Charlie Woods continued his impressive performance in the third round of the 49th Junior PGA Championships on Thursday at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex in West Lafayette, Indiana.
Woods entered the third round after finishing the previous day with a score of 6-under 66, totaling 7-under for the tournament, which tied him for fifth place with Carson Kittsley.
After a two-hour delay to start the third round, Woods did not let the uncertain atmosphere deter his performance and finished the day with a score of 5-under, which moves him into a tie for second with a score of 12-under for the tournament.
As the 49th Junior PGA Championships move into the final round, Lunden Esterline from Andover, Kansas, currently sits atop the leaderboard with a score of 19-under. Here is the status of the leaderboard heading into the fourth round:
Charlie Woods score, results after Round 3
Charlie Woods ended the third round of the 2025 Junior PGA Championships having shot 5-under par, putting him at 12-under for the tournament, good for T2 overall.
2025 Junior PGA Championships leaderboard
Top of the leaderboard, according to the Junior PGA Championships:
- 1. Lunden Esterline: -19
- T2: Charlie Woods: -12
- T2. Pennson Badgett: -12
- T4: Ayden Fynaut: -11
- T4: Tyler Mawhinney: -11
- T4: Zenghao Hou: -11
- 7: Sam Carraher: -10
- T8: Luke Balaskiewicz: -9
- T8: Ronin Banerjee: -9
- T8: William Chang: -9
- T8: Max VanderMolen: -9
