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Son of PGA Tour player captures title at 2024 U.S. Junior Amateur at Oakland Hills

In the process, he earned a spot in the 2025 U.S. Open.

Scott Gutschewski has continued to grind, working through the Korn Ferry Tour in 2023 at the age of 46 to get his card for the 2024 PGA Tour season. He’s amassed nearly $4 million in career earnings since turning pro in 1999.

His son Trevor, set to attend the University of Florida in 2025, has a similar fighter’s mentality.

Despite playing in a field with bigger names like Charlie Woods and Miles Russell, the unheralded Trevor Gutschewski emerged with the hardware at the U.S. Junior Amateur at Oakland Hills Country Club in Michigan. Gutschewski defeated Tyler Watts, 4 and 3 in the final. Gutschewski came into the event ranked 3,570 in the world amateur golf rankings.

Trevor Gutschewski signing autograph after winning the finals of the 2024 U.S. Junior Amateur at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. on Saturday, July 27, 2024. (Logan Whitton/USGA)

“I don’t even know,” Gutschewski said of what it means to be a USGA champion. “Probably hasn’t sunk in yet. I have to sit on it for a bit.”

In the process, Gutschewski earned a spot in the 2024 U.S. Amateur and the 2025 U.S. Open.

“That match was a grind,” Gutschewski said of his battle with Watts. “I had probably a 15-footer and a 30-footer where if I didn’t make them I’m going home and now we’re here. It’s crazy how match play goes. Every match is a new match. Just got to keep winning, keep doing your best.”

Dad Scott, who was playing in this week’s 3M Open, missed the cut Friday, which allowed him to make it to Oakland Hills in time to see his son hoist the trophy.

76th U.S. Junior Amateur
Trevor Gutschewski is interviewed while standing next to dad Scott after winning the 76th U.S. Junior Amateur Championship at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. (Lauren Leigh Bacho/Getty Images)

Miles Russell ousted at U.S. Junior Amateur; final will be Tyler Watts vs. Trevor Gutschewski

Russell’s run in the U.S. Junior Amateur ended on Friday.

Miles Russell’s run in the U.S. Junior Amateur ended on Friday with another match that went the distance.

Russell, the 15-year-old Jacksonville Beach native and the No. 1 player on the American Junior Golf Association Rankings, fell to Jay Leng of San Diego 1 up after rallying from three holes down with seven to play at the Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

Russell won the 12th and 15th holes with pars but Leng, who will enroll at Stanford next month, matched Russell over the last three holes to advance to the semifinals later Friday against Tyler Watts of Huntsville, Alabama. In that match, Watts, the match play portion’s No. 2 seed, prevailed 3 and 2.

The other semifinal featured Trevor Gutschewski of Omaha, Nebraska, who ousted stroke-play medalist Brian Blades in the second round, against Xihuan Chang of China. Gutschewski won that match, 2 and 1, as the No. 33 seed.

Gutschewski is the son of PGA Tour veteran Scott Gutschewski, competing this week at the 3M Open. He’s set to attend Florida this fall.

The 36-hole final is Saturday at 8 a.m. ET. Peacock will have live streaming of the second 18.

Russell was the last surviving Floridian and the only one to reach the third round. He also faced three consecutive opponents who will be playing college golf within a month: Leng (Stanford), CJ Winchenbaugh (Georgetown) and Billy Davis (Auburn).