Charlie Woods does something even Tiger didn’t do with latest title

Charlie Woods has accomplished a feat even his legendary father didn’t manage at a high school tournament in Florida.

Tiger provided a surprise fitness update earlier this month after being spotted caddying for Charlie in each round of the Notah Begay Junior Golf National Championship.

The 47-year-old has revealed that the “the pain is completely gone” in his ankle following subtalar fusion surgery in the wake of his withdrawal from April’s Masters.

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He did admit he was “pretty sore after caddying for four days” during that event and was not on bag duties this week, instead watching on from the sidelines at the Florida High School State Championship.

Woods Jr finished the event at the Mission Inn Resort and Club in Orlando in T26 in the individual standings after rounds of 78 and 76.

But his Benjamin School boys team sealed their fourth title in the FHSAA Class A State Championship, with a clip now going viral of the 14-year-old holing a chip shot and celebrating with a trademark Woods fist-pump on the final day.

Charlie now holds the honour of being a high school state champion, but Tiger never won a similar crown during his time at Western High School as the California Interscholastic Federation did not host the tournament when he was a student.

While Charlie is a Florida High School Athletic Association Class A state champion, Tiger, 47, never had the opportunity to win the state title at Western High School because the California Interscholastic Federation at that time did not hold state championships.

💰💪 Charlie Woods with a massive fist pump after chipping in during the Florida High School State Championship. @TWlegion

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Tiger has been spotted carrying the bag for Charlie on multiple occasions during his latest rehabilitation period.

It is unclear yet when he will return to tournament action himself, but there is growing excitement that he could make a return before the year is out, either at the Hero World Challenge or the PNC Championship.

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He was seen hitting full shots in October for the first time since his surgery and Stewart Cink claimed his former Ryder Cup teammate was in “go-mode” as he steps up his recovery.

A spot is still remaining in the field for the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas at the end of this month, a tournament which Woods hosts.

However, a return in 2023 appears most likely at the PNC Championship, the team event in Orlando where he has played alongside Charle for the past three years.