Charlie Woods, son of legendary golfer Tiger Woods, wrapped up his first round of the Class 1A Florida high school state championship on Tuesday at Howey-in-the-Hills.
Woods shot a 78, six shots over par, finishing with the 55th-best individual mark at states
Defending state champion Benjamin golf, composed of Woods and teammates Pavel Tsar, Andrew Tsar, Brooks Colton, and Jake Valentine, ended the first day in a three-way tie for 9th place with Lake Mary Prep and Lake Highland Prep.
Charlie Woods tees off at the 11th on Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills. (Photo: Eric Seals/Detroit Free Press)
Woods shot a birdie on the 14th hole, a par 5, while bogeying on holes 7, 8, and 15.
He ran into some trouble on the 5th and 17th holes and ended those with double bogeys.
Entering state play, Woods tied four golfers for sixth place with a 71 at the regional championship. He, along with the other Benjamin golfers, are back at states trying to defend their Class 1A state title, though the first day leaves the Buccaneers with some ground to make up on Wednesday.
