Local golf standout Luke Ringkamp wins Team TaylorMade Invitational in Florida

COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) -- Palm Desert standout golfer Luke Ringkamp continues to shine, adding another win to his impressive young career.

The 18-year-old just won the Team TaylorMade Invitational at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Florida.

Rising to the top of one of junior golf’s deepest fields. 🔥

Luke Ringkamp wins the #TeamTaylorMade Invitational at Pelican Golf Club! The Pepperdine commit and 2025 Rolex Junior All-American shot a Sunday 64 (-6) to secure a three-shot win. #Qi4D pic.twitter.com/ZIV1V48jAw

— TaylorMade Golf (@TaylorMadeGolf) May 25, 2026

Ringkamp closed with a 6-under par 64 to win the tournament by three shots at 13-under-par.

This victory on Sunday, May 24 comes after he won a U.S. Open local qualifying event a couple weeks ago at his home course of Ironwood Country Club in Palm Desert.

A former student-athlete of the week, the recent Palm Desert high school graduate is ranked No. 4 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings and committed to play college golf at Pepperdine.

Ringkamp has one previous AJGA Invitational win, which came at the 2025 Rolex Tournament of Champions.

The last dance 🏆

Luke Ringkamp takes home the #TeamTaylorMadeInv win at his final AJGA event. pic.twitter.com/MeqjB2Tjyk

— AJGA (@AJGAGolf) May 24, 2026

Next up for Ringkamp, the final stage of qualifying for the 126th U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in New York, scheduled for June 8 at Del Paso Country Club in Sacramento.

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