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Cameron Young
Personal Information
Date of Birth
Height
180.00cm
Weight
85.00kg
About Cameron Young
Cameron Young is a professional golfer from the United States.
He was born on 4 June 1998, in Scarborough, New York. Young played college golf at Wake Forest University.
Career Stats
Strokes-Gained Putting
0.45
Strokes Gained Tee to Green
0.58
Driving Accuracy
56.67
Greens in Regulation
68.17
Driving Distance (Yards)
319.30
Latest News and Reviews
10/07/23
Tiger Woods, Jon Rahm, Patrick Cantlay, Hideki Matsuyama - the estimated money the world's best players turned down to join LIV Golf.
07/07/23
Cameron Young got creative during his second straight low round at the John Deere Classic
06/07/23
Cameron Young didn't seem to love a question by a reporter Wednesday.
06/06/23
Not even Tiger Woods or Rory McIlroy knew about the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and LIV Golf merger!
19/05/23
One Tour pro suffered a painful two-stroke penalty Friday at Oak Hill Country Club during the PGA Championship.
09/05/23
Cameron Young says he is aware of his reputation but 'smiling and waving' isn't his priority.
04/04/23
Need help with your GolfMagic Fantasy picks ahead of The Masters? Check out the five players making their way into our Editor's team.
27/03/23
Cameron Young didn't appear too pleased with this question from a reporter after another near miss at the WGC Match Play.
27/03/23
Sam Burns claimed his fifth win at the 2023 WGC Dell-Technologies Match Play: This is how much every player won.
26/03/23
Sam Burns wins marathon WGC Match Play on tournament debut.
21/03/23
Webb Simpson splits with long-time caddie Paul Tesori, who joins up with PGA Tour Rookie of the Year Cameron Young.
12/01/23
Cameron Young, Cameron Champ and Lucas Herbert have obtained waivers by the PGA Tour to compete in the Saudi International on the Asian Tour, which is backed by LIV Golf.
08/01/23
PGA Tour player Cameron Young was involved in a relatable golf moment during the third round of the Sentry Tournament of Champions.
05/12/22
Cameron Young revealed that he will focus all of his time on the PGA Tour in 2023 as the 'top players' are expected to play in 20 events as part of the new schedule.
30/11/22
PGA Tour superstar Max Homa has revealed why he named his son after Cameron Young and why he was gutted he didn't get swept up in the LIV Golf rumour mill.
29/11/22
RBC have confirmed the three PGA Tour players they will sponsor after Dustin Johnson, Graeme McDowell and Harold Varner III joined LIV Golf.
24/11/22
Masters champion Scottie Scheffler is now rocking a beard, prompting suggestions he has replaced Dustin Johnson as the PGA Tour's "beard guy".
07/11/22
Xander Schauffele has signed a deal with LIV Golf and will be a team captain of Torque GC in the 2023 $405m LIV Golf League, according to a tweet by LIV Tracking.
20/10/22
Cameron Young was presented with the Arnold Palmer Trophy by Webb Simpson at Congaree Golf Club. He was the outstanding rookie on the PGA Tour in 2022 by far.
Full Biography
Cameron Young is a professional golfer from the United States.
He was born on 4 June 1998, in Scarborough, New York. Young played college golf at Wake Forest University.
Young turned professional in 2020 and played on the Korn Ferry Tour, where he earned his PGA Tour card for the 2021-2022 season after finishing in the top 25 of the Korn Ferry Tour regular season points list.
Young's biggest achievement in his professional career so far is winning the 2021 Veritex Bank Championship, his first victory on the Korn Ferry Tour.
He also finished second behind Cameron Smith at the 150th Open Championship in 2022.
Young is known for his impressive amateur career, where he won multiple tournaments including the 2018 U.S. Amateur and the 2019 Western Amateur.
He was also named the 2019 Jack Nicklaus Award winner, given annually to the Division I Golfer of the Year.
A further testament to his talent was Young being voted as the PGA Tour's Rookie of The Year. He received 94 per cent of the vote.
Young was close to joining the LIV Golf League in 2022, suggesting he was 'very interested' in joining the rival tour but opted against it.
On the course, he is known for his distance. In his maiden season, he averaged 319 yards off the tee.