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Irish Independent
2 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Tiger Woods' son Charlie makes huge jump in standard to win biggest prize of career to date
The 16-year-old son of Tiger Woods, perhaps the most famous golfer ever to have played the game, undoubtedly made his father proud with a final-round 66 to win the Team TaylorMade Invitational in Bowling Green, Florida on Wednesday by three strokes. Woods jnr can now call himself a champion on the world's premier youth circuit. The teenager from The Benjamin School − the independent establishment near to where his divorced parents both live − came into the prestigious event way down in 604th in the American Junior Golf Association rankings, with his best finish in five starts a tie for 25th in March. There was an impressive victory in the 14-15-year-old category, as well as the Last Chance Regional later in 2023, but this was a huge jump in standard. Yet despite the 54-hole invitational event obviously being for select players only, Woods silenced the mutterings of special treatment and emphatically justified his sponsor inclusion by leaving behind the likes of star amateur Miles Russell. He stormed through his six-under effort on the 7,249-yard Streamsong Black layout, that is longer than some PGA Tour stops. The fact that Russell was left trailing in seventh will certainly raise eyebrows. Last year, when still in high school, Russell became the youngest player to make the cut on the Korn Ferry Tour − the PGA Tour's main feeder circuit − when he tied for 20th at the LECOM Suncoast Classic. That earned him two starts on the Tour proper and at the Rocket Mortgage Classic and the Butterfield Bermuda Championship Russell's scoring average was sub-70. Luke Colton, the 17-year-old who is another established member in the world's top five, was also in the field and the highly rated Texan was fancied to prevail when he took a one-shot lead into the last round. However, Woods, who opened the tournament with a 70 and a 65, made five birdies on the opening nine to grasp the advantage and then birdied three of his next four, before coasting into the clubhouse with four straight pars. It was reminiscent of the great man himself and added so much substance to the hype that he had attracted since he first played with his father in the PGA Tour's parent-child feature-piece − the PNC Championship − in 2020 as an 11-year-old. The pair have yet to win that event, but social media has long been in rapture for the swing similarities between the duo. However, Woods snr has remained adamant that he will realise his ambition and eventually crack the big time if he sticks to being himself. 'Yeah, I mean, I just am always reminding him, just be you,' he said last year. 'Charlie is Charlie. Yes, he's my son. He's going to have the last name and he's going to be part of the sport. But I just want him to be himself and just be his own person. That's what we will always focus on. 'Being constantly filmed and constantly just − people watching him, that's just part of his generation, and that's part of the world that he has to manoeuvre through. I try to do the best job I possibly can as a parent. I'm always here for him. But at the end of the day, I just want him to be himself and have his own life.'
Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Charlie Woods shocks top amateurs for biggest win of young career
Charlie Woods has arrived. Tiger Woods' 16-year-old son earned the biggest win of his career Wednesday, when he surged to the top of the American Junior Golf Association's Team TaylorMade Invitational leaderboard for an unlikely victory. Advertisement Woods, who is the 604th-ranked amateur in the field, won the event at Streamsong Resort in Bowling Green, Fla. by three strokes over Willie Gordon, Phillip Dunham and Luke Colton. Charlie started Wednesday tied for second, but grabbed the top spot with a 5-under in the final round. Charlie began the tournament Monday in adventurous fashion with a round that included an eagle, eight birdies, five bogeys and a triple bogey. The event included the world's top amateur Miles Russell, who finished in seventh place. The hype around Charlie's career has been immense since partnering with Tiger in the PNC Championship in 2020 as an 11-year-old. Advertisement But this is by far Charlie's most significant moment in the sport as he has yet to make the leap into the top of the amateur golf world. 'Yeah, I mean, I just am always reminding him, just be you,' Tiger said of Charlie in 2024. 'Charlie is Charlie. Yes, he's my son. He's going to have the last name and he's going to be part of the sport. But I just want him to be himself and just be your own person. That's what we will always focus on. I will always encourage it, for him to carve his own name, carve his own path and have his own journey.' Charlie's early career has included some significant moments, from helping The Benjamin School capture a Florida state title to getting a hole-in-one at the PNC last year with Tiger watching on. Advertisement 'I think he's doing a great job. In this day and age where you have so many different — everyone is basically media with all the phones,' Tiger said when asked last year about how Charlie is handling the pressure that comes with the pressure of being his son. 'Being constantly filmed and constantly just — people watching him, that's just part of his generation, and that's part of the world that he has to maneuver through. I try and do the best job I possibly can as a parent. I'm always here for him. But at the end of the day, I just want him just to be himself and have his own life.' Charlie is one of two kids Tiger has with ex-wife Elin Nordgren with older sister Sam. Tiger Woods congratulates Charlie after his son made a hole-in-one at the PNC Championship on Dec. 22, 2024. Getty Images Tiger, 49, is currently recovering from a ruptured Achilles tendon that he suffered in March, adding to the long list of leg and back injuries that have derailed the latter part of his career. Charlie could soon be ready to take the Woods family torch.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Tiger Woods' son Charlie wins biggest prize of career to date
Charlie Woods has defeated a collection of America's top junior golfers on his way to his biggest success to date by far. The 16-year-old son of Tiger Woods, perhaps the most famous golfer ever to have played the game, undoubtedly made his father proud with a final-round 66 to win the Team TaylorMade Invitational in Bowling Green, Florida on Wednesday by three strokes. Woods jnr can now call himself a champion on the world's premier youth circuit. The teenager from The Benjamin School – the independent establishment near to where his divorced parents both live – came into the prestigious event way down in 604th in the American Junior Golf Association rankings, with his best finish in five starts a tie for 25th in March. There was an impressive victory in the 14-15-year-old category, as well as the Last Chance Regional later in 2023, but this was a huge jump in standard. Yet despite the 54-hole invitational event obviously being for select players only, Woods silenced the mutterings of special treatment and emphatically justified his sponsor inclusion by leaving behind the likes of star amateur Miles Russell. He stormed through his six-under effort on the 7,249-yard Streamsong Black layout, that is longer than some PGA Tour stops. 🚨🏆☑️ #WINNING MOMENT — Charlie Woods wins the TaylorMade Invitational, locking up his first career AJGA win. — TWLEGION (@TWlegion) May 28, 2025 The fact that Russell was left trailing in seventh will certainly raise eyebrows. Last year, when still in high school, Russell became the youngest player to make the cut on the Korn Ferry Tour – the PGA Tour's main feeder circuit – when he tied for 20th at the LECOM Suncoast Classic. That earned him two starts on the Tour proper and at the Rocket Mortgage Classic and the Butterfield Bermuda Championship Russell's scoring average was sub-70. Luke Colton, the 17-year-old who is another established member in the world's top five, was also in the field and the highly rated Texan was fancied to prevail when he took a one-shot lead into the last round. However, Woods, who opened the tournament with a 70 and a 65, made five birdies on the opening nine to grasp the advantage and then birdied three of his next four, before coasting into the clubhouse with four straight pars. It was reminiscent of the great man himself and added so much substance to the hype that he had attracted since he first played with his father in the PGA Tour's parent-child feature-piece – the PNC Championship – in 2020 as an 11-year-old. The pair have yet to win that event, but social media has long been in rapture for the swing similarities between the duo. It's in the DNA. Congrats to Charlie Woods on winning his first AJGA event! — Skratch (@Skratch) May 28, 2025 However, Woods snr has remained adamant that he will realise his ambition and eventually crack the big time if he sticks to being himself. 'Yeah, I mean, I just am always reminding him, just be you,' he said last year. 'Charlie is Charlie. Yes, he's my son. He's going to have the last name and he's going to be part of the sport. But I just want him to be himself and just be his own person. That's what we will always focus on. 'Being constantly filmed and constantly just – people watching him, that's just part of his generation, and that's part of the world that he has to manoeuvre through. I try to do the best job I possibly can as a parent. I'm always here for him. But at the end of the day, I just want him to be himself and have his own life.'
New York Post
3 days ago
- Sport
- New York Post
Charlie Woods shocks top amateurs for biggest win of young career
Charlie Woods has arrived. Tiger Woods' 16-year-old son earned the biggest win of his career Wednesday, when he surged to the top of the American Junior Golf Association's Team TaylorMade Invitational leaderboard for an unlikely victory. Woods, who is the 604th-ranked amateur in the field, won the event at Streamsong Resort in Bowling Green, Fla. by three strokes over Willie Gordon, Phillip Dunham and Luke Colton. Advertisement Charlie started Wednesday tied for second, but grabbed the top spot with a 5-under in the final round. Charlie began the tournament Monday in adventurous fashion with a round that included an eagle, eight birdies, five bogeys and a triple bogey. The event included the world's top amateur Miles Russell, who finished in seventh place. Advertisement The hype around Charlie's career has been immense since partnering with Tiger in the PNC Championship in 2020 as an 11-year-old. But this is by far Charlie's most significant moment in the sport as he has yet to make the leap into the top of the amateur golf world. 'Yeah, I mean, I just am always reminding him, just be you,' Tiger said of Charlie in 2024. Advertisement 'Charlie is Charlie. Yes, he's my son. He's going to have the last name and he's going to be part of the sport. But I just want him to be himself and just be your own person. That's what we will always focus on. I will always encourage it, for him to carve his own name, carve his own path and have his own journey.' Charlie's early career has included some significant moments, from helping The Benjamin School capture a Florida state title to getting a hole-in-one at the PNC last year with Tiger watching on. 'I think he's doing a great job. In this day and age where you have so many different — everyone is basically media with all the phones,' Tiger said when asked last year about how Charlie is handling the pressure that comes with the pressure of being his son. Advertisement 'Being constantly filmed and constantly just — people watching him, that's just part of his generation, and that's part of the world that he has to maneuver through. I try and do the best job I possibly can as a parent. I'm always here for him. But at the end of the day, I just want him just to be himself and have his own life.' Charlie is one of two kids Tiger has with ex-wife Elin Nordgren with older sister Sam honoring her father as he was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2022. Tiger Woods congratulates Charlie after his son made a hole-in-one at the PNC Championship on Dec. 22, 2024. Getty Images Tiger, 49, is currently recovering from a ruptured Achilles tendon that he suffered in March, adding to the long list of leg and back injuries that have derailed the latter part of his career. Charlie could soon be ready to take the Woods family torch.
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
New Photo of Tiger Woods and Son Charlie Woods Grabs Attention
Tiger Woods may not be playing every week on the PGA Tour these days, but when he shows up, especially alongside his son, Charlie Woods, the spotlight never leaves. The 15-time major winner recently returned to the course following his sixth back surgery in 10 years, just in time for a special tradition, teaming up with Charlie at the PNC Championship. 'I'm nowhere near competitive shape,' Tiger admitted, 'but I'm a great scramble partner.' Advertisement While Tiger's focus has shifted more toward fatherhood and mentoring, his 16-year-old son Charlie is making serious strides in the golf world. A rising junior at The Benjamin School in Florida, Charlie already boasts a state championship. Orlando, Florida, [USA]; Tiger Woods and son Charlie Woods celebrate after a putt on the ninth green during the PNC Championship at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images He hit a hole-in-one at the 2024 PNC Championship. The 176-yard ace stunned the crowd, and even Charlie himself, who asked per Yahoo Sports, 'Is it in?' before celebrating in Tiger's arms. 'That's awesome,' he grinned. 'This is my first one!' Despite falling short in U.S. Open qualifiers, Charlie continues to gain attention, not just for his play, but for his mannerisms and swing that mirror his dad's. A new photo of Woods father son duo 'twinning' on the course is going viral, and fans can't get enough of the mini-me moment. 'They're like twins,' many have said, and with Woods reminding Charlie to 'just be you,' the duo continues to charm golf fans around the world. Whether it's the matching outfits, the similar swings, or the emotional embraces, the Woods boys are turning heads, and proving that greatness might just run in the family. Related: Scottie Scheffler Sends Clear Message on Rory McIlroy Ahead of PGA Championship
