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2 hours ago
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In battle of top two juniors, Luke Colton beats Miles Russell to advance at U.S. Junior Amateur
It was a match fitting for a final, only it came two rounds earlier. Luke Colton, 18, from Frisco, Texas, and the second-ranked junior player in the country, took down top-ranked Miles Russell, 4 and 3, in Friday morning's quarterfinals of the U.S. Junior Amateur at Trinity Forest in Dallas. Colton collected seven birdies in 15 holes, including birdies at each of his final two to put away the 16-year-old Russell, who is also ranked No. 18 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking. Colton, No. 26 in WAGR, jumped on Russell early, making a long birdie putt from the fringe to win the par-3 third and go 2 up. Russell, who lipped out shots on each of his first two holes, would battle back, tying the match after six holes. After Russell drained a 30-footer for birdie at the par-4 ninth, Colton poured a 25-footer on top of him to tie the hole and turn at 1 up. He and Russell, both lefties, shot a best-ball, 6-under 30 on the front nine. To compare, the other three quarterfinals posted such marks of 33, 35 and 34. But Russell's putter would eventually cost him. He three-putted the par-3 11th from 12 feet for bogey to lose the hole and go 1 down. He later missed mid-range putts at Nos. 14 and 15 that could've extended the match. Colton now advances to Friday afternoon's semifinals, which start at 2 p.m. ET. He will face the winner of Hamilton Coleman and Sohan Patel; Coleman was 2 up through 16 holes. Texans have won eight of the last 25 U.S. Juniors with Noah Goodwin the most recent to do so, in 2017. Just two left-handers have won U.S. Junior titles – Brian Harman (2003) and Cory Whitsett (2007).
Daily Mirror
6 hours ago
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- Daily Mirror
Toto Wolff names two reasons for George Russell contract delay and Max Verstappen stance
George Russell is out of contract at the end of the season and Mercedes have been courting Max Verstappen amid ongoing speculation that he could walk away from Red Bull Toto Wolff has explained why George Russell has yet to sign a new contract with Mercedes despite his current deal expiring in a matter of months. The situation has led to increased speculation that the Brit could be replaced by Max Verstappen if the Silver Arrows can convince the Dutchman to quit Red Bull. Russell is out of contract at the end of the year and has always shown confidence in public that he will land an extension. However, he admitted on Thursday ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix that confirmation of a new deal before the approaching Formula 1 summer break is "unlikely". Verstappen has been constantly linked with a move to Mercedes and has refused to state directly in public that he will remain with Red Bull in 2026. But it is understood that is his most likely course of action as it stands. And Mercedes team principal Wolff has made it clear that he is very likely to stick with his current pairing of Russell and teenage prodigy Kimi Antonelli. "There is the largest of probabilities. Nothing is 100 percent, [but] this is going to be the line-up for next year," he told Sky Sports. Russell was the one who sparked the rumours of a Verstappen switch several weeks ago by revealing that his team had been in contact with the Dutchman. But Wolff does not believe that his driver did so in a bid to secure his own future. Giving two reasons why Russell has yet to put pen to paper, the Austrian said: "[The media] make a lot of pressure, because it's an interesting topic. But it's completely normal that we have these negotiations and discussions. Every driver wants a better car and more money, that's completely normal behaviour and that's not going to be the crucial point. "He's now triggered the whole media avalanche. It's maybe naïve, but I try to be transparent with the drivers and I said to him, 'Listen, I have the obligation of exploring what Max is going to do in the next few years'. I think he just came out with it to show, 'I'm aware of what's going on, there's nothing going on behind my back and I'm fine with it'." Russell is enjoying the strongest season of his F1 career despite all the talk around his future, built on an excellent foundation. A remarkably consistent start to the season saw him finish in the top five in the first six races of 2025, with four podiums. Mercedes' performance has fluctuated more dramatically in recent outings, but Russell still managed a first victory of the year in Canada last month. He sits fourth in the drivers' standings with 147 points, 18 behind Verstappen in third place. But Wolff does not believe that the speculation over Russell's future has boosted his performances, and said: "As a driver, he's so mature and stable that I don't think it makes any difference in performance. On the contrary, I would prefer him to have a safe place a little bit earlier. We haven't managed to do that, but I'm optimistic that he's going to sleep well over the summer break."
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8 hours ago
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Miles Russell of Jacksonville Beach fades late, misses cut at PGA Tour's ISCO Championship
Miles Russell was two shots inside the cut line when he birdied the par-5 10th hole at the Hurstbourne Country Club in Louisville, Ky., on July 11 in the second round of the PGA Tour's ISCO Championship. The 16-year-old from Jacksonville Beach couldn't hold on in his third PGA Tour start as an amateur. Russell bogeyed four of his last eight holes and finished with a 73 and a 36-hole total of 3-over 143, two shots off the 1-over cut. Russell had to birdie one of the last three holes to make the weekend but two-putted for par at Nos. 16 and 17 and missed the 18th fairway to the left, forcing him to gouge a shot out of heavy rough and under the branches of a tree. It came up about 30 yards short of the hole and needing to hit that in the jar to make the cut, he sent the shot past the flag and into the fringe on the other side. Russell had 30 feet for par, sent a chip 9 feet past the hole and made that for bogey. Russell was trying to become the second First Coast teenager to make a cut on the PGA Tour this summer. Tyler Mawhinney of Fleming Island made the cut and tied for 65th Miles Russell was in good shape through 11 holes Russell bogeyed his first hole but played steady after that with seven pars and tap-in birdies on the two par-5 holes, Nos. 7 and 10. Russell got up and down from off the green for both of his short birdie putts and made three par putts on the front nine between 6 and 8 feet. His troubles began with a three-putt for bogey at No. 11. Russell failed to make par after hitting into the left bunker at the par-3 13th hole and into the back fringe at the par-4 15th, missing putts of 11 and 6 feet. Russell had putts of 21 feet at No. 16 and 33 feet at No. 17 for birdie. What were Miles Russell's stats in the second round? He hit 7 of 14 fairways for the second day in a row and after finding the putting surface in seven of his first nine holes, he hit only two more the rest of the round, for 11 of 18. Russell needed 31 putts. Has Miles Russell made the cut in a pro event? Russell made the cut in his first professional tournament at the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour LECOM Suncoast Open in Lakewood Ranch. He was the youngest player to ever make the cut in a Korn Ferry Tour event. He's played three more Korn Ferry events and three PGA Tour events in all without making another cut. But he's played overall, with a 70.56 stroke average in 16 rounds, with 11 rounds of par or lower. What's next for Miles Russell Russell is scheduled to play in the U.S. Junior Amateur July 21-26 at the Trinity Forest Golf Club near Dallas. This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Miles Russell of Jacksonville Beach misses cut at PGA Tour ISCO Championship
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8 hours ago
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Dallas Drama: Tyler Mawhinney, Miles Russell win opening U.S. Junior Am matches on closing birdies
Tyler Mawhinney of Fleming Island and Miles Russell of Jacksonville Beach staged dramatic comebacks to win their first-round U.S. Junior Amateur matches on July 23 under broiling conditions in Dallas. In both cases, the two birdied the 514-yard, par-4 18th hole at the Trinity Forest Golf Club to either win or extend their matches as the heat index climbed to more than 100 degrees. Mawhinney lost a 2-up lead through six holes and trailed Lapassapon Heras-Gomez of Thailand 1-up with six to play. But Mawhinney won the 14th hole with a par, halved No. 17 with a birdie, then busted a 360-yard drive at the last, hit a wedge from 140 yards out to within 15 feet and made the putt for the victory. Russell went two down to Ormond by the third hole, cut it to one hole four times, then tied the match with a 40-foot birdie putt at No. 18 and won with a 2-foot birdie putt on the 20th hole, the par-5 second. Who do Tyler Mawhinney, Miles Russell play in the second round? Mawhinney will face Stuart Boulware of Fairway, Kan., in the second round on July 24 at 9:15 a.m. (EDT). Both players have led their high school teams to a pair of state championships, Mawhinney at Fleming Island High in 2023 and 2024 and Boulware at Shawnee Mission East in 2022 and 2024. Boulware defeated Anh Huy Ho of Vietnam 6 and 4 in the first round. Russell will play Lucas Latimer of nearby Rockwell, Texas at 8:35 a.m.. Latimer defeated Peyton Smith of Lees Summit Mo., 3 and 2. On paper, it's a mismatch: Russell is first on the American Junior Golf Polo Rankings, while Latimer is No. 1,829. Russell has verbally committed to play at Florida State, while Latimer will enroll at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. But match play can be the great equalizer and while Ormond has committed to play at Florida, he's ranked 45th on the AJGA and was on the brink of eliminating Russell. If Russell and Mawhinney win, they will play another match in the afternoon. Junior Players champion goes overtime Russell's match wasn't the longest of the day under the oppressive heat. Defending Junior Players champion Hamilton Coleman of Augusta, Ga., defeated Isaiah Igo of Sundown, Texas, in 25 holes, with a par at the par-4 seventh hole. The two were tied 11 holes in a row. It tied for the third-longest match in U.S. Junior Amateur history and was the longest since Casey Wittenberg defeated. Daniel Im in 26 holes in the third round in 2022, at the Atlanta Athletic Club. The No. 1 seed from stroke play, Mason Howell of Thomasville, Ga., lost his first round match to Henry Guan 1-up, with Guan holding that slim lead over the final seven holes. Cam Kuchar, the son of 2012 Players champion Matt Kuchar, lost his match to Kailer Stone of Alameda, Calif., 2 and 1. How to watch the U.S. Junior Amateur The tournament won't be televised until Friday's semifinal matches on Peacock from 3-5 p.m. Golf Channel will have a replay from 7:30-9:30 p.m. The championship match will be aired on Golf Channel from 3-5 p.m. This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Tyler Mawhinney, Miles Russell win pulse-pounding U.S. Junior Am matches
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8 hours ago
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Tyler Mawhinney rallies on back nine to reserve a spot in U.S. Junior Amateur match play
Tyler Mawhinney of Fleming Island was getting uncomfortably close to the projected cut for match play in the second round of the U.S. Junior Amateur on July 22. But the rising senior at Fleming Island High School and Vanderbilt commit birdied three of his last five holes at the Brook Hollow Golf Club in Dallas and, at even-par 141, reserved a spot in the field of 64 players who will begin match play on July 23 at the Trinity Forest Golf Club. Mawhinney (73) tied for 24th after dipping as low as a tie for 36th and joins Miles Russell of Jacksonville Beach (72 at Brook Hollow) in match play. Russell shot 2-under 139 to tie for eighth. Russell will play Jackson Ormond, a resident of Webster, N.Y., who has verbally committed to the University of Florida, at 9:40 a.m. on July 23. Russell committed to Florida State on June 30. Mawhinney's first match will be against Lapossapon Heras-Gomez of Thailand, beginning at 11:10 a.m. Tyler Mawhinney has rough start Mawhinney, who shot 68 in the first round at Trinity Forest, began his round at Brook Hollow on the 10th hole, was 5-over for the day and 2-over for the tournament through his first 12 holes. He parred the par-3 fourth hole, then got his first birdie of the day on a 6-foot putt at No. 5 Mawhinney then drained a 27-footer for birdie on the next hole, and bounced back from a bogey at No. 7 with a closing birdie, on a roll of 23 feet. Mawhinney already has one USGA national championship this season. He and future Vanderbilt teammate Will Hartman won the U.S. Amateur Four Ball on May 22. Russell, who shot 67 in the first round, was 2-over through five holes in the second, then stopped the bleeding with a birdie at the par-3 eighth hole. He bogeyed Nos. 11 and 13 but played his final five holes at 1-under with no additional blemishes on the card, with a birdie at the 615-yard, par-5 15th. Four other area players failed to qualify for match play: Phillip Dunham of Ponte Vedra Beach and Jackson Byrd of St. Simons Island, Ga., (7-over, tied for 105th), Lucas Gimenez of Jacksonville (11-over, tied for 166th) and Brady Dougan in St. Johns (15-over, tied for 212th. Did Charlie Woods qualify for match play? Charlie Woods, the son of 15-time major champion and two-time Players champion Tiger Woods improved on his first-round 81 at Brook Hollow but his 74 in the second round at Trinity Forest wasn't nearly enough and he finished at 14-over-par 155 and in a tie for 196th. Tiger Woods followed his son all 18 holes for the second day in a row. Woods won the U.S. Junior Amateur three times, then added three U.S. Amateur titles and three U.S. Opens for nine USGA championships in his career. Among Charlie Woods' next appearances is scheduled to be the Junior Players Championship, Aug. 28-31, at the TPC Sawgrass Players Stadium Course, where his father won the 2001 and 2013 Players Championships, as well as the 1994 U.S. Amateur. This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Tyler Mawhinney, Miles Russell reserve spots in U.S. Junior Am Match Play
