Cameron Young

Professional career Korn Ferry Tour 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.

PGA Tour 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.

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 TotalPar 4 4 4 4 3 5 4 3 4 4 3 4 5 4 4 3 4 4 70Score−1 −2 −4 −5 −5 −5 −5 −6 −7 −7 −7 −7 −8 −8 −10 −10 −11 −11 59

2025: First PGA Tour win, Ryder Cup debut 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).

Young was selected as a captain's pick at the 2025 Ryder Cup. He was the joint-top scorer for the United States with a record, including a win in his singles match against Justin Rose, as the United States lost by a score of 15–13.

2026: Players Championship victory At the 2026 Players Championship in March, 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 drive on the par-4 18th and hit his approach to . 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.

In the third round of the 2026 Masters Tournament, Young shot a 7-under 65 to move into a tie for first place, alongside 36-hole leader Rory McIlroy. He shot a final-round 73 to finish in a tie for third.

In May, Young recorded his second victory of the season, at the Cadillac Championship. He led wire-to-wire and totaled 19-under 269 at Trump National Doral to win by six shots over Scottie Scheffler.

Personal life In March 2021, Young married Kelsey Dalition. 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 is a Catholic. On the morning of the final round of the 2026 Players Championship, he attended Mass with his family. Young stated: "Our faith is very important to us. It's something that I feel like brings us together. It's very important, I think, for all of us to kind of have that part of our lives be a central portion of what we do, individually and as a family."

Young appeared in the sports documentary series Full Swing, which premiered on Netflix on February 15, 2023.

Amateur wins 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 (7) PGA Tour wins (3) Legend Players Championships (1) Signature events (1) Other PGA Tour (1)

Korn Ferry Tour wins (2)

Other wins (2)

Other playoff record (1–0)

Results in major championships Results not in chronological order in 2020.

CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (2023 U.S. Open – 2024 Open Championship) Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (twice)

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships 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 Amateur Junior Ryder Cup: 2014 (winners)

Professional Presidents Cup: 2022 (winners), 2026 Ryder Cup: 2025