Let’s slow the roll on Charlie Woods; golf’s history has not been overly kind to the sons of greats
Will Charlie Woods be the next Tiger Woods? Dare we ask if he’ll ever win as many major championships as dear ol’ dad?
Charlie hits it a mile and employs an athletic and fundamentally sound swing, as well as many of his father’s on-course mannerisms.
But if you know golf and know its history, well, let’s just say Charlie will most likely win as many major championships as your ol’ man.
Will Charlie Woods be the next Tiger Woods dare we ask if hell ever win as many major championships as dear old dad Charlie hits it a mile and employs an athletic and fundamentally sound swing as well as many of his fathers on course mannerisms but if you know Golf and
Didn’t know its history well let’s just say Charlie will most likely win as many major championships as your old man maybe that’s a bit harsh it’s not like second generation golfers Haven seeded at the highest levels come on it was just 130 some years ago that Willie Park
Jrb won his second British Open and ran the combined total for father and son to six that was just 15 years after another second generation champ young Tom Morris won his fourth Charlie Woods has drawn plenty of praise for his golf game over the past few years most recently at the
Annual Silly Season tournament the PNC champ championship in Orlando where he and and his dad tied for fifth in a field of 20 teams this came a month after Charlie’s high school team won the class w a state championship Charlie tied for 19th individually with rounds of 78 minus
76 at 14 he’s a quality high school golfer but at this stage there’s no way to know if that’ll eventually translate to a professional career in golf or say professional life as a lawyer or Banker with a singled digigit handicap and occasional use of the reserved for Club
Champion parking spot down at the club Jack Nicholas is the standard by which Tiger Woods has long been measured of Jack’s for sons and one daughter Gary was the best golfer when he was just 16 and playing for the same school Charlie Woods now attends Sports Illustrated put
Him on the cover with the headline the next Nicholas not quite Gary did reached the PGA Tour and stayed a few years which is no small feat but the closest he came to becoming the next Nicholas was a playoff loss to Phil mikkelson the number of second generation tournament
Winners seems a bit low when you consider how many second and and even third generation Stars you see in other sports one reason seems rather obvious in team sports where you get a king griffy jrb or a Christian mcaffrey the son of a former pro especially a
Former star is likely to get more consideration and more reps at an early age and therefore more opportunities to succeed yes genetics also help but in golf and and the other individual sports results tell the story it doesn’t matter how much cache your name carries sure
The name will help a fledgling Pro get a sponsor invite into a tournament field here and and there and one of those opportunities might trigger a breakthrough Charlie Woods is obviously set up to go as far as his talent and and desire allow the best equipment access to the best practice facilities
And and courses and and a pretty fair instructor across the dinner table that instructor defied a lot of odds along the way and and did many things never considered likely and and some things never thought possible odds and and history however also pack a formidable punch
