of cool with the crowds but other than that, it's just a normal game of golf." Insider: Investment into Purdue golf nets Junior PGA Championships, top amateurs like Charlie Woods Hellish, beautiful, infuriating, serene: The best 18 single holes of golf in Indiana This is a big tournament for the young players. The winner and runner up of the Junior PGA Championship automatically makes the Junior Ryder Cup Team, as long as they're an American and are in the class of 2026 or younger.
USA Today
10 hours ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Charlie Woods at Junior PGA Championships: Score, leaderboard results after Round 2
Charlie Woods made a remarkable climb on the leaderboard after the second round at the 49th Junior PGA Championship on Wednesday at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex in West Lafayette, Indiana. After a second day on the course, Woods had a crowd that watched him make nine birdies and finished the second round with a score of 6-under 66 at Purdue University. This brought his total score to 7-under, placing him in a tie for fifth with Carson Kittsley from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This performance follows a week in which Woods missed the cut at the U.S. Junior Amateur, finishing with a score of 14-over. The competition is fierce at the 49th Junior PGA Championship with Lunden Esterline from Andover, Kansas, currently leading the leaderboard with a score of 14-under. Currently, the top 60 players and ties, with a projected cut at 1 under, will advance to Thursday's Round 3. Here is the status of the leaderboard: Golf world gets "Happy": 'Happy Gilmore 2' best sports moments: Scottie Scheffler arrested again Charlie Woods score, results after Round 2 Charlie Woods finished the second round of the 2025 Junior PGA Championship with a 6-under par, putting him at 7-under for the tournament, good for T5 overall. 2025 Junior PGA Championships leaderboard Top of the leaderboard according to the Junior PGA Championship after Round 2:
Reuters
10 hours ago
- Sport
- Reuters
Charlie Woods vaults into contention at Junior PGA Championships
July 30 - Charlie Woods vaulted into contention at the Junior PGA Championships with a 6-under par 66 in the second round in West Lafayette, Ind. on Wednesday. After carding a 70 during the first round on the Kampen-Cosler Course at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex, Woods birdied six of his first eight holes en route to making the turn in 5-under 31 on Wednesday. He birdied three of his first six holes on the back to reach 9 under for the event before consecutive bogeys dropped Woods back to 7 under. He is seven shots behind leader Lunden Esterline, a 2027 Auburn commit, with Max VanderMolen and Chase Yenser tied at 9 under with 36 holes to play. Woods, 16, failed to qualify for the match play rounds at last week's U.S. Junior Amateur Championship in Dallas. He is now seeking one of the two automatic spots on the Junior Ryder Cup team that will go to the top two finishers this week. There is also one captain's pick, although Woods is likely not in line to be selected for it. A rising junior at the Benjamin School in Palm Beach, Fla., Woods won the AJGA's Team TaylorMade Invitational in May. He has not yet made a college commitment. --Field Level Media
Perth Now
10 hours ago
- Sport
- Perth Now
Charlie Woods is a chip off the old block at Junior PGA
Charlie Woods has vaulted into contention at the Junior PGA Championships with a six-under par 66 in the second round in West Lafayette, Indiana. After carding a 70 during the first round on the Kampen-Cosler Course at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex, the son of Tiger Woods birdied six of his first eight holes en route to making the turn in a five-under 31 on Wednesday. He birdied three of his first six holes on the back to reach nine under for the event before consecutive bogeys dropped Woods back to seven under. He is seven shots behind leader Lunden Esterline, a 2027 Auburn commit, with Max VanderMolen and Chase Yenser tied at nine under with 36 holes to play. Woods, 16, failed to qualify for the match play rounds at last week's US Junior Amateur Championship in Dallas. He is now seeking one of the two automatic spots on the Junior Ryder Cup team that will go to the top two finishers this week. There is also one captain's pick, although Woods is not thought to be in line to be selected for it. A rising junior at the Benjamin School in Palm Beach, Florida., Woods won the AJGA's Team TaylorMade Invitational in May.
