"Champions Tour is next" - Fans react to Tiger Woods' surprise appearance at a Florida golf course with son Charlie

Fans on social media reacted to Tiger Woods' rare appearance at the 2025 Florida Amateur Championship to cheer for his son Charlie. The American golfer was seen during the first round on Thursday, June 5.

Nuclr Golf shared a picture of the American golfer on its X (formerly Twitter) account. He was seen sitting in a golf cart wearing a light blue Sun Day Red T-shirt.

Tiger Woods was seen without a boot on his surgically repaired leg, which led fans to discuss whether they could see him return to play soon. Some commented that he might be playing on the Champions Tour next.

"Champions Tour is next….," a fan wrote.

"On the Senior tour," one more fan added.

Meanwhile, some other fans were not optimistic about Tiger Woods' return.

"At this point, not getting hopeful for it. Just ready for Charlie to develop into a star," another fan said.

"Just stop. Tiger isn’t winning another tournament. His body is like 80 years old," a fan said.

Here are some more fan reactions:

"It was his Achilles, not a chance he returns this year," one more fan added.

"No he is not he will not, there will not be a comeback. Can we just stop.already. He might win on champions tour if he uses a golf cart, other wise no.. Just stop.already..," another fan stated.

Notably, Tiger Woods' last official outing was at The Open Championship in July 2024. It's almost going to be a year, but he has not competed in any official PGA Tour event so far.

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How did Tiger Woods' son Charlie play in the opening round of the 2025 Florida Amateur Championship?

Tiger Woods' son Charlie started his campaign at the 2025 Florida Amateur Championship on the tenth hole. He made a par on his first hole of the day, but then struggled on the second and made a bogey.

He quickly bounced back with a birdie on the 12th. On the front nine, he made two bogeys and two birdies, while on the back nine, he added three bogeys and a birdie for an overall round of 2-over 74. After the first round, he was tied for 39th place in the tournament.

Here is the scorecard of Charlie Woods for the first round of the 2025 Florida Amateur Championship:

• No. 10 — Par (4)
• No. 11 — Bogey (4)
• No. 12 — Birdie (3)
• No. 13 — Par (4)
• No. 14 — Birdie (4)
• No. 15 — Bogey (5)
• No. 16 — Par (3)
• No. 17 — Par (5)
• No. 18 — Par (4)
• No. 1 — Birdie (3)
• No. 2 — Par (3)
• No. 3 — Bogey (5)
• No. 4 — Par (3)
• No. 5 — Par (4)
• No. 6 — Par (4)
• No. 7 — Bogey (6)
• No. 8 — Par (4)
• No. 9 — Bogey (6)

William Block, Santiago Navarro, and Derek Busby took the lead in the game after the first 18 holes. They all played a round of 66. The tournament is scheduled to wrap up with its finale on June 8.