Charlie Woods helps Benjamin School to runner up finish at State Championships
17 Nov 2024
by Justin Golba of AmateurGolf.com
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Charlie Woods and Benjamin School finished in solo second place at the 1A Florida High School Boys' State Championship at Mission Resort Inn and Club in Howey-In-The-Hills, Fla.
Woods, the son of 15-time major winner Tiger Woods, fired a 7-over 151 over the two-day championship. He shot a solid 1-over 73 on Wednesday after carding a 6-over 78 in the first round on Tuesday, helping the Buccaneers to a 596 overall.
He finished T29 out of 94 golfers. According to the Palm Beach Post, he recorded five birdies and six bogeys in his final round. He birdied the final hole of the tournament.
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After winning the team title last year, Benjamin finished nine shots in back of this year's champion Oxbridge Academy. Benjamin recorded a first-round team score of 304 and a second-round team score of 292 to finish runner-up.
Circle Christian junior Luke Gossett was the individual medalist with a 5-under 139 with rounds of 68-71, two shots ahead of Joey Iaciofano of Oxbridge Academy and Luke Balaskiewicz of Bolles.
Woods' teammate Andrew Tsar carded the lowest total for Benjamin School with rounds of 71-78, finishing 5-over and T16.