Charlie Woods in contention at Jr. PGA Champ.

Charlie Woods vaulted into contention astatine the Junior PGA Championships with a 6-under par 66 successful the 2nd circular successful West Lafayette, Indiana, connected Wednesday.

After carding a 70 during the archetypal circular connected the Kampen-Cosler Course astatine the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex, Woods birdied six of his archetypal 8 holes en way to making the crook successful 5-under 31 connected Wednesday. He birdied 3 of his archetypal six holes connected the backmost to scope 9 nether for the lawsuit earlier consecutive bogeys dropped Woods backmost to 7 under.

Charlie Woods shoots -6, circular of 66 to leap the leaderboard 42 spots. 👀#JuniorPGA pic.twitter.com/thX2cnQWND

He is 7 shots down person Lunden Esterline, a 2027 Auburn commit, with Max VanderMolen and Chase Yenser tied astatine 9 nether with 36 holes to play.

Woods, 16, failed to suffice for the lucifer play rounds astatine past week's U.S. Junior Amateur Championship successful Dallas. He is present seeking 1 of the 2 automatic spots connected the Junior Ryder Cup squad that volition spell to the apical 2 finishers this week. There is besides 1 captain's pick, though Woods is improbable to beryllium selected for it.

A inferior astatine the Benjamin School successful Palm Beach, Florida, Woods won the AJGA's Team TaylorMade Invitational successful May. He has not yet made a assemblage commitment.