Charlie Woods is nearly all grown up.
Woods, the teenage son of 15-time major champion Tiger Woods, verbally committed to play golf at Florida State University on Tuesday. Still a junior at The Benjamin School in Palm Beach, Florida, he will be a member of the Seminoles’ 2027 recruiting class.
According to Front Office Sports, Woods is expected to be the most marketable college golfer ever and numerous NIL opportunities are expected to be available.
Woods is ranked No. 21 in the Rolex American Junior Golf Association rankings after winning the Team TaylorMade Invitational with a 54-hole total of 15-under 201 last May.
Woods also helped The Benjamin School capture a Florida High School Athletic Association Class A state title in November, carding a 4-under 68 in the final round.
The commitment means he will play on the opposite coast from his father, who spent two seasons at Stanford before turning pro in August 1996.
“It’s been very different, the recruiting process,” Tiger Woods said at the Hero World Challenge in December. “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.”
Florida State has a long golf tradition but has emerged as a contender in recent years. FSU was runner-up at the 2024 NCAA Championship.