Noah Maclauchlan, an Alternate, Tops Miles Russell to Win U.S. Junior Amateur

Overview

• Maclauchlan beat co-medalist Miles Russell 6 and 5 in the 36-hole championship match at Saucon Valley on Saturday, July 25.
• The Moseley, Virginia, player reached the event as an alternate and entered the week ranked about 2,047th in the World Amateur Golf Ranking before his upset run.
• Maclauchlan built an early lead, played the final 15 holes 8-under and closed out the match with a string of birdies that Russell could not match.
• By winning the newly named Tiger Woods Trophy, Maclauchlan earned exemptions into the U.S. Amateur at Merion and the 2027 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach.
• The result highlights how the U.S. Junior’s match-play format can overturn rankings and it leaves Russell to move on to the Western Amateur and prepare with the U.S. Walker Cup team.