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Tiger Woods leans on Children Sam and Charlie for support as he announces family heartbreak — statement

Tiger Woods took to social media to announce the passing of his mother Kultida Woods at the age of 78.

The pro golfer, 49, shared a statement on behalf of his family, including his two children with ex-wife Elin Nordegren, with news of her passing on the morning of Tuesday, February 4

“It is with heartfelt sadness that I want to share that my dear mother, Kultida Woods, passed away early this morning,” he wrote. “My Mom was a force of nature all her own, her spirit was simply undeniable.”

“She was quick with the needle and a laugh. She was my biggest fan, greatest supporter, without her none of my personal achievements would have been possible.”

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Tiger also mentioned how close she was to her two grandchildren, his daughter Sam, 17, and his son Charlie, 15. “She was loved by so many, but especially by her two grandchildren, Sam and Charlie. Thank you all for your support, prayers and privacy at this difficult time for me and my family.” 

“Love you Mom,” he tenderly concluded, capping off his tribute with a photograph of her. Tiger is the only child of the late U.S. Army infantry officer Earl and Kultida Woods, with the latter affectionately known as “Tida.”

The celebrated athlete was extremely close with his mother, who made several appearances with him over the years at various events and tournaments, and was very supportive of his career.

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Andrea Wieland Digs Up a Touching Tale About Tiger Woods

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Andrea Wieland Digs Up a Touching Tale About Tiger Woods — All Thanks to a Cereal Box

Tiger Woods: Golf is always on the lookout for the next generation of inquiring minds to follow in the footsteps of Amanda Ballionis, Amy Rogers, Cara Banks and Beth Ann Nichols as golf’s best female interviewers. But we’ll leave it to you to determine if Andrea Wieland passed her audition last week when the uber-successful UW-Whitewater women’s golf coach got one question during an audience with Tiger Woods.

First, some background: Wieland was in Dallas with son Kade and his friend/caddie Luke Weiss of Middleton for the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship at Trinity Forest Golf Club. The week before leaving for The Big D, the Wielands learned that Kade would be playing in the group in front of Charlie Woods, the 16-year-old son of golf’s 15-time major championship winner.

Kade Wieland, one of four Wisconsin golfers in the field, shot 80-77 and missed qualifying for the match-play portion of the week by 13 strokes. His mom walked every step of the 36 holes and, from time-to-time, her path crossed with Tiger Woods and Charlie’s mom, Elin Nordegren on a pair of sweltering days with temperatures topping out at 97 degrees and the heat indices reaching 105 on Day 2 of the competition, which made for some, um, smelly spectators.

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Apparently, according to Andrea Wieland, not all of them (you can guess where this is going).

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“It was so hot down there,” she wrote in a text to Wisconsin.Golf. “And sweaty. Hotter than (Wisconsin) when it’s a 100-degree heat index. So the second hole (actually No. 11 at Brook Hollow GC, used to handle the 264 golfers competing for the 64 match-play berths) is where Tiger walked near me for the first time. And there were plenty of stinky people down there so I did notice that somebody in his group smelled really good.

wasn’t until probably the third or fourth time that I saw him that it was actually him that smelled really good. Then maybe on the seventh or eighth hole (downwind, there was quite a breeze), I realized it was definitely Tiger.”

With that, Andrea Wieland made it her mission to learn what Tiger Woods was wearing to make him stand out – in a good way – in the Texas humidity. The mother of two young golfers (oldest son Brett is a rising sophomore at UW-Green Bay), Wieland told of the trend among teenage boys, perhaps inspired by what they see on TikTok, in which they shop online for fragrances “to smell good for their own body type,” especially junior golfers in the literal heat of competition. She phoned a friend, described by Wieland as “a bit of a fragrance snob,” and told her Woods’ scent “smelled like cologne, but finished a little sweeter, almost like a fruit” as he walked by.

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Fast-forward to Day 2. Kade Wieland, at 6-foot-2, 235 pounds and still a growing 16-year-old boy, gobbled up the last of the cereal in their Airbnb (even though players could eat free at the course). That left nothing for Weiss, so Andrea Wieland said she’d pick up the tab at the course in the players’ lounge, which is where they found Tiger Woods relaxing ahead of Charlie’s late-morning tee time at Trinity Forest, again in the group behind Kade Wieland.

Now, Andrea Wieland could have done Wisconsin golf fans a favor and asked him the question on everyone’s mind: Will Tiger (who turns 50 in December) pair with Madison’s Steve Stricker next June at the American Family Insurance Championship at TPC Wisconsin in Madison?

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Charlie Woods Turns Down Title Defense for Shot at Bigger

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Charlie Woods Turns Down Title Defense for Shot at Bigger Spotlight

Tiger Woods’ son, Charlie, had little time to recover from the bruises he sustained at the US Junior Amateur. Just a week after missing the cut in Dallas, the younger Woods is back in another top-rated event.

Curiously, Charlie Woods should have been defending his title in the South Florida PGA Junior Cup, the 2025 edition of which starts this Monday. However, the youngest son of the 18-time major winner will not be present at that tournament.

The reason for his absence? Charlie is in Indiana to play in the Junior PGA Championship, beginning Tuesday at the Purdue University golf facilities. This is one of the premier junior golf events in the country, featuring tournaments for boys and girls simultaneously.

This will be Charlie’s first appearance in this event, where his legendary father finished runner-up once during his illustrious junior golf career.

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The boys’ Junior PGA Championship tournament will be played on Purdue University’s Ackerman-Allen Course. The field features 156 players, including top-ranked golfers Miles Russell and Luke Colton. Recent US Junior Amateur champion Hamilton Coleman will not be present.

 

The tournament will have a stroke-play format, similar to most professional events. The top 60 players plus ties will make the cut after 36 holes and play the final two rounds to determine the champion.

A year ago, Baylor Larrabee won the event at the Congressional Country Club. He is currently on the UCLA golf team and cannot defend his title at Purdue because he is no longer age eligible.

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The girls’ event will be played simultaneously on Purdue University’s Kampen-Cosler Course. It will feature the same characteristics as the boys’ tournament, and the No. 2-ranked player in the country, Asterisk Talley, leads the field.

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Charlie missed the cut in the US Junior Amateur after carding a terrible first-round 81 at Brook Hollow Golf Club. A day later, he improved significantly and carded a 74 at Trinity Forest, but his fate was already sealed, and he couldn’t advance beyond the stroke-play phase.

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“Charlie Woods Carves His Name Into Family Legacy With First

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“Charlie Woods Carves His Name Into Family Legacy With First Major Junior Golf Victory

Charlie Woods took home the Team TaylorMade Invitational title Wednesday at the Streamsong Resort Black Course in Bowling Green, Florida, for his first American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) victory.

Woods began the day tied at 9-under and finished with a final-round 66 to come out on top of a 71-player field that included four of the top five players in the AJGA.

Woods’ final round featured eight birdies and two bogeys, and he closed with four straight pars. He won the event by three strokes ahead of fifth-ranked Luke Colton, Willie Gordon and Phillip Dunham.

Woods opened the tournament with a first-round 70 but followed with a 65 Tuesday. He was competing in just his fifth AJGA event, and his previous best finish was a tie for 25th at the Junior Invitational at Sage Valley in March.

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Woods already has several wins on his resume, with his first coming in the 14-15-year-old category at the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour’s Major Championship in June 2023. Later that year, he won the Last Chance Regional golf tournament.

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Last summer, he qualified to compete at the U.S. Junior Amateur but failed to make the cut. He recorded his first-ever hole-in-one at the PNC Championship, where he teamed up with his father.

His dad has 82 professional wins, tied with Sam Snead for the most ever. Fifteen of those victories have come in majors, and his last major win was the unforgettable 2019 Masters.

Tiger, who has not won a tournament since the 2019 Zozo, is recovering from a ruptured Achilles he sustained just weeks before this year’s Masters. In 18 official events since finishing tied for ninth at the 2020 Farmers Insurance Open, his best finish was a tie for 37th at the 2020 PGA Championship.

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“What’s Next for Charlie Woods? Social Media Spirals After

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“What’s Next for Charlie Woods? Social Media Spirals After Alarming Golf Setback”

Charlie Woods has been making headlines for the last few days, after missing a cut at one of the prestigious junior tournaments.

Every time he plays, he’s under the public’s watchful eye, and the expectations week after week are really high.

How to deal with such pressure?

Being a 16-year-old boy implies a lack of experience and weaker coping mechanisms, but most believe that Tiger Woods can be the one to guide him on the right path.

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The 16-year-old has had some lackluster games this year, but also some superior ones, with it being difficult to predict how much potential Charlie really has.

After a recent setback in a junior tournament, the public reacted with mixed feelings about the young golfer’s future.

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Social media is full of comments about Charlie Woods, and one golf fan reminded everyone that the most important thing for Charlie is simply to enjoy playing the game.

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“If he makes it or not it’s ok. It’s great to see him playing a game he loves. And something him and his dad can do for a long time to come. Best game in the world..“- one of the fans wrote.

One of the fans was also a voice of reason, saying that it’s hard to deal with the pressure when you have a father who is a golf icon.

“He’s gotten better, but as most kids that have a father who was the greatest of all time….gonna be a tough road..”- he wrote.

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Some reminded of athletes from history who had parents who dominated in a certain sport.

Tiger has set the bar so high that few can even come close.

“He is going to be a okay golfer. usually kids wants to be like their parent and they are never good as their parent.  he has to much pressure on him..”

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There are those who believe that a 16-year-old does not have the quality needed to be nearly as dominant as his father.

“Maybe he just isn’t that good yet but you guys are acting like he’s about to win a major..”- one of the fans wrote.

Either way, time will tell.

It seems unnecessary to create pressure on a boy who has yet to show his qualities

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“Should We Even Be Surprised? Woods Steals the Spotlight from

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“Should We Even Be Surprised? Woods Steals the Spotlight from Rory McIlroy and Others with Flawless Happy Gilmore-Style Drive”

If any golfer could produce the perfect Happy Gilmore swing, you’d put good money on it being Tiger Woods.

The sequel to the 1996 Adam Sandler sports comedy is finally on our screens, after Netflix released the long-awaited Happy Gilmore 2 on Friday.

With Sandler reprising his role as the titular unprofessional hockey player-turned-golf star, fans will once again get to enjoy all of his antics that made the first film an all-time classic.

This includes the iconic ‘Happy Gilmore’ swing, which has since become a shot many have set their sights on mastering.

The famous drive consists of a run-up to the tee, before hammering the ball as hard as possible.

It is a shot that plenty have tried and failed to recreate, including some of golf’s biggest stars.

Plenty, but not sporting great Woods, who had no such trouble when he lined up a ridiculous effort back in 2021.

In a special challenge put together by TaylorMade to mark the film’s 25th anniversary, some of the golf’s biggest names were tasked with attempting the ‘Happy Gilmore’ swing.

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This included Woods, who was joined by fellow PGA Tour stars Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson, Collin Morikawa, Matthew Wolf and Tommy Fleetwood.

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Tiger Woods’ Look Alike daughter set to compete in a

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Tiger Woods’ Look Alike daughter set to compete in a Florida track and field meet for Benjamin High School.

Sam Alexis Woods, daughter of golf legend Tiger Woods, has qualified for four events at the Florida High School Athletic Association Class 1A State Track & Field Meet.

The meet will be held Saturday, May 10, in Jacksonville at the University of North Florida’s Hodges Stadium.

Sam Woods, a senior, will compete for the Benjamin School in the 100 and 400 hurdles, as well as a possible participation in the girls 4×400 and 4×800 relays. She is seeded 13th and 18th, respectively, in her two hurdles events. One of the team relays is seeded 4th

The Benjamin Buccaneers have a good chance at the girls 1A team title. Besides Sam Woods, 17 other Benjamin girls qualified for state: Phoebe Apple, Andrea Arendts, Ella Bailey, Sofia Balistreri, Ava Bevevino, Maxine Dalton, Isabelle Downey, Jaida Fleuridor, Samantha Hill, Kate Hilzenrath, Leah Klein, Maddie Lemanski, Emma Lewis, Akari Marshall, Kamori Reddick, Ella Travers and Kayla Travers.

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Other Palm Beach County schools represented at the 1A girls state track meet: Boca Raton Christian, Jupiter Christian, Oxbridge Academy, Pahokee and St. John Paul II Academy.

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She was a member of Benjamin’s state championship soccer team in March — with Tiger Woods and mom Elin Nordegren in the stands cheering her and her teammates on to victory.

And here is a fun fact: Sam Woods’ state track appearance will be exactly 12 years in time and 9 miles in distance from the second round of the 2013 Players Championship, Tiger Woods’ second Players victory.

Tiger Woods and his ex-wife, former model Elin Nordegren, have publicly cheered for their daughter, Sam Alexis Woods, at her various sport events for the Benjamin School in Palm Beach County, Florida.

Along with Sam and Charlie Woods, Kai Madison Trump, daughter of Donald Trump Jr. and ex-wife Vanessa Trump, also attends the Benjamin School.

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In March, news reports surfaced that Tiger Woods is dating Vanessa Trump, and 10 days later, the pair had a “hard launch” of their relationship by going “Instagram official.”

Where do Sam Woods and Charlie Woods, the kids of Tiger Woods, go to school?

Sam Alexis Woods was born June 18, 2007, to golf legend Tiger Woods and former model Elin Nordegren. She’s a senior at the Benjamin School in Palm Beach County, Florida.

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In news interviews, she’s mentioned avoiding a professional career in golf because as a child, the tournaments meant long absences away from her father. Her choice sport has been soccer and she plays on The Benjamin School’s girls’ soccer team.

Her brother, Charlie Axel Woods, also attends and plays golf at the Benjamin School. Born Feb. 8, 2009, in Florida, Charlie Woods helped his varsity golf team win a state title when he was a freshman.

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Tiger Woods Hits Stunning New Low as Justin Leonard Surpasses

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Tiger Woods Hits Stunning New Low as Justin Leonard Surpasses the Legendary Champion in Unexpected Twist

For the first time in nearly three decades, Tiger Woods has been surpassed in the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) by a familiar name in Justin Leonard, as the 15-time major winner slips below the Top 1500.

This quiet but telling moment arrives as Woods continues to battle physical setbacks and limited tournament appearances, further clouding the outlook of a once-promising comeback as the retirement question continues to loom large.

He now sits at a career-low 1,551st in the OWGR-an unimaginable position for the man who once held the top spot for a record 683 weeks, including a stretch of 281 consecutive weeks.

Meanwhile Leonard‘s performance comes off the back of his T59 at the British Open, where he made his first cut in a major since 2014 at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland and fired rounds of 70-74-70-73 to finish tied for 59th at 2-over par.

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“To come over at my experience, and age, and make the cut is pretty special,” Leonard said after the event. “Sometimes you can almost throw the yardage book out the window.”

The 53-year-old’s resurgence sparked an enormous leap in the rankings, climbing from 4,689th to 1,436th, and earning him $41,550 in prize money. It also broke a 28-year trend in which he had trailed Tiger in the world standings.

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Leonard‘s return to relevance is a reminder of his once-formidable standing in the game. Back in 1997, he captured the Open Championship at Royal Troon with a brilliant final-round 65, claiming victory by three strokes over Darren Clarke and Jesper Parnevik.

That Sunday, he recorded six birdies on the front nine alone during his final round, asserting his name among golf’s elite. Now, decades later, his strong play at Portrush marks a full-circle moment.

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Meanwhile Woods continues to confront his fitness limitations. Since his emotional win at the 2019 Masters, he has struggled to remain competitive, often withdrawing from events due to physical discomfort.

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Meanwhile Woods continues to confront his fitness limitations. Since his emotional win at the 2019 Masters, he has struggled to remain competitive, often withdrawing from events due to physical discomfort.

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The current torchbearer of dominance in men’s golf, Scottie Scheffler, continues to draw inevitable comparisons to Woods. However, Scheffler downplayed such talk after his latest win at Royal Portrush:

“I think these comparisons are a bit exaggerated,” Scheffler said. “Tiger has won 15 majors, I’m stuck at four.

“I’ve only come a quarter of the way there. He was an inspiration to me, a special talent.

“But he’s unique.”

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Tiger Woods: Charlie Woods Shines in Prestigious Dallas Amid

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Tiger Woods: Charlie Woods Shines in Prestigious Dallas Amid Tournament with Proud Dad Tiger Watching

Tiger, for the most part, stood in the thick of the crowd, leaning against a tree or taking a knee when there was a lull in the action.

DALLAS — The few dozen fans, parents and coaches huddled under shade trees and congregated on the patio outside Brook Hollow Golf Club on Monday afternoon, the first day of the U.S. Junior Amateur in Dallas.

Can you blame them? It wasn’t quite 100 degrees, but felt like it, and the gusty south winds were like a furnace fan, blowing down Brook Hollow’s sloped fairways toward the clubhouse.

All it took was a 16-year-old walking to the practice green to liven things up.

Charlie Woods’ arrival for his 2:03 p.m. tee time got the crowd venturing into the sun near the 10th tee, his first hole of the day. And if someone didn’t know it was that Woods labeled on the back of his caddie’s vest, they found out by the time Charlie stepped to the tee.

Down to his left, among the gallery of around 100, was a 15-time major winner who looked the part, donning a blue and white striped shirt and blue golf pants.

It’s hard to hide when you’re Tiger Woods.

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But aside from being Tiger, he wasn’t much different than the other parents and supporters Monday at the biggest junior golf tournament in the world. He walked alongside Charlie’s threesome and looked fine doing it, with no apparent hobble or limp from the Achilles surgery he underwent in March. And even with Charlie’s group gathering the biggest gallery — and one of the few, if any, that required the USGA staff to deploy ropes to keep crowds at a distance — Tiger wasn’t hounded by fans.

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“Is that him?” the occasional fan would whisper, and then snap a quick picture.

But Tiger, for the most part, stood in the thick of the crowd, leaning against a tree or taking a knee when there was a lull in the action.

It wasn’t the best day for Charlie, who struggled to an eight-over 43 on his front nine and finished 11-over for the day. Wayward shots off the tee got him off track early in the round, but he steadied things a bit down the stretch, and nearly holed out for eagle on his final hole.

But only a handful of golfers put together a solid round at a windy Brook Hollow, which was one of two courses hosting stroke play rounds Monday (Trinity Forest being the other). Of the 28 players under par in the tournament Monday, only four of them played at Brook Hollow.

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One of Woods’ playing partners, Vanderbilt signee Michael Riebe, explained how difficult the conditions could be, even when playing well.

“It was a battle all day,” said Riebe, who battled to one-over to position himself within the projected cut line heading to Trinity Forest.

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Riebe was two-over after nine, then slipped to three-over after a bogey on No. 2 (his 11th hole). But he took advantage of the Par 5 fifth, hitting his second shot to the far left side of the green and making a long putt for eagle. On his final hole, No. 9, Riebe missed the fairway and missed the green left, but got up and down for par.

“It was just really hard to be decisive (at Brook Hollow),” Riebe said. “You really have to commit to a certain line and a club, because the wind switches all the time. And with the wind blowing so much, it really challenges your focus. The heat — everything about it was hard.”

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“All Eyes on Charlie Woods as Fans Try to Make Sense of His

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“All Eyes on Charlie Woods as Fans Try to Make Sense of His U.S. Junior Amateur Struggles”

Nearly two months ago, Charlie Woods was on top of the golf world. Unfortunately, he learned the hard way that it’s hard to stay on top.

In late May, the son of Tiger Woods won the Team TaylorMade Invitational in Bowling Green, Florida. He shot a 66 in the final round to win this AJGA tournament by three strokes. Despite picking up the biggest win of his career at 16 years old, he showed tremendous maturity during his media availability.

“Being able to say to myself that I won an absolutely amazing event and to say I performed under some high pressure situations is just huge going forward,” Woods said.

Hopefully, Woods’ maturity helps him bounce back from this Tuesday’s letdown.

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Woods started off the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship with an 11-over 81 in the opening round. He knew he’d have to be much better this Tuesday at Trinity Forest Golf Club.

Technically, Woods was much better in the second round. The talented golfer shot a three-over 74. However, that wasn’t good enough for him to make the cut in Dallas.

Unsurprisingly, golf fans had a lot to say about Woods missing the cut at the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship for a second straight time.

“Ouch,” one fan said. “Tiger probably isn’t happy.”

“Ouch,” one fan said. “Tiger probably isn’t happy.”

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“How do we know he will bounce back? Can’t he just be a solid college golfer,” a second fan commented.

“Missed cut by 10 strokes… stay in school and get a good education,” another fan wrote on X.

The good news is there’s plenty of time for Woods to learn from his mistakes.

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first appeared on The Spun on Jul 23, 2025

This story was originally reported by The Spun on Jul 23, 2025, where it first appeared.

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