Cameron Young’s Kids Ignored His Trophy After Big Win — and His Response Was Perfect
For 94 starts, Cameron Young was one of the best players on the PGA Tour without a win. The 2022 Rookie of the Year had stacked up close calls and top finishes, building a reputation as a player perpetually on the verge.
His first victory finally came at the Wyndham Championship in August 2025.
And on March 15, 2026, Young sank a tournament-winning putt at the 18th hole of The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass, claiming the biggest win of his career — and only his second PGA Tour victory.
The trajectory is one every serious golf fan can appreciate: a player who turned pro in 2019, earned Rookie of the Year three years later, then waited three more years before hoisting a trophy.
Now, just months after breaking that drought, Young owns one of the most prestigious titles in professional golf.
His Family Missed His First Win — But Not This Time
What made Young’s Sunday at TPC Sawgrass resonate beyond the competitive narrative was the scene after his winning putt. His wife, Kelsey Dalition, and their three kids — sons Henry and John, and daughter Vivienne — were standing by as he was handed the coveted golden trophy.
In a video shared by the Golf Channel on X, Young was mid-interview with the trophy in his hands when one of his sons started running toward him for a big hug. His other son soon followed.
Young, who tied the knot with Kelsey in 2021 per Us Weekly, credited her during that moment.
“None of this is possible without my wife, Kelsey and my family. She works incredibly hard on all of our behalf,” Young said. “It’s constant. They travel all the time and so she holds up that part of it at home and does it all on my behalf so I can go do my job and you know, chase my dreams.”
In his post-tournament news conference, Young opened up about what made Sunday’s celebration different from his win in 2025.
His family wasn’t there when he won the Wyndham Championship.
“I’ve dreamed of having that moment with them for a long time. Last year at the Wyndham Championship happened to be one of three weeks they missed all year last year. So, they were celebrating 2,500 miles away,” he said of his wife and kids.
Out of nearly the entire season, the one week Kelsey and the kids weren’t traveling with him happened to be the week he finally broke through after 94 starts.
That context gives the scene at TPC Sawgrass a different weight — not just for Young personally, but as a moment he had clearly been carrying with him.
“To get to see them after I went and did my interviews and stuff and got to actually, you know, give my boys a hug, see my wife, see my little girl, that’s something I’ll remember for a long time,” he added.
A Drone, Trophy and Lesson About Perspective
Young also delivered one of the more entertaining post-round moments of the season. His two sons, it turned out, were far more interested in a nearby drone than in the golden Players Championship trophy their father was holding.
“There’s a lot going on out there. My kids are more interested in the drone than the trophy, which I think is a really nice bit of perspective on a day like today,” he said. “But really thankful to have them here.”
He expanded on that thought in an interview with TODAY’s Dylan Dreyer while holding the trophy.
“Honestly, it’s a blessing because they’re just happy to see me at the end of the day,” he said. “They don’t care that I’m holding the Players trophy. So, in a sense, it’s an incredible perspective.”
“This is amazing and I’m incredibly grateful to have played the way I did and won, but they’re what’s important and the way they view me is more important than anything,” he added.
For a player who spent years knocking on the door, Young has announced himself on the biggest non-major stage the PGA Tour offers. The question now is what he does with the momentum.
Cameron Young waited a long time for his first victory. He didn’t wait nearly as long for his second — and he made sure his family was there to see it.
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