Charlie, 15, won’t want to repeat his father Tiger Woods’ past mistakes in the Oakland Hills – here’s why

Like father, like son? Hopefully not when it comes to Tiger Woods’ Oakland Hills curse! Young golfer Charlie Woods has qualified to compete in the 2024 US Junior Amateur. The tournament is being held at Oakland Hills CC for the first time in its 76th edition. Woods Jr. will compete against other star amateur golfers such as Miles Russell, Kris Kim and others. In addition to skills, the 15-year-old will also need a lot of luck, especially if he wants to overcome the Oakland curse that eluded his father.

82-time PGA Tour winner Tiger Woods doesn’t have a good history with Oakland Hills. He was an amateur at the time and his experience at the 1996 US Open at Oakland Hills was pretty poor. He started off strong in his second US Open, hitting a great shot from 80 yards out for a birdie. Up until the 14th hole on opening day, Woods was leading the game as he was 3 under par, but after that, things started to go south. according to Bleacher’s report.

The young golfer began to struggle to maintain the same pace and made several mistakes in the last five holes, including three bogeys, a double bogey and a quadruple bogey. This led to a disappointing score of 76. There was no looking back after that; in the next round on Friday, Woods shot a score of 69 and eventually finished in T82. Although the course has changed in almost 28 years, things could still go south for Woods Jr.

With the way his recent performances have gone, Charlie hopes he doesn’t have as much bad luck as his decorated father at Oakland Hills. In his last two attempts to make the PGA Tour and the U.S. Open, he failed. Then, in his last event, the Future Masters, he finished well behind the winner, tied for 103rd, after shooting two rounds of 73 and 76. Well, that said, that’s not all the bad luck Woods has had to deal with at Oakland Hills.

Tiger Woods’ tragic defeat at the 2004 Ryder Cup

The curse of Oakland Hills followed Tiger Woods to the 2004 Ryder Cup, and the entire US team suffered. The 35th Ryder Cup was a major disappointment for the US team. They played Europe at the Oakland Hills Country Club (south course) in Bloomfield Township, Michigan, from September 17-19, 2004.

American captain Hal Sutton was very confident before the start of the tournament. He even put on a cowboy hat and said his team would win easily. According to Golf CompendiumBut was Sutton right? No. He paired up two of the team’s best players, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, thinking they would cruise to an easy win. But his predictions proved wrong once again, as they lost two games on the first day and split afterward.

However, things went pretty well for the European team, as they led 6.5 to 1.5 after the first day. The American team tried to make up for lost ground, but couldn’t. They lost most of the matches and never got close to Europe’s score. Tiger Woods finished with a 2-3-0 record in the tournament and Phil Mickelson with a 1-3-0. On the other hand, Lee Westwood and Sergio Garcia played very well for Europe, winning 4 matches each and drawing 1. The final score for Europe was 18.5; for the United States, 9.5. This was one of the worst defeats for the American team in Ryder Cup history.

Fans can only hope that the cards are in Charlie Woods’ favor and that he doesn’t follow in his father’s footsteps this time around. Do you think he’ll be able to win the 2024 US Junior Amateur? Let us know in the comments section below!