BRASELTON, Ga. — Charlie Woods now shares one honor with Tiger Woods, because the son of the 15-time main champion was named first-team All-America by the American Junior Golf Affiliation on Wednesday.
Charlie Woods, a junior at The Benjamin College in South Florida, was amongst 12 boys named to the primary workforce of the AJGA’s annual listing. Miles Russell, the 17-year-old who was an alternate on the Walker Cup this summer season, was chosen participant of the yr for the second time.
Tiger Woods was the AJGA’s participant of the yr in 1991 and 1992.
Charlie Woods gained his first massive title on the Workforce TaylorMade Invitational in Could.
The AJGA second workforce included Mason Howell, who gained the U.S. Newbie and performed within the Walker Cup, and Cameron Kuchar, the son of Matt Kuchar who plans to attend TCU.
Aphrodite Deng, the Canadian residing in New Jersey, was participant of the yr within the ladies’ division. Deng gained the U.S. Ladies Junior this yr, together with two massive AJGA occasions.
The groups have been decided solely by means of the Rolex AJGA Rankings as of Oct. 14.