Furthermore, he also became the youngest player to make the cut on the PGA Tour in a non-major event. Now the LPGA tour can count among its ranks these players: Shasta Averyhardt, Sadena Parks, Mariah Stackhouse, Cheyenne Woods and Ginger Howard. Amateur champion made an impressive early splash on the PGA Tour by winning the 2020 Puerto Rico Open in February by draining a 30-foot birdie on the 72nd hole. Top 100 Courses in the U.S.: GOLFs all-new 2022-23 ranking is here! The 2018 U.S. You'll also see the lists of the all-time youngest PGA Tour winners, plus the youngest since 1970. PGA Championships: 2007 Sony Open in Hawaii Amateur at Merion. His announcement was via Instagram caption on September 12, 2018. Jordan made the cut, and became the sixth-youngest PGA player. Its fitting that Viktor Hovland won the final PGA TOUR event of 2020 because he and his peers have changed the game. Im struggled when the season resumed but is back in form, including a runner-up finish in his Masters debut. Other prominent names in the top 5 list are Bob Panasik, Justin Thomas, and Matteo Manassero. His most recent victory came at the Wells Championship in May of 2021. Hows this for being a prodigy: When Holgaard became the third-youngest winner on the European Tour with his victory in Mauritius in December 2019, the Dane was the first champion on the circuit to have been born in the 2000s. I'm intrigued to see what happens when he does. Dont sleep on Scottie! The Chilean continues to fulfill the promise he showed as the Worlds No. He created history by making the cut at the 2013 Masters at the age of 14. 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. Tianlang also played in three other events in 2013, as a result of sponsors invites - the Zurich Classic (14 years, 6 months), Byron Nelson Championship (14 years, 6 months 20 days), and the Memorial (14 years, 7 months, 5 days). Status: Professional. "Any PGA of America member who is a U.S.-born player will be eligible to earn points," Kerry Haigh, the PGA of America's chief championships officer, said in an interview. Finish: T13 Guan made this remarkable achievement after winning the 2012 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship in Thailand. It is one of the four major championships of men's professional golf. His winning streak started much earlier in 2010 when he was just 16 years old. Tournament: 1923 . The Communist Party of China banned golf within their country, considering it too bourgeois. From tee to green, Viktor Hovland is already one of the best golfers on the planet. Two also were in back-to-back starts at Winged Foot and the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, which is why Wolff will start 2021 ranked ninth in the FedExCup. One of the most fascinating things about the top three players on this list is how similar their playing styles are. Age: 15 years, 8 months, 20 days That bodes well for his future. Golf Game, Full Spectrum Services LLP 2022 | All Rights Reserved. there have been five PGA Tour seasons where the average winner's age was under 31.1 . Should Jordan Spieth win another PGA TOUR Championship, he will become one of the few pro-golfers to complete their careers with a Grand Slam. He was the European Tours rookie of the year in 2019 and earlier this month captured his first title on the Old World circuit. Many of the youngest winners happened in the early years of the Tour, but in the past decades, three golfers, including Kim, have joined the exclusive youngest winner's club, as well. 9. by Max Kassan. Finish: T20 The list of Ryder Cup captains goes back to 1927, when the biennial tournament began. He also runs the Tajj Fujikawa Invitational Golf Tournament, an annual charity tournament whose proceeds go toward the March of Dimes. Golfers getting naked on camera. That included a third-place finish on a demanding layout for the BMW Championship and a sixth-place finish against another strong field at THE CJ CUP @ SHADOW CREEK. (AP Photo). Collin Morikawa. After all, did you see the number 19 above this paragraph? December 28, 2022 8:00 am ET. 18 years, 6 months, 9 days: Chuck Kocsis (amateur), 1931 Michigan Open. Theyre 27 each practically ancient. The year 2009 held many victories for Matteo Manassero. Born: Unknown In 2002, Tyron struggled to keep up with expectations of his new status. He led the 1936 Masters after 54 holes. LIV players are not . The WGCs were successful but never wildly so. If you predicted two years ago that Collin Morikawa, Matthew Wolff and Viktor Hovland would currently have six combined PGA Tour wins . Now a senior, Yu is the No. Winning the Super Bowl in the, The history of golf in America is often muddied by various golf clubs claiming that they are the oldest. Hell start 2021 ranked third in the FedExCup. Born: June 2, 1984 Raleigh, North Carolina And Scottie Scheffler was so impressive he captured rookie of the year honors without a victory. By the end of that year, he had topped the World Amateur Golf Rankings. Hell start 2021 ranked 19th in the FedExCup and back on the upswing. Okay, when I said nobody had the same combination of experience and youth as Niemann, I should have mentioned that the same is true of Sungjae Im. Then he made a 25-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole to answer Thomas 50-foot bomb. The last time we saw the boys in action, Adam Svensson earned his first win on Tour at the RSM Classic in November. Nicolai has done quite nicely for himself, too, notching a runner-up finish at last years KLM Open and working his way to European Tour status. BY Rex Hoggard September 13, 2021 at 1:00 PM. Status: Professional. . There are players in the professional league who play right from the teens. Collin Morikawa is 23; he already owns three TOUR titles, including a major. When most people think of golf, they imagine a sport that retired bankers play to relax and have a good time. In the qualifier, Leseur shot a determined 73 in blustery conditions to finish in a tie for 1st place alongside Michael Sims and Jarryd Dillas, with all three earning a spot in the field. Guan faced and overcame numerous obstacles and pressures during his Masters debut. (Photo: Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports), Ralph Guldahl won the 1937 and 1938 U.S. Opens as well as the 1939 Masters. The 2019-'20 season was one big graduation party for some of the youngest talent on the PGA Tour. They went 183-6-1 and won the national championship on their home course. He was just 23 at the time. Almost exactly a year later, Ko successfully . Greatest strength: Irons (8th on Tour in strokes gained approach), Room to improve: Putting (160th on Tour this season). 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. Last week, I recorded a podcast with the guys from DataGolf (embedded below) who emphasized how rarely players on lower Tours play to a PGA Tour level (they have the ability to compare scores cross-tours). For all but a brief, months-long period, Kocsis remained an amateur his entire life. Only Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Tiger Woods, Bobby Jones, Gary Player, and Jack Nicklaus can boast of this achievement. 1, Top 50 at End of 2021 Women's World Golf Rankings: No. Hes currently the top Scot in the world rankings at No. It is supported by a consortium of 26 golf organizations from all over the world. He finished 12th in Strokes Gained: Approach-the-Green last season. In 2018, he played 34 tournaments and was the best player on the Korn Ferry Tour. He also won his first PGA Tour event at the 2010 Byron Nelson Championship. (Ages in parenthesis). Taylor Pendrith. 6-keys: media/spln/golf/reg/free/stories, By pressing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the. Masters: Wanna play Augusta National? Thomas is also only 1 of 6 players in PGA Tour history with 15 victories and 2 Majors before his 30th . As for that grey-haired generation headlined by Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth? The 77.1 points per game the Tar Heels average are 13.1 more points than the Blue Devils give up (64.0). Start the Golf Season off right with InsideGOLF ($100 value - just $20). It seemed past time to take stock of the PGA Tours next wave and to reassess the future (and the present!) Things seemed to click into place for him at the end of his first year as a pro, and I wouldn't be surprised if he made a Zalatoris-like leap in 2021. Lets get to it. next year. 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. Jordan Spieth after winning the John Deere Classic at TPC Deere Run. Exemption Categories. Interestingly, even Tiger Woods had made his debut at the age of 19 as an amateur and caught the attention of the entire world. However,, The Super Bowl is one of the most watched sporting events in America each year. But weve seen it again of late, first when he finished runner-up to Bryson DeChambeau at this years Rocket Mortgage Classic and certainly at last weeks PGA Championship, where he was off-the-charts from tee to green and only a cool putter kept him from winning a major championship on his very first try. The former No. Before the Hjgaards made him look like a relic, Robert MacIntyre, a 24-year-old Scotsman, threw down three runner-up finishes on the Euro Tour and really shined at Royal Portrush as part of a coming-out party in 2019. Born: October 20, 1941, Windsor, Ontario He proceeded to participate in another 13 Canadian Opens in his career. Four active players on the PGA Tour have at least 20 victories . He contended at the Vivint Houston Open, then concluded the year with a runner-up at the Mayakoba Golf Classic presented by UNIFIN. Status: Amateur. Scheffler won the 2013 U.S. About: Harry Light Horse Cooper is golfs original greatest player never to win a major. A member of the World Golf Hall of Fame, Cooper had 31 pro victories during the 1920s and 30s, but none came in major championships. Scottie Scheffler is one heck of a rookie. About: Joohyung Tom Kim entered the 2022 Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina, on a Special Temporary Exemption. 2021 World Golf Rankings: No. Yes, it has happened, and some of the biggest stars in the game have done it. PGA TOUR, PGA TOUR Champions, and the Swinging Golfer design are registered trademarks. At age 29, he's the oldest player on this list, but his career has been an intriguing series of ups and downs that has included myriad injuries. 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. Tournament:1923 Galveston Open Click that icon and type in your search term. Former Georgia Bulldog Keith Mitchell recently mentioned Thompson on the "No Laying Up" podcast as somebody who is a professional golfer currently playing amateur golf. Typically, after the first two rounds of a PGA Tour event, which consist of 36 holes, a halfway cut eliminates the lowest-scoring players from competition in the final two rounds of the event. In fact, the model is up over $8,300 on its best bets since the restart . Considering hes from Scotland and played his American college golf at McNeese State, MacIntyre is a bit of an unknown to most U.S. fans, but he likely wont be for long. 1 amateur in the world finally turned pro in 2020, and his game continues to improve. 1 player on the list. PGA Championships: 1937 Chicago Open To this point, the rest of his game hasnt matched his elite ball-striking; he himself has maligned his chipping, and his streaky putter has kept him from contending at a handful of events. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 2021 Oldest.org | Terms | Privacy | Contact | Facebook, The Super Bowl is the highest stage achievable for any player in the NFL. He has won five events on the Japan Golf Tour, finished T-10 in the 2013 U.S . Oh, and speaking of DataGolfs rankings: theyve got Scheffler all the way up at No. Born: January 8, 1991 Since qualifying for the PGA Tour tournaments is no easy task, it's quite the achievement - particularly for a teenager. 176 on the same team). Ty Tyron is an American professional golfer whose career started at 16. Duke has an 11-15 record against the spread and a 22-4 record overall when allowing fewer than 77.1 points. As the page showed a number of current PGA Tour players' names being used as a discount code for the fourth LIV Golf event in Boston at the beginning of September. The Danish star-in-the-making became the third-youngest golfer to ever win on the European Tour when he claimed the Mauritius Open in late 2019. Rising golf stars under 25: Viktor Hovland leads young players poised to continue climbing PGA Tour ranks . Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. Youve heard plenty of writers on this very website wax poetic about the way he hits his irons. Most Wins In a Single Season on the PGA Tour, Golfer Willie Turnesa: Winner of Amateur Majors, PGA Tour Record: Most Strokes Under Par, 72 Holes. When the young man with the hitchy swing played as a teammate Rickie Fowler in Mays TaylorMade Driving for Relief, the casual observer might have wondered, Whos that guy? The astute observer knew that Wolff already had a PGA Tour trophy on his mantle (the 2019 3M Championship). 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 created history by making the cut at the 2013 Masters at the age of 14. The Chinese golfer had finished 36-holes at Augusta National with a score of 4 over. He had a decorated collegiate career and was part of that 2017 U.S. Walker Cup team that also included future TOUR members Morikawa, Cameron Champ, Will Zalatoris, Doc Redman, Maverick McNealy and Doug Ghim. Age: 16 years, 2 months, 23 days His pedigree is undeniable, and when in doubt in golf, you should always bet on pedigrees. When hes on, hes really on, and hes already shown that off a handful of times in less than two years on Tour. If theres any Zalatoris stock still available, wed recommend you buy it up. Stay with us to learn about eight of the youngest PGA players in the history of golf. 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. They have him ranked as their No. Before joining 1:52. Cooper had the clubhouse lead at the 1936 Open after a then-record 72-hole score of 284. Your email address will not be published. When Matthew Wolff is on, hes all the way on. The following year, Tadd made the cut at the PGA Tour at the Sony Open in Hawaii, becoming the second-youngest golfer to make the cut on PGA Tour. As for the last time the two paired up on the same team? (University of Michigan). When you throw in his top-tier iron play (still 8th on Tour this year), its worth remembering that this guys eligible for this list for the next three years, too. Sungjae Ims bright future is matched only by his smile. But where does he sit in the list of youngest PGA Tour players? Spieth went on to a stellar PGA Tour career with multiple wins in major championships. by Maybe. The Hall of Fame Museum Building was designed by the specialist museum architecture firm E. Verner Johnson . Status: Amateur. There may have been some hangover effect when he missed his next four cuts, but the W was no fluke; since then, hes reeled off four top-6 finishes in his last five starts. (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. 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational tee times: Round 1 groupings for Thursday, 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational: How to watch, TV schedule, streaming, tee times, Absolutely horrendous: Xander Schauffele explains Bay Hills juicy rough, Meet the new GOLF Top 100 Teachers of America, Is a 7-wood, 3-hybrid or 3-iron most suitable for your game? The PGA Tour board on Tuesday night ratified a radical new approach for the 2024 schedule that will see reduced fields in the new designated events and the removal of the 36-hole cut. From Sept. 1 to the end of 2020, Zalatoris was better than Scheffler, Wolff and Morikawa, not to mention also Daniel Berger, Sungjae Im, Tommy Fleetwood, Adam Scott and Lee Westwood. But tour player Ralph Guldahl was there, and so was Al Watrous. At the age of 27 Bryson Dechambeau has won 8 PGA Tour titles and is currently ranked a lofty 6 th in the PGA World rankings. With another $20m purse up for grabs, the field for this week's Arnold Palmer Invitational . It appears on every page of golfcompendium.com. Even though hes not yet found his footing since golfs restart, expect MacIntyre to be an international force and an entertaining one, at that for years to come. While the Honda Classic wasn't short on drama last week at PGA National, the longtime event was lacking headline talent, with only three top-20 players in the field.That won't be the case this . Long considered to be the youngest winner in PGA Tour history, that record was supplanted when a PGA Tour researcher recently discovered the No. But fortunately, Australian Jason Day finished his final two holes with a par to move the cut line to 5 over. The 20-year-old . Age:18 years, 6 months, 9 days 2023 Masters Tournament Dates, Schedule, Players in the Field, 24 Famous Golfers Who Were Photographed in the Nude, Golfer Pete Brown: First Black PGA Tour Winner, How to Play a Red, White and Blue Golf Tournament, 9th Hole at Augusta National: Carolina Cherry. He continued an amazing run in 2015 at age 21 by becoming the second-youngest player ever to win the Masters - behind Tiger Woods. The tallest player to ever win a major was George Archer, who won the 1969 Masters at 6-foot-5-and-a-half. He took low amateur honors at the 1952 Masters and played on the Walker Cup teams in 1938, 49 and 57. Notably, Guan was born after Woods had already gotten his first Masters. Opens, 2 PGA of Canada Championships, 12 provincial titles, and 3 PGA of Canada Senior Championships. According to Jamie Weir, Niemann is still very . PGA Championships: 1957 Canadian Open The List: All-Time Youngest Winners on the PGA Tour. Two came at the hands of Bryson DeChambeau. Age: 20 years, 1 month, 17 days You play your way onto the PGA TOUR the hard way, cobbling together a schedule with a series of top-10 finishes and sponsor exemptions. (Photo by FPG/Getty Images). Lets just say that you should trust us that Will Zalatoris wont be spending time on golfs secondary circuit for much longer. Want the sharpest DFS advice, picks and data-driven golf analysis? We'll start with the most obvious one -- somebody who earned temporary PGA Tour membership in the fall while we were all paying attention to the NBA playoffs and the heart of the NFL season. 2 on this list? A couple of McNealys best career results a T8 at the Rocket Mortgage Classic and a 7th-place finish at the Barracuda Championship underscore what the golf world has expected for years now: McNealy is here to stay. The World Golf Hall of Fame is located at World Golf Village near St. Augustine, Florida, in the United States, and it is unusual among sports halls of fame in that a single site honors both men and women. One of 14 children, he began his golf career as a caddie and he quickly learned the game. Tiger Woods, for instance, made his debut at just 19 years old. | October 31, 2019 | Tour. The next year he knocked off Armour in the Michigan Open. Jerry . Two weeks ago 29-year-old Willie Mack III out of Flint, Mi., and Bethune Cookman University, shot a sizzling Not all of them will become stars, but they are names that only the most hardcore golf fans will know that you should become familiar with before they hit the mainstream. And more recently in the Hangzhou International Championships at Moganshan Gowin Golf Club, the younster made an early mark as a professional. Matthew Wolff led the U.S. Open . About: Long overlooked on this list, Kocsis grew up in Detroit and amassed a stellar amateur career. The majority of these players have found their ways to becoming successful through their PGA Tour careers. 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. Hes been gaining valuable experience atop the leaderboard, as well. 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. Don Dunkelberger is the youngest player ever on the PGA Tour. PGA TOUR Stats, bio, video, photos, results, and career highlights It was not until 1984 that China lifted the ban, and constructed the first golf course in the country. Even though 22-year-old Hideki Matsuyama is a rookie, he has become one of the best young players on the PGA Tour. He covered all levels of competitive golf at Golfweek Magazine for seven years, including tournaments on four continents, before coming to the PGA TOUR in 2013. World No. Here are 10 young guns in their 20s completely capable of getting the job done at this week's PGA Championship. Averaged 322 yards off the tee on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2020, which is pretty crazy and also the most important skill in professional golf right now. Tiger Woods is no longer the youngest PGA player on record. He is 53rd in this seasons FedExCup, however, thanks to two top-10s in five starts. Only Jon Rahm had a better scoring average as a freshman at Arizona State than Yu back when he was a freshman in 2017. As most normal people would, I spent some of my weekend . Joohyung Kim lifts his trophy after winning the Wyndham Championship golf tournament. 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. We have no doubt that the 24-year-old has plenty of game we just havent seen it measured much against the worlds best players. Finish: T78 Another name you probably got to know this fall as Bhatia turned pro in late 2019 at the tender age of 17 and rose 1,000 spots in the Official World Golf Rankings in 2020 after a top 10 at the Safeway Open. Age: 16 years, 4 days As a 22-YO, he had launched back-to-back birdies to make a strong case on the opening round itself. Theres also no shame in being behind these next four players. But hey, rules are rules, and this isnt a Top-11 list. Rory Mcilroy made history when he became the youngest player to reach the $10 million mark in 2012. PGA Championships: 2001 Honda Classic 63. And the big star was reigning British Open champion Tommy Armour. First, this Italian pro golfer became the youngest player to win the European Tour. Age: 24 2020 FedExCup finish: N/A PGA TOUR wins: 0. Exact date and location unknown. He kept his card despite suffering a season-ending ankle injury in July. He became the youngest player to make the cut in PGA Tour history and play in the Masters Tournament. 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. When Did Tiger Woods First Make a Cut on the PGA T 'Big Break IV: USA vs. Europe' Winner, Cast. Age:19 years, 4 days The transition from schoolboy golf to the big leagues isnt supposed to be so simple. GOLF.com and GOLF Magazine are published by EB GOLF MEDIA LLC, a division of 8AM GOLF. Hence, this made sure that the 14-year-old Chinese amateur golfer went into the weekend. Who is the youngest player on the PGA Tour to make the cut? It was an eventful first year on the PGA TOUR for Scheffler, the All-Everything out of Texas. The youngest player on the modern era PGA Tour is Guan Tianlang. Jordan Spieth is a former World Number One and a three-time winner at the Majors. Snead became the youngest player in Tour history, and the first, to . Gene Sarazen hits the first ball to open the 1985 Masters Golf Championship at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., on April 11, 1985. We havent even used the bold font yet. Iron play is the strength of his game. Lets stay across the pond for a moment with a nod to the reigning European Tour Rookie of the Year. He enjoyed a successful college career at Michigan, leading the Wolverines to three consecutive Big Ten championships and the National Collegiate Championships in 1934 and 35. Finish: Withdrew After the First Round Every young golferg goal is to get on the tour, but at 15 its really astonishing.. However, as 2021 creeps up on us, we should look beyond the obvious young studs at some lesser-known names that could make noise next year and beyond. Golf is a game which seriously takes into account that age is just a number. (AP Photo). Harry Cooper. Age: 16 years, 9 months, 24 days He also won the collegiate individual title in 1936. Greatest strength: Hes good at everything! He absolutely destroys on the Japan circuits -- he recently won the Dunlop Phoenix for his second worldwide win -- and though he's a bit older than you might think (he'll turn 23 in May), he has yet to play a truly robust schedule worldwide. The first LIV event of the season began Friday in Mexico. Something always happened that I had no control over, he once said. He would defeat fellow 20-year-old Collin Morikawa and Bryson DeChambeau by one shot. Some 18 months after they turned pro, all three are in the top 15 in the Official World Golf Ranking. By Rickey Hampton, For TheAfricanAmericanAthlete.com All eyes are on Tiger Woods' resurgence as the 14-time major winner competes in the British Open this weekend, a victory by Woods would cap arguably the most productive three week stretch of golf by black professional golfers ever. 14, ahead of names like Tiger Woods, Dustin Johnson and Tony Finau. 1978) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. But he didn't. And this Masters is still a long way from taking shape. Francis Ouimet. The youngest player on the modern era PGA Tour is Guan Tianlang. 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