{"id":5473,"date":"2026-05-26T20:53:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T20:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/5473\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T20:53:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T20:53:04","slug":"cameron-young-on-preparing-for-the-masters-players-championship-win-and-being-a-dad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/5473\/","title":{"rendered":"Cameron Young on Preparing for the Masters, Players Championship Win, and Being a Dad"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cam Young\u2019s victory at The Players Championship in March was the biggest win of his career thus far\u2014but days later, at home in South Florida, he\u2019s not thinking about golf, but simply being present with his family. \u201cI\u2019m happy to get home and take a couple days to try to soak it in a little bit,\u201d he tells T&C.<\/p>\n

Despite being a homebody, Young loves the week spent playing the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club. \u201cIt\u2019s a very historic event, so anytime you get to be a part of it is an honor,\u201d he says. \u201cThe first major goal of the year is just to be ready to go there.\u201d He has the momentum coming off The Players win. \u201cAnytime you can put yourself in that kind of situation and find some success, that\u2019s another kind of notch or proof that what you\u2019re doing is the right stuff,\u201d Young says. So while it does give him confidence heading into the Masters, \u201cat the same time, we start fresh every week and there\u2019s a lot of work to be done before we measure a result at the end of that week.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the past two years, the winners of The Players (Scottie Scheffler in 2024 and Rory McIlroy in 2025) have gone on to win the Masters. Whether or not Young\u2014a breakout PGA Tour player who will feature in the upcoming season four of Full Swing\u2014will continue this streak remains to be seen.<\/p>\n

Here, the golfer spoke to Town & Country during a rare day off at his home in South Florida all about fatherhood, why he\u2019s not on social media, and what his goal is at the Masters this weekend.<\/p>\n

At The Players, what did it mean to have your kids there for your win?\"THEDavid Cannon\/\/Getty ImagesYoung with his family following his victory at the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass, March 15, 2026. Young and wife Kelsey Dalition<\/a> have three toddlers, Henry, John, and Vivienne, all under the age of five.<\/p>\n

It was great. They weren\u2019t there at the end of last year at the Wyndham Championship, which was one of only a few tournaments they missed. It was a bummer to miss them there. But all was well [when] they were there for The Players; they come with me almost everywhere and to be able to share that with them was really cool.<\/p>\n

How has being a dad impacted your game?<\/p>\n

It definitely changes things. It makes you\u2014I mean, at least for me\u2014it\u2019s made me better at practicing. I\u2019m much more efficient. I don\u2019t just go to a golf course and wander around like I used to. Your time is more limited, but I feel like I\u2019ve made better use of it. There\u2019s something about [fatherhood] that does just drive you to be better at things; my drive to provide for my family, to set an example of working hard. But it\u2019s interesting, I think about how important golf is to me and how much it means to me to perform well. And there\u2019s a couple pictures of my oldest son running out to me on the green [after winning The Players].<\/p>\n

\"THEJames Gilbert\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Young with his eldest son after winning The Players.<\/p>\n

And seeing his face, he doesn\u2019t know what I did. He doesn\u2019t know that it\u2019s the greatest professional accomplishment in my life. That\u2019s just his face seeing me at the end of the day. I hadn\u2019t seen him since nine in the morning, and it gives me some really good perspective on what’s important. It almost took that moment to help me with that, because he\u2019s just so happy to see me at the end of the day. He doesn\u2019t care what I did. He doesn\u2019t care about the trophy. He doesn\u2019t know. So to see his face just purely because that’s what he looks like when I come home every day, that was pretty cool.<\/p>\n

How has being a dad made you reflect on your own father or your childhood?\"THERichard Heathcote\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Young and his dad, Dave Young, in 2023.<\/p>\n

I think all the time about how much my parents put into what I do, how much my dad still is involved. I think back about my dad working very long hours. He\u2019s a golf pro in New York, and it\u2019s a demanding job. He basically worked sun up to sun down all year round. And it just reminds me of the example he set for me of what that looks like.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m fortunate that [during] my weeks off, I can be home more. I can make my own schedule. I don\u2019t go out there and practice for 12 hours a day. I might be gone for the morning or for the afternoon, but it\u2019s one of the things I\u2019m really grateful for. He worked very hard, but as a kid, I went to the golf course to see him. He wasn\u2019t home a ton, just due to the nature of his job. And it makes me really grateful for that now because I know how much he would\u2019ve loved to be home and be free more, but that just wasn\u2019t in the cards for him. So it makes me realize how fortunate I am to do what I do, and to be able to have some of the flexibility and freedom that our job does give us.<\/p>\n

Have you given any parenting advice to your fellow golfers?\"THEBen Jared\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Young with his children and wife, Kelsey, after winning The Players.<\/p>\n

We have three kids, and some of the guys around my age are having their first or having a second. So you get the odd question, \u201cWhat\u2019s your biggest thing going from one to two, or from no kids to having your first one?\u201d And my main thing usually is: \u201cYou\u2019ll figure it out.\u201d And two, just to really appreciate the times that you do get with just your wife or just even just one child, because it really is special. For us, if I ever get to have one of our kids at a time, it\u2019s a huge treat. They\u2019re all amazing individually, and it\u2019s only when they\u2019re all together that it sometimes feels overwhelming. But any moment after they\u2019ve gone to sleep and it\u2019s me and my wife downstairs cleaning up after the day, just to be grateful for that time that you get to spend because it is fleeting. And I\u2019ve really tried to make sure that I enjoy it as much as I can.<\/p>\n

What do you look forward to about the Masters Par 3 tournament?\"TheAndrew Redington\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Young and his sons during the Par 3.<\/p>\n

\"TheAndrew Redington\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Young\u2019s wife and children.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s our [family\u2019s] big day of the year. It\u2019s just great. I mean, you don\u2019t get to take [the kids] to work much, so to get to have them out there, and it\u2019s always just fun. You get to see all the pictures of them and the bibs, and get to spend some time with them, and they enjoy it. They get all these people out there cheering them on too, in a sense. Last year, my middle son, who was at the time just over two, was going down the line of older kids waiting for autographs. And all the kids there, they were letting him sign their flags, which was the sweetest thing ever. I mean, he\u2019s basically ruining all of their flags, but it\u2019s just fun. You get things like that that you won\u2019t forget. And it\u2019s just a really nice day.<\/p>\n

Have your kids held a golf club?\"TheAndrew Redington\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

The Young boys.<\/p>\n

They\u2019ve taken a few swings here and there, but honestly, just being busy between doing my job and trying to take care of them as much as I can when I\u2019m home, taking them out there\u2026 they\u2019re still little. They\u2019re unruly. So golf club is more dangerous than fun I think at this point, but they\u2019ve taken some swings. And if you can get them to focus for a minute, both my sons can move it all right. So we\u2019ll see. I hope they take some interest at some point, but it\u2019s not something that I feel like I need to press them on at three and four years old.<\/p>\n

Switching gears, can you tell me about your no social media policy?<\/p>\n

I got rid of it all a couple years ago just because\u2014I\u2019m sure it\u2019s a relatable thing\u2014you\u2019re on, say, Instagram and you close the app and your finger just goes back and clicks it again. And I remember doing that and I was like, man, what am I doing? So that was a little bit of, I don\u2019t know if a wake-up call, because I already knew it was a waste of time for the most part for me. I didn\u2019t post anything. It was just consuming content for no reason.<\/p>\n

So for me, I felt like if it took me away from other things I could be doing for half an hour or an hour or two hours a day, I just felt like my time could be better spent elsewhere. And getting rid of it all together, ultimately, quieted my mind. And it just is something I don\u2019t think about anymore. It\u2019s not a part of my life. And I\u2019m grateful for that because I understand it\u2019s where a lot of the culture happens, but it\u2019s also not always positive. I had gotten one too many negative messages and spent a little too much time on it and just decided that I\u2019d be better [without] it, and not even open the door to any of that anymore.<\/p>\n

\"RyderRichard Heathcote\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Young during the Ryder Cup.<\/p>\n

Do you feel pressure from anyone to get back on it or have an account managed by someone else?<\/p>\n

No. I think my position is pretty well understood about [social media]; anyone that would have that role, they\u2019re incredibly supportive of me just being who I am. Everybody around me understands how I feel about it, and that\u2019s pretty freeing just because it takes it off the table for me entirely. I\u2019m not jealous of anyone whose job kind of revolves around that. It would drive me nuts.<\/p>\n

Okay, I have to ask: What do you do on your phone?<\/p>\n

I try to stay off of it, honestly. I use it to read a news article here and there. I use it to take golf swing videos. I used to take pictures of my kids, but I try not to be on it much. I just don\u2019t think it\u2019s generally that good for us. And for me, if I\u2019m on my phone, that means I\u2019m not looking at my kids, which is both sad, and also can be dangerous. They\u2019re pretty wild and anything can happen at any moment, so I try really hard to just, especially around them, to stay off of it.<\/p>\n

How much do the crowds impact your performance?\"THEDavid Cannon\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

The crowds at TPC Sawgrass after Young\u2019s victory putt.<\/p>\n

It can. Obviously if you\u2019ve got a bunch of people booing you, that probably doesn\u2019t feel great, but hopefully I don\u2019t have too much of that. So generally, I feel like I have a relatively positive reception from the crowds, and I think it\u2019ll probably be elevated now after The Players. So I\u2019m excited to see what that\u2019s like, honestly. I think it\u2019ll be fun. And any amount of positive energy you can take out of them is a good thing. So I\u2019m just looking forward to seeing how that\u2019s changed and if I see a little bit more support than [I] have previously.<\/p>\n

What would make Masters week feel like a success for you beyond the leaderboard?\"TheAugusta National\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Young during a practice round.<\/p>\n

If I can show up feeling prepared and healthy, the main thing after that is just trying to keep myself in a frame of mind where I feel like anything is possible. So for me, it\u2019s just going to be a matter of doing my best to do that. And you have to let go of the results to some extent. I can\u2019t control how I play. All I can do is control the inputs. So it\u2019s really just a battle of trying to do what I can to control those things the best I can and seeing what happens with that.<\/p>\n

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Emily Burack (she\/her) is the Deputy Digital Editor for Town & Country, where she covers entertainment, celebrities, the royals, and a wide range of other topics. Before joining T&C, she was the deputy managing editor at Hey Alma, a Jewish culture site. Follow her @emburack on Instagram, Twitter, and other social media platforms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cam Young\u2019s victory at The Players Championship in March was the biggest win of his career thus far\u2014but…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5474,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[685,1861,3332,3334,1856,1863,1855,3335,3333,1860],"class_list":["post-5473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cameron-young","tag-cameron-young","tag-collection-golf-news","tag-content-type-feature","tag-contentid-d9f97b91-32d3-43a7-96e2-6a3d46a1847e","tag-displaytype-standard-article","tag-issyndicated-false","tag-locale-us","tag-read_time-9","tag-shorttitle-its-cameron-youngs-moment","tag-subsection-sporting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5473","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5473"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5473\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}