Charlie Woods Set For Prestigious Junior Invitational At Sage Valley Debut

Some future stars are featuring at the prestigious Junior Invitational and, among the players, are some familiar names.

Being held on the 19th - 22nd March at Sage Valley Golf Club in Graniteville, South Carolina, it was first reported by Golf Channel's Brentley Romine that both Charlie Woods and Kai Trump were in the field for the tournament, with it now confirmed the pair will tee it up in the boys' and girls' division.

Charlie, who is son of World Golf Hall of Famer and 15-time Major winner Tiger Woods, is set to feature, as is Kai, who is the granddaughter of President Donald Trump.

In terms of ability, Charlie has played the PNC Championship alongside Tiger for the past five years, with the duo registering two runner-up finishes. Losing out in a playoff in the last edition, Charlie made his first ever hole-in-one during the final round at the par 3 fourth hole.

Regarding Kai, the 17-year-old announced an endorsement deal with TaylorMade earlier this year, as well as a verbal agreement to the University of Miami. Trump was also spotted alongside Tiger during the Genesis Invitational and also played alongside Rory McIlroy in the event's pro-am.

Comprised of 36 of the highest-ranked boys and 24 highest-ranked girls in the world, the field contains the top six players on the the Junior Golf Scoreboard's rankings.

As of writing, Woods sits 838th in the American Junior Golf Association standings, whilst Trump ranks 815th.

Along with Woods and Trump, the boys' event features the likes of Miles Russell, who in April 2024 became the youngest player to ever make a cut on the Korn Ferry Tour. He will be joined by another history maker in Kartik Singh who, at 15 years of age, made the cut at the International Series India event in January.

In the girls' tournament, defending champion Asterisk Talley returns, as does current World Amateur No.8 Soomin Oh.

Among the previous winners of the Junior Invitational are World No.1 Scottie Scheffler, who claimed victory in 2014. Current PGA Tour players Akshay Bhatia, Austin Eckroat and Aldrich Potgieter have also won the trophy, as have LIV Golf's Joaquin Niemann, Tom McKibbin and Caleb Surratt.

In the girls' section, former Augusta National Women's Amateur winner, Anna Davis, won in 2023, whilst Ladies European Tour player, Amalie Leth-Nissen, claimed the inaugural event in 2022.