Charlie Woods and the Benjamin School boys golf team got off to a winning start in the 2024 FHSAA playoffs this week, but it was “not pretty” according to the team.
The Bucs won the District 13-1A championship Tuesday at the Championship Club at Summerfield in Stuart with a team score of 291, two shots better than Oxbridge Academy in West Palm Beach.
“It wasn’t pretty, but I got the job done in districts,” Benjamin Boys Golf posted about his official team on Instagram after the win. “On the regionals.”
Woods, the son of legendary golfer Tiger Woods, shot a 1-over 73 to take sixth place individually while senior Pavel Tsar, the Post’s male golfer of the year, placed seventh with a 3-over 75 .
Benjamin’s most valuable player was certainly Tsar’s younger brother, Andrew, a sophomore who shot 3-under 69 to win the individual district title. The Tsar tour sparked “a lot of controversy” and was “lucky,” according to the team’s Instagram account.
Oxbridge Academy had a phenomenal afternoon in the run-up to the district championship upset. Sophomores Joey Iaciofano (-2) and Ajax Lanasa (-1) won the individual district title while junior AJ Colonna (E) helped round out the top 5 with three ThunderWolves.
Benjamin, the reigning Class 1A state champion, and Oxbridge Academy qualified for the Region 4-1A championships next Monday at Miami Shores Golf Club.
District 13-1A Boys
Host: Champions Club in Summerfield (Stuart)
Team result
Benjamin: 291 (+3)
Oxbridge Academy: 293 (+5)
King’s Academy: 307 (+19)
Cardinal Newman: 335 (+47)
Pine School: 354 (+56)
Individual
Andrew Tsar, So., Benjamin: 69 (-3)
Joey Iaciofano, therefore., Oxbridge Academy: 70 (-2)
Ajax Lanasa, therefore., Oxbridge Academy: 71 (-1)
Owen Hicks, 8th, King’s Academy: 71 (-1)
AJ Colonna, Jr., Oxbridge Academy: 72 (E)
Charlie Woods, therefore., Benjamin: 73 (+1)
Pavel Tsar, Sr., Benjamin: 73 (+1)
Brooks Colton, therefore, Benjamin: 75 (+3)
Cameron Cantine, Jr., King’s Academy: 76 (+4)
Lawson Ford, therefore., Cardinal Newman: 77 (+5)
Eric J. Wallace is deputy sports editor of the Palm Beach Post. He can be contacted at [email protected].
This article was originally published on Golfweek: Charlie Woods and his Florida high school golf team open the playoffs with a narrow victory
