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Charlie Woods' hopes of making the US Junior Ryder Cup team went up in smoke during the final round of the Junior PGA Championships.
The 16-year-old was eyeing the first big title of his junior career this week, with many of golf's brightest young talents descending on Purdue University.
The son of golf legend Tiger Woods needed to finish first or second in Indiana to secure himself a spot in next month's event at at Nassau Country Club and Bethpage Black.
And Woods was second on the leaderboard heading into Friday's final round at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex.
But the teen shot a three-over-par 74 in Friday's final round which saw him finish in a tie for ninth.
Woods started the day seven shots adrift of overnight leader Lunden Esterline. Eighteen holes later, the gap was 10.
Woods ended the tournament on nine-under-par, with Esterline cruising to a six-shot victory in West Lafayette.
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