Cameron Young

Cameron Young

United States · PGA Tour · USA — Northeast & Midwest · Age 29

B+
86 OVR
Metronome
Build with C. Young

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Ratings

Percentiles are within the 2025–26 pool.

PowerA
AccuracyB+
Iron PlayB+
Short GameA-
PuttingB+
Course IQA-
NerveA
ConsistencyA+
EngineA

Overview

Cameron Young is a PGA Tour pro from United States rated 86 overall (grade B+) in the 2025–26 pool — a Metronome build headlined by consistency at A+, the standout of the nine zones on this card.

Attribute by attribute

  • At A, C. Young's power rating is elite (92nd percentile of the 2025–26 pool) — only 8 players in the pool rate higher. How far the ball goes off the tee — long hitters shorten every hole.
  • At B+, C. Young's accuracy rating is well above the pool average (79th percentile of the 2025–26 pool) — 20 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. How often the ball finds the fairway and stays out of trouble.
  • Iron Play B+ — modestly above average in the 2025–26 pool; 37 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. Precision from the fairway into the green — the single biggest driver of low scores.
  • Short Game A- — a clear strength in the 2025–26 pool; only 12 players in the pool rate higher. Scrambling around the green — chips, pitches, and bunker shots that save par.
  • Putting sits at B+ for C. Young, on the stronger side of average across the 2025–26 pool: 30 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. Holing putts, especially the ones inside ten feet that turn pars into birdies.
  • At A-, C. Young's course iq rating is a clear strength (88th percentile of the 2025–26 pool) — only 11 players in the pool rate higher. Course management and shot selection — playing the smart shot, not just the bold one.
  • At A, C. Young's nerve rating is among the very best in the pool (97th percentile of the 2025–26 pool) — only 3 players in the pool rate higher. Composure in contention — how a golfer performs with the tournament on the line.
  • At A+, C. Young's consistency rating is elite (99th percentile of the 2025–26 pool) — only one other player in the pool rates higher. How tightly a golfer's scores cluster around their average, round after round.
  • At A, C. Young's engine rating is among the very best in the pool (94th percentile of the 2025–26 pool) — only 6 players in the pool rate higher. Stamina and durability across a long season — fewer withdrawals, less late-year fade.

Archetype

Metronome. A metronome — consistency is the standout attribute, narrowing the spread of every round so the bad weeks stay survivable even without a career-best score.

Closest profiles

The closest attribute profiles in the 2025–26 pool belong to Xander Schauffele (94% similar), Chris Gotterup (92% similar) and Ludvig Åberg (91% similar) — three builds that would feel familiar to play.

Best-fit events

This profile's course fit lines up best with The Open Championship (Major), Masters Tournament (Major) and U.S. Open (Major) — the three events on the schedule that reward this exact mix of attributes the most.

  • The Open Championship — Major
  • Masters Tournament — Major
  • U.S. Open — Major

In Salary Cap

At $6M (B tier), Cameron Young leaves $39M of the $45M Salary Cap budget for the other eight zones — room for 3 more S-tier chips, or 32 E-tier picks, or any mix in between. Good complementary picks to shore up the softer zones (accuracy, iron play and putting) include Scottie Scheffler ($10M), Collin Morikawa ($8M) and Sam Burns ($8M).

Editorial note

2 wins in 2026, 8 top-10s. Ratings on this card are editorial judgment, not official statistics — see the methodology page for how they are derived.

Methodology

Every rating on this page is a 1–10 editorial judgment, not a live statistic — see how ratings and the season simulation work.