Charlie Woods made a remarkable climb on the leaderboard after the second round at the 49th Junior PGA Championship on Wednesday at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex in West Lafayette, Indiana.
After a second day on the course, Woods had a crowd that watched him make nine birdies and finished the second round with a score of 6-under 66 at Purdue University. This brought his total score to 7-under, placing him in a tie for fifth with Carson Kittsley from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This performance follows a week in which Woods missed the cut at the U.S. Junior Amateur, finishing with a score of 14-over.
The competition is fierce at the 49th Junior PGA Championship with Lunden Esterline from Andover, Kansas, currently leading the leaderboard with a score of 14-under. Currently, the top 60 players and ties, with a projected cut at 1 under, will advance to Thursday’s Round 3. Here is the status of the leaderboard:
Charlie Woods score, results after Round 2
Charlie Woods finished the second round of the 2025 Junior PGA Championship with a 6-under par, putting him at 7-under for the tournament, good for T5 overall.
2025 Junior PGA Championships leaderboard
Top of the leaderboard according to the Junior PGA Championship after Round 2:
1. Lunden Esterline: -14
T2. Max VanderMolen: -9
T2: Chase Yenser: -9
4. Zenghao Hou: -8
T5: Charlie Woods: -7
T5: Carson Kittsley: -7
T7: Jessy Huebner: -6
T7: Tyler Mawhinney: -6
T7: Kailer Stone: -6
T7: Silas Haarer: -6
T7: Drew Woolworth: -6
T7: Sam Carraher: -6
T7: Ronin Banerjee: -6
