and his ex-wife, Elin Nordegren, were present at Benjamin School located in Palm Beaches, Florida, to cheer for their son receiving a state championship ring along with his high school golf team. Although Woods and Elin parted ways in 2010 after Woods’ infidelity came to light, the duo decided to co-parent their children, and one such instance came to the spotlight on Tuesday as Elin attended her son’s success ceremony.

After Woods’ appearance in North Carolina to serve as this is Woods’ second appearance at any of   golf-related ventures. The golf legend might be missing out on signature events since backing out of the Genesis Invitational, but he wouldn’t miss out on the special days of his son. Let’s take a look at how Charlie and his team achieved this state championship ring and Charlie’s journey with the Benjamin Buccaneers!

Charlie Woods’ Golf Run On His High School Golf Team

Last year in November, the Benjamin boys squad triumphed at the Florida State High School Golf Championship for the Class 1A title held at Mission Inn Resort and Club after securing an astounding score of 602, one point more than First Academy. Apart from Charlie, the other teammates in the squad are Tyler Bruneau, Brooks Colton, Jake Valentine, and Pavel Tsar.

Junior Woods scored 78 and 76 over the two rounds and tied for 26th place in the individual rankings. But the star performer of the event was Jake, who scored 148 and finished at T8. The Buccaneers were coached by Toby Harbeck and although the title is Charlie’s first state title, this is the school’s fourth title in golf history and the first one after 15 years.

Charlie’s scoring average was 74.3 in 2023 and was behind the team leader’s figure. But he had been a pivotal part of helping the team clinch this triumph. Moreover, Charlie participated in 12 of the 16 team events last season so the team was full of praise for the young golfer.

Also in the West Coast High School tournament held at Cypress Woods Golf and Country Club, Charlie came out victorious in the entire tournament as an individual and shot 65 in round one. Thus, the young golf prodigy is giving his best efforts to follow in the footsteps of his father. Therefore, one can expect several other brilliant accolades coming his way.

Suchita Chakraborty is a senior golf writer at The SportsRush. She did her post-graduation at St. Xavier’s University. For a year now, she has developed a riveting inclination toward golf, with Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy being her top-tier motivational figures to indulge in the sport. She even lives by the words of the Hall of Famer, “You can always become better”, which impels her to excel every day. Her strong suit in golf is covering the LPGA Tour, especially the nooks and crannies of the international event, the Solheim Cup. As a pastime amusement, Suchita also engages herself in reading about golf controversies. Her favorite pick is ‘LIV and Let Die’ by Alan Shipnuck, which covers the PGA-LIV beef.

TROON, Scotland —  said turning down an opportunity to captain next year’s U.S. Ryder Cup team was a difficult one, but one he had to make because of myriad other commitments.

a two-time Ryder Cup player, will when it faces the European team at the Bethpage Black Course in Farmingdale, New York, on Sept. 26-28, 2025.

“Well, the decision was very difficult for me to make,” Woods said Tuesday at Royal Troon Golf Club as he prepares for the Open Championship. “My time has been so loaded with the tour and everything and what we’re trying to accomplish. I’m on so many different subcommittees that it just takes so much time in the day, and I’m always on calls.”

Woods, 48, is vice chairman of the board of directors of PGA Tour Enterprises and a member of its transaction committee, which is handling day-to-day negotiations with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund about a potential multibillion-dollar investment. Woods is a player director on the PGA Tour’s policy board as well.

Woods and  also are the front men for TGL presented by SoFi, a tech-infused golf league that is scheduled to begin its inaugural season on Jan. 7.

“I just didn’t feel like I could do the job properly,” Woods said. “I couldn’t devote the time. I barely had enough time to do what I’m doing right now, and add in the TGL starts next year, as well as the Ryder Cup. You add all that together and then with our negotiations with the PIF, all that concurrently going on at exactly the same time, there’s only so many hours in the day.

“I just didn’t feel like I would be doing the captaincy or the players in Team USA justice if I was the captain with everything that I have to do.”

Woods said he hasn’t talked to Bradley about being one of his vice-captains.

“I think Keegan is going to be a great leader,” Woods said. “He’s very passionate about what he does. He’s very passionate about the event. I think that this is going to be probably a turnover year for us for the captaincies, whether it’s the captain itself and his vice captains. I think this is the natural progression, one we’ve been looking forward to, and I think it’s that year.”

Woods hasn’t ruled out becoming a Ryder Cup captain in the future. The 2027 event will be played at the Golf Course at Adare Manor in Ireland, which is owned by his friend, JP McManus.

It will be Woods’ first tournament at Royal Troon since he tied for ninth at the 2004 Open Championship. He missed the 2016 tournament while recovering from a back injury.

Woods will play the first two rounds with PGA Championship winner Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay. They’ll tee off in the first round at 9:37 a.m. ET Thursday; they start the second round at 4:25 a.m. ET Friday.

The 15-time major champion has finished only nine competitive rounds on tour this season. He was forced to pull out of February’s Genesis Invitational after one round because of illness. At the Masters, he set a tournament record with his 24th consecutive made cut and finished 60th. He missed the cut in his past two starts at the PGA Championship and U.S. Open.

“I’ve been training a lot better,” Woods said. “We’ve been busting it pretty hard in the gym, which has been good. Body’s been feeling better to be able to do such things, and it translates [to] being able to hit the ball better. Can’t quite stay out there during a practice session as long as I’d like, but I’m able to do some things that I haven’t done all year, which is nice.”

When Woods was asked how long he’ll keep playing, he said: “I’ll play as long as I can play, and I feel like I can still win the event.”

Earlier this week, Scottish golfer told The Times of London that it was time for Woods to retire from competitive golf.

“Aren’t we there? I’d have thought we were past there,” Montgomerie said. “There is a time for all sportsmen to say goodbye, but it’s very difficult to tell Tiger it’s time to go. Obviously, he still feels he can win. We are more realistic.”

Woods was asked about Montgomerie’s remarks Tuesday. Woods noted that as a three-time winner of the Claret Jug, he is eligible to play in The Open until he is 60. Montgomerie was a five-time runner-up in the majors but never won one of the big four.

“Well, as a past champion, I’m exempt until I’m 60,” Woods said. “Colin’s not. He’s not a past champion, so he’s not exempt. So, he doesn’t get the opportunity to make that decision. I do.”