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. So, as we look ahead to the new year, we ranked the Top 10 TOUR members under 25. Age: 15 years, 8 months, 20 days The majority of these players have found their ways to becoming successful through their PGA Tour careers. DIVE DEEPER. Still, there are just four current players on the PGA Tour who are Black two, Harold Varner . Despite the glittering amateur career, Matteo had a seven-year winless run from 2013 to 2020. He went from No. He became the youngest player to make the cut in PGA Tour history and play in the Masters Tournament. In just over two full seasons on tour, Champ already has won twice, the most recent coming in the 2019 Safeway Open. I'm excited for his future. He obviously has a long way to go to fulfill some of the hype around him, but making cuts and grabbing top 10s at the age of 18 on the PGA Tour is a massive (and underrated) deal. Holgaard backed that up with an August 2020 victory in the UK Championship, making him the second-youngest with two career Euro Tour wins. 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. He said it wasnt until this January that the ankle stopped bothering him. Okay, were officially in the PGA Tour winner section of this list. Tiger Woods, for instance, made his debut at just 19 years old. It seems like he was at Texas A&M yesterday, but alas hes 25 as of June 15. 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. In 2002, Tyron struggled to keep up with expectations of his new status. Opens and the 1936 Masters. "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. 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). Most other to lead in distance . In surviving the 36-hole cut, Panasik became the youngest player to make the cut at a PGA Tour. Ty Tyron is an American professional golfer whose career started at 16. 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. Hovland ranked in the top 20 in both Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee and Approach-the-Green last season. The U.S. Open was one of three second-place finishes for Wolff in 2020. PALM BEACH GARDENS Rory McIlroy stood in the press tent at the PGA Championship in May explaining how he's been unable . Age: 16 years, 9 months, 7 days Age: 20 years, 1 month, 17 days He has to win to appear in the FedExCup standings, but that doesnt seem out of the realm of possibilities. Follow Sean Martin on Twitter. by He also is the first golfer since at least 1983 to begin a tournament with a quadruple bogey to go on to win. His ball-striking may be second to none on tour, and his 22-event cuts-made streak he put together is second-best only to Tiger Woods. The easiest and, arguably, most historic vote for the PGA Tour Rookie of the Year has gone to Will . (Ages in parenthesis). 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. In 2013, he qualified for the 2013 Masters Tournament. 1:52. But Spieth won it on the fifth extra hole with a par. Matthew Wolff led the U.S. Open . Greatest strength: Driver (9th in strokes gained off the tee), Room to improve: Putting (right on Tour average). 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. Tournament: 1913 U.S. Open Ginger Howard (@gingerthoward) at age 17, the youngest Black golfer in the world . 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. About: Long overlooked on this list, Kocsis grew up in Detroit and amassed a stellar amateur career. Who are you taking? 1978) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. Lets let PGA runner-up Paul Casey take it from here: Theres always a bunch of guys that rock up on the scene, and he didnt necessarily get the most publicity out of the group he was in, but you know, I can consider myself veteran; Ive been around the block, so I know talent when I see it, Casey said. Lets stay across the pond for a moment with a nod to the reigning European Tour Rookie of the Year. In his last seven starts, hes posted six top-6 finishes, including a victory. The year 2009 held many victories for Matteo Manassero. Cooper was a teaching pro until age 93. He has won five events on the Japan Golf Tour, finished T-10 in the 2013 U.S . Theres also no shame in being behind these next four players. After all, did you see the number 19 above this paragraph? Top 100 Courses in the U.S.: GOLFs all-new 2022-23 ranking is here! Spieth went on to a stellar PGA Tour career with multiple wins in major championships. He kept his card despite suffering a season-ending ankle injury in July. Collin Morikawa captured the PGA Championship at the age of 22. Matteos professional career blossomed for the next four years. 19 years, 10 months, 14 days: John McDermott, 1911 U.S. Open Championship. The two big shocks would be Niemann and Young, who were reportedly in the PGA Tour's player meeting at the BMW Championship. He was the 36-hole leader at the Safeway Open and led after the Vivint Houston Opens third round. The first LIV event of the season began Friday in Mexico. Greatest strength: His golf swing (15th on Tour off the tee, 10th approaching the green), Room to improve: His short game (179th around the green, 135th putting). Of the three emerging superstars, Casey has his money on Morikawa. He performed like a top-100 player in the world for most of his college career, and while turning pro can often break you down a bit, he's poised for a big 2021. Moreover, this also ensured that the defending Masters champion, Bubba Watson, entered the weekend too. 19 years, 2 months, 3 days: Ralph Guldahl, 1931 Santa Monica Open. The talk is far better than the game, but the work has begun to change that. Adam Woodard. 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. About: Evans is perhaps best known for being the founder of the Evans Scholarship Foundation. 164 on Tour). Two years after failing to make it out of the first stage of Qualifying School, Zalatoris busted out in 2020 with a July victory on the Korn Ferry Tour and a T-6 in the U.S. Open at Winged Foot. He created history by making the cut at the 2013 Masters at the age of 14. The clearest example of Wolffs rising star came when he won last years 3M Open with a walk-off eagle. George Burtoft (1937 Utah Open) - 14 years, 9 months, 7 days. He retained this top position for 18 consecutive weeks before becoming a professional golfer. 6-keys: media/spln/golf/reg/free/stories, By pressing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the. Legitimately one of the best on the planet. Sign up here for our newsletter and you'll never slice a drive again. True Story: Ben Hogan Suggested Eliminating Puttin 2015 Women's World Golf Rankings: No. Best irons for 2023 for every handicap and playing style, Three sleeper picks to win the 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational, including Tommy Fleetwood at 80/1, Ratings for LIV Golf's 2023 TV debut are in and they aren't pretty, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. However,, The Super Bowl is one of the most watched sporting events in America each year. Heres a look at the 10 youngest players who have been victorious on the PGA Tour: Francis Ouimet was the first amateur to win the U. S. Open, doing so in 1913 at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts. 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. This is the first time in the history of the world golf rankings that the top five players are all under 30. PGA Championships: 2001 Honda Classic 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. He broke his right ankle while playing pickup basketball with kids in his neighborhood. 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. With his victory at the season-opening Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai, Steve Stricker continued his impressive run of form on PGA TOUR Champions. He had seven top 10s in the 2019-20 season. First, this Italian pro golfer became the youngest player to win the European Tour. When hes on, hes really on, and hes already shown that off a handful of times in less than two years on Tour. In 2019, he played 35 tournaments and was the best rookie on the PGA Tour. Born: 19 April 1993, Negrar, Italy 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. I still dwell on the big ones that got away. Those big ones would be the the 1927 and 1936 U.S. The Bermudan was considerably younger than his playing partners over the first two days as he tees it up alongside 50-year-old Brett Quigley and Guy Boros, 55. Lets get to it. But he didn't. After taking a nearly two-month holiday hiatus, the PGA Tour will return to action the first week of January with the 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions in Hawaii. The former Stanford stud finished the year with four top 10s in his last seven events, including a win on the Korn Ferry Tour. 1. 1 Jon Rahm is 25 and has now aged out of this category. 862 in the world to No. He struggled in 2019 and 2020, finishing 114th and 150th in the FedExCup, but the phrase sophomore slump exists for a reason. As most normal people would, I spent some of my weekend . After what he described as the best ball-striking week of his life, Wolff must be feeling pretty good about his prospects. 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. Hell start 2021 ranked 41st in the FedExCup. Rahm or Rory at Bay Hill. 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. at Age: 24 2020 FedExCup finish: 150th PGA TOUR wins: 1. 18 years, 6 months, 9 days: Chuck Kocsis (amateur), 1931 Michigan Open. 11 on Tour) and an unflappable demeanor, Room to improve: A middling irons game (No. The next year he knocked off Armour in the Michigan Open. 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. Status: Professional. Age: 20 years, 1 month, 15 days He finished runner-up four times on the KFT after golf restarted in June. Finish: T16 Lets set the parameters, first. Lets just say that you should trust us that Will Zalatoris wont be spending time on golfs secondary circuit for much longer. (Photo: Nell Redmond/USA TODAY Sports). Age: 24 2020 FedExCup finish: N/A PGA TOUR wins: 0. The 2018 U.S. Tadd Fujikawa is an American pro golfer who qualified for the weekend during the 2006 US Open at Winged Foot. One of 14 children, he began his golf career as a caddie and he quickly learned the game. Ian Poulter launches quest for the 151st Open, LIV Golf hits new low (literally) as viewership numbers revealed, Ian Poulter: I've had vile abuse for putting family first in LIV Golf move, The Slam: Why LIV Golf will never get the better of the PGA Tour. Cooper had the clubhouse lead at the 1936 Open after a then-record 72-hole score of 284. Also on the ballot were Maverick . Kocsis beat Armour by one stroke, 73 to 74. He became just the third player, joining Im and Stewart Cink, to win Korn Ferry Tour Player of the Year and PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year in consecutive seasons. In the last 12 years, 10 players in their 20s have captured the Major Championship. A match play major for men and women makes perfect sense for the good of the game, on so many levels. 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. Francis Ouimet was the first amateur to win . 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. Then he made a 25-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole to answer Thomas 50-foot bomb. . 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. Having champions like Sepp Straka (2022) and Keith Mitchell (2019) claim their first PGA Tour win, or Matt Jones (2021) hoist a trophy for the first time in seven years are cool, heartwarming stories. If youre wondering where he is now, hes at the University of Arizona. Click that icon and type in your search term. Honestly, it may have already happened this past weekend, when a slew of young guns took over the leaderboard at the PGA Championship and a 22-year-old took home the trophy. Tour editor covering men's golf, women's golf and anything else that involves the word golf, really. Age: 16 years, 2 months, 23 days Tournament: 2022 Wyndham Championship Even last season, his rookie year, the 31-year-old Canadian was sidelined . 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. There are limited records on Dons personal life or professional game rankings, stats, or scores; still, the available archives indicate that he participated in the tournament, and withdrew from it after the first round. Wise transformed his body in 2019 but his results suffered. 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