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Charlie Woods has become a high school state champion golfer at the age of 14, an accolade his 82-time PGA Tour winning-dad Tiger was never able to achieve.
The teenager shot rounds of 78 and 76 across 36 holes to help secure The Benjamin School the Florida state championship for the fourth time. Overall Woods Jr finished 26th individually in the event, coming fourth out of five Benjamin School players on the way to securing the title.
PGA Tour legend, Tiger was in attendance to watch his son and teammates prevail at the Mission Inn Resort and Club, an accolade he was unable to get his hands on during his time studying at Western High School in Anaheim, California.
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Despite Woods Jr taking the bragging rights, Tiger was unable to compete for a state championship during his high school days due the California Interscholastic Federation not holding a state event at the time. Charlie's rise in the world of golf has unsurprisingly been well documented
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The youngster has joined his dad in the parent-child PNC Championship at Ritz Carlton Golf Club in recent years, with their best performance coming in 2021 when the Woods duo finished second behind John Daly and John Daly Jr. It remains to be seen whether Tiger and Charlie compete in this year's event, thanks to the former's ongoing fitness struggles.
Tiger's last competitive outing came at this year's Masters Tournament in April, but his week was cut short during round three after being forced to withdraw during the third round due to an ankle injury. Six months on, Woods released an update on his fitness last week, where he revealed he was still not fully recovered despite his ankle problem clearing.
Tiger and Charlie have competed at the PNC Championship together in recent years (Kevin Kolczynski/AP/REX/Shutterstock)"My ankle is fine," the 2019 Masters champion said. "Where they fused my ankle, I have absolutely zero issue whatsoever. That pain is completely gone. It’s the other areas that have been compensated for. But all the surrounding areas are where I had all my problems and still do."
In recent weeks Woods has been spotted out on the course a number of occasions, often alongside son Charlie. Earlier this month the teenager competed in the Notah Begay III Junior Golf Championship in Louisiana, and his famous father acted as caddie, as Tiger carried his son's bag across all 54 holes without a noticeable limp.
The 14-year-old was competing after qualifying with rounds of 71 and 66 back in September, when the 15-time major winner once again carried the bag. Per the PGA Tour, Charlie said at the time: "It’s great. We just stay in our own little world.
"We take it one shot at a time. He puts me in my place. I’ll talk about the next tee shot, and he’s like, ‘No. This is the shot we’re going to focus on. Focus up. This is what we’re gonna do.’”