SYDNEY, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Australian teenager Ryan Ruffels, the 2014 world junior champion, has decided to turn professional and head to the United States to try his luck on the PGA Tour, Golf Australia said on Friday.
The 17-year-old will make his professional debut in the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines later this month and play again at the AT&T Pro-Am at Pebble Beach two weeks later.
"As much as the amateur stuff is great ... the real stuff is going to be on the pro tour and I'm glad I'm going to get into that now," the twice Australian junior amateur champion said in a news release.