Tiger Woods walks alongside Florida State golf head coach Trey Jones as they watch Charlie Woods compete at the Class 1A state championship on Nov. 15, 2025.

(Editor's note: This is part of team coverage on Tiger Woods' pre-tournament press conference at the Hero World Challenge. Here's more on Tiger and Charlie not playing in the PNC Championship, more on Tiger's injury status, and more on Tiger not being asked to captain the Ryder Cup team.)

Tiger Woods has had a front-row seat to watching his son Charlie fall in love with the sport pops dominated for two decades. Now, Charlie is in the midst of painting his own golf journey.

Tiger's son is one of the top recruits in the Class of 2027. However, Charlie has yet to commit to a school, an anomaly among the top players in his class. That doesn't mean college coaches haven't been champing at the bit to get Charlie interested in their school.

"It's been very different, the recruiting process. Now you have cell phones," Tiger said. "We didn't have cell phones. We would have written letters that would show up in the mailbox. 'Oh, my God, I got a letter.'

"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 coach Trey Jones was seen walking with Tiger during the recent Florida high school state championships. On the final day, Woods shot 4 under to help Benjamin win the title. He finished at 2 under for the tournament, good for T-4.

Woods' recruiting rose over the summer after impressive tournament finishes, including a win at the Team TaylorMade Invitational. He's ranked 13th in the American Junior Golf Association rankings.

And until he commits, suitors are sure to line up trying to get him to sign next November. Until then, Charlie and Tiger are trying to enjoy the process.

"It's fun to be a part of the process with Charlie and go through it and see where the opportunities that he has that he has created for himself by playing better, places that he could play, wants to play and ultimately we'll decide where he wants to go play," Tiger said.

This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Tiger Woods enjoying process as son Charlie becomes top college recruit

Reporting by Cameron Jourdan, Golfweek / Golfweek

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