Cameron Young
Cameron Young burst onto the professional golf scene with a remarkable blend of power and precision, quickly establishing himself as a formidable talent. From prestigious amateur wins to contending for major championships, his career has been a rapid ascent. Discover the journey of this rising star who's already left an indelible mark on the sport. Cameron Young's deep family roots in golf set the stage for a standout amateur career, marked by record-breaking collegiate and junior victories. His seamless transition from the Korn Ferry Tour to the PGA Tour was highlighted by back-to-back wins and culminated in a decisive Rookie of the Year award. Young has consistently challenged for golf's biggest titles, securing multiple top-three finishes in major championships and even carding a rare sub-60 round on the PGA Tour.
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Cameron Young burst onto the professional golf scene with a remarkable blend of power and precision, quickly establishing himself as a formidable talent. From prestigious amateur wins to contending for major championships, his career has been a rapid ascent. Discover the journey of this rising star who's already left an indelible mark on the sport.
- Cameron Young's deep family roots in golf set the stage for a standout amateur career, marked by record-breaking collegiate and junior victories.
- His seamless transition from the Korn Ferry Tour to the PGA Tour was highlighted by back-to-back wins and culminated in a decisive Rookie of the Year award.
- Young has consistently challenged for golf's biggest titles, securing multiple top-three finishes in major championships and even carding a rare sub-60 round on the PGA Tour.
The Ascending Star of Cameron Young
Cameron Young, born on May 7, 1997, has rapidly become one of America's most exciting professional golfers. Known for his powerful game and poised demeanor, he quickly made a name for himself with multiple top finishes in major championships and several impressive runner-up showings on the PGA Tour.
A Family Legacy on the Green
Young's connection to golf runs deep through his family. He was born in Scarborough, New York, where his father, David Young, served as the head professional at the Sleepy Hollow Country Club. His aunt was also a teaching professional, providing a strong, supportive environment for his budding talent.
Collegiate & Amateur Prowess
Academically, Young attended Fordham Preparatory School in The Bronx and later Wake Forest University, where he pursued a degree in Economics. Throughout his college years, he proved to be a formidable amateur golfer, consistently ranking among the nation's best.
Early Victories and Recognition
His amateur career was studded with impressive wins, showcasing his competitive edge from a young age. He claimed several significant titles, including prestigious junior and collegiate championships.
Year Tournament 2015 U.S. Collegiate Championship 2015 Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational 2015 MGA Ike Stroke Play Championship 2016 MGA Ike Stroke Play Championship
Breaking Amateur Records
Young made history in 2017 by becoming the first amateur to win the Metropolitan PGA's New York State Open. His final round 64 at the iconic Bethpage Black course tied the course record—a testament to his exceptional skill. He also clinched the Westchester Open title in 2018.
Dominating the Collegiate Scene
He concluded his collegiate journey with a flourish, winning three more tournaments during his senior year at Wake Forest in 2019. These victories solidified his reputation as a top amateur talent ready for the professional ranks.
The Professional Breakthrough
Young's professional career began with a bang in 2020. Successfully 'Monday qualifying' for the Korn Ferry Tour's Pinnacle Bank Championship, he tied for 11th, kickstarting a remarkable run. A string of high finishes quickly earned him special temporary membership for the rest of the season.
Back-to-Back Triumphs
His momentum continued into May 2021, where he achieved a rare feat—winning back-to-back tournaments on the Korn Ferry Tour. These pivotal victories, the AdventHealth Championship and the Evans Scholars Invitational, propelled him to 19th on the regular-season points list, securing his PGA Tour card for the 2021–22 season.
PGA Tour Stardom
The 2021-22 season saw Young explode onto the PGA Tour, immediately contending with the sport's elite. He recorded several top finishes, including a tied second at the prestigious Genesis Invitational, which launched him into the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking.
Major Championship Debuts
Young proved he belonged on golf's biggest stages with outstanding performances in major championships. He tied for third at the 2022 PGA Championship and then delivered a breathtaking solo second-place finish at The Open Championship, just one stroke behind winner Cameron Smith.
Rookie of the Year and Presidents Cup
His stellar debut season was deservedly recognized when he was overwhelmingly voted PGA Tour Rookie of the Year, receiving 94% of the votes. This success also earned him a spot on the victorious U.S. team for the 2022 Presidents Cup, where he contributed to their triumph.
Maintaining Momentum
Young continued to be a force in 2023, making a significant change by bringing on veteran caddie Paul Tesori. In their very first tournament together, he reached the final of the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, and later posted a strong tied seventh-place finish at the Masters Tournament.
A Historic 59
In 2024, Young etched his name into golf history by carding a remarkable round of 59 during the third round of the Travelers Championship. This incredibly rare feat was only the 13th sub-60 round ever recorded on the PGA Tour, showcasing his immense scoring potential.
Beyond the Fairway
Young's rising profile has also extended beyond the golf course. He was featured in the popular Netflix sports documentary series 'Full Swing,' which premiered in February 2023, offering fans an intimate look into his life and career on tour.
A Snapshot of Success in Majors
Cameron Young has rapidly built an impressive resume in golf's most demanding tournaments—the major championships. His ability to perform under pressure is evident in his consistent contention and high finishes.
Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made Masters Tournament 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 2 PGA Championship 0 0 1 1 1 1 4 3 U.S. Open 0 0 0 1 1 1 6 3 The Open Championship 0 1 0 1 2 2 4 3 Totals 0 1 1 3 6 6 18 11
Key Major Highlights
His best results include a solo second at The Open Championship and a tied third at the PGA Championship, marking him as a consistent threat in golf's premier events. He has also been a valuable member of victorious U.S. national teams.
Team Year Result Junior Ryder Cup 2014 Winners Presidents Cup 2022 Winners
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Cameron Young
Cameron Young (born May 7, 1997) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour, where he has won two titles.
After playing collegiately for Wake Forest University, Young turned professional in 2019. He won twice on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2021 to secure promotion to the PGA Tour. Young was voted PGA Tour Rookie of the Year for the 2021–22 season on the strength of five runner-up finishes, including the 2022 Open Championship. He won his first PGA Tour event in 2025 and his second at the 2026 Players Championship.
Early life
Cameron Young
Young was born in Scarborough, New York on May 7, 1997. His father David Young was the head professional at Sleepy Hollow Country Club in Westchester County, New York. His aunt was a golf teaching professional. He attended Fordham Preparatory School in The Bronx, where he was a member of the golf team. At age 15, Young shot a 2-under 70 at James Baird State Park Golf Course to win the Catholic High School Athletic Association New York State Championship.
Young chose to attend Wake Forest University, where he studied Economics, graduating in 2019. He received the Lanny Wadkins Scholarship at Wake Forest. In 2022, Young joked that he was not good enough for the Arnold Palmer Scholarship, which went to Will Zalatoris.
Amateur career
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In 2014, Young won the AJGA Polo Golf Junior Classic and was selected to represent the United States in both the Junior Ryder Cup and Junior Golf World Cup. In 2015, during his freshman year at Wake Forest, he won the individual title at the U.S. Collegiate Championship and the Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational; he also reached the second round of the U.S. Amateur, before being knocked out by Jon Rahm. That year, he became the youngest winner of the Metropolitan Golf Association's Ike Stroke Play Championship. He successfully defended the title in 2016.
In 2017, Young became the first amateur to win the Metropolitan PGA's New York State Open, defeating Chris DeForest in a playoff; his 64 (7 under par) in the final round at Bethpage Black tied the course record, until Brooks Koepka shot a 63 in the first round of the 2019 PGA Championship. In 2018, he won the Westchester Open.
During his senior year at Wake Forest in 2019, Young won three tournaments, the General Hackler Invitational, the Augusta Haskins Award Invitational, and was the leading medallist in the Stitch Intercollegiate.
Professional career
Cameron Young
Young Monday qualified for the Korn Ferry Tour's Pinnacle Bank Championship in late July 2020 and tied for 11th, giving him entry to the next event; a string of four finishes of 16th or better, culminating with a tie for second at the Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship, earned him enough points to become a special temporary member for the rest of the 2020–21 season. Towards the end of May 2021, he won back-to-back tournaments. He finished the season 19th on the regular-season points list, earning a PGA Tour card for the 2021–22 season.
In February 2022, Young tied for second at the Genesis Invitational and rose into the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking. In May 2022, Young tied for third at the 2022 PGA Championship. In the 2022 Open Championship, he led the field after the first round with a bogey-free round of 64 (8 under par); in the final round, he eagled the last hole to finish one stroke behind the winner, Cameron Smith. In September 2022, he was selected for the U.S. team in the 2022 Presidents Cup; he won one, tied one and lost two of the four matches he played. With 94% of the vote, he won the PGA Tour Rookie of the Year (Arnold Palmer Award).
In March 2023, Young changed caddies, employing Paul Tesori, who had most recently worked with Webb Simpson. In their first tournament together, Young was runner-up in the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play; he was defeated 6 and 5 by Sam Burns in the final. The following month he finished in a tie for seventh at the Masters Tournament.
In the third round of the 2024 Travelers Championship, Young shot a 59, which was just the 13th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history.
In August 2025, Young won the Wyndham Championship for his first PGA Tour victory after seven runner-up finishes. He became the 1,000th player to win a recognized PGA Tour event, dating to Willie Park, Sr. in the 1860 British Open. He finished at 22-under 258, tying the tournament record held by J. T. Poston (2019) and Henrik Stenson (2017).
At the 2026 Players Championship, Young was in second place after 70 holes. He birdied the island green, par-3 17th hole to tie the lead held by Matt Fitzpatrick. Young then hit a 375-yard (343 m) drive on the par-4 18th and hit his approach to 15 feet (4.6 m). Fitzpatrick bogied the hole and Young two-putted to win the title. With the victory, he received $4.5 million and rose to a career-high of 4th in the Official World Golf Ranking.
Personal life
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Young married Kelsey Dalition in March 2021. They had known each other since childhood in Garrison, New York. They had their first child in 2022. As of 2025, they have three children and live in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
Young appeared in the sports documentary series Full Swing, which premiered on Netflix on February 15, 2023.
Amateur wins
Cameron Young
• 2015 U.S. Collegiate Championship, Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational, MGA Ike Stroke Play Championship • 2016 MGA Ike Stroke Play Championship • 2019 General Hackler Invitational, Augusta Haskins Award Invitational, Stitch Intercollegiate (medallist)
Professional wins (6)
PGA Tour wins (2)
<table><thead><tr><th>Legend</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Players Championships (1)</td></tr><tr><td>Other PGA Tour (1)</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><thead><tr><th>No.</th><th>Date</th><th>Tournament</th><th>Winning score</th><th>To par</th><th>Margin of victory</th><th>Runner-up</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Aug 3, 2025</td><td>Wyndham Championship</td><td>63-62-65-68=258</td><td>−22</td><td>6 strokes</td><td>Mac Meissner</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Mar 15, 2026</td><td>The Players Championship</td><td>68-67-72-68=275</td><td>–13</td><td>1 stroke</td><td>Matt Fitzpatrick</td></tr></tbody></table>
Korn Ferry Tour wins (2)
<table><thead><tr><th>No.</th><th>Date</th><th>Tournament</th><th>Winning score</th><th>To par</th><th>Margin of victory</th><th>Runner-up</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>May 23, 2021</td><td>AdventHealth Championship</td><td>64-69-68-68=269</td><td>−19</td><td>2 strokes</td><td>Dawie van der Walt</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>May 30, 2021</td><td>Evans Scholars Invitational</td><td>64-68-67-67=266</td><td>−18</td><td>5 strokes</td><td>Adam Svensson</td></tr></tbody></table>
Other wins (2)
<table><thead><tr><th>No.</th><th>Date</th><th>Tournament</th><th>Winning score</th><th>To par</th><th>Margin of victory</th><th>Runner-up</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Jul 20, 2017</td><td>Lenox Advisors New York State Open (as an amateur)</td><td>70-70-64=204</td><td>−9</td><td>Playoff</td><td>Chris DeForest</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Jul 10, 2018</td><td>Westchester Open (as an amateur)</td><td>63-70-65=198</td><td>−12</td><td>7 strokes</td><td>David Pastore</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><thead><tr><th>No.</th><th>Year</th><th>Tournament</th><th>Opponent</th><th>Result</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>2017</td><td>Lenox Advisors New York State Open (as an amateur)</td><td>Chris DeForest</td><td>Won with birdie on second extra hole</td></tr></tbody></table>
Results in major championships
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<table><thead><tr><th>Tournament</th><th>2019</th><th>2020</th><th>2021</th><th>2022</th><th>2023</th><th>2024</th><th>2025</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Masters Tournament</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>CUT</td><td>T7</td><td>T9</td><td>CUT</td></tr><tr><td>PGA Championship</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>T3</td><td>CUT</td><td>T63</td><td>T47</td></tr><tr><td>U.S. Open</td><td>CUT</td><td></td><td>CUT</td><td>CUT</td><td>T32</td><td>T67</td><td>T4</td></tr><tr><td>The Open Championship</td><td></td><td>NT</td><td></td><td>2</td><td>T8</td><td>T31</td><td>CUT</td></tr></tbody></table>
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Summary
<table><thead><tr><th>Tournament</th><th>Wins</th><th>2nd</th><th>3rd</th><th>Top-5</th><th>Top-10</th><th>Top-25</th><th>Events</th><th>Cuts made</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Masters Tournament</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>PGA Championship</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>U.S. Open</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>6</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>The Open Championship</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Totals</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>18</td><td>11</td></tr></tbody></table>
• Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (2023 U.S. Open – 2024 Open Championship) • Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (twice)
Results in The Players Championship
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<table><thead><tr><th>Tournament</th><th>2022</th><th>2023</th><th>2024</th><th>2025</th><th>2026</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>The Players Championship</td><td>CUT</td><td>T51</td><td>T54</td><td>T61</td><td>1</td></tr></tbody></table>
CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships
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<table><thead><tr><th>Tournament</th><th>2022</th><th>2023</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Match Play</td><td>T35</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Champions</td><td>NT1</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
"T" = Tied NT = No tournament Note that the Champions was discontinued from 2023.
U.S. national team appearances
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• Junior Ryder Cup: 2014 (winners)
• Presidents Cup: (/wiki/2022PresidentsCup) (winners) • Ryder Cup: (/wiki/2025RyderCup)