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The Korn Ferry Tour star broke a long-standing record held by the great Tiger Woods as the youngest recipient of the AJGA award. Clearly looking forward to his trip to Bermuda later this year, Russell said: “I am honoured to be receiving an exemption into the 2024 Butterfield Bermuda Championship.
“I have dreamt of playing on the PGA Tour my entire life and to have that dream coming to fruition later this year is a feeling that I cannot describe. I am grateful to the tournament and the AJGA for their partnership that is allowing me this incredible opportunity.”
As things stand, Russell is unable to earn prize money for his efforts on the Korn Ferry Tour as he remains an amateur. He currently finds himself inside the top-100 of the World Amateur Golf Ranking, whilst also making his first move up Official World Golf Ranking this week, sitting at 1738th having previously been unranked.
Discussing the experience of competing last week, the teenager said: “When I play well, I think I can compete with some of the better pros, but this week I played well and I think it kind of showed it a little bit. But good play is always good, and definitely confidence-boosting to finish where we’re going to finish today.”
