Estero’s Jake Sherwin caught a Tiger on June 7.
Sherwin, playing at the 108th Florida Amateur, was grouped with Charlie Woods for the third round and dropped a hole-in-one at the par 4 fourth hole at the BallenIsles Country Club East Course in West Palm Beach.
Watching the whole scene was Charlie’s dad Tiger, who celebrated with the former Florida Gulf Coast standout by taking a photo.
“It was such a surreal moment going over to pick the ball up and taking the pictures with Tiger,” Sherwin told a Florida State Golf Association communications official. “It is a moment I am going to remember for the rest of my life. To be able to get a hole-in-one in front of Tiger Woods is just something you dream about, and sure enough, I lived it.”
On his hole-in-one, Sherwin, who hit a double-eagle on June 6, said “It was about 113 yards and we got to talking about how there’s not a lot of room for another ball to fit [because Tsar Pavel and Charlie both hit it close] and Charlie says ‘you could just hole it,’ so I got over the ball and put a good swing on it. I didn’t see it go in, but it must have taken a bounce and spun back.”
Sherwin shot a 73 for the round and is tied for 31st at 3-over. Charlie Woods posted a 77 and is tied for 57th at 7-over.
Who is Jake Sherwin?
Jake Sherwin, 30, is an Estero native who attended Evangelical Christian School before playing collegiately at FGCU. He works at Brown & Brown Insurance as a senior vice president.
He secured his first amateur title by winning the 43rd annual Florida Mid-Amateur Championship in May 2024. He previously qualified for the 2022 U.S. Amateur, where he missed the cut after shooting a 156.
Jake Sherwin at FGCU
The 2016 graduate ended his Eagles career as the all-time leader in birdies (332), eagles (12), and rounds played (120). His 35 par-or-better rounds were the 4th-most all-time and 74.69 scoring average was the 10th-best in program history. He reached the NCAA regional in Lubbock, Texas as a junior.
Jake Sherwin in high school
Sherwin graduated from ECS in 2011. He won the 2011 The News-Press Player of the Year honors and was a finalist in 2010. He made it to the state tournament twice. Sherwin tied for 28th in the Class 1A state tournament in 2011, won the Region 1A-6 title in a playoff, and was fifth in the district tournament. As a junior, he tied for 48th at the state tournament after tying for second at the regional and placing seventh at districts.
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