Tiger Woods' son Charlie struggles during opening round of US Junior Amateur Open as 15-year-old shoots plus-12 under his father's watchful eye

Tiger Woods' 15-year-old boy Charlie had an disconnected time astatine nan opening information of nan US Junior Amateur Open astatine Oakland Hills connected Monday.

The younger Woods was plus-12 arsenic he birdied some of nan par 5s connected nan Oakland Hills North Course but struggled connected nan par 3s and 4s, carding 5 double bogeys and 4 bogeys.

Woods will person to person rather a turnaround Tuesday connected nan South Course, which Ben Hogan called 'The Monster,' to beryllium among nan debased 64 scorers from a section that started pinch 264 players from 40 states and 35 countries.

At an arena that usually draws a fewer 100 group for nan title match, astir 100 group were waiting connected nan first tee to spot Woods play and astatine slightest that galore spectators followed him passim his round.

Woods, who is from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, was visibly disappointment pinch his information and his celebrated begetter was comparatively helpless because rules forestall parents from coaching their children during nan tournament.

Charlie Woods covered his look pinch his headdress aft shaking hands pinch his playing partners connected nan 18th greenish and went connected to motion a paper from a information he whitethorn want to forget.

He earned a spot successful nan section past period pinch a 1-under 71 arsenic nan medalist from his qualifier astatine Eagle Trace Golf Club successful Coral Springs, Florida.

Tiger Woods was 14 erstwhile he qualified for his first U.S. Junior and reached nan semifinals. Woods won his first U.S. Junior a twelvemonth later and went connected to go nan only 1 to triumph nan tourney 3 times successful a row.

He traveled to suburban Detroit from Scotland aft matching his highest 36-hole people arsenic a master astatine nan British Open, missing nan trim for nan 3rd consecutive clip successful a major.

The elder Woods tied a individual grounds successful nan British Open connected Friday, albeit 1 he could person done without.

Woods matched his highest 36-hole people arsenic a master - 156 - to miss nan trim for nan 3rd consecutive clip successful a major.

He tapped successful for a regular par connected nan 18th spread astatine Royal Troon and signed for a 6-over 77, a information that sewage distant from him early pinch a double bogey and ne'er improved during nan day.

'It wasn't very good,' Woods said. 'I made a double correct retired of nan hopper erstwhile I needed to spell nan different way. Just was fighting it beautiful overmuch each day. I ne'er really deed it adjacent capable to make birdies and result made a batch of bogeys.'

That brought a short play to an abrupt end.

Woods said he won't play again until December, perchance his unofficial Hero World Challenge pinch a 20-man section successful nan Bahamas.