Charlie Woods just checked off a box with his dad’s name on it. The 16-year-old was added to the American Junior Golf Association’s first-team All-America list, one of only 12 boys honored this year and his first time on the top team.
The AJGA announcement out of Braselton, Georgia, capped a season that already included his first AJGA win and a jump up the junior rankings. Tiger Woods lived in this lane as a teenager. He made the AJGA first team all four years of high school.
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He was also the Rolex Junior Player of the Year in 1991 and 1992, a launch pad toward three U.S. Amateurs and all his success that followed. Charlie now sits on the same All-America line, a notable overlap between two very different eras.
The Parallels Between Tiger Woods and His Son
The parallels are easy to see and people in the game have been pointing them out for years. Tiger himself once broke down Charlie’s swing on camera and joked that his son “uses his legs way better than I ever did,” a mix of pride and gentle warning about expectations.
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Commentators have leaned into the resemblance without pretending they are the same player. During one stretch of Charlie’s 2025 rise, Golf Digest reported that analyst Brandel Chamblee had already given his “seal of approval” on a viral swing clip.
Charlie Woods plays his shot from the first tee during the PNC Championship at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club.© Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports
Charlie Woods Is Carving Out a Lane of His Own
This All-America nod fits the year he just had. Charlie Woods won the Team TaylorMade Invitational in May with a closing 66, qualified again for the U.S. Junior Amateur, tied for ninth at the Junior PGA and added more reps against top fields at the Junior Players Championship.
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What this AJGA line really means is simpler. Among national juniors, Charlie is no longer just “Tiger’s kid who can play.” He is one of the 12 best boys on the AJGA’s board this year, with a season of scores to back it up. Honors like this are how he starts to carry his own share of a golf legacy.
This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Nov 8, 2025, where it first appeared in the Golf section. Add Athlon Sports as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
