In West Palm Beach, a familiar surname once again drew eyes across the fairways. However, this time, the spotlight shared the room with a gritty team effort. The Benjamin boys’ golf squad clinched the Region 4-1A title, edging out defending state champion Oxbridge Academy by just four strokes. Although Charlie Woods has secured the win, he failed to grab the limelight. While teammates Clint Lewis and Maurice Hoben set the tone with steady rounds of 70, the story that many came to see centered on their top seed, Charlie Woods.

Tiger Woods’ son, Charlie, has recently been struggling with setbacks. This Monday allowed him to change the narrative, and he embraced it. Although it did not turn out to be a lights-out performance, he tried to leave his mark with a composed 1-over 72. In his performance in West Palm Beach, a few scenes indeed reminded fans why expectations continue to swirl around the young golfer. However, young Woods still appeared frustrated.

This time, it was his teammate, freshman Clint Lewis, who stood out in the game. Clint Lewis, standing alongside Senior Maurice Hoben, took the Buccaneers forward by each shooting 70 (1-under). After the shots, Lewis shared how it wasn’t as easy as it appeared. “It was definitely a lot harder with the wind, especially since the greens were really fast,” Lewis said. 

However, for Lewis, as it appears, it was his family heritage that spoke loudly in the course this Monday. The grandfather of the new champ of Benjamin was Bob Lewis. And Bob was a professional golfer who had a record of playing seven consecutive times in the Masters Tournament. Adding to that, it has always been his father who has been his coach for “pretty much” his “whole life”.

Toby Harbeck, on the other hand, praised the young man and stated, “I’m looking forward to many, many years with him. We have this tradition on this team where whoever is the team champion gets to hold the trophy.” He further added, “So when I gave it to him, it took everything in my power to get him to hold it. He wants no praise. He’s so low-key. He just gets the job done, and he’s a bulldog.”

The teenage star notched four birdies. Analysing his own performance, the young golfer further added, “I definitely feel like I played well, hit a lot of solid iron shots, and hit a few putts.” However, amid this, Charlie Woods, too, tried to leave his mark on the course.

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How Charlie Woods battled emotions and wind to grind out a gritty regional round

In the 18-hole round, Woods chalked up three birdies. He began with one and also concluded with one, the final punctuated by a long putt. Still, the journey through 18 holes wasn’t all smooth. The disappointment in his eyes after the 17th showed how the star wasn’t all satisfied. Yet, even when the emotions surfaced, he regrouped and delivered when it mattered most

Harbeck also added, “That course played much harder than I think all of the kids thought it was going to play.” He further revealed how the wind too played a major role in the play, “When that wind comes up here, it’s not as easy as you think. We’re used to it with Oxbridge. Every time we played last year, this year, it comes down to one or two shots.”

Talking about Woods, Harbeck said, “He plays very emotionally, and he always has.” The coach further explained, “He felt like he didn’t hit the ball very well today, and that’s understandable. But still, when you can grind it out and shoot 72 and not have your best stuff, that says a lot about your No. 1.” For Charlie, it wasn’t a runaway victory or a flawless card. But it was his performance that he pulled off despite setbacks in the face of swirling winds, and how he helped lead Benjamin forward.