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The Woods family adds to its remarkable golfing legacy.
Charlie Woods, son of 15-time major winner Tiger Woods, announced on Instagram that he has committed to play college golf at Florida State.
“Go Noles!” the high school student posted.
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Tiger Woods and son Charlie Woods react to the 16th green during the second round of the PNC Championship at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club on December 22, 2024 in Orlando, Fla. (Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images)
Woods won the Team TaylorMade Invitational in May and drilled a hole-in-one on the third hole at TPC Sawgrass in August.
The father-son duo played alongside each other at the PNC Championship from 2020 to 2024, and the younger Woods recorded his first ace in 2024. The pair finished in second place in both 2021 and 2024.
Woods, who turned 17 on Monday, is the 21st-ranked golfer in the American Junior Golf Association. He finished tied for ninth at the Junior PGA Championship in August.
Tiger Woods and son Charlie Woods watch from the second hole during a practice round ahead of the US Open at Pinehurst Resort on June 11, 2024 in Pinehurst, NC (Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
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In the summer of 2024, he qualified to compete at the US Junior Amateur but failed to make the cut.
His father has 82 professional victories, tied with Sam Snead for most all-time. Fifteen of those wins have come in majors, and his last major victory was an unforgettable 2019 Masters.
Tiger underwent another back surgery in December after rupturing his Achilles just weeks before last year’s Masters. In 18 official events since finishing tied for 9th at the 2020 Farmers Insurance Open, his best finish is a tie for 37th at the 2020 PGA Championship.
He has not competed since the 2024 Open Championship. He competed in just five events that year — each of the four majors and the Genesis Invitational, which he hosts. He withdrew from Genesis, finished dead last in the Masters and missed the cut in the last three majors.
Tiger Woods, left, and son Charlie Woods fist pump after making their putt on the 13th green during the final round of the PNC Championship on Dec. 22, 2024, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
Five-time major winner Brooks Koepka and Paul Azinger, the 1993 PGA champion, both attended Florida State.
