1, Top 50 at Estelle Lawson Page: Amateur Golfer, Champion. Monday Q Info (@acaseofthegolf1) October 30, 2019, Speaking to the Royal Gazette,Leseuer said: When I started golf, I had no clue I was going to be able to get on the PGA Tour. Zalatoris finished T6 at Winged Foot and the world was introduced to his accurate iron play. GolfCompendium.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. Later in 2017, Justin was named the PGA Player of the Year for 2017, after becoming the fourth golfer aged less than 25 years to win the PGA Championship. First, a shoutout to Rikuya Hoshino, the world No. As for the last time the two paired up on the same team? The 1931 Michigan Open had a very weak field by tour standards, comprised mostly of golfers from across Michigan. At 15, Bermuda native Kenny Leseur is the first player since @cole_hammer6765 (2015 @usopengolf ) to make their @PGATOUR debut at the age of 15 years or younger. The 20-year-old . Your email address will not be published. Greatest strength: His irons (arguably the best on Tour). This success sparked criticism from his community, with many doubting the teenagers ability to handle the fame. 2021 World Golf Rankings: No. Age: 24 2020 FedExCup finish: 150th PGA TOUR wins: 1. Even though 22-year-old Hideki Matsuyama is a rookie, he has become one of the best young players on the PGA Tour. And this year his success contributed to a good cause. I Just Watch Every Instructional Video Jon Rahm Explains How He Improves His Finish: Withdrew After the First Round Top 100 Courses in the U.S.: GOLFs all-new 2022-23 ranking is here! Age: 24 2020 FedExCup finish: 5th PGA TOUR wins: 0. 2. Burns returned for the start of the new season but admits that may have been premature. The tallest player to ever win a PGA Tour event is Phil Blackmar at 6-foot-7. Tournament:1931 Michigan Open The biggest shocker, to me, was realizing that one of those PGA contenders, Cameron Champ, is also too old for this list. The fourth member of the Hovland-Wolff-Morikawa press conference at the Travelers Championship in 2019 has taken a bit longer to develop as a pro, but he came on strong at the end of the year with a pair of top-15 finishes on the PGA Tour that bumped him to inside the top 500 in the OWGR. Lydia Ko became the youngest winner in LPGA Tour history when she won the 2012 Canadian Women's Open as an amateur at 15 years, 4 months, 3 days old. Zalatoris. Indeed, in the 1995 Masters, the young golfer caught the worlds attention by being the only amateur to make the cut. (Photo: Associated Press), Harry Cooper, aka Light Horse Harry, is shown during the opening play of the New York State Open Gold Championship tournament at the Westchester Biltmore Country Club in Rye, N.Y., March 21, 1929. But if the PGA Championship showed us anything its that Schefflers here to stay. We'll just tell you about the golfers who've gone au naturel on camera. The Williamstown, Mass. Meet the U.S. and International teams, 3 storylines heading into the BMW PGA Championship final round, Sergio Garcia spotted at Alabama-Texas after BMW PGA WD, Scottie Scheffler named PGA Tour Player of Year on College GameDay, Rory McIlroy vs. Scottie Scheffler: a tale of 2 wildly different club setups in the 2022 PGA Tour season, This touching Rory McIlroy gesture put a bow on his storybook win. Notably, Guan was born after Woods had already gotten his first Masters. Finish: T39 That was a proof in itself about the caliber of this rising talent. I agree to receive the "CBS Sports HQ Newsletter" and marketing communications, updates, special offers (including partner offers), and other information from CBS Sports and the Paramount family of companies. 2 on this list? 4 min read. Sure, there are always exceptions, but they come along once every few years. North Carolina has a 10-16 record against the spread and an 18-8 record overall when putting up more than 64.0 points. Being one of the youngest male golfers, Jason Day has this youthful look that ranks him in the list of the best looking golfers in the world. Listen below and subscribe to The First Cut Golf podcast where we explain what's happening on the course so you can win off of it. But victory eluded him all three times. 1-ranked amateur in the world in November shortly after contending (and briefly leading) in Round 1 of the U.S. Open at Winged Foot. It took him another six years of absence before reappearing in the PGA Tour events in 2010. A missed cut at the Sanderson Farms Championship briefly slowed his run it was his first finish outside the top 20 in any event since Februray but he responded by finishing fifth in the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. Ginger Howard (@gingerthoward) at age 17, the youngest Black golfer in the world . PGA Championships: 1937 Chicago Open The former Stanford stud finished the year with four top 10s in his last seven events, including a win on the Korn Ferry Tour. He would rank 30th in this seasons FedExCup standings if he were a full-time member. December 28, 2022 8:00 am ET. 176 on the same team). Hovland has won twice before turning 24. https://golfweek.usatoday.com/lists/10-youngest-winners-in-pga-tour-history/, Mexico, Caribbean, Atlantic islands, Central America, Top 50 Classic Courses in Great Britain & Ireland, Top 50 Modern Courses in Great Britain & Ireland, inducted into World Golf Hall of Fame inaugural class in 1974, Wolff scored a thrilling victory at TPC Twin Cities, He won low amateur at the U.S. Open twice and Masters once, PGA Tour approves radical schedule changes, reducing fields in elevated events and ending cuts, Drivers used by PGA Tour pros ranked in the top 10 in Strokes Gained: Off the Tee. Status: Amateur. 5 on the list which feels wrong, given his 1-3-T10 finishes right before the break is because he has just one top-50 finish since golfs return, a T35 at WGC-Memphis. But don't get too excited by our headline: We aren't going to post any of the photos here. The 2019-20 season was one big graduation party for some of the youngest talent on the PGA Tour. Masters: Wanna play Augusta National? Age: Turns 23 on Dec. 27 2020 FedExCup finish: 71st PGA TOUR wins: 0. In the last 12 years, 10 players in their 20s have captured the Major Championship. Jordan made the cut, and became the sixth-youngest PGA player. His most recent victory came at the Wells Championship in May of 2021. 19 years, 2 months, 3 days: Ralph Guldahl, 1931 Santa Monica Open. PGA Championships: 2007 Sony Open in Hawaii Its a fitting residence because an annual trip to Atlantas East Lake Golf Club, site of the TOUR Championship, seems likely for the steady Korean. Morikawa impressed with his victory at TPC Harding Park, which ensures hell never have to wear that pesky Best Player to Never Win a Major tag. He broke his right ankle while playing pickup basketball with kids in his neighborhood. Age: 24 2020 FedExCup finish: 111 PGA TOUR wins: 0. As for that grey-haired generation headlined by Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth? He took low amateur honors at the 1952 Masters and played on the Walker Cup teams in 1938, 49 and 57. Snead became the youngest player in Tour history, and the first, to . The former No. The 2023 Masters Tournament will be the 87th time this tournament is played. THE MATERIAL ON THIS SITE MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED, DISTRIBUTED, TRANSMITTED, CACHED OR OTHERWISE USED, EXCEPT WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN PERMISSION OF DISCOVERY GOLF, INC. 2023 DISCOVERY GOLF, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, Ranking golfs top 20-somethings with the most breakout potential. And there have been plenty of instances where the younger players have performed well on the PGA Tour. The next year he knocked off Armour in the Michigan Open. Born: April 29, 1993, Louisville, Kentucky Justin Thomas. Maybe. He made a hole-in-one in the first round and hit the flagstick with another approach. If you predicted two years ago that Collin Morikawa, Matthew Wolff and Viktor Hovland would currently have six combined PGA Tour wins . South Korea's Kim "Tom" Joo-Hyung became the second-youngest winner on the PGA Tour since the Second World War with a convincing win at the Wyndham Championship on Sunday. The Korn Ferry trademark is also a registered trademark, and is used in the Korn Ferry Tour logo with permission. Greatest strength: Driver (9th in strokes gained off the tee), Room to improve: Putting (right on Tour average). Greatest strength: A red-hot putter (No. Tournament:1923 Galveston Open It appears on every page of golfcompendium.com. Finish: T66 Who are you taking? PGA Tour vice president Andy Pazder opened the organization's first administrative . First, he showed that he feels comfortable being himself on a big stage during a second-round spat with Kyle Stanley after the American didnt yell Fore on a wayward tee shot that ended up striking his caddies mother. Golfers getting naked on camera. In 2013, he qualified for the 2013 Masters Tournament. Adam Woodard. In many ways, 2020 has actually been a letdown for Niemann thus far hes logged two T5 finishes but mostly also-rans. Im, 22, has already played in the TOUR Championship twice. Greatest strength: Driver (5th on European Tour in distance, 3rd in strokes gained off the tee), Room to improve: Chipping and putting (slightly below European Tour average). A major spike in Blacks playing the game is attributed to the Tiger Woods effect in the late 1990s. By Brentley Romine. Stay with us to learn about eight of the youngest PGA players in the history of golf. He struggled in 2019 and 2020, finishing 114th and 150th in the FedExCup, but the phrase sophomore slump exists for a reason. Age: 16 years, 4 days Ty Tyron is an American professional golfer whose career started at 16. About: Long overlooked on this list, Kocsis grew up in Detroit and amassed a stellar amateur career. At this time, Jordan accepted an exemption to play at the 2010 HP Byron Nelson Championship. Just about everyone who was aware of the tournament must have felt assured that the great "Silver Scot," Armour, would win the 18-hole playoff. Age: 16 years, 2 months, 23 days After all, did you see the number 19 above this paragraph? But Spieth won it on the fifth extra hole with a par. Evans led that 1916 U.S. Open at Minikahda wire-to-wire and did it while using seven hickory-shafted clubs. Rory Mcilroy made history when he became the youngest player to reach the $10 million mark in 2012. The most exciting thing about the precocious teenager, besides his 328.3-yard average drives? Age: 22 2020 FedExCup finish: 11th PGA TOUR wins: 1. BY Rex Hoggard September 13, 2021 at 1:00 PM. He is the youngest winner on the Nationwide Tour who made his first victory in 2007 Legend Financial Group Classic at the age of 19. He won the Puerto Rico Open and Mayakoba Golf Classic presented by UNIFIN, making birdie on 18 both times. 14, ahead of names like Tiger Woods, Dustin Johnson and Tony Finau. Still, it feels like it is just a matter of time as he has been the best golfer in the world for the better part of the past year. Its been that way for years. Dunkelberger was only 11 years old when he played in the 1937 Chicago Open. Jon Rahm: How a Tiger Woods tip inspired my PGA Tour winning spree, 'I'll keep fighting!' I was pretty nervous throughout the day even though I hit a lot of good shots, he said after winning in Mexico. Every other year, the best male, professional golfers from Europe and the United States face off in this match play tournament, each team led by its captain. The young Ouimet, who was both a former caddie and a commoner, stunned Harry Vardon and Ted Ray of Great Britain, along with the golf world, with a 5-shot victory at Brookline Country Club in an 18-hole playoff. Adam Scott, the 2004 Players champion and 14-time PGA Tour winner, has been elected chairman of the Players Advisory Council in a vote of the Tour membership. Jerry . 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