"1997 Masters Tournament The 1997 Masters Tournament was the 61st Masters Tournament, held April 10–13 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Tiger Woods won his first major championship, twelve strokes ahead of runner-up Tom Kite. Through 2018, the margin of victory and four-day score of 270 (−18) are tournament records. Woods also became both the youngest (21) and the first non-white player to win at Woods struggled on his first nine holes of the first round, turning at 4-over-par 40. Making four birdies and an eagle gave him a 6-under-par 30 the back nine for a 70, three"
"through the end of 2011. During this time she was a professional golfer but not a member of any golf tour. Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year. Amateur Professional Lexi Thompson Alexis Noel ""Lexi"" Thompson (born February 10, 1995) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. At age 12, she was the youngest golfer ever to qualify to play in the U.S. Women's Open. She turned professional in June 2010 at age 15. On September 18, 2011, Thompson set a then new record as the youngest-ever winner of an"
"the winner of the Ginn Open in 2008 was awarded the Kelly Jo Dowd trophy in her honor. Dakoda Dowd Dakoda Flowie Dowd (born April 3, 1993), also known as ""Koda"", is an American amateur golfer. On April 27, 2006, 24 days after her 13th birthday, she became the youngest player to compete in an LPGA tournament. This record was broken a year later when 12-year-old Alexis Thompson qualified for and played in the 2007 U.S. Women's Open. Dowd, who lives in Palm Harbor, Florida, has won more than 185 junior trophies. In 2006, she was ranked number one among"
"second youngest golfer (behind Woods) to win the Masters. He then won the 2015 U.S. Open with a score of 5-under-par. He was the youngest U.S. Open champion since amateur Bobby Jones in 1923. He followed up with a win in the 2015 Tour Championship, which clinched the 2015 FedEx Cup. Two years later, Spieth won his third major at the 2017 Open Championship, by three shots at 12 under-par. Spieth was born in 1993 in Dallas, Texas, to Shawn Spieth and Mary Christine (née Julius) Spieth. He attended St. Monica Catholic School and graduated from Jesuit College Preparatory School"
"Lexi Thompson Alexis Noel ""Lexi"" Thompson (born February 10, 1995) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. At age 12, she was the youngest golfer ever to qualify to play in the U.S. Women's Open. She turned professional in June 2010 at age 15. On September 18, 2011, Thompson set a then new record as the youngest-ever winner of an LPGA tournament, at age 16 years, seven months, and eight days, when she won the Navistar LPGA Classic. Three months later she became the second-youngest winner of a Ladies European Tour event, capturing the Dubai Ladies"
"in position to become the youngest Masters champion in history; Tiger Woods holds the record at age 21. But Watson retook the lead heading into the back nine and never relinquished it. Spieth finished in a tie for second with Jonas Blixt, becoming the youngest runner-up in Masters history. Spieth ended the tournament with no scores above even-par (72) in any of his rounds. His finish moved him into the top 10 in the world rankings for the first time. Following the PGA Championship, Spieth earned selection to the 2014 Ryder Cup team, becoming the youngest American to play in"
"Lucy Li Lucy Li (born October 1, 2002) is an American amateur golfer. She currently holds records as the youngest qualifier for the U.S. Women's Amateur and the U.S. Women's Open. She is the second-youngest qualifier for the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links, and the youngest ever to advance to match play in that event. Li was an age group winner at the inaugural Masters Drive, Chip, and Putt Championship in Augusta, Georgia. As of 2014, she is a student of Jim McLean. Born in Stanford, California, Li now lives in Redwood Shores, California. Her father, Warren Li, is a"
"Dakoda Dowd Dakoda Flowie Dowd (born April 3, 1993), also known as ""Koda"", is an American amateur golfer. On April 27, 2006, 24 days after her 13th birthday, she became the youngest player to compete in an LPGA tournament. This record was broken a year later when 12-year-old Alexis Thompson qualified for and played in the 2007 U.S. Women's Open. Dowd, who lives in Palm Harbor, Florida, has won more than 185 junior trophies. In 2006, she was ranked number one among United States sixth graders. As of June 2008, ""Golfweek"" ranked her 231st among all junior U.S. girls golfers."
"breaking the previous record of 19 years 5 months set by Robert A. Gardner in 1909. In 2008, New Zealander Danny Lee became the youngest ever winner, only to be eclipsed by 17-year-old An Byeong-hun the following year. Before the professional game became dominant, the event was regarded as one of the majors. This is no longer the case, but the champion still receives an automatic invitation to play in all of the majors except the PGA Championship. In addition, the runner-up also receives an invitation to play in the Masters and the U.S. Open. However, the golfers must maintain"
"Danny Lee (golfer) Danny Jin-Myung Lee (; born 24 July 1990) is a New Zealand professional golfer. Lee was born in Incheon, South Korea, and emigrated to New Zealand at the age of eight. He became a New Zealand citizen on 2 September 2008 at Rotorua, where he attended Rotorua Boys' High School. Lee became the youngest ever winner of the U.S. Amateur in August 2008, aged 18 years and one month, six months younger than Tiger Woods when he won in 1994. His age record was broken the following year by 17-year-old An Byeong-hun. He became number one in"
"An Byeong-hun An Byeong-hun (; born 17 September 1991), or Byeong-Hun An, is a professional golfer from Seoul, South Korea. In August 2009, he became the youngest-ever winner of the U.S. Amateur. Born in Seoul, South Korea, An is the son of Ahn Jae-Hyung and Jiao Zhimin, both of whom were medalists in table tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. An moved to the United States in December 2005 to attend the David Leadbetter Golf Academy in Bradenton, Florida, where he was also known as Ben An. In August 2009, at age 17, An became the youngest-ever winner"
"world, 187th to 104th in the FedEx Cup, and earned him a spot in the 2012 Open Championship, where he would miss the cut. PGA Tour playoff record (0–1) CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> ""T"" = tied Troy Kelly Troy Kelly (born August 2, 1978) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. Kelly became the youngest player to ever compete in Washington State Junior Golf Association (WJGA) tournaments at the age of 6. He was the WJGA state champion at age 11 and 13. He won more than 40 tournaments in his junior golf career."
"and the 2018 U.S. Open. Following the 2018 U.S. Open, Ellis turned professional on the Challenge Tour. Source: CUT = missed the half-way cut Source: Harry Ellis (golfer) Harry Jack Ellis (born 10 September 1995) is an English professional golfer. In 2012, Ellis became the youngest winner of the English Amateur at the age of 16, beating the previous record held by Nick Faldo. As a junior, at Florida State University, Ellis was named a PING honorable mention All-American. In 2017, Ellis won The Amateur Championship, becoming just the third player to win both the English Amateur and The Amateur"
"cut WD = withdrew ""T"" indicates a tie for a place QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play<br> ""T"" = Tied<br> Amateur Professional Kim Si-woo Kim Si-woo (; born 28 June 1995), also known as Si Woo Kim, is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He won the 2017 Players Championship to become the youngest ever winner of the event aged 21. Kim finished tied for 20th at the 2012 PGA Tour Qualifying School. He was only 17 years, 5 months, 6 days old at the time, the youngest"
"receive a direct invitation to both the Masters and The Open Championship. Previously the winner had received an invitation to the Masters but it was only starting in 2018 that the winner also had an automatic Open entry. Source: Lin Yuxin Lin Yuxin (born 10 October 2000) is a Chinese amateur golfer. Aged 17, he qualified directly for both the 2018 Masters and the 2018 Open Championship as the 2017 Asia-Pacific Amateur champion. Playing in the first two rounds of the 2018 Masters at Augusta, Lin scored 79 and 80 for 15-over-par, which meant he missed the cut and did"
"John McDermott (golfer) John J. McDermott Jr. (August 12, 1891 – August 1, 1971) was the first U.S.-born golfer to win the U.S. Open, in 1911 and 1912, and he remains the youngest player to win the event, at age 19, as well as the second youngest to win any of golf's four major tournaments after Young Tom Morris. He was the first player to break par over 72 holes in a significant event, which he did at the 1912 U.S. Open. He was one of the world's top players between 1910 and 1914. McDermott was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,"
"of the 2018 season.""<br> Grayson Murray Grayson Murray (born October 1, 1993) is an American professional golfer. In his youth career, Murray won three straight Callaway Junior Championships and was the top ranked golfer nationally in his age group. In high school, he won both a team and individual state title while competing for Leesville Road High School. Murray attended Wake Forest University, East Carolina University, and Arizona State University. He played in the 2013 U.S. Open as an amateur. Murray earned conditional status on the 2016 Web.com Tour by tying for 74th at Q School. A tie for tenth"
"to have been represented more than once. Seven of the winners were born in the United Kingdom, and the other winners were born in Brazil, former Czechoslovakia, Spain, Sweden and the United States. Czechoslovak-born tennis player Martina Navratilova was the first woman to have won the award. The only recipient of the award on multiple occasions is Ballesteros who won in 1997 and again in 2009, for his contribution to golf winning ""the Open three times, the Masters twice as well as playing an inspirational role in the Ryder Cup"". The most recent winner, in 2018, was American tennis player"
"Michelle Wie Michelle Sung Wie (; born October 11, 1989) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. At age 10, she became the youngest player to qualify for a USGA amateur championship. Wie also became the youngest winner of the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links and the youngest to qualify for an LPGA Tour event. She turned professional shortly before her 16th birthday in 2005, accompanied by an enormous amount of publicity and endorsements. She won her first major at the 2014 U.S. Women's Open. Wie was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, the only child of immigrant"
"order prior to 2015."" QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play<br> ""T"" = tied <nowiki>*</nowiki> Complete as of the 2018 seasons.<br> † Lee was not ranked because he was not a member. Amateur Professional Danny Lee (golfer) Danny Jin-Myung Lee (; born 24 July 1990) is a New Zealand professional golfer. Lee was born in Incheon, South Korea, and emigrated to New Zealand at the age of eight. He became a New Zealand citizen on 2 September 2008 at Rotorua, where he attended Rotorua Boys' High School. Lee became the youngest ever winner of"
"number one seed for the match play portion of the event. She lost in the quarter-finlas to eventual champion Kristen Gillman on the 19 hole. She contributed to the 2018 Junior Ryder Cup victory. At the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, Li teamed with Akshay Bhatia to win the mixed team silver medal. Source: Source: Lucy Li Lucy Li (born October 1, 2002) is an American amateur golfer. She currently holds records as the youngest qualifier for the U.S. Women's Amateur and the U.S. Women's Open. She is the second-youngest qualifier for the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links, and the youngest"
"2017 Solheim Cup. She scored 1.5 points out of 3 matches. On December 9, 2017, she won the Omega Dubai Ladies Classic for her first professional victory. Amateur Professional Angel Yin Angel Yin (born October 3, 1998) is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour. She won the 7–8 year old Junior World Golf Championships, won the California State Women’s Amateur as a 12 year old and again as a 14 year old, was the youngest player at the 2011 U.S. Women's Amateur, was co-medalist at a U.S. Women's Amateur, and was the youngest player in the"
"youngest U.S. Open champion since Bobby Jones won at age 21 in 1923, and he has remained the youngest winner since (John McDermott is still the youngest winner of the U.S. Open at age 19 in 1911). The U.S. Open win thrust Nicklaus into the national spotlight, and he was featured on the cover of ""Time"" magazine. This was also the beginning of the Nicklaus-Palmer rivalry, which attracted viewers to golf on television. By the end of 1962, Nicklaus had won two more tournaments, which were back-to-back in the Seattle Open and Portland Open. In addition, he tied for third"
"1999, the tournament set a record with 4,508 entries. Only two players have won the championship multiple times: Tiger Woods won the tournament for three consecutive years beginning in 1991; Jordan Spieth won in 2009 and 2011. In 2010, Jim Liu, at 14 years, 11 months, became the youngest champion ever, breaking Woods' mark of 15 years and 220 days. The number of winners who have gone on to become leading professionals is quite modest. This reflects not only the young age of the competitors, but the more random results of match play tournaments compared to stroke play events. Apart"
"Aree Song, is the youngest winner at 13 years, 99 days in 1999. Hollis Stacy is the only three-time winner of the tournament. United States Girls' Junior Golf Championship The United States Girls' Junior Championship is one of the thirteen U.S. national golf championships organized by the United States Golf Association. It is open to amateur girls who are under 18 on the last day of the competition and have a USGA handicap index of 18.4 or less. It consists of two days of stroke play, with the leading 64 competitors then playing a match play competition to decide the"
"In his first major championship as a professional, Tiger Woods becomes the youngest-ever Masters Champion at 21 years 3 months, while setting a 72-hole scoring record of 270 (18 under par), and winning by a record margin (12 shots). He also becomes the first golfer of either Asian or African descent to win a men's major title. Woods wins three other tournaments in 1997 to top the U.S. Money list in what is effectively his rookie season. Even though Woods becomes the first player to earn more than $2m in a season, however, his earnings are surpassed by the leading"
"Angel Yin Angel Yin (born October 3, 1998) is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour. She won the 7–8 year old Junior World Golf Championships, won the California State Women’s Amateur as a 12 year old and again as a 14 year old, was the youngest player at the 2011 U.S. Women's Amateur, was co-medalist at a U.S. Women's Amateur, and was the youngest player in the field at the 2012 Women’s U.S. Open (also the second youngest in history). In 2015, she competed in the Junior Solheim Cup. Yin was a captain's pick for the"
"Masters invitation. He would go on to defend his title at the 2015 event. Every is a fan of the British group Oasis. He named his son after Liam Gallagher and has a tattoo on his right bicep with ""Live Forever,"" which is the title of an Oasis song. His daughter Quinn Palmer is named after the site of his first PGA Tour win. CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> ""T"" = tied for place Amateur Matt Every Matthew King Every (born December 4, 1983) is an American professional golfer who has won on both the PGA Tour and Nationwide"
"Open at 45 years and 15 days in 1990. The youngest winner of the U.S. Open is John McDermott at 19 years, 10 months, 14 days in 1911. (a) denotes amateur The eighteenth state to host the tournament was Washington in 2015, followed by Wisconsin in 2017. There is an extensive records section on the official U.S. Open website. As of 2015, Fox Sports is the official broadcaster of the U.S. Open, as the result of a 12-year deal with the USGA for exclusive rights to its tournaments through 2026. Coverage will be telecast by Fox (over-the-air) and Fox Sports"
"Mariah Stackhouse Mariah Stackhouse (born March 4, 1994) is an American professional golfer on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. Stackhouse is a graduate of Stanford University, where she was a four-year All-American, and majored in communications. She helped the Cardinal to an NCAA title in 2015. In 2011, at the age of 17, she became the youngest African American woman to earn a spot in the field at the U.S. Open. In 2014, she became the first African American woman to make the Curtis Cup team, which the United States won that year. As a 2-year old, her father Ken recognized"
"Harry Ellis (golfer) Harry Jack Ellis (born 10 September 1995) is an English professional golfer. In 2012, Ellis became the youngest winner of the English Amateur at the age of 16, beating the previous record held by Nick Faldo. As a junior, at Florida State University, Ellis was named a PING honorable mention All-American. In 2017, Ellis won The Amateur Championship, becoming just the third player to win both the English Amateur and The Amateur Championship, joining Michael Bonallack and Michael Lunt. The win gained him entry to the 2017 Open Championship, the 2018 Masters Tournament, the 2018 Memorial Tournament,"
"Kathleen Horvath Erica Kathleen ""Kathy"" Horvath (born August 25, 1965) is a retired American professional tennis player. She was the youngest player to play in the US Open in 1979 at 14y5d—this record still stands. Horvath was the youngest player to win the U.S. National 16 and under in 1979. She also is the only player to ever win all four age groups in the U.S. Girls Clay Courts in all consecutive years. Horvath played on the WTA Tour from 1981 to 1989, winning six singles titles and reaching a career high rank of No. 10 in 1984. She reached"
"Kh7 22.Nf5 exf5 23.Qxb6 Rab8 24.Qd4 Rg8 25.f3 Rbc8 26.Qf6 Be7 27.Qxf7+ Rg7 28.Qxf5 Bxh4 29.Rd7 Rc7 30.Rxc7 Rxc7 31.axb5 Bc8 32.Qd5 axb5 33.Qxb5 Be6 34.Qb6 Re7 35.Ra7 Bf7 36.Rxe7 Bxe7 37.Qc7 Kg7 38.Bxc4 Be8 39.Qc8 Bf7 40.Bxf7 Kxf7 41.Qb7 Ne5 42.b4 Kf6 43.b5 Nd3 44.Qc6+ 1–0 Jordy Mont-Reynaud Jordy Mont-Reynaud (born August 16, 1983) became the youngest ever chess master in the United States when he became a master at the age of 10 years 209 days in 1994 (a record surpassed by Vinay Bhat, and presently held by Samuel Sevian). For his successful early career, he was asked"