Charlie Woods endured a nightmare return to golf at the Terra Cotta Invitational this week, marking his first time on the course since his father’s shock DUI arrest.
Tiger’s son, who is a junior at the Benjamin School, fell to 57th on the leaderboard – out of 72 – after he shot 79 and 71 in rounds one and two, leaving him six over.
In Thursday’s first round, the youngster countered five bogeys on the front nine with a pair of birdies later on, before finishing with three consecutive bogeys.
Remarkably, Royal Palm Beach’s Guiseppe Puebla, who is the No. 4 ranked junior golfer in the AJGA Rolex Rankings, shot nine under, leaving Woods well off top spot.
While the stats do not make for pretty reading for Woods, it should be noted that this year’s field is among the best in the 30-year history of the competition.
The disappointing performance from the 17-year-old comes just one month after he finished dead last at the Junior Invitational at Sage Valley.
Charlie Woods endured a nightmare return to golf at the Terra Cotta Invitational this week
Tiger’s son, who is a junior at the Benjamin School, fell to 57th in the leaderboard – out of 72 – after he shot 79 and 71 in rounds one and two, leaving him six over heading into the third round
The 17-year-old was 26-over par after four rounds, while defending champion Miles Russell recorded a three-shot victory on 15-under for the tournament.
His return to golf this weekend is his first outing on the fairway since his father’s shock DUI saga which rocked the sport.
Woods, 50, was detained on March 27 after flipping his SUV while attempting to overtake a truck and trailer at high speed in the billionaire enclave of Jupiter Island in Florida. He was found with two pills in his pocket.
He has been charged with driving under the influence, property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test. He pleaded not guilty and is slated to appear in court on May 5.
According to Golfweek, Florida state prosecutors filed a notice in court on April 7 in an attempt to get a subpoena for Woods’ medication records dating back to January 1.
Woods’ attorney, Douglas Duncan, has hit back and claimed the 15-time major winner has a constitutional right to privacy surrounding his medical records.
He also challenged the prosecutors to prove to the judge why those records are relevant to the charges Woods is facing.
Woods, 17, finished dead last at the Junior Invitational at Sage Valley last month
Prosecutors in Florida have requested to dive into the medical records of Tiger Woods
‘The defense objects to the issuance of a subpoena and requests the court to conduct a hearing to determine if the prescription records are relevant to the criminal investigation,’ Duncan wrote in response.
If prosecutors are successful in getting a subpoena, Duncan has insisted he wants a protective order regarding how the records are used and released in an effort to maintain his client’s privacy.
When Woods, who blew a clear breathalyzer test but refused to give a urine sample, was talking to police after the incident, he admitted to taking ‘a few pills’ and was found with two white tablets, which were later identified as the opioid hydrocodone.
Earlier this month, the New York Post reported that Woods’s pharmacy was asked by prosecutors to provide detail about every prescription drug he was given.
