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First Coast junior golf is solid with future stars such as Miles Russell, Tyler Mawhinney
June 12, 2025, 5:02 a.m. ET

Tyler Mawhinney’s hat flies off while playing first shot on the second hole during the finals of the 2025 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball at Plainfield Country Club in Edison, N.J. on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. (Simon Bruty/USGA)
Simon Bruty/USGA MuseumMiles Russell putts on No. 18 green during the final round of the Junior Invitational at Sage Valley Golf Club on March 22.
Katie Goodale-Augusta Chronicle/USA TODAYMar 22, 2025; Graniteville, South Carolina, USA; Miles Russell poses for a photo after the final round of the Junior Invitational at Sage Valley Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Katie Goodale - Augusta Chronicle/USA TODAY NETWORK
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Fred Hartman, Will Hartman, Tyler Mawhinney, and Joe Mawhinney pose with the trophy after winning on the 17th hole during the finals of the 2025 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball at Plainfield Country Club in Edison, N.J. on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. Fred Hartman and Joe Mawhinney caddied for their sons. (Simon Bruty/USGA)
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Tyler Mawhinney putts on the fifth hole of the Plainfield Country Club in Edison, N.J., with partner Will Hartman looking on during the championship match of the 2025 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball at Plainfield on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. (Simon Bruty/USGA)
Simon Bruty/USGASOUTHAMPTON, BERMUDA - NOVEMBER 14: Miles Russell of the United States lines up a putt on the sixth greenduring the first round of the Butterfield Bermuda Championship 2024 at Port Royal Golf Course on November 14, 2024 in Southampton, Bermuda. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
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Luke Balaskiewicz of Jacksonville ponders his tee shot at the 200-yard par-3 17th hole of the Jacksonville Golf and Country Club on July 18, 2024, in the first round of the Jacksonville Area Golf Association Amateur Championship. Balaskiewicz is tied for the lead with Emmett Kuhlenkamp.
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Fernandina Beach High School senior Sadaly Campbell won the Class 2A state individual golf title on Nov. 16 at the Mission Inn Resort Las Colinas Course in Howey-in-the-Hills. Campbell is the first individual golf state champion in Nassau County history.
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15-yr-old Miles Russell makes his PGA tour debut but falls short of making weekend play during round two of the Rocket Mortgage Classic at the Detroit Golf Club in Detroit on Friday, June 28, 2024.
Kimberly P. Mitchell, Detroit Free PressTyler Mawhinney of Fleming Island holds the Earl Gray Cup for winning the Canadian Amateur on Aug. 8 at Saskatoon's Riverside Country Club.
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Luke Balaskiewicz of Jacksonville follows his ball flight at the par-4 10th hole of the Jacksonville Golf and Country Club on July 19 during the second round of the Jacksonville Amateur Championship.
Garry Smits/The Times-UnionLily Wachter of St. Augustine won the Augusta National Drive, Chip and Putt 11-12 girls division on April 7, 2024.
Augusta Chronicle FileSahana Chokshi of Jacksonville, a rising junior a Episcopal, was the highest-ranked high school girls player on the First Coast by the FHSAA.
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Phillip Dunham of Ponte Vedra Beach hits his approach shot to the 10th green of the Players Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass on Sept. 1 during the final round of the Junior Players Championship. Dunham posted his second top-10 finish in the tournament in a row with a tie for seventh.
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Luca Gimenez of Jacksonville hits his tee shot at the 16th hole of the Players Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass on Aug. 30 during the first round of the Junior Players Championship. Watching is playing partner Phillip Dunham of Ponte Vedra Beach.
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