Exclusive: Charlie Woods Sets Another Record Again, South Florida PGA Junior Tour Members Shocked
With Benjamin coach Toby Harbeck (left), 14-year-old Charlie Woods (center) displays his trophy after shooting 102 to become the individual champion of the SFPGA West Coast High School Tournament at Cypress Woods Golf and Country Club in Naples. September
30, 2023. Golf fans who have followed the development of Charlie Woods, son of Tiger Woods, may have wondered where and if the future golf star would play at the high school level. The Benjamin School in Palm Beach Gardens was the lucky winner and is already enjoying the rewards of excellence. After winning the West Coast High School Tournament presented by the South Florida PGA Junior Tour on Saturday afternoon, the Buccaneer boys golf team is on track to win its fourth championship with 14-year-old freshman phenom, Charlie, the individual champion at the two-day tournament at Cypress Woods Golf and Country Club in Naples. Seniors Aiden Miller and Tyler Bruneau tied for second place, and Luke Wise took fourth place. Travis Robertson, another Benjamin elder, shot and killed both men before retreating.
Charlie’s performance marked his second low-round appearance since last weekend’s Notah Begay III “Last Chance in Florida” Junior National Golf Championship, held at the Mission Inn Resort in Howey-in-the-Hills, where Benjamin will attend high school. The state championship will be held this fall. Thanks to Tiger’s performance and final scores of 71 and 66 (a career-best second round of nine birdies), Charlie won the boys’ 14-15 junior regional qualifying round and qualified for the national tournament championship in Coushatta, Louisiana. The event, which is scheduled to begin on November 4, will end on November 1. 6, which is the same day the Florida High School Athletic Association golf state championships kick off before the teams and individual champions are determined on Nov. 15. In a post-match interview last Sunday, after shaving two shots off his 2022 tournament scorecard of 68, Charlie had nothing but positive reviews about the Mission Inn Resort’s El Campeon course. Woods told tournament host Ryan Burr: “This course is awesome for me. » High school rules and regulations might keep Dad on the sidelines when Charlie’s inaugural run at a state college championship comes around. in November. However, the Bucs can feel confident with an experienced rookie in the lineup.
With Tiger Woods as his caddy, Charlie Woods holed an 18th hole to win the Notah Begay tournament. Justin Leonard saw a lot of Tiger Woods in Charlie at the recent Florida Junior Golf Club Championship.