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Preston Stout has officially punched his ticket to Pebble Beach and St. Andrews.
The Oklahoma State senior was awarded the Mark H. McCormack Medal on Wednesday as the No. 1-ranked male in the 2026 World Amateur Golf Ranking. With the honor, which is awarded jointly by the USGA and R&A, the 22-year-old Texan gets exemptions into two majors in 2027—the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach and 155th Open at the Old Course. Stout won five times in the 2025-26 college season, including the individual NCAA title and the Big 12 Championship, which he captured for a record third time. We’ll next see Stout when he plays for the U.S. Walker Cup team in Ireland, Sept 5-6.
Tanner Pearson