Charlie Woods is just 14 years old, but he has been in the national spotlight for virtually his entire life. That spotlight will only get brighter as long as Woods follows in his father’s footsteps and pursues a golf career.

The younger Woods has been playing golf since he was an infant, much like his father, and he’s old enough now that he is getting the opportunity to play alongside his father in notable events. Charlie and Tiger Woods first played at the PNC Championship in 2020, finishing as runners-up a year later, and they are teaming up again for the event this year.

For Tiger, the PNC Championship marks another step in his return to golf. He underwent ankle surgery after withdrawing from the Masters in April and didn’t play a competitive round again until an appearance at the Hero World Challenge two weeks ago. There’s no doubt the opportunity to play with his son helped motivate him during his rehab.

Here’s what you need to know about Charlie Woods’ golf prowess and where he ranks among his age group.

How good is Charlie Woods at golf?

Woods may not be the phenom his father was at such a young age, but he has a pretty impressive track record for a 14-year-old golfer.

On the Junior PGA South Florida Tour, Woods has finished in the top 20 in six of eight events this year. He is averaging a score of 76.67 as part of the Boys 13-18 Medalist Tour this year, which ranks 71st. Considering Woods is firmly on the younger end of the age group, that’s a fine mark at this point.

Here’s a closer look at Woods’ results in 2023, including two finishes right at the top of Hurricane Junior Golf Tour events.

Charlie Woods ranking

Woods ranks 38th in the Boys 13-18 Medalist Tour in 2023 with 481.87 points. Well over 200 players have competed on the tour this year, so he has impressed to this point. Woods ranks ninth among golfers from the high school class of 2027 on the tour.

It will take some time before Woods gets to the point that he can be ranked among all golfers worldwide, but he certainly has the genes to make his way there.

Where does Charlie Woods play golf?

Woods has played on the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour for the last handful of years, though he moved up to a new 14-15 age group this year. Woods also plays on the Junior South Florida PGA Tour.

In November, Woods won a high school state championship at the Benjamin School. He shot rounds of 78 and 76 as a freshman member of the team.

Charlie Woods lowest score

Woods recorded his lowest score in September when he shot a 66 at the Last Chance Regional as part of the 14-15 age division.

Tiger Woods’ lowest score is a 59, which he claims he shot at Isleworth Country Club just before the 1997 Masters. Charlie can set that magic number his goal, but 66 is a score to be proud of at such a young age.

Charlie Woods is not your average teenager. He couldn’t be, even if he wanted to. Unless he plans to move into some Mediterranean country house or settle down in some Icelandic village, the teenager will face media attention and public scrutiny in every aspect of his life, personal and professional. It’s truly a matter of wonder that the teenager still manages to prioritize his midterm after rubbing shoulders with the likes of Justin Thomas, Annika Sorenstam, and John Daly alongside his father.

However, one downside—farcical as it may sound—of having a Tiger Woods, a Jack Nicklaus, or a Gary Player as a father is that GOAT-level expectations are placed on your shoulders when those are not broad enough to carry their legacy. Unfortunately, everything Charlie Woods will ever achieve will be measured against his father’s achievement.

The father-son duo is currently gearing up for their routine annual outing at the PNC Championship this week. Charlie Woods has performed really well so far this year. However, his future success will hinge on how well he can get to grips with the ludicrous pressure that comes with being Tiger Woods’s son.

Woods’s legacy can prove to be a burden

In Tiger Woods’s success story, Earl Woods is the keystone—the fons et origo of the maverick who changed the game of golf. Woods has taken some of the parenting skills from his father and inculcated the value of grinding in his son. Nevertheless, it’s not the same as the relationship between Tiger Woods and Earl Woods. The veteran golfer appears to be more candid with his teenage son. “Charlie is Charlie… Yes, he is my son. But then again, he is his own person.“

Woods has courted and rejected the limelight since a young age. The media has thrown the spotlight on his personal life countless times but could never penetrate beyond the drawing room. That much you can expect from a person who names his yacht ‘Privacy.

For Charlie Woods, the case is a little different. The 15-time Major champion was always Tiger Woods, a first from the Woods family. However, for the teenager, first and foremost, he is Tiger Woods’s son, at least until he reaches close to or surpasses his father’s records, which seems well-nigh impossible at this moment. That’s a compliment on the father’s ridiculous achievements rather than a diss on the son’s skills.

Carving out an identity for himself will be hard for the teenager. Even when Woods was a young sensation quickly rising through the ranks, donning green jackets, and drinking from the Claret Jug, he was not subject to such minute scrutiny as Charlie Woods will be on his PGA Tour debut and every shot in his rookie season.

We have examples of wunderkinds buckling under pressure and eventually getting lost in the whirlwind of stardom and fame. But so far, Charlie Woods has weathered it pretty well, and he seems to be reveling in the spotlight.

How has Charlie Woods performed so far?

Charlie Woods officially debuted in front of the world at the 2020 PNC Championship. The 12-year-old kid finished in seventh place with 62 under. The following year, the father-son came all guns blazing as they recorded a second-place finish, just two shots behind Team Daly. The father-son duo fluttered 11 consecutive birdies in the final round to post 57 after shooting 62 in the final round.

Tiger Woods’s son is at the start of what could be a promising career, but how have his results been so far?

With a dad who can make a serious case for being the greatest player of all time, it’s not surprising that Charlie Woods has been making headlines since beginning to follow in Tiger’s footsteps with a burgeoning golf career of his own.

But how do his results stack up, and is the hype the 14-year-old is generating merited?

Charlie’s ability first caught the attention of the public when he was aged just 11 at a local junior event in Florida. In it, he shot a three under 33 over nine holes to win by five shots. Not bad considering that, just two years earlier, his dad had explained that he and his sister Sam were more interested in soccer.

Since bursting onto the scene at that young age, Charlie has had considerably more success on the course. Later in 2020, he appeared alongside Tiger at the PNC Championship for the first time, and they performed admirably, finishing seventh after shooting a pair of 62s.

The year after, it got even better as, despite Tiger’s long layoff after injuring his right leg in a car accident, the pair finished second at the tournament, two shots behind John Daly and John Daly II, including a final round 57 that included 11 straight birdies. The pair followed that up in 2022 with a T8 at the event at Ritz-Carlton Golf Club.

Between 2021 and 2023, Charlie had already begun making a name for himself in tournaments without his famous dad alongside him, too.

In 2021, he competed on the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour in the Boys 11-13 category. From his six starts, he achieved finishes of T8, 3rd, 10th, 7th, 8th and 12th.

In 2022, Charlie again played mainly on the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour as well as the Junior PGA South Florida Tour, playing eight tournaments overall. In the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour, Charlie competed in the Boys 11-13 category again. In his four appearances, he finished 2nd, T1, 10th and 1st, with that win coming in the Major Championship at Village Golf Course.

On the Junior PGA South Florida Tour, he played in the decidedly more challenging Boys 13-18 group, with finishes of 22nd, T40, T23 and T28.

He also finished T4 in the Last Chance Regional for the Notah Begay III Boys’ Jr Golf National Championship. In the tournament, he finished a highly creditable 11th in the Boys 12-13 category among the field of 32.

On the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour in 2023, Charlie moved up to the Boys 14-15 category, and finished T1, 2nd, T9 and 1st from his four tournaments. The latter result was particularly impressive as he cruised to victory by eight shots in the Major Championship at Village Golf Course, his second win at the tournament in a row, albeit in a different age category.

In 2023, on the Junior PGA South Florida Tour, Charlie’s eight tournaments finished T19, T8, 15th, T33, T20, 10th, T35, T5.

He also shot a 66 in the Last Chance Regional to close out victory and qualify for the 2023 Notah Begay III Boys’ Jr Golf National Championship in the Boys 14-15 category, where he finished T17 with Tiger caddying for him every day.

While it’s still early days for Charlie, and talk of him making it in the professional game, or even one day securing a Major win, is premature, as things stand, his results show that he undoubtedly has the potential to go further in the game.

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