Tiger Woods and his advice to son Charlie revealed as Rory McIlroy becomes key figure
15-times major winner wants his boy to emulate fellow Grand Slammer
Aussie golf pro Mark Allen reckons Tiger Woods ' son Charlie is following dad's advice to ignore his style and instead copy Rory McIlroy.
The 15-times Major champion had a game that was the envy of the world as he stormed to successes during his prime and now his boy has set out on the professional golfing path.
But, despite all his glory and his success, Woods Snr would rather see Charlie, who is currently competing in the Team Taylor Made Invitational, copy to the technique of McIlroy and not himself.
Talking to fellow Aussie pro Nick O'Hern on the Talk Birdie to Me Podcast about the swing balance of Scottie Scheffler and the work of his coach Randy Smith, Allen, who played an Open at Carnoustie, recalled: 'It's funny, that advice that you give people, that's exactly the advice that Tiger Woods gives his boy.
So I've heard Tiger Woods say this a couple of times, don't watch me, watch Rory.
"Because Rory hits it as hard as he can, as long as he middles it and as long as he finishes balanced, that's the skill that I want you to develop.
'Every time I watch Tiger's son Charlie swing the club, every time they put him on the telly or I see it on a post, he's got a Rory McIlroy follow-through where it's incredibly balanced.
"It is a fantastic tip for 99 per cent of golfers. But Randy Smith, he was clever enough from the start to understand the make-up of Scottie Scheffler and know very well that that tip is just not for him. So a coaching masterstroke.'
Woods first made the statement in 2022 at the Hero World Challenge.
He said: 'I told [Charlie], Don't copy my swing. Copy Rory's. Have you ever seen Rory off balance in a shot?
"Not ever. That's one of the things my dad instilled in me, is that you should be able to balance and hold your finish until the ball rolls and stops.
"You can swing as hard as you want, but you need to have balance.'
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