01:16
Another par
Woods -11 (17)
Safe par on the par-3 17th to remain at 11-under par in T3.
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Junior PGA R3 Leaderboard: Charlie Woods firmly in contention for Junior Ryder Cup spot
Junior PGA Championship Live: Tiger Woods' son Charlie Woods fires nine birdies for the second day running to move into a tie for second with 18 holes to play.
Charlie Woods made nine birdies for the second day running in the third round of the Junior PGA Championship at Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex in Indiana.
Woods, 16, finds himself in a tie for second on 12-under par after a brilliant 5-under 66 on Thursday.
Lunden Esterline is running away with the tournament with 18 holes to play on 19-under par.
Esterline, who has impressively made just one bogey so far all week, matched Woods' third round of 66.
Woods, son of 15-time major champion Tiger Woods, is not only seeking a second title of the season, but if he can finish inside the top two at the Junior PGA on Friday then he will automatically qualify for the Junior Ryder Cup for the first time in his career.
Here's how we stand heading into Friday's final round:
Lunden Esterline | -19 | 66 |
Charlie Woods | -12 | 66 |
Pennson Badgett | -12 | 67 |
Ayden Fynaut | -11 | 65 |
Tyler Mawhinney | -11 | 66 |
Zenghao Hou | -11 | 68 |
The action was pushed back two hours on day three due to a weather delay.
The top 30 and ties after the third round advanced to Friday's final round.
The cut mark fell at 3-under par.
The 2025 Junior Ryder Cup will be contested between United States and Europe at both Nassau Country Club and Bethpage Black in New York from 23-25 September.
The final round of the Junior Ryder Cup takes place a day before the start of the 2025 Ryder Cup between Keegan Bradley's United States and Luke Donald's Europe at Bethpage Black.
Scroll down for live updates from the third round of the 2025 Junior PGA...
01 Aug 2025
01:34
Birdie on 18
Woods -12 (F)
Just like day two, Charlie makes NINE birdies on day three!
Charlie sends home a five footer for birdie on the par-4 18th for a brilliant round of 5-under 66.
He's now up to 12-under par and in a tie for second.
Woods is seven shots behind runaway leader Esterline.
The top two on the board come the end of tomorrow's final round will earn spots on the US Junior Ryder Cup team in September.
Charlie Woods birdies 18 and finishes -12 tied for second heading to the final round of the Junior PGA Championship.#charliewoods#golfpic.twitter.com/UH6FGQqwea
— Ethan Hanson (@EthanAHanson) August 1, 2025
01:07
First par since 8th
Woods -11 (16)
It's a first par for Charlie since the 8th, but not a great one since it was on the par-5 16th.
No damage done though as Charlie remains 11-under par in T3.
00:55
Leaderboard update
Lunden Esterline | -18 | 14 |
William Chang | -12 | 13 |
Ayden Fynaut | -11 | 65 |
Charlie Woods | -11 | 15 |
Tyler Mawhinney | -11 | 14 |
Zenghao Hou | -11 | 13 |
00:46
Birdie for Charlie
C. Woods -11 (15)
Pure class from Charlie.
He sends another dart of an approach shot into six feet and buries the putt in the heart for an eighth birdie of the round.
Charlie is now 4-under par for the day and up to 11-under par in T3.
He's just one shot behind second place, which of course secures a spot in the US Junior Ryder Cup team this September.
What a moment that would be for the Woods family should it happen.
Here's the birdie on 15:
Charlie Woods birdies 15 amd gaining ground moves to -11, his best score of the Junior PGA Championship.
— Ethan Hanson (@EthanAHanson) July 31, 2025
Woods moves into a tie for fourth heading to the par 5 on 16.#charliewoods#tigerwoods#pga#golfpic.twitter.com/R3Vldzj4Uh
00:31
Esterline cruising
Esterline -18 (12)
This is a clinic from the runaway leader Lunden Esterline.
He's just rolled in a fourth birdie of the round at the 12th to progress to 18-under par.
That's six shots ahead of Sam Carraher and William Chang.
Lunden has made just one bogey all week, which came on the 4th in round one.
00:26
Birdie at 14
C. Woods -10 (14)
This is hilarious now.
Charlie keeps the run going with a birdie on the 14th.
He's gone bogey, birdie, bogey, birdie, bogey, birdie on holes 9 thru 14.
Charlie fired a stunning approach shot beyond the pin and spun it back to within two feet.
Check out the shot below.
He rolled in the putt to move back to double digits in T8.
Charlie has made seven birdies in the third round and he's 4-under for the day with four holes left to play.
Charlie Woods second shot on 14.
— Ethan Hanson (@EthanAHanson) July 31, 2025
Sets himself up for a 2 foot birdie putt.
Considering he was -1 the first time on Ackerman-Allen, the adjustmemts have been huge.
Getting more top spin, better feel for the fairway and greens. pic.twitter.com/OQAMJiHwAT
00:15
Leaderboard update
Lunden Esterline | -17 | 11 |
Sam Carraher | -12 | 13 |
Ayden Fynaut | -11 | 16 |
Tyler Mawhinney | -11 | 13 |
William Chang | -11 | 11 |
Chase Yenser | -11 | 11 |
Ryder Huish | -10 | 13 |
Zenghao Hou | -10 | 11 |
Pennson Badgett | -10 | 11 |
Charlie Woods | -9 | 13 |
00:12
Bogey at 13
C. Woods -9 (13)
Charlie, you're killing us here.
He's just gone bogey, birdie, bogey, birdie, bogey on holes 9 thru 13.
Charlie is back to 9-under and now in a tie for 10th.
Runaway leader Esterline has just made a birdie on the 11th to progress to an impressive 17-under par.
He holds a five-shot lead over Sam Carraher, who has just birdied the 12th.
00:09
Birdie at 12!
C. Woods -10 (12)
BOUNCE BACK BIRDIE!
What a rollercoaster.
Charlie gets things immediately back on track with a birdie-three on the par-4 12th.
Back to double digits and into a tie for sixth.
One back of second and five off the lead.
23:52
Bogey at 11
C. Woods -9 (11)
It's turning into a bit of a rollercoaster round for Charlie on day three.
He's just handed back the shot he picked up on 10 with a bogey on 11.
Back to 9-under in T10.
23:41
Leaderboard update
Lunden Esterline | -16 | 8 |
Chase Yenser | -11 | 8 |
William Chang | -11 | 7 |
Ayden Fynaut | -10 | 14 |
Ryder Huish | -10 | 11 |
Tyler Mawhinney | -10 | 11 |
Charlie Woods | -10 | 10 |
Sam Carraher | -10 | 10 |
Max VanderMolen | -10 | 8 |
Pennson Badgett | -10 | 7 |
23:27
Birdie at 10
C. Woods -10 (10)
Dad would be proud.
After a bogey at 9, Woods instantly bounces back with a brilliant birdie on the par-4 10th.
Straight back to double digits at 10-under par and into T4.
One back of second and six behind leader Esterline, who has played eight holes.
23:13
Bogey at 9
C. Woods -9 (9)
A disappointing bogey on the par-4 9th sends Charlie back into the chasing pack.
Charlie goes out in 34 but he's now back to 9-under in T9.
23:06
Charlie playing well in R3
Welcome to live R3 updates of the Junior PGA where Tiger Woods' son Charlie Woods is in contention for not only the title but also earning an elusive spot in the US Junior Ryder Cup team.
Charlie is off to a solid start on day three.
He opened with two birdies on 1 and 2 and then gave one back on 4.
But he has bounced back well with back to back birdies on 6 and 7 to move to 3-under on the round and to double digits for the tournament on 10-under par.
Charlie is currently in T4 and six shots behind the runaway leader Lunden Esterline.
William Chang and Chase Yenser are in T2 on 11-under par.
The leaders are about to head into the back nine.
Charlie Woods starts his 3rd round off with a birdie at the Junior PGA Championship.
— NUCLR GOLF (@NUCLRGOLF) July 31, 2025
-1 thru 1 | -8 overall | T5
(Via: @Aaroncd18) pic.twitter.com/lfb6CcHsly
