CARLSBAD, Calif. (Apr. 18, 2024) -- TaylorMade Golf announces an NIL agreement with reigning AJGA Rolex Junior Player of the Year Miles Russell to its world-class roster of junior, collegiate and professional golfers. Russell made his first start in a PGA TOUR sanctioned event at the Korn Ferry Tour's LECOM Suncoast Classic this week and become the youngest player to make the cut on the Korn Ferry Tour at 15 years and five months old.
No stranger to making history, Russell is the youngest player ever to win AJGA Rolex Junior Player of the Year in the Boys division, passing Tiger Woods who previously held the record for 32 years.
Russell currently plays a full bag of TaylorMade equipment including Qi10 LS driver, TP5x golf ball and P·Series irons.
Miles’ record setting success at his young age is nothing short of remarkable and we are excited he chose us to support him in his growth as a golfer to continue to accomplish his career goals. Identifying and developing the top junior talent in the world has always been a priority for us at TaylorMade. Miles and his family epitomize the type of athlete and human being we are looking to add to Team TaylorMade.David Abeles, TaylorMade CEO & President
Russell won four of eight national junior golf events in 2023 headlined by becoming the youngest winner ever of the Junior PLAYERS Championship at TPC Sawgrass at age 14. Russell also claimed victory at two AJGA Junior All-Star events, the TaylorMade TP5 Junior All-Star and Moon Golf Junior All-Star, winning by a combined margin of 15 strokes.
At the 2023 Junior PGA Championship, Russell shot 18-under par in four rounds to win by seven strokes. The victory qualified Russell for the Junior Ryder Cup in Rome, Italy where he represented the United States. Russell was also recently announced as a member of the inaugural U.S. National Junior Team.
In total in 2023, Russell finished No. 1 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings, earned AJGA Rolex Player of the Year, first-team Rolex Junior All-American honors, AJGA Junior All-Star team honors and was a member of the Wyndham Cup East team.
I have had a great relationship with the team at TaylorMade for years now and couldn’t be more excited to continue to work with them in the future. TaylorMade has a history of developing the top junior talent in the world to help reach their goals of becoming PGA TOUR and major championship winners. I am looking forward to working with the team to reach those and other goals I have laid out for my career.Miles Russell
Prior to his success on the AJGA circuit, Russell won 14 times on the Florida Junior Tour and notched 34 top-five finishes in his 42 starts.
Earlier in 2024, the 15-year old was the only amateur to advance to the final Monday Qualifier for the Puerto Rico Open, falling short in a playoff after posting a 5-under 67.
Miles Russell WITB
- Qi10 LS 10.5° driver
- Qi10 Tour 15.0° 3-wood
- Qi10 18.0° 5-wood
- P·770 4i
- P·7MC 5-9
- Milled Grind 4 46° SB, 50° SB, 56° LB, 60° LB
- TP Soto Putter
- TP5x Golf Ball
