Leseur makes PGA Tour debut at 15 – but is he the youngest ever?
Local Kenny Leseur made his PGA Tour debut in the Bermuda Championship at his home course, Port Royal, after securing his place via a 36-hole qualifier. But where does he sit in the list of youngest PGA Tour players?
At 15, Bermuda native Kenny Leseur is the first player since @cole_hammer6765 (2015 @usopengolf ) to make their @PGATOUR debut at the age of 15 years or younger. pic.twitter.com/dRYlO7oVLm
— PGA TOUR Communications (@PGATOURComms) October 30, 2019
Leseur is just 15 years old and is the first player to make his debut at this age since the former World No. 1 amateur Cole Hammer teed it up in the 2015 US Open.
In the qualifier, Leseur shot a determined 73 in blustery conditions to finish in a tie for 1st place alongside Michael Sims and Jarryd Dillas, with all three earning a spot in the field.
There was a 36 hole Qualifier held for the Bermuda Open….Kenny Leseur shot 73 in 2nd round in 30 mph winds, it was best round by 2 and he will play in Bermuda Open..Kenny Leseur is 15 and will become 2nd youngest ever to play in PGA Tour event.
— Monday Q Info (@acaseofthegolf1) October 30, 2019
Speaking to the Royal Gazette, Leseuer said: “When I started golf, I had no clue I was going to be able to get on the PGA Tour. Every young golfer’g goal is to get on the tour, but at 15 it’s really astonishing.”
The Bermudan was considerably younger than his playing partners over the first two days as he tees it up alongside 50-year-old Brett Quigley and Guy Boros, 55.
Youngest PGA Tour players of all time
- Don Dunkelberger (1937 Chicago Open) – 11 years, 11 months, 10 days
- Michelle Wie (2004 Sony Open) – 14 years, 2 months, 29 days
- Marshall Springer (1937 Chicago Open) – 14 years, 5 months, 11 days
- Guan Tianlang (2013 Masters) – 14 years, 5 months, 17 days
- Andy Zhang (2012 US Open) – 14 years, 6 months
- Lorens Chan (2009 Sony Open) – 14 years, 7 months, 24 days
- George Burtoft (1937 Utah Open) – 14 years, 9 months, 7 days
Tianlang also played in three other events in 2013, as a result of sponsors invites – the Zurich Classic (14 years, 6 months), Byron Nelson Championship (14 years, 6 months 20 days), and the Memorial (14 years, 7 months, 5 days).
If you’re wondering where he is now, he’s at the University of Arizona.
Joe Hughes
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