The top golfers under age 25

It hasn't been the easiest start to the season for Burns, with only four made cuts in his first 10 matches, but there is plenty of potential, nonetheless. His tie for third at October's Sanderson Farms Championship has been the highlight to his 2018-19 slate. The former LSU star also finished tied for 41st at the U.S. Open last season, so he's somebody to keep an eye on.

The hype surrounding Champ has been elevated for 2019 after he won the Sanderson Farms Championship in October. It will be interesting to see how he handles it all. Champ seems like a pretty cool customer, in addition to being among the biggest hitters on the PGA Tour. Three top 10s in 11 starts in 2018-19 and nine made cuts show he might be worthy of being the new "it" golfer.

Davis, who just turned 24, has won on both the PGA Tour of Australasia and Web.com Tour, so he knows what it's like to get it done on the professional level. The Australian has endured a slow start to the PGA Tour season in terms of scoring, but Davis has made six of his first nine cuts.

Fitzpatrick might not be a familiar name to the casual golf fan in the United States, but he did win the 2013 U.S. Amateur and has enjoyed some solid success on the European Tour. The Englishman has won five times on that tour, and also tied for seventh at the Masters in 2016 and was T12 at the U.S. Open last season.

Chun has had more professional success before age 25 than most golfers will in an entire career. She's posted two major victories on the LPGA Tour (2015 U.S. Women's Open and 2016 Evian Championship) and is the only golfer to win majors on three tours (LPGA of Korea and Japan, as well) in the same year: 2015. She was named the LPGA Rookie of the Year in 2016.

Currently 10th in the Rolex Rankings, Hall is carrying the torch for female golfers in England. Her biggest win to date was certainly special, claiming the 2018 Women's Open Championship in her home country at Royal Lytham & St Annes. She's also the two-time reigning Player of the Year on the Ladies European Tour.

The Japanese star turned 20 last month, but it seems like she's been playing golf for years. She won the Japan Women's Open as an amateur in 2016 and posted two victories on the LPGA Tour last season at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship and Toto Japan Classic. At the moment, Hataoka is sixth in the Rolex Rankings. 

The pride of Smiths Falls, Ontario, Henderson first made a name for herself on the professional level by winning the 2016 KPMG Women's PGA Championship. The Canadian has won seven times on the LPGA Tour, including twice in 2018. She's sits 11th in the Rolex Rankings. 

The Australian plays all around the globe and sits at 79 in the World Golf Ranking. He played well as a rookie on the European Tour in 2018, so Herbert could be in line for bigger and better things in 2019. He finished tied for seventh at January's Dubai Desert Classic, which included a second-round 63.

It's not fair to say Hossler peaked before his professional time by tying for 29th at the 2012 U.S. Open while an amateur at age 17. Hossler has yet to win on the PGA Tour, but he did lose in a playoff to Ian Poulter at last year's Houston Open. His tie for 15th at last weekend's Genesis Open in Los Angeles was his best finish thus far in 2019.

Considering what the English golfer has accomplished, it's kind of hard to believe she will be only 23 in March. The Ladies European Tour Player of the Year in 2014, Hull won her only LPGA Tour event to date at the 2016 CME Group Tour Championship. Last season, she placed in the top 10 at three of the LPGA Tour's five majors and has been part of three Solheim Cup squads. 

A former star on the Web.com Tour, Im has enjoyed a decent start to the 2018-19 PGA Tour season. The South Korean, who will turn 21 at the end of March, tied for fourth at the Safeway Open and finished T7 at the Phoenix Open. He will look to get back on track after missing the cut at both Pebble Beach and the Genesis Open in L.A.

Americans might not be aware of this talented Thai golfer, but he's certainly worth mentioning. Jazz has won four times between the Asian and Japan Tours. He made a rather big international statement by winning the Singapore Open in January. Janewattananond will also play in his second straight Open Championship later this year. 

She's the world's No. 1-ranked women's golfer, and it's not really close at the moment. Jutanugarn is a two-time LPGA Tour major winner and the reigning U.S. Women's Open champion. In fact, she is the first golfer from Thailand ever to win a major. The Bangkok native has a combined 13 wins between the LPGA and Ladies European Tours.

Though little sis Ariya has been the more victorious of the golfing Jutanugarn siblings, Moriya has managed to hold her own as a professional. She was the LPGA Rookie of the Year in 2013 and last season won her first pro event, at the Hugel-JTBC LA Open. The older Jutanugarn also sits 18th in the Rolex Rankings.

It seems Kim doesn't always get mentioned along with the other young stars on the PGA Tour, but that might not be the case for long. He posted Tour wins in 2016 and '17 and finished tied for fourth at Pebble Beach and third at the Genesis Open L.A. earlier this month. Kim has not had much success in major tournaments thus far, but the way he's currently playing, he's worth following.

At the moment, Ko is eighth in the Rolex Rankings. She's a 10-time winner on the LPGA of Korea Tour and has won in each of the last two seasons on the LPGA Tour. Ko earned LPGA Rookie of the Year honors in 2018 when she finished third in scoring average (69.8) and 10th in the money.

The former teenage phenom, who was born in South Korea and lives in New Zealand, could be in for a big 2019 after claiming her first LPGA Tour victory in nearly two years at the 2018 Mediheal Championship. Ko has won 20 times as a pro, claimed two LPGA major victories and was named LPGA Player of the Year in 2015. Now she seems ready for a resurgence.

Korda, whose older sister Jessica is also among the more prominent members of the LPGA Tour, won't turn 21 until July. The daughter of former tennis star Petr Korda, Nelly has enjoyed some recent success of late. She won her first LPGA Tour event in October and just claimed the Women's Australian Open title this month. She currently stands ninth in the Rolex Rankings.

Lee is 20th in the Rolex Rankings. She made 21 of 22 cuts on the LPGA Tour in 2018 and tied for 11th at the Women's Open Championship. While Lee is still searching for her first career victory on the LPGA Tour, she entered this week with seven top-10 finishes on the American tour. According to her LPGA Tour bio, Lee likes to play with LEGOs.

The Australian-born Lee will turn 23 in May, but she's already one of the most successful members of the LPGA Tour. The usually upbeat Lee has won four times on Tour, including the 2018 Volvik Championship. She finished second on the LPGA Tour money list last season and is currently ranked seventh in the world.

Li has earned a fair share of his professional success on the European Tour, but U.S. golf fans should remember him from some impressive major showings over the last two seasons. He was third at the 2017 Open Championship and tied for 16th at the 2018 U.S. Open. Li should be somebody to watch on the major scene again this year. 

The former No. 1 ranked amateur golfer in the world, Maguire is hoping that success carries over to the professional level. Born in Ireland, Maguire came stateside and enjoyed a stellar collegiate career at Duke. She was a three-time ACC Player of the Year and set the school record for rounds in the 60s.

Like Maguire on the women's side, Niemann spent some time as the world's No. 1 amateur male golfer. The Chilean had an impressive 2018 on the PGA Tour, posting four top 10s and six top 25 finishes. Niemann's off to a bit of a rough start this season, though he did finish T10 at the Shriners in November. 

Pedersen was one of the top golfers in the world as an amateur and fared well early as a pro. The Danish golfer recorded her only professional victory to date at the 2015 Indian Open, the same year she was named rookie of the year on the European Tour. She was also a member of Europe's 2017 Solheim Cup team.

Rahm is the most prominent male golfer on this list and is currently ranked sixth in the world. He's won each of the last two seasons on the PGA Tour, finished in the top five at both the Masters and PGA Championship last year and was also part of the Europe's winning Ryder Cup team in 2018. Could a major title in 2019 be next for Rahm?

Another international golfer who most American fans probably don't know much about, Sharma can certainly be considered a rising star. He's won two times each on the European Tour and Asian Tour, highlighted by a victory at the 2018 Maybank Championship in Malaysia, during which he posted a final-round 62. 

After enduring a rather rough 2018 season from a personal standpoint, Thompson seems poised and focused for '19. Thompson, who turned 24 in early February, earned a victory at the November Tour Championship to salvage that calendar year. At the moment, she's fifth in the Rolex Rankings and still the best American female golfer. 

Following a strong 2018 season, there will be some heightened expectations for Wise this year. He earned his first PGA Tour victory at the Byron Nelson in May, which was a big reason he finished as the Tour's Rookie of the Year. Wise posted a pair of top-15 finishes to open 2018-19 but has missed the cut at his last three events, so we'll see if he can be more consistent.

The Los Angeles native was among the top junior and amateur golfers in the country. She's not done too bad for herself as a professional either. She won the Dubai Ladies Classic in 2017, the same year she was selected as a captain's pick for the U.S. Solheim Cup team at age 18. Yin tied for fourth at last year's Women's PGA Championship.