The Ryder Cup kept the attention of all golf fans away from virtually every other issue, but several notable events took place over the weekend. One of them featured Tiger Woods’ son, Charlie.
The younger Woods competed in the South Florida PGA Junior Golf West Coast High School Championship at The Club at TwinEagles Talon Course in Naples, Florida. There, he finished tied for fourth in the individual event and led Benjamin School to victory in the team competition.
Charlie carded a first-round 68, with eight birdies, one bogey and one triple bogey, temporarily placing him tied for second. In the second round, he was unable to match his previous day’s result, carding four birdies and four bogeys for a 4-under score for the 36-hole tournament.
His Benjamin School teammate, Clint Lewis, finished the event with the same 4-under score. Woods and Lewis were the linchpins of the five-boy team’s 36-hole score of 1-over, edging out second-place Sarasota High School by four shots.
The other three members of the winning team were Andrew Tsar (10-over, T30), Drew Sterling (2-over, T13), and Campbell Hogan (14-over, T46).
Sixteen teams and 98 individual players participated in the event, although only 82 of them finished.
The individual event was won by Jack Donovan, who finished tied in regulation with Henry Liebwein at 9-under. Donovan took the title by winning a two-hole playoff.
This is the second high school team title for Charlie. He won the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) Class A State Championship in November 2023, having just started his freshman year at the Benjamin School.
Currently a high school junior, Charlie is the No. 9 junior player in the country, according to the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA). Among his recent highlights are his victory at the Team TaylorMade Invitational last May, a T9 finish at the Boy’s Junior PGA Championship in July, and a T25 finish at the Junior Invitational at Sage Valley in March.
The South Florida PGA Junior Golf West Coast High School Championship also featured a girls’ event, won individually by Abigail Lee and by Barron Collier in the team competition.
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