'don't copy me' - tiger woods' advice to son charlie as he points out role model

TIGER WOODS FAMOUSLY TOLD HIS SON CHARLIE NOT TO COPY HIS OWN SWING, BUT TO INSTEAD MODEL HIS ACTION ON FOUR-TIME MAJOR CHAMPION RORY MCILROY - ADVICE THE TEEN APPEARS TO HAVE HEEDED 16:41,

30 May 2025 Charlie Woods, the young golfing sensation and son of Tiger Woods, seems to have taken his father's advice to "copy Rory McIlroy's swing" rather than his own.

The 16-year-old is already making a name for himself in the sport, much like his father, who is a 15-time major champion. Recently, Charlie experienced the disappointment of not qualifying

for the US Open for the second consecutive year. Despite being among a record 10,202 entries for the tournament, he fell seven shots short of those who progressed to the 36-hole final stage

at Wellington Golf Club, Florida. However, the teenager made an impressive comeback by securing his first AJGA tournament win at the Team TaylorMade Invitational. He finished with a

remarkable score of 15-under par, outperforming four of the top-five ranked AJGA players. During the final round, Woods scored eight birdies and two bogeys, and concluded with four straight

pars, winning the event by three strokes ahead of a three-way tie between fifth-ranked player Luke Colton, Willie Gordon and Phillip Dunham. It appears that he has taken his father's

advice to draw inspiration from recently-crowned Masters champion McIlroy, a strategy that seems to be working. Woods first suggested that Charlie should not emulate his own swing during the

2022 Hero World Challenge, reports the Mirror. In a tribute to McIlroy, Woods said: "I told [Charlie], 'Don't copy my swing. Copy Rory's.' Have you ever seen Rory

off balance in a shot?". Article continues below "Not ever. That's one of the things my dad instilled in me, is that you should be able to balance and hold your finish until

the ball rolls and stops. You can swing as hard as you want, but you need to have balance." Tiger's own swing has evolved over time due to changing coaches and suffering injuries.

That may provide an explanation as to why he would view the Northern Irishman's swing as better than his own. Australian golf pro Mark Allen echoed the same sentiment during a

conversation with Nick O'Hern on the Talk Birdie to Me Podcast: "It's funny, that advice that you give people, that's exactly the advice that Tiger Woods gives his boy.

Article continues below "So I've heard Tiger Woods say this a couple of times. 'Don't watch me, watch Rory.' Because Rory hits it as hard as he can, as long as he

middles it and as long as he finishes balanced, that's the skill that I want you to develop. "Every time I watch Tiger's son Charlie swing the club, every time they put him on

the telly or I see it on a post, he's got a Rory McIlroy follow-through where it's incredibly balanced."