Miles Russell is poised to tee it up alongside Charlie Woods at Florida State, but is already achieving records that proved beyond his future Seminoles teammate’s father.The 18-year-old is the top ranked player in the 2027 recruiting class and is expected to be announced as Florida State’s latest recruit on Wednesday.Russell has already made the cut at a major, at this year’s US OpenGettyRussell made his Walker Cup debut in a defeat to Great Britain and IrelandGettyLast week, Charlie Woods was announced as a Seminole, and the addition of Russell will give them a stellar chance of winning a first NCAA team championship.More than 30 years on from Woods’ emergence as all-conquering amateur and college champion, Russell’s CV has him surpassing Woods’ lengthy list of achievements.On Monday, the teenager won his third AJGA Rolex Junior Player of the Year honor – an award he first won a day after his 15th birthday in 2023, and has now backed up with the 2025 and 2026 honor.Woods picked up the award twice, also claiming it aged 15, and Russell joins Phil Mickelson and Vicki Goetze to win the prestigious honour more than twice.Russell has already won a couple of Junior Players Championships, the Junior PGA Championship and the US Kids World Championship twice – and he made his Walker Cup debut for the US in Ireland earlier this year.He has already played eight times on the PGA Tour, including a debut in 2024 aged 15, while he also managed a record breaking showing on the Korn Ferry Tour in the same year.Having made the cut at the LECOM Suncoast Classic he went on to finish 14th, becoming the youngest player to make a cut on either the PGA or Korn Ferry Tour, and with it the youngest to record a top 20 finish.This year, he played twice on the PGA Tour, with his best finish coming on his major debut at the US Open where he finished in a tie for 39th.He will now have Woods senior in his corner, with Russell’s signing set to become official this week after he initially declared for Florida State in 2025.Now, he will have his sights set on emulating Woods who won the men’s NCAA championship in 1996 during his second year at Stanford.Russell will team up with Charlie Woods at Florida State, hoping to emulate Tiger Woods as an NCAA championGettyJackson Koivun has enjoyed a stellar year after turning professional in JuneGettyA breakthrough year on the PGA TourThe next batch of talented American golfers have surged in 2026 to make their mark, with Blades Brown and Jackson Koivun both forcing their way into the winners circle.And the expectation is that Russell might not be too far behind them.After winning the Worldwide Technology Championship in Mexico on Sunday, teenager Brown set a record as the youngest champion on tour since 1931.Blades Brown was victorious at the weekendGettyRussell will hope to get the chance to break that record in 2027, although his focus will be on the collegiate system.As well as Koivun’s PGA Tour breakthrough, he also had a starring role on the US team at the President’s Cup to put himself in contention for a Ryder Cup debut in Limerick in 2027, and earned a spot in the 2027 TGL.A few years older than Koivun, the likes of Michael Brennan, Jacob Bridgeman, and Michael Thorbjornsen were all victorious on the tour this year.24-year-old Brennan, who made his breakthrough in 2025, winning the Bank Of Utah Championship, won twice in his final five starts to finish the season on a high.Bridgeman won The Genesis, hosted by Woods earlier this year and the 26-year-old followed up with a second win to register a 4th place finish in the FedEx Cup standings.Michael Thorbjornsen was also victorious at the Rocket Classic, but it’s the teenage prodigies underneath them that have American golf fans excited at the prospect of what might be to come.