Tiger Woods stuns junior golfer with special congratulations after 16-year-old replicates historic achievement
Woods missed the final rounds at the Open Championship, US Open and PGA Championship.But he recently went out of his way to encourage the sport’s next generation and was praised by fans for his generosity.The 48-year-old Woods took a photo with Blades Brown, a 16-year-old who’s one of the most promising young golfers in the sport.”Great picture!” one fan tweeted.Blades became just the third player in history to earn stroke play medalist honors in the US Amateur and US Junior.Even more impressive is the fact that Woods is one of the other golfers to accomplish the feat.Blades finished first at the US Junior at Oakland Hills Country Club in Detroit.player to secure medalist honors in the US Junior and US Amateur, which are the premier amateur tournaments offered by the USGAWoods snapped the cool pic with Blades after watching his son, Charlie, compete.Charlie shot 80 and 82 but missed the cut.Woods announced last week that he will take some time away from the PGA Tour after a disastrous performance at The Open.He carded an 8-over 79 in the first round before an equally disappointing second round and finished 14-over par.The 15-time major winner missed the cut at his third-consecutive major for the first time in a decade.Following the setback, Woods confirmed his immediate plans are to improve his game, although he will not play again until December.“I’m not going to play until then,” he said. “I’m just going to keep on getting physically better and keep working on it and then hopefully come back for our fifth major.”But Woods is still promoting the sport by watching his son while snapping a pic with another young golfer on the rise.”Does Blades know that he is standing next to one of the greatest players to ever play?” a fan posted.