Charlie Woods and Kai Trump are in the field this week for one of South Florida’s premier junior golf tournaments.
Woods, the son of legendary golfer Tiger Woods, and Trump, the eldest grandchild of President Donald J. Trump, played the first round of the 41st Nicklaus Junior Championship on June 23 at the Bear’s Club in Jupiter.
Woods shot 74 (2-over) and is tied for 12th in a field of 122 golfers entering Tuesday’s second round at Tequesta Country Club.
He is four shots back of a trio of leaders — Weston’s Ignacio Hurtado, Port St. Lucie’s Jeremy Hsu and Orlando’s Xingrun Piao — at 2-under.
Trump shot 86 (14-over) and is tied for 28th in a field of 30 golfers. She’ll also play Tuesday’s second round at Tequesta Country Club.
Bella Simões, an 11-year-old phenom from Lake Worth, leads the girls field by three strokes after shooting 70 (2-under) at the Bear’s Club.
Trump will start her second round with a 9:12 a.m. tee time while Woods will start at 10:24 a.m.
Named after golf’s most decorated major champion, the Nicklaus Junior is an annual tournament organized by the South Florida PGA and the Palm Beach County Golf Association.
The two-day competition is split between the Bear’s Club in Jupiter and the Tequesta Country Club. Previous winners include Brooks Koepka and Daniel Berger.
