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Some people play golf their entire lives without even coming close to mastering the game, but that’s certainly not the case with Miles Russell, who is slated to become one of the youngest people to ever compete in a PGA Tour event after being invited to play in the Rocket Mortgage Classic at the age of 15.
You need to be a pretty diehard golf fan to be familiar with Miles Russell, who hails from Jacksonville Beach, Florida and recently wrapped up his freshman year in high school while continuing to add to the incredibly impressive résumé he’s already compiled on the golf course.
In 2023, Russell surpassed Tiger Woods as the youngest person to be named Player of the Year by the American Junior Golf Association after winning the Junior PGA Championship and Junior PLAYERS Championship.
His hot streak continued into 2024, as he also became the youngest competitor to ever make the cut in a Korn Ferry Tour event en route to finishing in a tie for 20th at the LECOM Suncoast Classic, where the 15-year-old amateur shot -14 over the course of the tournament (six strokes behind winner Tim Widing).
Now, ESPN reports Russell is set to play in a PGA Tour tournament for the first time after landing an invite to the Rocket Mortgage Classic via a sponsor exemption (he’ll be getting a courtesy car, but his father will have to drive it for him). The tournament is set to kick off at Detroit Golf Club on June 27th, around a month before he’s slated to head back to the area to compete in the U.S. Junior Amateur at Oakland Hills Country Club.
If you’re curious, Michelle Wie is still the youngest golfer to ever compete in a PGA Tour event, as she was granted a sponsor exemption at the Sony Open in 2004 just a few months after celebrating her 14th birthday.