Charlie Woods, the 16-year-old son of Tiger Woods, entered Friday tied for second place at the Junior PGA Championship after he shot a 6-under 66 for a second consecutive round on Thursday. However, a final round 74 (+3) dropped him back to tied for ninth at 9 under,

WEST LAFAYETTE — Charlie Woods entered the Junior PGA Championship and started slow, just cracking the top 50 on Tuesday at Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex in West Lafayette. Woods would prove to doubters, if there were any, that he could hold his own on the big stage just over a week after being cut in the U.S. Amateur Championship in Dallas.

Lunden Esterline destroyed the Junior PGA field and outshined Charlie Woods, then praised the golf prodigy of Tiger Woods with a positive message