With Charlie Woods on the bag, Miles Russell survives to reach U.S. Open

Miles Russell, the world No. 1 amateur, earned his first major berth by winning a two‑hole playoff at BallenIsles Country Club in Palm Beach Gardens, with Charlie Woods aboard as his caddie. He finished 6-under-par 138 to reach the playoff and sealed qualification with a two‑putt birdie on the second playoff hole at the par-5 17th, denying Tyler Collet and finishing one shot behind 17-year-old Giuseppe Puebla. The U.S. Open is scheduled for June 18-21 at Shinnecock Hills on Long Island, N.Y. Russell’s day involved a long day of 38 holes on June 8, culminating in a celebratory embrace with Woods after the clinching putt.