Top 10 Child Golf Prodigies of All-time

This girl is probably the greatest golfer I know she has probably competed in more tournaments than you can count she even competed in Indonesia against some of the best young golfers in the world and didn't do too badly. She will probably grow up to be one of the best golfers in the entire world and that is a reason to vote for her.

The perfect blend of beauty and skill, Eleonora Galletti has attracted Media Interest leading to appearing in several T.V. commercials. Watch her profile, gallery and achievement at her official website W. EleonoraGalletti. Com, and you'll know why so many people admire her.

In doing research for this list, within today's junior golf circles, his name kept coming up again and again. He is considered the best golfer at the age of 8 and under to have ever played. At the 2005 US Kids Golf World Championship he shot a 28 for nine holes and ran away with the tournament at 15 under par for 27 holes of competition. He was just six years old at the time. By 8 he had three World titles and articles were written touting him as the most dominant child player in tournament history. As of this writing he is still a pre-teen with a bright future expected in the game.

I hate the "next Tiger" moniker as much as the next writer, but this guy may be just that. He won 4 US Kids World Titles and shot 59 at a major regional tournament by the time he was 12. He became the youngest ever winner, at 14, of the USGA junior in 2010. He is currently ranked in the top five junior boys AJGA rankings. Typically 17 and 18 year olds occupy this elite group. A PGA Tour event will invite him soon if they haven't already. Maturity and competitive fire are said to be in abundance with this rising phenom. Sound familiar?

I played with Joshua when he first came to Pinehurst and was about 7 years old. The starter asked if I would mind if a junior was in the group. I was reluctant but he said the kid was pretty good and would not hold the group up. When he came up to the tee box he was no taller than my waist and he had ketchup dripping down his white polo shirt from the French fries he had been eating in the golf cart. Somehow we got into a discussion about playing for money but before I agreed I said his Dad who was driving the cart had to say it was okay. His father said it was okay. We were playing the tough #4 course and I was not worried about losing. By the end of the 2nd hole I knew I was in trouble. I tied him on one hole and he won the rest and think shot 78. To this day it was among my most memorable rounds of golf. He gave me several tips which I still benefit from. At the end of the round I asked him to sign his ball for me which he said was the first ball he ever signed. What a kid.

Some people may argue with putting her first, but the facts are in for me. She played tennis very early as well but preferred golf by the age of 7. She was big for her age from the start and she dominated the girls her age to the point of embarrassment. At the age of ten she qualified for the U. S. Women's Amateur Public Links, at twelve she won the Hawaii State Women's Open by 13 shots, at 13 she shot 66 in the third round of the LPGA Kraft Nabisco and was in the final group on Sunday. That same year she made the cut in the U. S. Women's Open while also winning the Public Links. At 14, she played against the men at the PGA tour's Sony Open, shooting an amazing 68 from the mens tees. Michelle accomplished things no junior player, boy or girl ever has. She basically skipped the junior ranks and went straight to the adult amateurs and professionals of both genders. She was fearless and had many believing she could challenge the men on the PGA tour someday. She has since turned pro and has won just once in three years on the LPGA, but she is a fixture in the World's Top Ten and the biggest name on the women's tour. When she fully matures she should dominate. She certainly dominated from the junior ranks in a way no golfer male or female ever has.

This girl dominated every tournament she played in as a 10/under player, The titles are numerous and many were multiple stroke affairs. At 12 she became the youngest to qualify for the U. S. Women;s Open.
After the Open, she played at and won at the highest levels of women's amateur and junior golf. At 15 she turned pro and placed 2nd at one of her first pro events, the Evian Masters. This girl is the real deal and has proven she belongs on the LPGA Tour with the world's best. She and Michelle Wie will make great rivals over the next two decades. iIchelle Wie is the best girls' prodigy ever but she is a strong second.

The first golf Prodigy of any consequence. Young Bobby learned the game as a toddler and won his first title at six. By the age of 14 he made it to the third round of the U. S. Amateur Championship which was one of golf's 4 major tournaments back then. He won the Georgia State Amateur At 14, shocking sportswriters and golf fans of the day. Had Bobby played the same junior golf system we have today with all the age-appropriate tournaments we have now, he would have dominated almost every event. He didn't have that opportunity though and often played against much older juniors and adults well before he was physically mature enough to make it a fair game. Nonetheless, he still managed to win several. One thing is for certain though, from the age of 14 on up, he became the greatest player anyone had ever seen.

Phil only won 1 World Junior title growing up but I was assured by those who saw him play that he was Mozart on the fairways, pure genius. They insist that even as a young boy he would pull off shots that pros could not. He did win a lot of tournaments, but he wasn't dominant nationally and lost tournaments against lesser competition. Many say his true passion was for practice and would rather do that than play in tournaments. His early play was undisciplined and almost experimental in nature. He still won tournaments in spite of this though and became more disciplined in his teenage years. Of course some would argue he still plays undisciplined golf even today. He went on to dominate college golf and is probably one of the top 15 players of all-time.

We went to a golf clinic he hosted for juniors and all I can say is this young man new what he wanted at a very young age. No shorts cuts just hard work dedication and determination! That's exactly what I want for my son who isn't to shabby himself. Remember this name Stephen Hernandez he was so impressed with Jordan and he's fired up!

2 US juniors. T16 at the Byron Nelson at age 16. How is he not on this list but ty tryon is?

Spieth you are awesome I hope I can be like you when I grow up.

This wunderkind is definitely the greatest cross-handed prodigy ever. Young Bill won the Oklahoma/Texas junior in the 11/under category at just seven. His grip gave him prodigious length at a young age and he would often win national tournaments by wide margins as a pre-teen. Couple his length with pro-like
putting and he became almost unbeatable. David Leadbetter refused to change his grip because he hit the ball so great cross-handed. His game stalled as he reached his teenage years due to burnout and the yips but he still earned a scholarship to LSU. He never did change his grip but it was the yips that finally proved his downfall. He never attempted pro golf after college and became a lawyer instead. He routinely beat the likes of Phil Mickelson, David Duval, and Justin Leonard in his tween years but couldn't sustain that ability through adulthood.