Amey Kulkarni is a Golf writer at EssentiallySports. A match play major for men and women makes perfect sense for the good of the game, on so many levels. stars on Tour. 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). It was not until 1984 that China lifted the ban, and constructed the first golf course in the country. Joaquin Niemann (23): At such a young age, an incredible talent who dusted the . With this week's NBA Draft in mind, we offer a look at the players in their 20s who arent yet in the class of Bryson DeChambeau or Jon Rahm or Xander Schauffele, but that we'd seriously look at choosing if we were building a golf franchise by starting with a youth movement. (Ages in parenthesis). As for the last time the two paired up on the same team? 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. 4 min read. The tallest player to ever win a major was George Archer, who won the 1969 Masters at 6-foot-5-and-a-half. 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 famously skipped graduation because he made the cut at the 2019 U.S. Open. 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. The former No. Amateur at Merion. We cant wait to see what they have in store for 2021. Morikawa got the best of Thomas at the Workday Charity Open, however, overcoming a three-shot deficit with three holes remaining. Greatest strength: Laser-like irons (8th on the European Tour last year), Room to improve: Driving accuracy (hitting just half his fairways this year). His last triumph was in the 2013 BMW PGA Championship, where he defeated Simon Khan on the fourth playoff hole. 9. by Max Kassan. Data Golf has him ranked as the 30th-best player in the world, ranked No. Yes, it has happened, and some of the biggest stars in the game have done it. The youngest player on the modern era PGA Tour is Guan Tianlang. Chick Evans, golfer, shown in 1920. Holgaard backed that up with an August 2020 victory in the UK Championship, making him the second-youngest with two career Euro Tour wins. The 201920 rookie of the year has yet to win, but no one in golf thinks thats going to be the case much longer. They, Football is one of the most popular sports in America with millions of people flocking to see both professional and. His winning streak started much earlier in 2010 when he was just 16 years old. First, this Italian pro golfer became the youngest player to win the European Tour. GOLF DIGEST MAY EARN A PORTION OF SALES FROM PRODUCTS THAT ARE PURCHASED THROUGH OUR SITE AS PART OF OUR AFFILIATE PARTNERSHIPS WITH RETAILERS. Despite the glittering amateur career, Matteo had a seven-year winless run from 2013 to 2020. It seemed past time to take stock of the PGA Tours next wave and to reassess the future (and the present!) And the big star was reigning British Open champion Tommy Armour. At just 29-years old, he can lay claim to 2 Major victories, a FedEx Cup Championship, PLAYERS Championship and a PGA TOUR Player of the Year Award. As for that grey-haired generation headlined by Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth? 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. Born: Washington D.C. 25 October 1998, Guangzhou, China An auto accident nearly ended his career in 1945, but Kocsis recovered and kept winning. I'm intrigued to see what happens when he does. The biggest outlier? Age: 16 years, 2 months, 23 days They continually sent us scouring the record books to put their accomplishments in context. 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. But enough about the guys who arent on this list. About: Long overlooked on this list, Kocsis grew up in Detroit and amassed a stellar amateur career. . 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. Getty Images. Highest Winning Scores Ever in The Masters Tournament, Eric Brown: Scottish Golfer Was Ryder Cup Hero, Champions Tour Senior Gold Rush Golf Tournament. He finished 12th in Strokes Gained: Approach-the-Green last season. So, as we look ahead to the new year, we ranked the Top 10 TOUR members under 25. Again, he's 19. After playing with Brooks Koepka in the 2018 NORTHERN TRUST, Wise decided he needed to bulk up in order to better handle approach shots from thick rough. 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. The PGA Tour has been around for more than a century. If youre wondering where he is now, hes at the University of Arizona. Each of the three is significantly better than the average Tour player tee to green and notably worse around the green. (Note that Young Tom Morris won British Opens at age 17, 18 and 19, and those wins are counted as official by the PGA Tour. A major spike in Blacks playing the game is attributed to the Tiger Woods effect in the late 1990s. Kim, from South Korea, won twice during his first two full seasons on the PGA Tour with victories at the 2016 Wyndham Championship (he shot 60 in the second round) and 2017 Players Championship. In surviving the 36-hole cut, Panasik became the youngest player to make the cut at a PGA Tour. 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. Tiger Woods Wonderful Gesture Made This Little Fans Day During Halloween. 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. 8. Finish: T66 He is 53rd in this seasons FedExCup, however, thanks to two top-10s in five starts. Maybe. Oh, and speaking of DataGolfs rankings: theyve got Scheffler all the way up at No. Those of us who knew, knew that he was the one, he said. This success sparked criticism from his community, with many doubting the teenagers ability to handle the fame. Ouimet,inducted into World Golf Hall of Fame inaugural class in 1974, is one of only four golfers to have a stamp created in their honor. Tour editor covering men's golf, women's golf and anything else that involves the word golf, really. He won the Puerto Rico Open and Mayakoba Golf Classic presented by UNIFIN, making birdie on 18 both times. The former Stanford stud finished the year with four top 10s in his last seven events, including a win on the Korn Ferry Tour. The easiest and, arguably, most historic vote for the PGA Tour Rookie of the Year has gone to Will . He is currently pursuing Something always happened that I had no control over, he once said. (AP Photo). (AP Photo). 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. Tournament:1931 Michigan Open And there have been plenty of instances where the younger players have performed well on the PGA Tour. Ty Tyron is an American professional golfer whose career started at 16. Hes been gaining valuable experience atop the leaderboard, as well. Hence, this made sure that the 14-year-old Chinese amateur golfer went into the weekend. Born: April 29, 1993, Louisville, Kentucky 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. He sat atop the KFTs points list in September after a record-tying 11 consecutive top-20 finishes, a streak that started when the season resumed. The PGA Tour awards a lifetime exemption for 20 wins. January 3, 2021 at 8:30 PM. To avoid going back into the pre-1900 era, when record-keeping was, at best, spotty and incomplete, we have followed the PGA Tour's convention by sticking only to post-1900 tournaments in the list above.). That lead would not last. Born: October 20, 1941, Windsor, Ontario It's time to rank the 10 best men's golfers under the age of 25. 862 in the world to No. Stay with us to learn about eight of the youngest PGA players in the history of golf. He used his earnings from the final two events of 2020 to raise money for a life-saving treatment needed by his infant cousin. But if the PGA Championship showed us anything its that Schefflers here to stay. Tournament: 2019 3M Open Heres hoping for years of Hjgaard leaderboards to come. 11:34 am ET. (Photo by FPG/Getty Images). 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. his Bachelors degree in mass media from HR College, Mumbai. Ladies European Tour Eastleigh Classic Golf Tourna 2014 Women's World Golf Rankings: No. They have him ranked as their No. After this victory, Matteo qualified for the 2009 Open Championship, and finished in 13th place. Tournament: 1913 U.S. Open It wasnt too pleasant. The 2018 U.S. Age: 11 years, 11 months, 10 days In 1916, he would become the first amateur to win the U.S. Open and U.S. Here are your options. Apologies, too, go out to 26-year-olds Bryson DeChambeau and Xander Schauffele. Your email address will not be published. Before joining Age: 14 years, 5 months, 18 days Born: Unknown 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. Every young golferg goal is to get on the tour, but at 15 its really astonishing.. Zalatoris. All the talk on the PGA Tour is about Bryson DeChambeaus power, but many dont realize that Champ is right there with him. 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. Below you'll find information about that record-setting win, plus about the golfer who is the youngest since 1970 to win on the PGA Tour. They went 183-6-1 and won the national championship on their home course. Opens and the 1936 Masters. The List: All-Time Youngest Winners on the PGA Tour. Finish: 58 However, some players have played on Tour at a younger age even than Tiger. Niemann had three other top 10s for the 2019-20 season, including a T-3 in the BMW Championship during the FedEx Cup Playoffs. Meanwhile, the youngest player in the field will be 11-year-old Karl Stenson, the son of 45-year-old Henrik Stenson. Matthew Wolff led the U.S. Open . Whats especially exciting is that Wolffs valleys are showing signs of rising. He finished runner-up four times on the KFT after golf restarted in June. Age: 16 years, 9 months, 24 days Even though 22-year-old Hideki Matsuyama is a rookie, he has become one of the best young players on the PGA Tour. If you predicted two years ago that Collin Morikawa, Matthew Wolff and Viktor Hovland would currently have six combined PGA Tour wins . Status: Professional. Wolff, as entertaining to anybody, should be known to just about any fan now after he contended in his first major, the PGA Championship (T-4), and led the U.S. Open going into the final round before finishing second. Age: 22 2020 FedExCup finish: 27th PGA TOUR wins: 1. In 2002, Tyron struggled to keep up with expectations of his new status. Age: Turns 23 on Dec. 27 2020 FedExCup finish: 71st PGA TOUR wins: 0. Guan faced and overcame numerous obstacles and pressures during his Masters debut. Week two in Florida and the PGA Tour has arrived in Orlando to stage the fourth 'Elite' event of 2023. Jerry . Guan Tianlang is a Chinese amateur golfer andthe youngest PGA player to participate and make the cut at Masters. Other prominent names in the top 5 list are Bob Panasik, Justin Thomas, and Matteo Manassero. Sean Martin manages PGATOUR.COMs staff of writers as the Lead, Editorial. Copyright 2023 PGA TOUR, Inc. All rights reserved. He should thrive immediately in the professional ranks. 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. 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. section: | slug: future-golf-stars-10-young-players-flying-under-the-radar-you-should-get-to-know-as-2021-approaches | sport: golf | route: article_single.us | This latest achievement came after the golfer had represented his country three times at the World Cup. Greatest strength: Driver (9th in strokes gained off the tee), Room to improve: Putting (right on Tour average). It took him another six years of absence before reappearing in the PGA Tour events in 2010. Theyre 27 each practically ancient. And he won his first PGA TOUR title in 2020. List is the only player from the last decade to have led the tour in driving distance for the year and never won on tour. His nine career professional major championships tie him with Gary Player for fourth all-time, trailing only Jack Nicklaus (18), Tiger Woods (15) and Walter Hagen (11). Guan made this remarkable achievement after winning the 2012 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship in Thailand. Hell start 2021 ranked 41st in the FedExCup. The 20-year-old . Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. One wrong step derailed his pro career, though. The WGCs were successful but never wildly so. When Matthew Wolff is on, hes all the way on. 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. 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. 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. Iron play is the strength of his game. He proceeded to participate in another 13 Canadian Opens in his career. DeChambeau had eagled 18 ahead of Wolff to take a one-shot lead. As a 22-YO, he had launched back-to-back birdies to make a strong case on the opening round itself. Do you think he can make it big? 164 (and Data . PGA Championships: 2010 HP Byron Nelson . He proved himself to be a rising star with a six-shot triumph at the PGA Tours Military Tribute at The Greenbrier in September 2019. Now a senior, Yu is the No. 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 winners club, as well. 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. To be exact, Guan was 14 years, 5 months, and 18 days when he achieved this feat in 2013 as an amateur. He continued an amazing run in 2015 at age 21 by becoming the second-youngest player ever to win the Masters - behind Tiger Woods. Jordan made the cut, and became the sixth-youngest PGA player. Today, there are more than 400 golf courses in the country, and 100 more under construction. Ginger Howard (@gingerthoward) at age 17, the youngest Black golfer in the world . Today, Tadd Fujikawa plays at the Brunswick Country Club. For the next two decades after his 1957 debut, Panasik never finished beyond the 42nd round in a major event. His ball-striking has become the stuff of legend and social media fodder, and for good reason. 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. (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. Justin Thomas. Hovland ranked in the top 20 in both Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee and Approach-the-Green last season. With another $20m purse up for grabs, the field for this week's Arnold Palmer Invitational . Junior, then finished in T22 in his hometown TOUR event, the AT&T Byron Nelson, while still in high school. 18 years, 6 months, 9 days: Chuck Kocsis (amateur), 1931 Michigan Open. Still, there are just four current players on the PGA Tour who are Black two, Harold Varner . Still just 22 years old, Redman has been knocking on the door of a TOUR win. Then he made a 25-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole to answer Thomas 50-foot bomb. The PGA Tour has joined the Leadership Circle of the National Council . He didnt take it well at all.. Kocsis beat Armour by one stroke, 73 to 74. The Walker Cupper from Wake Forest tacked on a T-8 in the Dominican Republic and earned Special Exemption status on the PGA Tour. 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. Thats because the 22-year-old gets double the experience of any other player every year based off the sheer amount of golf that he plays. These players turned pro to big expectations and theyve exceeded all of them. In 2005, Robert Panasik was inducted into theCanadian Golf Hall of Fame. Age: 24 2020 FedExCup finish: 5th PGA TOUR wins: 0. Justins grandfather is also a PGA veteran, having played in the 1962 U.S. Open. But in the absence of a national program to support the game, there are many young players and aspirants who are still incapable of even making it to the race. His win came at the 2009 British Amateur Championship, when he defeated Sam Hutsby from England in the finals. Finish: T39 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. Theres less and less wonder at his swing and increasingly more at how hes become one of the Tours elite drivers and one of its elite young stars in the process. Guan was the only amateur to advance to the weekend in 2013 Masters and received the silver cup. Greatest strength: Hes good at everything! 63. LIV players are not . Spieth was 19 years, 11 months and 18 days old when he won the Deere in 2013. In 2019, he played 35 tournaments and was the best rookie on the PGA Tour. After what he described as the best ball-striking week of his life, Wolff must be feeling pretty good about his prospects. 14, ahead of names like Tiger Woods, Dustin Johnson and Tony Finau. Lets get to who did make the cut! Age: 36 / OWGR: 152 / '22 FedEx Cup: 28. 131, who is a multi-time winner on the Japan Tour. GOLF.com and GOLF Magazine are published by EB GOLF MEDIA LLC, a division of 8AM GOLF. Opens, 2 PGA of Canada Championships, 12 provincial titles, and 3 PGA of Canada Senior Championships. Status: Professional. Furthermore, he also became the youngest player to make the cut on the PGA Tour in a non-major event. Greatest strength: His irons (arguably the best on Tour). About: Joohyung Tom Kim entered the 2022 Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina, on a Special Temporary Exemption. Snead became the youngest player in Tour history, and the first, to . According to Jamie Weir, Niemann is still very . Taylor Pendrith. He had carded 3-over 75 in the second round and was in danger of missing the cut. Its been that way for years. He has three top-4 finishes in his last eight starts. And more recently in the Hangzhou International Championships at Moganshan Gowin Golf Club, the younster made an early mark as a professional. He came from behind in the final round with a 65 to finish at 265, forcing a sudden-playoff with Zach Johnson and David Heard. Im notched his first PGA Tour win at the Honda Classic just before the coronavirus shutdown and he bookended that with a T-2 while playing in his first Masters. He finished second in Strokes Gained: Approach last season, behind only Justin Thomas. 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). The PGA Tour is making some significant changes. native joined GOLF in 2017 after two years scuffling on the mini-tours. Age: 24 2020 FedExCup finish: N/A PGA TOUR wins: 0. Everyone (or almost everyone) knows the Matthew Wolffs, Scottie Schefflers and Collin Morikawas of the world. . 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. World No. His record 286 stood for 20 years. Even if the media werent talking well, they were talking about him, but thats where we were focusing our attention, and we werent wrong.. His pedigree is undeniable, and when in doubt in golf, you should always bet on pedigrees. Rory Mcilroy made history when he became the youngest player to reach the $10 million mark in 2012. For that reason, the Cal product has made himself the clear frontrunner in the debate on which of these three will have the best career. Age: 20 years, 2 months, 23 days Hell start 2021 ranked third in the FedExCup. 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. PGA Championships: 2010 HP Byron Nelson Championship The 48-man field has 37 players who were PGA . The year 2009 held many victories for Matteo Manassero. When he put together one stretch of eight consecutive top-16 finishes across the PGA, European and Korn Ferry Tour last fall, it was a clear reminder that the Norwegians golf swing can travel. Brandon Wu. The 10 best mens golfers under the age of 25, ranked! 2. The Masters Tournament was first played in 1934, co-founded by Bobby Jones in Augusta, Georgia. Maybe no other young golfer can match this resume: Niemann already has eight professional wins, and six of them came in South America when the Chilean was still a teenaged amateur. And none of that fazes him. When hes on, hes really on, and hes already shown that off a handful of times in less than two years on Tour. 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. Collin Morikawa captured the PGA Championship at the age of 22. Youve heard plenty of writers on this very website wax poetic about the way he hits his irons. 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. Mike is a professional golfer, a swing coach, and the Head Professional at the Harmony Landing Country Club in Goshen, Kentucky. He was the European Tours rookie of the year in 2019 and earlier this month captured his first title on the Old World circuit. In many ways, 2020 has actually been a letdown for Niemann thus far hes logged two T5 finishes but mostly also-rans. 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. Rasmus Hjgaard isnt yet 20 but owns a European Tour victory. Some of Justin Thomass notable achievements include 66 Top 10 Finishes, five Best Year wins, 153 cuts made, six 2nd place finishes, 11 3rd place finishes, and cash winnings totaling $46,323,825. Talents you know something good. World No. Four active players on the PGA Tour have at least 20 victories . Born: July 27, 1993, Dallas, Texas. 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. But nobody who is as young as Niemann has the same level of experience that he does. By winning the 2022 Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina, he became one of the youngest players to ever win on the PGA Tour. Tiger Woods is no longer the youngest PGA player on record. It is one of the four major championships of men's professional golf. Born: June 2, 1984 Raleigh, North Carolina Fred Funk of the PGA Tour Champions speaks during the Galleri Classic media day at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif., Feb. 28, 2023. He's almost certainly next in line to jump from leading the Korn Ferry Tour (where he started 2020) to becoming PGA Tour Rookie of the Year in 2021. 1978) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. Bob Panasik was barely 15 years old when he lasted all four rounds at the 1957 Canadian Open at the Westmount Golf and Country Club in Ontario. The transition from schoolboy golf to the big leagues isnt supposed to be so simple. The pandemic has also worked a bit in his favor as he now has a pretty strong path forward to getting his card on the Korn Ferry Tour. 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. Kids these days. Hovland has won twice before turning 24. That earned him a spot in the U.S. Open, where he confirmed that he belonged at golfs highest tier. by Wait a minute a Korn Ferry Tour player made this list? Only Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Tiger Woods, Bobby Jones, Gary Player, and Jack Nicklaus can boast of this achievement. The 2019-'20 season was one big graduation party for some of the youngest talent on the PGA Tour. Tiger-like numbers. He would rank 30th in this seasons FedExCup standings if he were a full-time member. Here are 10 young guns in their 20s completely capable of getting the job done at this week's PGA Championship. Heres what he had to say after his maiden victory: My identical twin is as good, if not better than me.. Iron play has often been the differentiator for the games best players and Morikawa is proving to be no exception. And a final tip of the cap goes to last weeks 36-hole leader Haotong Li, who turned 25 the Monday of PGA week. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: golf | pageType: stories | Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Local Kenny Leseur made his PGA Tour debut in the Bermuda Championship at his home course, Port Royal, after securing his place via a 36-hole qualifier. We havent even used the bold font yet. 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. 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. There was a 36 hole Qualifier held for the Bermuda Open.Kenny Leseur shot 73 in 2nd round in 30 mph winds, it was best round by 2 and he will play in Bermuda Open..Kenny Leseur is 15 and will become 2nd youngest ever to play in PGA Tour event. Help us know in the comments below. Tournament: 1923 . 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