PGA Tour pro on Cameron Young: "The grumpiest nicest person I have ever met!"

Cameron Young says he is aware of his reputation but 'smiling and waving' isn't his priority. 

PGA Tour pro on Cameron Young:

Cameron Young's resting facial expression has led to accusations that he's perennially grumpy. 

But apparently he's a sweetheart underneath, according to fellow PGA Tour pro Will Zalatoris

"He's the grumpiest nicest person I have ever met," Zalatoris told GolfDigest about the PGA Tour's reigning rookie of the year. 

Zalatoris added:

"He's the type of guy who can shoot a low number and could be complaining, but I love him. He's got a heart of gold—one of my favourite people in the world."

Patrick Cantlay is another player in the bracket you would consider stone-faced, much like LIV Golf's Brooks Koepka

Cantlay - who did not consult Tiger Woods before hiring Joe LaCava - previously said of this:

"I understand that's my look. I try and be natural. So I try and be how I am all the time. And that's kind of how I am all the time."
"But I feel like if I tried to be any way else, it wouldn't be me. I'd be trying to force it. So I just try and be me out there. I definitely am focused and intent on what I’m doing. And I think that’s part of me and I think that’s part of why I have success."

Young is reportedly all too aware of his reputation. 

He told the publication:

"People think I'm more upset than I am. I don't smile a ton on the golf course, but that's just my way of keeping myself in a mental headspace where I can do my job."

PGA Tour pro on Cameron Young:

He added: 

"People don't realize, sometimes, that this is your job. I love golf, and I love playing competitively, but it is a job, and I take it seriously. Sometimes smiling and waving to the crowd isn't my first priority."

Despite his obvious talent Young is yet to win on the PGA Tour

He posted a T-7 at The Masters but finished outside the top-50 in the two most recent events on tour. 

Young is not in the field for the AT&T Byron Nelson. 

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