Being the son of the golf great Tiger Woods has its cons and pros. On one hand, Charlie Woods gets to learn from the best of the best, and on the other, he has to deal with constant scrutiny and carry the weight of expectations that have been knocking at his door since he chose golf as his career. Charlie has not yet achieved the remarkable feats in his amateur career that his father accomplished when he was 15.

And with the emergence of rising talent in the golf world, there is heightened pressure on Woods to be successful and not get buried under expectations or overshadowed by his rival. In that bid, Charlie Woods has to come out successful for the Pinehurst chase.

On Thursday, Charlie Woods will be playing at the 18-hole U.S. Open qualifier at The Legacy Golf & Tennis Club in Florida. The 15-year-old will be making a run to qualify for the 76th U.S. Open and get his name out in the golf world when there is huge pressure on him and when he has failed to prove his game before. In late March, Woods was given a sponsor exemption to play at the Will Lowry Junior Championship sanctioned by the AJGA. marking his AJGA debut.

The Florida native was expected to finish in the top position. However, the 15-year-old started round one with a 6 over 78 with three birdies, two double bogeys, and five single ones. Eventually, he shot the last two rounds of 81 and 78 to finish in a tie for 32 at 21 over 237. Woods was more than 20 strokes behind the winner, Patmon Malcom. And this year, it was not the only disappointment for Tiger Woods’s son. Before his AJGA debut, the junior golfer participated in a qualifier for the Cognizant Classic.

The news attracted many fans on the course and made the situation a bit risky. Amidst the chaos, Woods shot a round of 16 over 86 and lost the chance to play at Palm Beach with other PGA Tour pros. Woods still has a long way to go to catch up to amateurs like Miles Russell, the 15-year-old who became the youngest player to make the cut for a PGA Tour-sanctioned event and to win the AJGA Rolex Boys POY, breaking Tiger Woods’s 32-year-old record.

Another amateur golfer giving Woods tough competition is Gordon Sargent, who is known for his driving speed of 185–190 mph and has been praised by Max Homa as a “phenomenal golfer.” While Woods’s resume does boast such similar accolades, the question remains: will he be able to equal his father’s feat achievements at the age of 15?

By the age of 15, Tiger Woods had already made a name for himself as a talented golfer. By then, Woods had won five junior titles and became the then-youngest amateur to win his first U.S. Junior Amateur. Comparatively, Charlie Woods has yet to win any junior title, and winning the U.S. Junior Amateur is still months away.

But Woods will have to prepare far harder if he wants to match his father’s record of three U.S. Junior Amateur victories. Coming to Woods at 15, in 1991, the 15-time major winner was also named the Titleist Golfweek National Amateur Player of the Year, Golf Digest POY, and voted as the Southern California Amateur POY.

With Charlie Woods still without a win in the 2024 season, it remains difficult that he will grab as many accolades as his father. However, his qualifying round for the 2024 U.S. Open may push Woods to not get overshadowed by fellow amateurs or his father’s undying legacy.

After Tiger Woods attends the Champions dinner on Tuesday night with Jon Rahm’s Spanish dinner, he will be preparing for the next big ceremony of the 2024 Masters. That is the Par-3 Contest. The ceremony was started in 1960 and it has always been held on a Wednesday since then.

The decades-old tradition of the men’s first major witnesses families coming together to enjoy the contest without any pressure. Comparatively, it is the day when the golfers are more relaxed before the official game follows. So, will Woods be able to enjoy the course with his son, Charlie Woods, on his bag? The simple answer is yes. The beloved event gets the children, grandchildren, wives or girlfriends, nieces and nephews to caddie for their golfers.

Hence, Charlie Woods may become a looper for Mr. T. Moreover, he may even take his first shot on the Par-3 nine holes in Augusta National. Or there are chances of seeing Woods’s daughter, Sam Woods, caddie for him, as she did last year at the PNC Championship. Either of his kids may take up the caddying duties as they did in 2015 on the 9-hole course behind the 10th tee in Augusta National.

The course has holes ranging from 99 to 155 yards shuffled on the northeast side of the golf course, with DeSoto Spring Pond and Ike’s Pond situated there to be played over by the pros. If you could not be one of the patrons at the Augusta Nationa to watch the contest, here’s how you can watch it from the comfort of your home.

The Par-3 Contest will start on April 10th at noon, with the families of all the pros and some of the former champions donning the traditional white jumpsuit of the Masters. Over the course, the players will not be asked to keep a score as their families will be allowed to do the occasional drive, chip, or putt. However, while the patrons in Augusta National will watch it live, the ones at home can only watch it after a few hours.

The event action will be streamed by the Masters on Masters.com starting at 2:00 p.m. So set up your reminders to watch the golfers play a round of golf with their families and enjoy the family moments. One winner will be announced by the end of the 9-hole and he will receive an engraved crystal bowl and probably the historical curse. Funnily enough, no golfer has gone on to win the Masters after winning the Par-3 Contest. So, that tradition may follow this year as well or the spell might break. Who knows?

There is no doubt that Charlie Woods was born into a life filled with privilege. But there are two sides to being Tiger Woods’s son. While the superficial glory that is readily available to the naked eye is on one side of the coin, the other is nowhere near as glorious. From facing the wrath of being constantly compared to the greatness of his father to facing numerous security threats and getting the smallest of his mistakes overly critiqued, not everything comes easy for this budding golfer.

Surely, then, growing up in the shadow of his father does not seem as easy as the widespread assumption. Call it destiny or a coincidence, but the same happened at the AJGA’s Will Lowery Junior Championship this week, where he received a sponsor’s invite.

At just the age of 15, the news of Junior Woods’s performance already invites massive crowds to the greens, wherever he is spotted teeing up. What was tipped off at the pre-qualifier of the Cognizant Classic now seems to have turned into a vicious trend cycle from what is being witnessed at the AJGA’s ongoing event. So much so that the young star’s safety has become a growing concern.

Yes, you read that right. This is the main reason why Woods Jr. has been forced to arrange for a host of security personnel and armed police in case of any unexpected mishaps from overenthusiastic fans. In fact, it has also been reported that there are increased security measures in place in light of his first official appearance at the AJGA event, including stringent identity verification processes.

At the Cognizant Classic’s pre-qualifier, the young talent’s performance was impeded because of the unruly behavior exhibited by the fans. The crowd surrounded and pressurized the young golfer in more ways than one. Some fans were even seen walking alongside him, thereby distracting him in attempts to catch Charlie’s glimpse.

But who is the culprit for the same? Well, it’s probably the fame he has gotten from his 82-time PGA Tour winner father. Junior Woods is living a reality that would be a completely strange occurrence for any other amateur of a similar stature as him. So has it influenced his performance in some way?

Is Tiger Woods’s shadow casting a dark cloud over Charley Woods’s career?

The answer to this might invite different opinions, but in some ways, that is certainly the case. Unlike most of the other golfers, who could remain at peace and perform at the event, the heavy weight of expectations and the concerningly high level of scrutiny certainly played a key role in an unfortunate result on his part.

A similar saga seems to be forming at the Carolina Trace Country Club-Creek Course in Sanford. Junior Woods’s performance can be best described as inconsistent so far, and the public scrutiny pool is certainly not impressed.

He finished with a score of 21 over par and tied for 33rd on the leaderboard, making it a less-than-appreciable performance. His first round saw him card a 78, whereas he concluded his second round with a score of 81, and a third round of 78 quashed the expectations of many fans of the Woods family who were vastly interested. Has TW been helping his son in coping with the struggles that he continues to face on the greens?

Despite the fact that it is inadvertently the shadow of his father that has opened the window to the challenges being faced by Charlie, it is his father’s golden advice and constant support that makes it easier for him to cope with the challenges.

September 2023 was the month. Tiger Woods was reportedly considering a comeback to the game. In addition, he was observed several times on the greens. The cause? Chasing his son Charlie Woods in the 14–15 age group in the Last Chance Regional (Boys). When February 2024 finally arrives, many start to wonder if the legend will aid his son on the course once more.

September 2023 was the month. Tiger Woods was reportedly considering a comeback to the game. In addition, he was observed several times on the greens. The cause? Chasing his son Charlie Woods in the 14–15 age group in the Last Chance Regional (Boys). When February 2024 finally arrives, many start to wonder if the legend will aid his son on the course once more.

Woods has not included the forthcoming tournament in his list of events that he plans to play in for the 2024 season. That puts to rest any uncertainty about how being on the bag for his son might be impacted by his golf profession. The pro’s recent back spasms and sicknesses, which caused him to withdraw from the Genesis Invitational, raise yet another serious concern.

With regards to his influenza, it would take a maximum of one week to have been cured of the same. However, the issue becomes troublesome owing to his back problems. He had undergone spinal surgery for a pinched nerve owing to the back spasms that arose in 2014. Moreover, the 15-time major champ followed it with two microdiscectomies and one back surgery in 2015, a complex surgery to fuse his spinal cord in 2017, and another microdiscectomy in 2021 before his accident.

Well, if the problem still persists by the time pre-qualifiers start, then he would have no option but to employ a cart. But PGA Tour events, unfortunately, do not allow the use of a cart even for a caddie unless it calls for a special situation, such as the case of Casey Martin, a former pro who suffered from Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome. Well, even if they do, the Hall of Famer is against its usage. Thus, everything boils down to his health. If he manages to recover before the event, then YES, he can caddie for his son. However, if Woods is unable to do so, then he will not be able to carry the bags.

Nevertheless, the 82-time PGA Tour champ is renowned for pushing through despite adversity on the greens. What’s more, during the Last Chance Regional qualifiers, he was able to help his son to a win even though the golfer had not completely recovered from the sore knee.

During the qualifying competition for the NB3 National Championship, the 48-year-old was able to help his son card a 6-under 66 in the second and final round. As a result of the same, the young athlete was able to score a total of 7-under-137 over the two days of play and pave his way to the finals at Coushatta.

It was a long road for the 82-time PGA Tour champ. From a string of injuries after 2010 to the major accident in 2021 to the plantar fascitis surgery in 2023, the professional has gone through a lot. Now, one would hope the athlete would be able to return to the course as soon as possible, even as his son’s caddie, after Woods recovers from the back spasms and the influenza.

Charlie Woods had his mother by his side, even though it wasn’t the best day on the greens. Charlie Woods was not able to get a spot in a PGA Tour event qualifying, and Elin Nordegren was present. The 15-year-old missed the cut at the Lost Lake Golf Club after shooting 16 over 86, aided by a 12-point score on the par-4 7th hole.

Following each shot, Woods Jr. had to contend with the throng of people swarming around him. About fifty onlookers followed him along. The group that usually supports Woods Jr. on the course during school tournaments was absent, as was his father, a 15-time Major champion who has occasionally ridden in his bag. Charlie Woods had his mother cheering him on, as usual. Elin Nordegren, who bitterly parted from Tiger Woods in 2010, six years after their marriage, had previously shown up to support her children.

Charlie Woods made his public debut in the 2020 PNC Championship. Since then, the Woods family has made it an annual trip. Outside the lines, however, was Elin Nordegren and their daughter, Sam Woods.

That was the first indication that Woods and Nordegren were skilled co-parents. “Tiger and Elin have made it such a huge priority to protect the interests of their kids and their privacy,” close family friend Notah Begay III said at the time to Golf.com. “I mentioned Tiger being at all those soccer games and youth activities—well, Elin’s right there and right next to them,” Begay continued.

In her early soccer matches, Nordegren was seated next to Sam Woods. at the age of three for Charlie and five for Sam. The former model was photographed playing soccer with her children at a stadium back in 2013. She was pictured with her children and her twin sister while wearing sweatpants and a jersey. When Sam Woods began to play, the former model reportedly also took on the role of instructor for a while. It was easy to see where Sam Woods’ soccer skills came from. In fact, Woods mentioned that when his son was younger, he was more interested in soccer.

Charlie Woods was still recovering from his near-fatal car accident in 2021 when Elin Nordegren accompanied him to a soccer session. In addition, Nordegren brought Arthur, the infant she had with Jordan Cameron, who is one year old.

Woods had previously stated that both of them have a friendly connection even after their breakup. Woods even said that his ex-wife is still one of his closest buddies. Woods had to withdraw from the Genesis Invitational due to influenza, but he is already on the mend, so Elin Nordegren was back at the greens supporting his son.

Having played golf since he was three years old, Rickie Fowler now believes that it’s not always the best idea for parents to caddy for their kids. The seven-time PGA Tour player’s mother went with him to the golf course when he was practicing, but she never offered advice. He is a self-taught golfer, as the Bleacher Report noted.

Tiger Woods and Charlie Woods, two well-known golfers, are highlighted in Fowler’s recent remarks on parents acting as their kids’ caddies. Fowler went on to say that it might impede the organic development required to improve as a golfer.

Rickie Fowler recently made headlines when his 11-year association with Farmers Insurance ended. The 31-year-old then decided not to participate in the Farmers Insurance Open. In the meanwhile, he made his most recent podcast appearance.

In a recent interview with the I Can Fly podcast, Fowler described the junior level situation as it stands. The Cal golfer began by telling the tale of how her mother used to transport him to the courses when they played. But parents were never permitted on the greens, and they were never placed in the same group or matched with their kids.

Conversely, parents are now more interested in their children’s jobs. Although Fowler acknowledged that parents are there to help, he never felt pressure to take up golf. But parents are beginning to caddie for their kids, as he has seen at the junior level. “Parents caving in and I just feel like I don’t know if it’s the right way,” the man remarked. According to Fowler, growing up and learning on one’s own are aided by being left alone without parental guidance.

“I feel like there’s so much that I learned and you learn growing up from, you know, you kind of figure out instead of someone telling you what to do or how to do it,” he continued. The 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic winner just made another audacious admission regarding trying something different this year.

Although it was rumored to be renewed soon, Rickie Fowler’s other sponsor, Rocket Mortgage, has not yet extended their agreement following his recent breakup with Farmers Insurance. Currently, Fowler discussed his goals for the future in an interview with Golfweek that he did during the process.

Fowler talked about the value of time and surrounding himself with morally upright individuals. “I want a solid core group of partners, but I don’t want to be a billboard or NASCAR driver type of thing,” he remarked. The 35-year-old wishes to improve his skills in a new area.

Fowler recently made comments on parents that emphasized two well-known golfers: Tiger Woods and Charlie Woods.

Charlie Woods’ golf career really took off in 2023. After a busy year, Tiger Woods’ kid was spotted breaking out of his shell and becoming a formidable junior player. Anticipations for the son of the 15-time major winner have risen sharply during a season that set new records.

Going back to his 2023 agenda, it is expected that the 14-year-old would have an equally full 2024. Why hasn’t Charlie Woods been teeing it off yet, one would wonder. Ultimately, January is almost over. This is the reason!

The golf community is curious about Charlie Woods’s next move after his final participation alongside his father at the 2023 PNC Championship. But a careful examination of his calendar for 2023 would show that the pro won’t be observed warming up in January.

For the followers of this rising talent, the best part of the New Year will probably come in March when he starts competing in the Martin Downs Tournament on the Medalist Tour. But why at this late hour?

Well, there are a lot of possible causes for it. One of them is that he may not be able to start early in January due to his academic obligations while he is still enrolled in school. Woods Junior goes at the Benjamin School. The renowned school’s annual calendar indicates that the 14-year-old has returned to studies after a protracted winter break.

At such a young age, balancing schoolwork, a life in the spotlight, and a desire to become a powerful golfer like his father are undoubtedly stressful. Still, it’s amazing to watch the child handle everything with such grace. In fact, his most recent performance revealed his actual potential to the golf world. However, why?

The world of golf was reminded of the amazing skill show of the well-known scratch player at the PNC Championship, where he was accompanied by his well-known father. Despite not being able to take home the Willie Park trophy, the pair’s lightning-fast performance in the championship round was absolutely astounding. After scoring an 11 in the last round, the father-son team tied for fifth place at 19 under par.

In the final round, Charlie added a chip-in birdie to his score. Aside from this, Notah Begay claims that the well-known pro’s son has a ball speed that is unbelievable, reaching the mid-170s with his driver. Furthermore, even as a junior golfer, Woods Jr. stood next to legendary players like Nelly Korda and John Daly since the young prodigy opted to tee off at the same 6,578-yard distance as them.

Overall, the golf world is eager to see what calculated decisions the legendary player’s son will make in the upcoming months, despite the fact that Charlie Woods will not be competing in January.