How Charlie Woods fared in first round of Junior Players Championship

Charlie Woods put himself in the mix after the first round of the Junior Players Championship on Friday.

Woods, a senior at the Benjamin School and son of legendary golfer Tiger Woods, shot 71 (1-under) and entered the clubhouse in tied for eighth place on Sept. 4 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.

Woods was three shots back of leader Esteban Llorente from Colombia at the time he concluded his opening tournament round.

He pulled off a bit of magic on TPC Sawgrass' famous hole No. 17, the "Island Green."

Facing a 134-yard tee shot with no wind and a back-right hole placement, Woods pulled his wedge a bit and for a few seconds, thought he had found the water. Fans standing on a bank behind the hole gave a baseball umpire's "safe" signal,

indicating the ball was dry.

The ball landed on the footpath players use to enter the green and rolled about 30 feet down. It was on short grass and he had a stance but the ball was tight to the pin, with little room to work. Woods then chipped the ball barely onto the putting surface. The ball checked and rolled to within 4 feet. He made the putt for par.

Woods will tee off at No. 1 at 10 a.m. in the second round on Sept. 5. The final round is Sept. 6.

Charlie Woods hole-by-hole scorecard

Hole — Score (Strokes)

Final: In 35, Out 36, Total 71 (1-under)

• No. 10 — Par (4)
• No. 11 — Bogey (6)
• No. 12 — Par (4)
• No. 13 — Par (3)
• No. 14 — Bogey (5)
• No. 15 — Birdie (3)
• No. 16 — Birdie (4)
• No. 17 — Par (3)
• No. 18 — Birdie (3)
• No. 1 — Par (4)
• No. 2 — Bogey (6)
• No. 3 — Birdie (2)
• No. 4 — Par (4)
• No. 5 — Bogey (5)
• No. 6 — Par (4)
• No. 7 — Par (4)
• No. 8 — Par (3)
• No. 9 — Birdie (4)

Eric J. Wallace is deputy sports editor for The Palm Beach Post. He can be reached at [e-mail].

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