Charlie Woods' bid to reach the 2026 U.S. Amateur ended in disappointment on Wednesday.

The 17-year-old son of Tiger Woods shot a 5-over 76 at final qualifying on the Scarlet Course at Ohio State University Golf Club in Columbus and missed the cut by six shots.

The U.S. Amateur, an event his father won three consecutive times from 1994 to 1996, is set to take place at the Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, from August 10 to 16.

The top 13 players, plus two alternates, moved on to the championship at Merion Golf Club in Pennsylvania. Woods finished tied for 57th in the field, per The Columbus Dispatch report.

Woods did not start badly, but the round quickly slipped away. He opened with a par, then dropped back-to-back bogeys at No. 2 and 3. A par at the next two holes steadied him for a moment, but a double bogey at the par-5 sixth pushed him to 4-over through six.

He birdied No. 9 to limit the damage on the front side, then played the back nine a little better, finishing with a birdie at the 18th after bogeys at Nos. 16 and 17 had already ended his chances.

While the U.S. Amateur bid is over, Woods already qualified for the 2026 U.S. Junior Amateur, running July 20-25 at Saucon Valley Country Club in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania — an event his father won three consecutive times, from 1991 to 1993.

And qualifying for the same will be special, considering the USGA renamed the trophy awarded to the winner the Tiger Woods Trophy, alongside a new Tiger Woods Medal for the U.S. Amateur champion.

“It’s a pretty natural fit to name this the Tiger Woods Trophy because what he accomplished in the early 90s is never going to happen again, or likely will never happen again,” said Rob Doone, the Director of the U.S. Junior Amateur, per Sports Illustrated.

The Recent Finish Was Another Tough Chapter in a Rough Season for Charlie Woods’

Since verbally committing to Florida State in February, Woods has struggled to find consistent form on the junior and amateur circuits. And it shows in the rankings: he has fallen from 13th to 174th in the American Junior Golf Association standings.

In April, he missed U.S. Open local qualifying by a single stroke despite an even-par 72 at Eagle Trace Golf Club.

In March, he finished dead last in a 36-player field at the prestigious Junior Invitational at Sage Valley, closing with an 8-over 80 to end the week at 26-over.

In early July, he missed the cut at the North & South Men's Amateur at Pinehurst. He was sitting one shot inside the projected cut line with four holes left in round two before a triple bogey and two bogeys dropped him six shots short.

And now, the U.S. Amateur qualifier at Ohio State makes it another near-miss to add to the pile.

Amid the struggles, though, there was one bright spot. On June 1, Woods shot a 3-under 68 at Heathrow Country Club in Florida and won a playoff to book his third straight trip to the U.S. Junior Amateur — a tournament where he's missed the cut to match play in both previous appearances.

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Md Saife Fida