11 months ago, Cameron Young needed to survive a 5-man playoff just to get through U.S. Open Final Qualifying.
Now, he’s very clearly one of the top 5 players in the world.
What a turnaround.
Chandler Simpson has an AL-best .407 batting average this season
The Rays left fielder and leadoff hitter trails only Bobby Witt Jr. for the MLB lead with seven stolen bases. He's got a .429 on-base percentage and an .863 OPS
When you see him hoist the giant check, remember the journey there:
2013: Made just $11,775 on Canadian Tour
2014: Made one cut and made $825 in Canada
2015: Won Canada Order of Merit
2016: Finished 3rd on KFT points, earned his PGA tour card
2017: 97th in FedEx Points
2018: 62nd in Points
2019: 99th in Points
2020: 185th in Points, lost his PGA Tour card. Went to KFT finals and finished 2nd to get his Tour card back
2021: 174th in Points, kept his card via Covid
2022: 34th in Points, Won his first pga tour win
2023: 62nd in points
2024: 98th in points.
JJ Spaun just won the U.S. Open