Charlie Woods officially signs with Florida State, joining star-studded recruiting class

Charlie Woods has officially signed his athletic grant-in-aid agreement with Florida State University. Woods, the son of 15-time major champion Tiger Woods, committed to the Seminoles and coach Trey Jones earlier this year over offers from numerous other programs across the country. He joins Miles Russell, the No. 1 junior in the country and No. 4 amateur in the world, in the Florida State recruiting class. Woods held a signing day ceremony last Friday at Benjamin School in Florida, but he didn't officially sign his paperwork to join the Seminoles until Wednesday. Woods, 17, celebrated the occasion with his dad, mom Elin Nordegren, Robert McNamara, Executive Vice President of TGR, Tiger Woods Ventures, and other friends and family. Woods has played his best golf in the past year. He won the AJGA Team TaylorMade Invitational in May 2025 and last week shot a 1-under 70 to help Benjamin win a Florida regional championship at Miami Shores Country Club. Earlier this summer, he was in a playoff to make match play at the U.S. Junior and just missed out on advancing. In September, Woods signed an NIL deal with TaylorMade . During Jones' tenure in Tallahassee, which spans more than two decades, he has coached stars like Brooks Koepka, Daniel Berger and Luke Clanton. Florida State has made the NCAA Men's Golf Championship in five of the past six years, including a runner-up finish in 2024. Now he has Woods in tow, who chose to stay in state instead of following his father's footsteps and going to Stanford, where Tiger played for two years. Cameron Jourdan  is an assistant editor of Golfweek, covering college and amateur golf, the PGA Tour and plenty more. Follow Cameron on X/Twitter (@Cam_Jourdan) or Instagram (@GolfweekJourdan).