Carson Young

Carson Young

Height: 5'10" (1.78 m)
Weight: 155 (70 kg)
Age: 28 (November 12, 1994)
Birthplace: Anderson, South Carolina
Residence: Anderson, South Carolina
Family: Wife, Riley

Education: Clemson University 2017, Marketing
Special Interests: Snowboarding, bass fishing, video games
Turned Professional: 2017
City plays from: Greenville, SC, United States


Exempt Status


PGA TOURTop 50 from 2022 Korn Ferry Tour (thru 2022-23)

Career Victories


Korn Ferry Tour Victories (1):
2022 (1) The Panama Championship.
Other Victories (1):
2020 Jacksonville Championship (LOCALiQ Series).

Player Statistics


Career Low Round:

63 - 2023 AT&T Byron Nelson (Round 3)

Career High FedExCup Rank:

#98 : 2023 Travelers Championship

Career High Official World Golf Rank:

#210 : 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic

Career Largest Paycheck:

$335,000 : 2023 Travelers Championship (Finished 15)

2022-23 Season Highlights


PGA TOUR
The Honda Classic - Held a share of the lead after the first round of The Honda Classic and went on to finish T29. Puerto Rico Open - Held the outright lead after the first and second rounds of the Puerto Rico Open before finishing T3, his first career top-10 on TOUR.

Career Records


PGA TOUR (Playoff Record: 0 - 0)
Season Events Rounds 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Cuts Made Cuts Missed WD FedExCup Rank Earnings
Total: 32 89 1 1 7 15 16 1 $1,450,898
2023 31 87 1 1 7 15 15 1 111 $1,450,898
2021 1 2 1
(A) - Amateur

Top Tournaments


PGA TOUR
THE PLAYERS Championship Masters Tournament PGA Championship U.S. Open The Open Championship WGC-HSBC Champions WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play WGC-FedEx St. Jude Inv WGC-Workday Championship at The Concession
2023 CUT

Personal


  • Says he is a first-ballot Mario Kart 64 Hall of Famer.
  • Grew up playing competitive tennis like his brothers and cousins; he saw a golf course beside the tennis courts and begged his parents to let him go play golf. Nobody in the family knew anything about the game, or even how to play. He picked up the game fairly quickly with the help of Harvey Brock, a local pro at Boscobel Golf Club, around the time he was 7 years old. He won the first tournament he entered (against 8-9 year olds) and was hooked.
  • His dad took him to junior tournaments when he was younger, and on one occasion he was so nervous they had to pull over to the side of the road so he could throw up. His dad said he didn't have to play and they could go home, if he wanted to. He looked at his dad and said, "No, I love it."
  • Always leaves his sweater on when he’s making birdies, no matter how hot it gets.
  • Wife, Riley, is a talented photographer.
  • Favorite golf memory is seeing Tiger Woods at a 2008 Masters Tournament practice round.