Who are the oldest and youngest players at the 2024 Rocket Mortgage Classic?

The oldest and youngest players at the 2024 Rocket Mortgage Classic are Stewart Cink and Miles Russell who are 51 years and 16 years old, respectively. The tournament is scheduled from Thursday, June 27 to 30, at Detroit Golf Club in Detroit, Michigan.

Cink and Russell are among the 156 players that'll tee off on Thursday, June 27 at Rocket Mortgage Classic. All the players will be competing for the prize money of $9.2 million and the winner will take home $1,656,000.

15-year-old Miles Russell received a sponsor exemption for the 2024 Rocket Mortgage Classic. He said (via SB Nation):

''I don’t know how to describe it other than just a rollercoaster, and it’s just been a rollercoaster of just fun. It all happened a little faster than I thought it might, but it’s just what happens when you have good play."

Talking about his goal at 2024 Rocket Mortgage Classic, Miles Russell said:

"My goal is just to come out here and have fun. That's my main goal: have fun, maybe learn something, and take something to my next event."

Meanwhile, Cink who is a regular on PGA Tour Champions got into 2024 Rocket Mortgage Classic owing to a two-year exemption for being a PGA Tour tournament winner.

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A look at Stewart Cink and Miles Russell's recent performances before the 2024 Rocket Mortgage Classic

Miles Russell is one of the rising stars in the world of golf. He is currently ranked No.1 in the AJGA rankings. Let's take a look at Miles Russell's performance in 2023, as per AJGA:

• T14 Rolex Tournament of Champions
• 1 The Junior PLAYERS Championship presented by Rolex
• 1 Boy's Junior PGA Championship
• *T13 Wyndham Invitational presented by Odyssey
• T7 AJGA Junior Championship presented by Visit Tallahassee
• 2 Team TaylorMade Invitational
• T3 Scott Robertson Memorial
• 1 Moon Golf Junior All-Star
• 1 TaylorMade TP5 Junior All-Star

In 2024, Russell debuted at the Korn Ferry Tour. He finished as T20 at the LECOM Suncoast Classic and got a ticket for the Veritex Bank Championship. However, he missed the cut at the tournament.

Meanwhile, Stewart Cink has had a decent 2024 season so far at the PGA Tour Champions. However, he has failed to replicate his performance on the PGA Tour. In the five starts at the PGA Tour Champions, he has had four top-5 finishes. His best performance came at 2024 Regions Tradition where he finished T3.

Meanwhile, on the PGA Tour, he has had four missed cuts and four top-40s this year. His best performance came at the Sony Open in Hawaii where he finished T24.

Let's take a look at the Stewart Cink's performance in the 2024 season so far:

2024 PGA TOUR Tournaments

1. Sony Open in Hawaii: T24 (67-65-69-69, 270, -10)
2. Farmers Insurance Open: Missed Cut (74-76, 150, +6)
3. WM Phoenix Open: Missed Cut (71-70, 141, -1)
4. Valspar Championship: T33 (69-67-76-70, 282, -2)
5. Texas Children's Houston Open: Missed Cut (71-75, 146, +6)
6. Valero Texas Open: T39 (73-69-69-75, 286, -2)
7. THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson: Missed Cut (71-70, 141, -1)
8. RBC Canadian Open: T27 (70-66-72-67, 275, -5)

2024 PGA TOUR Champions Tournaments

1. Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai: T5 (67-69-66, 202, -14)
2. Cologuard Classic: T7 (62-69-73, 204, -9)
3. Mitsubishi Electric Classic: T35 (71-70-75, 216, E)
4. Regions Tradition: T3 (70-68-70-66, 274, -14)
5. KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship: T9 (67-68-71-69, 275, -9)