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33 years after Tiger, Charlie signs

Charlie Woods is a Seminole, the slide from the Instagram post
The signing

Charlie Woods is a Seminole

Charlie, 17, signed with Florida State on national signing day in a white Seminoles cap, with Tiger beside him in an FSU shirt. He first committed in February. He arrives in Tallahassee in fall 2027.

His best week so far

-15: Charlie's first AJGA win

Team TaylorMade Invitational, Streamsong Black, Florida

-15: Charlie's first AJGA win, the slide from the Instagram post

Rounds of 70, 65 and 66 to win by three against a 71-player field. Two months later he shot a 9-birdie 66 at the Junior PGA Championship and finished T9.

Growing up in public

He's been doing this since he was 11

PNC Championship, with Tiger as his partner

T5 at 11, the youngest player in the event's history. Runner-up in 2021. In 2024 he made an ace with a 7-iron, Team Woods shot 57 and tied the tournament record, then lost a playoff to the Langers.

Why FSU

Florida State builds tour players

Coach Trey Jones, in his 24th season in Tallahassee

FSU finished runner-up at the 2024 NCAA Championship, the program's best ever. Brooks Koepka won five majors after FSU. Daniel Berger, Luke Clanton and Vincent Norrman all came through the same program.

The teammate

His teammate is the No. 1 junior

Miles Russell, No. 1 junior in the AJGA rankings

Russell won the 2023 Junior PGA at 14 by seven. At 15 he became the youngest to make a Korn Ferry Tour cut. He's a two-time Rolex Junior Player of the Year and made the cut at this year's U.S. Open.

Tiger at 17

Tiger signed with Stanford

Three straight U.S. Junior Amateur titles, 1991 to 1993

Tiger played Riviera on the PGA Tour at 16, signed with Stanford at 17, won 11 college events and the 1996 NCAA title, then turned pro after three straight U.S. Amateurs. Nobody should expect that again.

Our take

Charlie picked the right school

Arrives at Florida State in fall 2027

Charlie picked the right school, the slide from the Instagram post

Not Stanford, not his dad's path. A Florida program that sends players to the tour, a coach in his 24th season there, and the No. 1 junior in the country next to him. That's a smart pick for a kid who's still getting better.

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