One of America’s highest-profile varsity golfers is once again teeing it up in Palm Beach County this fall.
Charlie Woods, son of legendary golfer Tiger Woods, is playing for the Benjamin School golf team in Florida High School Athletic Association competition.
Woods has helped put the Bucs into state championship conversations at the midway point of the Florida golf regular season.
Benjamin’s boys golf team, led by veteran head coach Toby Harbeck, holds a No. 1 state and national ranking as of Sept. 24, according to iWanamaker’s high school rankings.
Woods has carried momentum from a breakout summer into the varsity season. He shot 66 to win the Palm League Invitational and lead the Bucs to a team victory on Sept. 15 at Miami’s Biltmore Golf Course.
The standout junior is far from alone in building the Bucs’ lofty ranking. Woods is flanked by six other golfers ranked in Florida’s top 100, including breakout freshman Clint Lewis, who is Palm Beach County’s top-ranked varsity player so far this season at No. 11 in Florida.
Here’s a look at how Woods has fared in varsity golf competition so far this season:
Charlie Woods this yearSept. 22 vs. Jupiter at Lost Tree Club: T9 (+1)Sept. 18 vs. Pine Crest at The Bear’s Club: T2 (E)Sept. 15 at Palm League Invitational at Biltmore Golf Course: 1 (-5)Sept. 8 at Morrison Invitational at Pompano Beach Golf Course: 7 (-2)Sept. 3 at Central Florida Prep Invitational at Country Club of Orlando: 15 (E)Aug. 25 at American Heritage Invitational at Lago Mar Country Club: 12 (+5)
Eric J. Wallace is deputy sports editor for The Palm Beach Post. He can be reached at ejwallace@gannett.com.
