LONGWOOD, Fla. — Miles Russell turned the youngest participant to make the lower within the 35-year historical past of the Korn Ferry Tour when the 15-year-old posted a 5-under 66 Friday within the Lecom Suncoast Basic.
Russell opened with a 68 and left little doubt he could be sticking round all 4 days. He made a pair of eagles on the entrance 9, one among them on the 282-yard, par-4 fourth gap, after which started the again 9 with two straight birdies.
He goes into the weekend six photographs behind chief Brandon Crick.
Miles Russell had no thought he made historical past. 🤯
After making the lower in his first professional occasion at age 15, he needs to maintain it going with a top-25 end. pic.twitter.com/c8QPEEWOOe
— Korn Ferry Tour (@KornFerryTour) April 20, 2024
Gipper Finau, the youthful brother of PGA Tour star Tony Finau, had the earlier file for youngest to make the lower on the developmental circuit, doing so on the 2006 Utah Championship, when he was 16 years, 20 days. Russell is 15 years, 5 months and 17 days.
“That is a cool one for me,” Russell mentioned. “It is a cool file, and hopefully it is going to get damaged.”
Russell is a highschool freshman from Jacksonville Seaside, Florida, who has been taking on-line lessons because the eighth grade.
The left-hander already is piling up some spectacular credentials. He was the American Junior Golf Affiliation Participant of the 12 months in 2023, which included his 7-shot win within the Junior PGA Championship and changing into the youngest winner of the Junior Gamers Championship. He received the AJGA award at a youthful age than Tiger Woods.
Final month, he almost certified for a PGA Tour occasion, shedding out in a playoff in a Monday qualifier for the Puerto Rico Open.
Guan Tianlang of China stays the youngest to make the lower in a PGA Tour-sanctioned occasion. He was 14 when he made the lower within the 2013 Masters, enjoying because the Asia-Pacific Beginner champion.
Info from The Related Press was used on this report.
