No. 1 junior Miles Russell: What’s in the bag, stock yardages

Last week, TaylorMade announced a Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) agreement with Miles Russell. It was a natural match for Russell, 15, the world’s top-ranked junior golfer who had been playing TaylorMade equipment for some time.

This news, announced Friday, corresponded with Russell making history as the youngest player to make a cut in Korn Ferry Tour history. He proceeded to finish T20 at the LECOM Suncoast Classic, becoming the youngest player to finish top-25 on either the PGA TOUR or Korn Ferry Tour, on record (since 1983). Last fall, Russell was named the 2023 AJGA Boys Junior Player of the Year, surpassing Tiger Woods’ long-standing record, and Russell’s performance in his TOUR-sanctioned debut further validated that distinction.

With a top-25 at the LECOM, Russell earned a spot in this week’s Veritex Bank Championship, where the high school freshman will look to continue his strong play and see how long a top-25 run might last.

“I have had a great relationship with the team at TaylorMade for years now and couldn’t be more excited to continue to work with them in the future,” Russell said in the TaylorMade release. “TaylorMade has a history of developing the top junior talent in the world to help reach their goals of becoming PGA TOUR and major championship winners. I am looking forward to working with the team to reach those and other goals I have laid out for my career.”

Here’s a look at what’s in Russell’s bag and his stock yardages, as the left-handed Floridian has put the golf world on notice in the past week.

What’s in the bag

• Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 LS, 10.5 degrees
• 3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 Tour, 15 degrees
• 5-wood: TaylorMade Qi10, 18 degrees
• 4-iron: TaylorMade P770
• Irons (5-9): TaylorMade P7MC
• Wedges (46, 50 degrees): TaylorMade Milled Grind 4 SB
• Wedges (56, 60 degrees): TaylorMade Milled Grind 4 LB
• Putter: TaylorMade TP Soto
• Ball: TaylorMade TP5x

Stock yardages

• Driver: 280 yards
• 3-wood: 270 yards
• 5-wood: 248 yards
• 4-iron: 226 yards
• 5-iron: 212 yards
• 6-iron: 195 yards
• 7-iron: 184 yards
• 8-iron: 168 yards
• 9-iron: 157 yards
• Pitching wedge (46 degrees): 143 yards
• Gap wedge (50 degrees): 127 yards
• Sand wedge (56 degrees): 113 yards
• 60-degree wedge: 94 yards