'American 15-Year-Old Prodigy' Russell to Step onto PGA Tour Stage

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The "golf prodigy" is making an appearance on the regular tour.

15-year-old amateur Miles Russell will participate as an invited player in the PGA Tour Rocket Mortgage Classic held on the 27th.
[Photo by Golf Digest]

15-year-old Miles Russell (USA) will step onto the PGA Tour stage. The PGA Tour Rocket Mortgage Classic organizing committee announced on the 3rd (local time) that Russell will participate as a sponsor exemption player. The Rocket Mortgage Classic (total prize money $9.2 million) will be held for four days starting from the 27th at the Detroit Golf Club (par 72, 7,370 yards) in Detroit, Michigan, USA. The defending champion is Rickie Fowler (USA).

Russell is a first-year high school student in Jacksonville, Florida. He first gained recognition by finishing tied for 20th at the PGA Korn Ferry (second-tier) Tour's LECOM Suncoast Classic last April. This made him the youngest player ever to qualify for the PGA Korn Ferry Tour finals. He also won the Junior PGA Championship by 7 strokes and became the youngest winner of the Junior Players Championship last year. He was named the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Player of the Year last year.

Russell is the third teenager to compete in a PGA Tour event this year, following Blaze Brown (USA), who played in the Myrtle Beach Classic last May, and Chris Kim, a Korean-British player who participated in the PGA Tour's The CJ Cup Byron Nelson, which ended on the 6th of last month. Russell expressed his excitement, saying, "Since I started playing golf, I have dreamed of competing on the PGA Tour against the best players. I am looking forward to experiencing the PGA Tour stage at the end of this month."

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