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Watch Charlie Woods video highlights top six shots from third round of PGA Junior Championship<\/p>\n

Charlie Woods, the son of Tiger Woods is tied for second in the Junior PGA Championship. Here were his six best shots.<\/p>\n

WEST LAFAYETTE \u2015 A starting crowd of roughly 500 fans expecting to see Charlie Woods<\/a> \u2015 the son of golf legend Tiger Woods and hoping to get a glimpse of Tiger himself \u2015 saw something different.<\/p>\n

Those that stayed witnessed a 16-year-old exhibit the quiet confidence, leveled ball-striking and putting of an elite level player and master of a course that only two days ago had stumped him and left him in 43rd place after the first round of the Junior PGA Championship.<\/a><\/p>\n

Woods second shot on the 18th hole par 4 dropped firmly onto the green before he calmly putted for birdie to finish -12, placing him in second place and in the hunt for the final round on Friday.<\/p>\n

“My round was pretty up and down and it gave me a heart attack out there,” Woods said. “But nine birdies is pretty good. A couple of three putts, I made a few mistakes today but overall pretty solid round. Pretty good position going into tomorrow.”<\/p>\n

Woods will tee off at 10:06 a.m. tomorrow joined by leader Lunden Esterline (-19) and Pennson Badget (-12) in the Junior PGA Championship final round.<\/p>\n

Woods was in control of the Ackerman-Allen Golf Course in West Lafayette during his second time around, even after his tee time was delayed two hours because of rainstorms and soggy conditions.<\/p>\n

Woods birdied the first hole and would stay steady throughout the round, exhibiting zero timidness after having missed the cut at the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship last month in Dallas.<\/p>\n

From round 2: Charlie Woods skyrockets up leaderboard after second round at Junior PGA Championship<\/a><\/p>\n

The best shot of the night for Woods came on the 10th hole, spotting an iron shot two feet for a tap in birdie before outdoing himself with his finale on 18.<\/p>\n

As he walked to finish his birdie putt, The Clubhouse Bar & Grill at Birck Boilermaker Complex was lined with fans celebrating Woods success.<\/p>\n

He birdied, shook the hands of playing partners Sam Carraher of Crown Point, Indiana, and Ronin Banerjee of Irvine, California, before turning over his scorecard to tournament officials.<\/p>\n

“It was so much fun,” Woods said. “I had a pretty fun chip on 16 but I just enjoyed being out there, having fun and hopefully I have a good chance of winning tomorrow.”<\/p>\n

Ethan Hanson is the sports reporter for the Journal & Courier in Lafayette. He can be reached at ehanson@jconline.com<\/a>, on Twitter at\u00a0EthanAHanson<\/a> and Instagram at\u00a0 ethan_a_hanson.<\/p>\n