Charlie Woods’ quest for the 2026 U.S. Open ended this week as the 17-year-old amateur and son of 15-time major winner Tiger Woods fell agonizingly short of progressing to the final stage of qualifying.
He finished one shot short of a playoff Tuesday after carding an even-par 72 at Eagle Trace Golf Club in Coral Springs, Fla. Including a costly double-bogey at the 171-yard, par-3 seventh hole, he finished tied for 10th.
The top five finishers there advanced to U.S. Open Final Qualifying — known as “Golf’s Longest Day” — on June 8. They were Brett Roberts, amateur Blake Trimble, Hunter Fry, Eric Dietrich and Tyler Stachkunas…