Butch Harmon, the coach who helped shape Tiger Woods into a 15-time major champion, recently offered his view about his son Charlie Woods and his rapid development.
The comments surfaced via an Instagram post shared by SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio, capturing Harmon in conversation about what he has heard regarding Charlie, largely through fellow tour professional Rickie Fowler.
While Harmon admitted he has not yet seen Charlie play in person, his curiosity was unmistakable.
“I don’t know if I’d take it on as a full-time. I’m sure my curiosity would make me damn sure do it one time just so I could see the kick,” Harmon said.
“I’ve never seen him play, and he’s got the right last name, and I’d want to take a look at it, that’s for sure. Obviously, if he asked me to do it, I would be more than happy to do it.”
Harmon expanded on that curiosity by referencing insights from Fowler, who has crossed paths with Woods Jr. in Florida.
“I’ve never had the opportunity to see Charlie play. I was talking to Rickie about it a couple of weeks ago, and we were playing down in Florida. He’s played with him, and he says he’s gotten bigger and hits the ball really far now, and he’s going to be a good player,” he added.
“I would love to have an opportunity to see it up close and personal. And I’d like Tiger to be there when it happened, because we could have some fun with that.
“I’d like to needle Tiger and say, ‘you know, when you were that young, you couldn’t do it like he’s doing it’. You know what his answer would be to me. I can’t say it on the phone.”
From Tiger’s trusted coach to Charlie’s growing reputation
The perspective carries weight given Harmon‘s history.
From 1993 to 2004, he coached Tiger Woods through one of the most dominant stretches in golf history, a span that included eight major championships and the famed Tiger Slam.
Their relationship ended in 2004 amid personal and professional tensions, but Harmon‘s influence on the modern game has endured through work with stars such as Rickie Fowler, Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy, and Tommy Fleetwood.
It is Fowler‘s firsthand observations that appear to be driving much of the current buzz.
A frequent presence in Florida, Fowler has likely seen Charlie through junior events connected to The Benjamin School or the Florida junior circuit.
Their overlapping schedules at tournaments such as the Cognizant Classic, Hero World Challenge practices, and the Junior Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass have created natural opportunities for interaction.
Tiger Woods makes admission about Charlie
As Charlie has grown, so has his driving distance. At the 2023 PNC Championship, he famously drove a ball over the 321-yard par-4 13th hole at just 14 years old.
By the 2024 PNC Championship, he was occasionally exceeding 350 yards off the tee. Even Tiger acknowledged the shift.
“I hate to say it, but I’m going to admit it. He finally did it a few weeks ago. I spun one, he tomahawked one and got me,” Tiger Woods said at the 2023 PNC Championship.
The distance is now translating into results. Charlie tied for ninth at the 2025 Junior PGA Championship at 9-under 276, led The Benjamin School to the FHSAA Class 1A state title with a 4-under 68, and currently sits 13th in the Rolex AJGA rankings.
Combined with praise from figures like Rickie Fowler and Butch Harmon, those achievements explain why the golf world is paying close attention to what comes next.
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