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FSU wooed Charlie from choosing other elite golf programs, such as Stanford, where his father played and his sister, Sam, is a freshman
Published Feb 11, 2026 • Last updated 10 hours ago • 2 minute read
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Charlie Woods tees off on the fifth hole as his father Tiger Woods watches during the final round of the PNC Championship golf tournament on Dec. 22, 2024, in Orlando, Fla. Photo by Phelan M. Ebenhack /APArticle content
The son of Tiger Woods is ready to tear up the green in Tallahassee, Fla.
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Charlie Woods, 17, announced in an Instagram post on Tuesday that he has committed to play collegiate golf at Florida State University.
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“Excited to announce my commitment to play golf at Florida State University — go Noles!” Charlie captioned the post.
“Congratulations Charlie. I’m so proud of you on entering this next chapter of your life,” Tiger commented.
Woods joins Russell at FSU
Currently a junior at Benjamin School in Palm Beach, Fla., the younger Woods is ranked 21st in the American Junior Golf Association rankings. Charlie will be joining fellow AJGA-ranked player Miles Russell at FSU after he committed last year to play there, per New York Post.
Charlie and Russell will be part of FSU’s class of 2027.
Trey Jones, head coach and director of golf at FSU, pushed to recruit Charlie, watching the player shoot a round of 68 to help secure the Florida High School Athletic Association 1A state championship in November, the Tallahassee Democrat reported.
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Charlie Woods hits a tee shot on the fourth hole during the first round of the U.S. Junior Amateur at Brook Hollow Golf Club on July 21, 2025 in Dallas, Texas. Photo by Tim Heitman /Getty Images‘Very different’ recruiting process
FSU wooed Charlie from choosing other elite collegiate golf programs, such as Stanford, where his father played, and his sister, Sam, is a freshman.
During the Hero World Challenge in December, Tiger Woods told the media that recruiting players now is a “very different” process.
“It’s been very different, the recruiting process,” said Woods, per ESPN.
“Now, you have cellphones. We didn’t have cellphones. We would have written letters that would show up in the mailbox. It’s just very different how fast coaches can communicate with the family members and the player that they’re trying to recruit.
“It’s just a different world. Not saying it’s good or bad, it’s just different,” he added.
FSU has big-name alum
The golf program at FSU has produced a number of big-name golfers, including Brooks Koepka.
At age 11, Charlie became the youngest competitor to compete in the PNC Championship in 2020 while playing with his father. The pair finished as runners-up to John Daly and John Daly II.
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