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BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Tiger Woods watched his son Charlie shoot 80-over-par Tuesday and miss the cut at 22-over-par in two rounds at the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship.
The 15-year-old Woods, who secured a spot on the 264-player list last month, finished last on the list.
The top 64 players advance to the final, which begins on Wednesday. The 36-hole final is played on Saturday.
Woods performed better on the Oakland Hills South Course, which Ben Hogan has dubbed “The Beast,” than he did in the season-opening 82, 12-over-par, on the North Course.
Woods got off to a strong start on Day 2, handling the challenge of teeing off in front of about 500 people standing between him and the steel beams that will be part of the new clubhouse.
His game and club are under construction.
Woods was leading by one stroke after four holes when the storm halted play for more than an hour.
When play resumed, he closed out the first nine by playing five holes in eight, including a three-over-par 18th hole, where he two-putted a raised green, then fell back down the hill. Finally, he made his fifth putt to stay on the green.
The junior amateur tournament usually attracts a few hundred fans towards the end of the six-day tournament, but Charlie and his famous father drew a relatively large crowd.
Tiger was surrounded by more people, including police officers. He had his own gallery, which included photos of his fans posing with one of the greatest golfers of all time in the background.
Hundreds of people followed Charlie down the fairway, completely encircling the 10th hole, his first of the day.
Charlie, who will soon begin his sophomore year at Florida State High School, played his way into the tournament with many of the world’s best junior players by shooting 71-under-par to win the qualifier.
Tiger, who was 14 when he first qualified for the U.S. Junior Championships, became the only player to win the tournament three consecutive times in the early 1990s.
He joined his son in suburban Detroit this week after posting his highest 36-hole score as a professional at the British Open, but failed to qualify for a third straight major.
Tiger wore shorts, revealing his legs, which were injured in a car accident three years ago, and he was often expressionless, whether his son had hit a good or bad shot.
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