With a dad who can make a serious case for being the greatest player of all time, it’s not surprising that Charlie Woods has been making headlines since beginning to follow in Tiger's footsteps with a burgeoning golf career of his own.
But how do his results stack up, and is the hype the 14-year-old is generating merited?
Charlie’s ability first caught the attention of the public when he was aged just 11 at a local junior event in Florida. In it, he shot a three under 33 over nine holes to win by five shots. Not bad considering that, just two years earlier, his dad had explained that he and his sister Sam were more interested in soccer.
Since bursting onto the scene at that young age, Charlie has had considerably more success on the course. Later in 2020, he appeared alongside Tiger at the PNC Championship for the first time, and they performed admirably, finishing seventh after shooting a pair of 62s.
The year after, it got even better as, despite Tiger’s long layoff after injuring his right leg in a car accident, the pair finished second at the tournament, two shots behind John Daly and John Daly II, including a final round 57 that included 11 straight birdies. The pair followed that up in 2022 with a T8 at the event at Ritz-Carlton Golf Club.
Between 2021 and 2023, Charlie had already begun making a name for himself in tournaments without his famous dad alongside him, too.
In 2021, he competed on the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour in the Boys 11-13 category. From his six starts, he achieved finishes of T8, 3rd, 10th, 7th, 8th and 12th.
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In 2022, Charlie again played mainly on the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour as well as the Junior PGA South Florida Tour, playing eight tournaments overall. In the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour, Charlie competed in the Boys 11-13 category again. In his four appearances, he finished 2nd, T1, 10th and 1st, with that win coming in the Major Championship at Village Golf Course.
On the Junior PGA South Florida Tour, he played in the decidedly more challenging Boys 13-18 group, with finishes of 22nd, T40, T23 and T28.
He also finished T4 in the Last Chance Regional for the Notah Begay III Boys' Jr Golf National Championship. In the tournament, he finished a highly creditable 11th in the Boys 12-13 category among the field of 32.
On the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour in 2023, Charlie moved up to the Boys 14-15 category, and finished T1, 2nd, T9 and 1st from his four tournaments. The latter result was particularly impressive as he cruised to victory by eight shots in the Major Championship at Village Golf Course, his second win at the tournament in a row, albeit in a different age category.
In 2023, on the Junior PGA South Florida Tour, Charlie’s eight tournaments finished T19, T8, 15th, T33, T20, 10th, T35, T5.
He also shot a 66 in the Last Chance Regional to close out victory and qualify for the 2023 Notah Begay III Boys' Jr Golf National Championship in the Boys 14-15 category, where he finished T17 with Tiger caddying for him every day.
Then, in November, he helped his team to the Florida High School Athletic Association Class A state championship.
While it's still early days for Charlie, and talk of him making it in the professional game, or even one day securing a Major win, is premature, as things stand, his results show that he undoubtedly has the potential to go further in the game.
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Charlie Woods Results: 2021-2023
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Date | Tournament | Position |
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24 April 2021 | PGA National Junior Open | T8 |
6 June 2021 | South Florida Summer Kickoff | 3 |
23 June 2021 | The Champion Course Junior Open At PGA National | 10 |
11 September 2021 | PGA National Fall Junior Open | 7 |
2 October 2021 | South Florida Fall Junior Open | 8 |
27 December 2021 | PGA National Holiday Open | 12 |
5 February 2022 | Disney Junior Open | 2 |
26 February 2022 | South Florida Junior Open | T1 |
23 April 2022 | PGA National Junior Open | 10 |
5 June 2022 | Major Championship at Village Golf Course | 1 |
25 February 2023 | South Florida Junior Open | T1 |
4 March 2023 | Jensen Beach Spring Junior Open | 2 |
22 April 2023 | PGA National Junior Open | T9 |
3 June 2023 | Major Championship at Village Open | 1 |
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Date | Tournament | Position |
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1 June 2022 | Medalist Tour - Plantation Preserve | T22 |
18 June 2022 | Nicklaus Junior Championship | T40 |
3 September 2022 | SFPGA Labor Day Classic | T23 |
10 September 2022 | Medalist Tour - PGA National Estates | T28 |
18 March 2023 | Medalist Tour - Martin Downs | T19 |
29 April 2023 | Medalist Tour - Crane Watch | T8 |
6 May 2023 | Medalist Tour - Wellington National | 15 |
19 June 2023 | South Florida Jr. PGA Championship | T33 |
22 June 2023 | Nicklaus Junior Championship | T20 |
2 August 2023 | The SFPGA Jr. Cup | 10 |
2 September 2023 | SFPGA Labor Day Classic | T35 |
2 December 2023 | SFPGA Tour Championship | T5 |
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Date | Position | Position |
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24 September 2022 | Last Chance Regional | T4 |
7 November 2022 | Notah Begay III Boys' Jr Golf National Championship | 11 |
24 September 2023 | Last Chance Regional | 1 |
4 November 2023 | Notah Begay III Boys' Jr Golf National Championship | 17 |