
Cameron Young hails from the United States and has twice placed in the top three of major tournaments with multiple PGA Tour runner-up performances. He won the Korn Ferry Tour thrice. One of his great achievements includes the title of PGA Tour Rookie of the Year for the year 2021-22.
In Feb 2023, Young finished second at the Genesis Invitational leading him to get the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking. In May 2023, Young finished third at the 2022 PGA Championship. He was named to the United States squad for the 2022 Presidents Cup in September 2022, where he won one, tied one, and lost two of the four matches he played. He won Arnold Palmer Award with 94% of the voting.
Young changed caddies in March 2023, hiring Paul Tesori, who had previously worked with Webb Simpson. Young finished second in their debut event together, the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, losing 6 and 5 to Sam Burns in the final.
Bio
Born | May 7, 1997 (age 26), Scarborough, New York |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
Sporting nationality | United States |
Spouse | Kelsey Dalition |
College | Wake Forest University |
Turned professional | 2019 |
Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Former tour(s) | Korn Ferry Tour |
Professional wins | 4 |
Highest ranking | 13 (April 9, 2023),(as of May 14, 2023) |
Korn Ferry Tour | 2 |
Other | 2 |
Career Earnings
OFFICIAL PAYOUTS | UNOFFICIAL PAYOUTS | TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP,BONUS, 2019+ | PLAYER IMPACT, PROGRAM, 2021+ | COMCAST BUSINESS, TOUR TOP 10, 2021+ | EARNINGS | |
2023 | $4,130,587 | $327,500 | – | – | – | $4,458,087 |
2022 | $6,520,597 | – | $660,000 | $2,000,000 | $1,100,000 | $10,280,597 |
Golf Major’s Record
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Cameron Young Recent Form
- Young has finished better than avg 11 times in his last 20 rounds, while also carding 14 rounds with a better-than-average score.
- In his last 20 rounds, he has four top-five finishes.
- Young has finished within three strokes of the round’s best score four times and within five strokes of the day’s best eight times, in his last 20 rounds.
- He has two top-10 performances and three top-20 finishes in his last five outings.
- He has only finished within five strokes of the led once in his last five tournaments. Three times, he received a higher-than-average score.
- Young will attempt to extend his cut streak to 17 by qualifying for the weekend once more.
Last Year Form
Tournaments | AVG Finish | AVG Score | AVG Strokes | Wins | Made Cuts | Top 5s | Top 10s | Earnings |
21 | 24 | -7 | 278 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 7 | $6.4M |