Several up-and-coming high schoolers were among the most notable golfers to qualify for next week’s U.S. Open during the final stage of qualifying known as “Golf’s Longest Day.”
Rising seniors Miles Russell and Giuseppe Puebla, both 17, earned two of the four U.S. Open spots available at the Florida qualifier in Palm Beach Gardens—one of 10 sites hosting 36-hole tournaments to fill out this year’s field at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, N.Y.
Russell is the No. 1-ranked American Junior Golf Association player and is committed to Florida State in 2027 alongside Charlie Woods—the son of Tiger Woods—who caddied for his future college teammate Monday. Woods in April was one stroke short of advancing to final U.S. Open qualifying himself.
Puebla is ranked No. 2 by the AJGA and is committed to Florida in 2027, where he’ll play with Jackson Ormond, an 18-year-old rising freshman this fall, who earned one of five spots available at the North Carolina qualifier in Gastonia.
The trio of high schoolers was among 12 amateurs who earned their U.S. Open spots Monday.
