BRASELTON, Ga. — Charlie Woods now shares one honor with Tiger Woods, as the son of the 15-time major champion was named as a first-team All-American by the American Junior Golf Association on Wednesday.
Charlie Woods, a junior at The Benjamin School in South Florida, was among 12 boys named to the first team of the AJGA’s annual list. Miles Russell, the 17-year-old who was an alternate at the Walker Cup this summer, was selected player of the year for the second time.
Tiger Woods was the AJGA’s player of the year in 1991 and 1992.
Charlie Woods won his first big title at the Team TaylorMade Invitational in May.
The AJGA second team included Mason Howell, who won the U.S. Amateur and played in the Walker Cup, and Cameron Kuchar, the son of Matt Kuchar, who plans to attend TCU.
Aphrodite Deng, the Canadian living in New Jersey, was player of the year in the girls’ division. Deng won the U.S. Girls Junior this year, along with two big AJGA events.
The teams were determined exclusively through the Rolex AJGA Rankings as of Oct. 14.