Final Qualifying: Shot 71-67 at BallenIsles C.C. (East Course), in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., on June 8

The diminunative left-hander from Jacksonville Beach, Fla., who was a member of the inaugural U.S. National Junior Team in 2024, survived a 3-for-2 playoff for the final spots at BallenIsles C.C. Russell had Charlie Woods on the bag for the qualifier. Both have verbally committed to attend Florida State in 2027. In 2024, Russell became the youngest player in Korn Ferry Tour history to make a cut, doing so at the LECOM Suncoast Classic in Florida. He also was named the 2024 American Junior Golf Association's Player of the Year., a year in which he also advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2024 U.S. Junior Amateur at Oakland Hills C.C. He reached the quarterfinals of the 2025 U.S. Amateur at The Olympic Club. In 2023, he captured the Junior PGA Championship and the Junior Players Championship. Russell received sponsor invites into the 2024 Rocket Mortgage Classic and Bermuda Championship, narrowly missing the cut in both events.  He represented his country in the 2023 Junior Ryder Cup and 2024 Junior Presidents Cup. At No. 10 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, he is the highest-rated junior in the U.S. He also won the 2026 Junior Invitational at Sage Valley.