HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Florida – Charlie Woods, son of legendary golfer Tiger Woods, wrapped up his first round of the Class 1A Florida high school state championship on Tuesday at Howey-in-the-Hills.
Woods shot a 78, six shots over par, finishing with the 55th-best individual mark at states.
Defending state champion Benjamin golf, composed of Woods and teammates Pavel Tsar, Andrew Tsar, Brooks Colton, and Jake Valentine, ended the first day in a three-way tie for 9th place with Lake Mary Prep and Lake Highland Prep.
Woods made a birdie on the 14th hole, a par 5, while bogeying on holes 7, 8, and 15.
He ran into some trouble on the 5th and 17th holes and ended those with double bogeys.
Entering state play, Woods tied four golfers for sixth place with a 71 at the regional championship. He, along with the other Benjamin golfers, are back at states trying to defend their Class 1A state title, though the first day leaves the Buccaneers with some ground to make up on Wednesday.
Alex Peterman covers high school sports for The Palm Beach Post. He can be reached at apeterman@gannett.com.
