Bowling Green, Florida – Charlie Woods of Jupiter, Florida, shot a final round score of 6-under-par 66 to win his first AJGA event at the Team TaylorMade Invitational at Streamsong Resort.
With rounds of 70-65-66, the first-time champion finished with a tournament total of 15-under-par 201. He also matched the tournament low round with a 7-under-par 65 in the second round.
"It means so much because I haven't really performed at the highest level yet. And to finally do it after all the work I have put in and not playing well in big events in the past. Even though, I know I am so much better than that and for it all to finally come together is such a great feeling. "
Woods started the final round tied for second, at 9-under-par 135. He started the round with momentum by birding the first hole to tie the lead. He then birdied Nos. 4, 6, 7 and 8 to close out the front nine. After making the turn Woods had back-to-back birdies on Nos. 11 and 12. He made another birdie on No. 14 to take a three-shot lead. From that point, he never looked back, making par on the remaining four holes.
Woods sat tied for fourteenth after the first round 2-under-par 70 that featured eight birdies and an eagle. He then moved up the leaderboard after the second round with a 7-under-par 65 to sit in a tie for second.
Enroute to the win Woods carded a total of 26 birdies and one eagle throughout the tournament which sets a record for total birdies for this event and an AJGA Invitational record, among available information.
Prior to the event Woods was No. 604 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings. This was the first AJGA Invitational he has played in. With the win he gained fully exempt AJGA status and is projected to move inside the top-20 of the Rolex AJGA Rankings.
"Just being able to say to myself that I have won an absolutely amazing event and say that I have performed under high pressure situations is huge going forward. I haven't been able to say that I have done that and now that I can it is a big thing for my mental game going forward. "
Tied in second place, Willie Gordon of Hot Spring, Arkansas notched his best AJGA Invitational finish at 12-under-par 204. At No. 102 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings, Gordon had eight birdie and one bogey to match the tournament low round. This is his second appearance at the Team TaylorMade Invitational.
Gordon is verbally committed to the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. He won his last AJGA event, the 2025 Mizuno Junior Championship.
Also T2 is Phillip Dunham of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida who shot a final round of 4-under-par 68 to finish the tournament 12-under-par 204. He started the round with a birdie on No. 1 to tie the lead, he later added four more birdie and a bogey in his final round.
Dunham is No. 45 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings and verbally committed to the University of Alabama. This is his third Team TaylorMade Invitational appearance.
Luke Colton also tied in second and finished 12-under-par 204. He led the tournament through the first two rounds. In the final round, Luke carded three birdies and a bogey in the front nine. After the turn he fired a bogey-free back nine to finish the round.
Colton came into the event at No. 4 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings. The Vanderbilt University commit is playing in his first Team TaylorMade Invitational after a top-10 finish at the AJGA Simplify Boys Championship at Carlton Woods in February.
Top 10:
T5: Tyler Watts of Huntsville, Alabama 11-under-par 205
T5: Jessy Huebner of Port St. Lucie, Florida 11-under-par 205
7: Miles Russell of Jacksonville Beach, Florida 9-under-par 207
T8: Shiv Parmar of Selma, Texas 7-under-par 209
T8: Luke Smith of Toronto, Ontario, Canada 7-under-par 209
T10: Evan Liu of Rancho Santa Fe, California 6-under-par 210
T10: Pennson Badgett of Pilot Mountain, North Carolina 6-under-par 210
T10: Cameron Kuchar of St. Simons Island, Georgia 6-under-par