Miles Russell joins elite group for U.S. Amateur stroke play

Miles Russell will compete in a feature group at the U.S. Amateur's stroke-play qualifying rounds on August 10-11 at Merion Golf Club and Philadelphia Country Club. He will play alongside fellow top amateurs Preston Stout and Tyler Watts. Russell is currently ranked fourth in the World Amateur Golf Rankings, with Stout first and Watts third. The group is set to tee off at 1:03 p.m. from Merion's first tee and at 7:33 a.m. from the Philadelphia Country Club's 10th tee. The top 64 players will qualify for match play starting August 12.

• 9:04 AMYahoo Sports — Miles Russell will play in a power-packed group at U.S. Amateur