The golf world has a new phenom.
With a victory Wednesday at the MENA Tour’s Al Ain Open, 15-year-old Josh Hill became the youngest winner of a professional tournament that awards Official World Golf Ranking points.
Hill, an English amateur who is based in Dubai, fired a final-round 62 to win by two shots at 17 under par.
At 15 years, six months and 27 days, Hill edged (by less than two months) the previous record set by Ryo Ishikawa in 2007.
Earlier this year, Hill, at 14, became the youngest player to secure his card through qualifying school for the MENA Tour, which hosts events in the Middle East and North Africa.