Russell hails from
Jacksonville Beach, Florida. He was introduced to golf at the age of two by his dad and grandfather, and trains at Atlantic Beach Country Club. He is a left-handed golfer. Russell enjoyed a successful junior career, winning the US Kids World Championship twice. In 2023, he won the
Junior PGA Championship and the
Junior Players Championship, and surpassed
Tiger Woods to become the youngest golfer to win the
American Junior Golf Association Boys Player of the Year, just a day after his 15th birthday. He won the 2024
Rolex Tournament of Champions. In 2024, he made four starts in professional tournaments. He almost
Monday qualified for the 2024
Puerto Rico Open on the
PGA Tour in March after shooting a 67, but just missed out after losing a playoff for the fourth and final spot. At the
LECOM Suncoast Classic, his first of two starts on the
Korn Ferry Tour, he opened with rounds of 68-66 to become the youngest, at 15 years old, to make the cut on the tour. He closed with rounds of 70-66 and tied for 20th with a 14-under 270, to become the youngest to record a top-20 finish on either the Korn Ferry or PGA Tour. On the PGA Tour, he started in the
Rocket Mortgage Classic and the
Butterfield Bermuda Championship, where he narrowly missed the cut. His scoring average in these events was 69.64. Russell declined a spot on the U.S. Junior National Golf team due to scheduling conflicts. In July 2025, Russell verbally committed to play college golf at
Florida State University. In August 2025, Russell became the first two-time winner of the
Junior Players Championship. He helped win the 2025
Junior Ryder Cup and was again named
AJGA Player of the Year, becoming just the seventh player ever to receive the honor twice, joining Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Brian Harman, Peter Uihlein, Noah Goodwin and Tracy Phillips. ==Amateur wins==