CORAL GABLES — The 62nd Annual Junior Orange Bowl opened on Saturday, Jan. 3, with 48 male golfers and 36 female golfers competing in the international event at Biltmore Golf Course.
As well as several famous competitors in attendance, even more famous parents, including professional golf legends Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren, were in the gallery cheering on their son Charlie Woods.
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PGA Tour veteran Matt Kuchar also just won the PNC Championship, and his son Matt Kuchar is also playing in the event.
Tiger Woods is pictured smiling broadly in the Junior Orange Bowl gallery cheering on his son Charlie Woods at the Biltmore Golf Course on January 3, 2026.
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Charlie shot a 73 (2 over) on his first day on the course. He entered the clubhouse tied for 24th place. Cameron shot a 77 (6 over) and will enter the second day of the championship in a tie for 39th place.
After his son’s performance on the 11th hole, where Tiger could be heard praising Charlie, saying it was a “hell of a shot,” Matt Kuchar was with his son that day, stopping to discuss strategy with him on the course between the sixth and seventh holes.
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See Tiger Woods, Matt Kuchar, and Elin Nordegren watch their sons play from the Biltmore Golf Course gallery.
Tiger Woods makes sure Charlie Woods’ golf club is OK after it hits a chunk of root during the Junior Orange Bowl at Biltmore Golf Course on January 3, 2026.
Tiger Woods reaches for his son Charlie Woods’ club to check on him after his club collides with a clump of tree roots during the Junior Orange Bowl game on January 3, 2026.
Cameron Kuchar and his father Matt Kuchar discuss strategy during the Junior Orange Bowl at Biltmore Golf Course on January 3, 2026.
Tiger Woods is photographed in the Junior Orange Bowl gallery cheering on his son Charlie Woods at the Biltmore Golf Course on January 3, 2026.
Matt Kuchar watches his son Cameron Kuchar play during the Junior Orange Bowl at Biltmore Golf Course on January 3, 2026.
Tiger Woods is photographed in the Junior Orange Bowl gallery cheering on his son Charlie Woods at the Biltmore Golf Course on January 3, 2026.
Tiger Woods is photographed in the Junior Orange Bowl gallery cheering on his son Charlie Woods at the Biltmore Golf Course on January 3, 2026.
Charlie Woods’ father, Tiger Woods, and mother, Elin Nordegren, pose for a photo in the Junior Orange Bowl gallery on January 3, 2026.
Tiger Woods is pictured smiling broadly in the Junior Orange Bowl gallery cheering on his son Charlie Woods at the Biltmore Golf Course on January 3, 2026.
Tiger Woods is photographed in the Junior Orange Bowl gallery cheering on his son Charlie Woods at the Biltmore Golf Course on January 3, 2026.
Alex Peterman is a high school sports reporter for the Palm Beach Post. He can be reached at apeterman@usatodayco.com.
This article originally appeared in the Palm Beach Post: Tiger Woods, Matt Kuchar watch sons at Junior Orange Bowl
