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

Miles Russell’s U.S. Open bid came through a grueling 38-hole qualifier at BallenIsles Country Club in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, where he carried Charlie Woods on his bag to a spot in his first major. The 6-under-par 138 total earned him a three-for-two playoff, which he then clinched with a two-putt birdie on the second playoff hole at the par-5 17, denying Tyler Collet from Johns Island, Florida. Russell finished one shot behind 17-year-old Giuseppe Puebla of Royal Palm Beach in a duel between the nation’s top junior amateurs. The Jacksonville Beach native rallied after a late double bogey; he was 4-under through 17 in the first round before a triple bogey on the 18th left him at 71.