Tiger Woods was 14 when he qualified for his first U.S. Junior, reaching the semifinals.

He won his first U.S. Junior Amateur a year later at Bay Hill in 19 holes. Woods is the only player to win the U.S. Junior three straight times.

Tiger Woods is seen practicing with his son Charlie ahead of the 2024 US Open in Pinehurst

Charlie is developing into an impressive golfer in his own right at the young age of 15

Players have to be under 19 before the championship ends.

The U.S. Junior Amateur is July 22-28 at Oakland Hills in the suburbs of Detroit. Charlie will be among 264 players who will go through 36 holes of stroke play on the North and South courses at Oakland Hills to determine which 64 players advance to match play.

Tiger Woods is a nine-time USGA champion – three straight U.S. Junior Amateurs, three straight U.S. Amateurs and three U.S. Open titles.

‘The USGA means a lot to me,’ Charlie Woods said.

‘I want to win USGA championships and hopefully one day the U.S. Open.’

Tiger was 14 when he qualified for his first U.S. Junior, reaching the semifinals

On Tuesday, the legendary Woods was awarded a lifetime exemption by the PGA Tour for its signature events.

From 2025, Woods will be guaranteed a spot in the eight $20million signature events on the Tour, as a ‘player who has reached an exceptional lifetime achievement threshold of 80 [plus] career wins,’ a memo sent to players read.

Woods has hardly played this season, and missed the cut at the US Open last weekend.