WEST LAFAYETTE — Charlie Woods entered the Junior PGA Championship and started slow, just cracking the top 50 on Tuesday at Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex in West Lafayette. Woods would prove to doubters, if there were any, that he could hold his own on the big stage just over a week after being cut in the U.S. Amateur Championship in Dallas.

Charlie Woods shot a 3-over 74 in the final round of the Junior PGA Championship on Friday, fading out of contention to secure one of the two qualifying spots for the U.S. Junior Ryder Cup team. Woods,

Lunden Esterline finished with a total gross score of 266, 19 under par for the championship that took place over 4 days at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex at Purdue in West Lafayette, Indiana.