One of the best junior golfers this century has officially signed to play college golf.
Miles Russell, ranked fifth in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, signed his athlete grand-in-aid agreement Wednesday with Florida State, joining the Seminoles' recruiting class along with Charlie Woods, the son of 15-time major champion Tiger Woods. Russell has been committed to Florida State for more than a year and is the top recruit in the Class of 2027.
Russell is one of the best prospects ever. For however long he's destined to play college golf, it would be a shock if he is not one of the top players in the country and quickly puts his name into the Florida State record books.
Just this year, Russell reached the semifinals of the Western Amateur a week after
finishing runner-up at the U.S. Junior, qualified for match play in the U.S. Amateur and was the youngest member of the U.S. Walker Cup team, where he went 2-1-1 at Lahinch in Ireland. Russell also played for the U.S. in the Junior Presidents Cup and went 2-1 to help the U.S. win at Medinah. Earlier this year, he won his second Junior Invitational at Sage Valley, and on Monday he was named the AJGA Rolex Player of the Year for the third time, joining Phil Mickelson as the only boys ever to accomplish the feat.
Russell, who turned 18 on Nov. 1, also tied for 39th in the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills, after winning a playoff in a 36-hole sectional qualifier, tied for 15th in the Korn Ferry Tour's event in Savannah, Georgia, and made his third career cut in a PGA Tour event with a tie for 64th in the Butterfield Bermuda Open.
And now his next challenge is taking on college golf, and he'll do so repping Florida State.
Cameron Jourdan is an assistant editor of Golfweek, covering college and amateur golf, the PGA Tour and plenty more. Follow Cameron on X/Twitter (@Cam_Jourdan) or Instagram (@GolfweekJourdan).
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