Charlie Woods' shot at the U.S. Junior Amateur ruined by clueless golf fan's phone: 'Really, dude?'

At least he didn't confiscate the phone like Rory.Charlie Woods, the son of Tiger Woods, attempted to win the 2026 U.S. Junior Amateur ended on Wednesday during a 14-for-2 playoff at Saucon Valley Country Club.
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At least he didn't confiscate the phone like Rory.Charlie Woods, the son of Tiger Woods, attempted to win the 2026 U.S. Junior Amateur ended on Wednesday during a 14-for-2 playoff at Saucon Valley Country Club. But a camera click on a fan's phone threw off Woods' concentration, causing him to chunk a shot out of the thick rough.According to Golf Channel, the incident took place on the first hole of the playoff which was to determine the final two match-play participants. "Really, dude?" Charlie, 17, responded after hitting his third shot on the Par 5 from the deep stuff.JORDAN SPIETH SAYS GAMBLING IS FUELING ROWDY GOLF CROWDS AND WANTS THE SPORT TO ADDRESS IT SOONCharlie was left with a 35-foot chip for birdie, but he finished with a bogey and his dream of winning the Junior Amateur was over after carding a +5 over two days.If there's good news from this situation, it's that the Charlie Woods' detractors didn't get another f-bomb to use against him like they got on Tuesday when Tiger took a page out of his playbook by dropping a massive f-bomb on the par-3 11th hole."Oh, f–k you," Charlie responded to his tee shot.
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- At least he didn't confiscate the phone like Rory.Charlie Woods, the son of Tiger Woods, attempted to win the 2026 U.S. Junior Amateur ended on Wednesday during a 14-for-2 playoff at Saucon Valley Country Club.
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Charlie Woods' shot at the U.S. Junior Amateur ruined by clueless golf fan's phone: 'Really, dude?'
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