WATCH: Tiger Woods cheers on daughter Sam during state championship
Tiger Woods was in attendance for daughter Sam Woods’ state championship match with the Benjamin Buccaneers on Saturday night.
- Tiger Woods’ children and President Trump’s granddaughter attend and play sports at The Benjamin School in Florida.
- Charlie Woods and Kai Trump often play in the same golf tournaments, and now their parents, Vanessa Trump and Tiger Woods, are officially dating.
- The Benjamin School, known for its elite status, has a long history with famous golfers.
The Benjamin School in Florida is going viral again, due to some of its students’ famous parents (and grandparents).
Golf legend Tiger Woods’ kids, Sam Alexis Woods and Charlie Woods, go to school and play sports there. The Benjamin Buccaneers soccer team won the state championship match on March 1, Woods was in the stands cheering for his daughter.
His son, Charlie Woods, who also attends The Benjamin School, plays golf for their boys’ team. And he shares the course with another celebrity Benjamin Buccaneer golfer: First granddaughter Kai Trump.
It seems the two young golfers have been spending even more time with each other away from their campus and the golf course; Vanessa Trump, Kai’s mom and Donald Trump Jr.’s ex-wife, and Tiger Woods are officially dating.
Woods and the former daughter-in-law of his friend, President Donald Trump, are “Instagram official” — six weeks after her ex-husband Donald Trump Jr. went Instagram official with Bettina Anderson, a model and socialite from Palm Beach, Florida.
Here’s what to know about the elite Florida school where Kai Trump and Charlie Woods play golf and what we know about their parents’ relationship.
Where do Tiger Woods’ kids go to school?
Sam Alexis Woods was born June 18, 2007, to golf legend Tiger Woods and former model Elin Nordegren. She’s a senior at the Benjamin School in Palm Beach County, Florida.
In news interviews, she’s mentioned avoiding a professional career in golf because as a child, the tournaments meant long absences away from her father. Her choice sport has been soccer and she plays on The Benjamin School’s girls’ soccer team.
Her brother, Charlie Axel Woods, also attends and plays golf at the Benjamin School. Born Feb. 8, 2009, in Florida, Charlie Woods helped his varsity golf team win a state title when he was a freshman.
Has Charlie Woods ever hit a hole-in-one?
In December 2024, a then-15-year-old Charlie Woods hit a hole-in-one at the PNC Championship, and his father was there to see it. Tiger Woods and Charlie Woods sometimes play golf tournaments together.
Charlie Woods and Kai Trump most recently played in the Junior Invitational at Sage Valley in South Carolina this weekend. Neither of them played as well as they have before. Woods finished the tournament 11 over par, tied for 25th out of 36 golfers in the boys field. Trump finished the tournament 52-over, taking last place out of 24 golfers in the girls’ field.
Where does Kai Trump go to school? Where will Kai Trump go to college?
Kai Trump was born and mostly raised in New York, but now lives in Jupiter with her mom.
During the Republican National Convention in July 2024, Donald Trump’s oldest granddaughter, Kai Madison Trump, became the first of his grandchildren to talk about what it’s like to have one of the most famous people in the world as a grandfather.
In her speech, Kai Trump mostly focused on the side of Trump that no one sees, calling him a “normal grandpa.” She is the daughter of Donald Trump Jr. and his ex-wife Vanessa Trump. She has four siblings: Donald Trump III, Tristan Milos Trump, Spencer Trump and Chloe Sophia Trump.
Kai Trump attends high school at The Benjamin School in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, and will graduate in spring 2026. In fall 2024, Kai Trump had committed early to stay in Florida and play golf at the University of Miami after high school graduation.
Kai Trump took to Instagram on Sunday, August 18, 2024, to announce her commitment to the University of Miami’s women’s golf team.
“I am beyond excited to announce my verbal commitment to the University of Miami,” Kai wrote in the caption. “I would like to thank my mom, Vanessa, and my dad, Don, for always supporting me through my journey. I would also like to thank my great team for getting me to this point.”
She went on to thank her grandfather, President Donald Trump, as well.
“I would like to thank my grandpa for giving me access to great courses and tremendous support… I am super excited to be a cane and represent the University of Miami. Gooo Canes!”
On March 13, 2025, news reports suggested Tiger Woods was dating Vanessa Trump, ex-wife of Donald Trump Jr., former daughter-in-law of Donald Trump, and mother of Donald Trump Jr.’s five children.
In addition, their kids go to school together. And Kai Trump and Charlie Woods — both paving the way to a possible future pro golf career — have played in the same tournaments many times.
In a Sunday, March 23, Instagram post, Tiger Woods confirmed their relationship — a phenomenon known as going “Instagram official.”
The pro golfer, who has 3.6 million followers, shared photos of his new girlfriend Vanessa Trump with the caption: “Love is in the air and life is better with you by my side! We look forward to our journey through life together. At this time we would appreciate privacy for all those close to our hearts.”
Three hours after posting, the Tiger Woods update had more than 207,000 likes and over 5,000 comments.
Where is the Benjamin School in Florida?
The Benjamin School’s elementary and middle school campus is in North Palm Beach on Ellison Wilson Road, appropriately located near Golfview Road and wedged between two golf courses.
The Benjamin School’s high school campus, where Kai and Charlie attend school, is in Palm Beach Gardens, on Grandiflora Road, not far from Abacoa Golf Club.
What is the tuition at the Benjamin School in Florida? Who founded the school?
According to the school’s website, one year of tuition for 9th through 12th grade was $37,200 for the 2024-25 school year.
Famous golfers, other than Tiger Woods, have also sent their children to The Benjamin School, including Jack Nicklaus and Greg Norman.
The founders of The Benjamin School, Marshall and Nancy Benjamin, were a Michigan couple (both teachers) who moved to South Florida in the 1950s.
Shortly after moving to Florida, they opened up a private school near Palm Beach International Airport, which filled with students within two years of opening, according to Nancy Benjamin’s obituary.
“After a two-year stint traveling and teaching on a military base in Africa, the couple returned to Palm Beach County in 1956. They taught in the public school system,” The Palm Beach Post’s obituary says. “The two teachers from Royal Oak, Michigan, bought a parcel of land in 1960 with two old houses that became North Palm Beach Private School for pre-K students to sixth grade.”
That private school then became the Benjamin School, which probably attracts golfers because of its location – just under a 20-minute car ride away from Jupiter, where many famous golfers live.
Contributing: Eric Wallace, The Palm Beach Post
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