U.S. Junior Amateur

The United States Junior Amateur Championship is one of the fourteen U.S. national golf championships organized by the United States Golf Association. It is open to amateur boys who are under 19 on the last day of the competition and have a USGA Handicap Index of 4.4 or less. The competition was established in 1948. It consists of two days of stroke play, with the leading 64 competitors then playing a match play competition to decide the champion.

The first tournament in 1948 was won by Dean Lind from a field of 495 entries. In 1999, the tournament set a record with 4,508 entries. Only two players have won the championship multiple times: Tiger Woods won the tournament for three consecutive years beginning in 1991; Jordan Spieth won in 2009 and 2011.[1] In 2010, Jim Liu, at 14 years, 11 months, became the youngest champion ever, breaking Woods' mark of 15 years and 220 days.[2]

The number of winners who have gone on to become PGA pros is considerable. Apart from Woods, well known winners include Johnny Miller (1964), David Duval (1989), Hunter Mahan (1999), Jordan Spieth (2009 and 2011), and Scottie Scheffler (2013). Jack Nicklaus's best result was a semifinal loss.

The equivalent competition for girls is the U.S. Girls' Junior Championship.

Winners

Year	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Venue
2024	Trevor Gutschewski	4 & 3	Tyler Watts	Oakland Hills Country Club (MI)
2023	Bryan Kim	2 up	Joshua Bai	Daniel Island Club (SC)
2022	Ding Wenyi	3 & 2	Caleb Surratt	Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (OR)
2021	Nick Dunlap	3 & 2	Cohen Trolio	Country Club of North Carolina, Dogwood Course (NC)
2020	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]
2019	Preston Summerhays	2 & 1	Jin Bo	Inverness Club (OH)
2018	Michael Thorbjornsen	1 up	Akshay Bhatia	Baltusrol Golf Club, Upper Course (NJ)
2017	Noah Goodwin	1 up	Matthew Wolff	Flint Hills National Golf Club (KS)
2016	Min Woo Lee	2 & 1	Noah Goodwin	Honors Course (TN)
2015	Philip Barbaree	37 holes	Andrew Orischak	Colleton River Plantation Club, Dye Course (SC)
2014	Will Zalatoris	5 & 3	Davis Riley	The Club at Carlton Woods, Nicklaus Course (TX)
2013	Scottie Scheffler	3 & 2	Davis Riley	Martis Camp (CA)
2012	Andy Hyeon Bo Shim	4 & 3	Jim Liu	The Golf Club of New England (NH)
2011	Jordan Spieth (2)	6 & 5	Chelso Barrett	Gold Mountain Golf Club, Olympic Course (WA)
2010	Jim Liu	4 & 2	Justin Thomas	Egypt Valley Country Club (MI)
2009	Jordan Spieth	4 & 3	Jay Hwang	Trump National Golf Club, Old and New Courses (NJ)
2008	Cameron Peck	10 & 8	Evan Beck	Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club (AL)
2007	Cory Whitsett	8 & 7	Anthony Paollucci	Boone Valley Golf Club (MO)
2006	Philip Francis	3 & 2	Richard T. Lee	Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club (CA)
2005	Kevin Tway	3 & 2	Brad Johnson	Longmeadow Country Club (MA)
2004	Sihwan Kim[4]	1 up	David Chung	The Olympic Club (CA)
2003	Brian Harman	5 & 4	Jordan Cox	Columbia Country Club (MD)
2002	Charlie Beljan	20 holes	Zac Reynolds	Atlanta Athletic Club, Highlands Course (GA)
2001	Henry Liaw	2 & 1	Richard Scott	Oak Hills Country Club (TX)
2000	Matthew Rosenfeld	3 & 2	Ryan Moore	Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club, Ghost Creek Course (OR)
1999	Hunter Mahan	4 & 2	Camilo Villegas	Country Club of York (PA)
1998	James Oh	1 up	Aaron Baddeley	Conway Farms Golf Club (IL)
1997	Jason Allred	1 up	Trevor Immelman	Aronimink Golf Club (PA)
1996	Shane McMenamy	19 holes	Charles Howell III	Forest Highlands Golf Club (AZ)
1995	D. Scott Hailes	1 up	James Driscoll	Fargo Country Club (ND)
1994	Terry Noe	2 up	Andy Barnes	Echo Lake Country Club (NJ)
1993	Tiger Woods (3)	19 holes	Ryan Armour	Waverley Country Club (OR)
1992	Tiger Woods (2)	1 up	Mark Wilson	Wollaston Golf Club (MA)
1991	Tiger Woods	19 holes	Brad Zwetschke	Bay Hill Club and Lodge (FL)
1990	Mathew Todd	1 up	Dennis Hillman	Lake Merced Golf Club (CA)
1989	David Duval	1 up	Austin Maki	Singing Hills Golf and Country Club (CA)
1988	Jason Widener	1 up	Brandon Knight	Yale Golf Course (CT)
1987	Brett Quigley	1 up	Bill Heim	Singletree Golf Club (CO)
1986	Brian Montgomery	2 & 1	Nicky Goetze	Muirfield Village (OH)
1985	Charlie Rymer	19 holes	Gregory Lesher	Brookfield Country Club (NY)
1984	Doug Martin	4 & 2	Brad Agee	Wayzata Country Club (MN)
1983	Tim Straub	1 up	John Mahon	Saucon Valley Country Club, Old Course (PA)
1982	Rich Marik	4 & 3	Tim Straub	Crooked Stick Golf Club (IN)
1981	Scott Erickson	4 & 3	Matt McCarley	Sunnyside Country Club (CA)
1980	Eric Johnson	4 & 3	Bruce Soulsby	Pine Lake Country Club (MI)
1979	Jack Larkin	1 up	Billy Tuten	Moss Creek Golf Club (SC)
1978	Donald Hurter	21 holes	Keith Banes	Wilmington Country Club, South Course (DE)
1977	Willie Wood	4 & 3	David Games	Ohio State University Golf Club, Scarlet Course (OH)
1976	Madden Hatcher III	3 & 2	Doug Clarke	Hiwan Golf Club (CO)
1975	Brett Mullin	2 & 1	Scott Templeton	Richland Country Club (TN)
1974	David Nevatt	4 & 3	Mark Tinder	Brooklawn Country Club (CT)
1973	Jack Renner	20 holes	Mike Brannan	Singing Hills Country Club (CA)
1972	Bob Byman	2 & 1	Scott Simpson	Brookhaven Country Club (TX)
1971	Mike Brannan	4 & 3	Robert Steele	Manor Country Club (MD)
1970	Gary Koch	8 & 6	Mike Nelms	Athens Country Club (GA)
1969	Aly Trompas	3 & 1	Eddie Pearce	Spokane Country Club (WA)
1968	Eddie Pearce	6 & 5	W.B. Harman Jr.	The Country Club (MA)
1967	John T. Crooks	2 & 1	Andy North	Twin Hills Golf & Country Club (OK)
1966	Gary Sanders	2 up	Ray Leach	California Country Club (CA)
1965	James Masserio	3 & 2	Lloyd Liebler	Wilmington Country Club, South Course (DE)
1964	Johnny Miller	2 & 1	Enrique Sterling Jr.	Eugene Country Club (OR)
1963	Gregg McHatton	4 & 3	Richard Bland	Florence Country Club (SC)
1962	Jim Wiechers	4 & 3	James Sullivan	Lochmoor Club (MI)
1961	Charles S. McDowell	2 up	Jay Sigel	Cornell University Golf Club (NY)
1960	William L. Tindall	2 & 1	Robert L. Hammer	Milburn Golf & Country Club (KS)
1959	Larry J. Lee	2 up	Michael V. McMahon	Stanford University Golf Course (CA)
1958	Gordon Baker	2 & 1	R. Douglas Lindsay	University of Minnesota Golf Club (MN)
1957	Larry Beck	6 & 5	David C. Leon	Manor Country Club (MD)
1956	Harlan Stevenson	3 & 1	Jack Rule Jr.	Taconic Golf Club (MA)
1955	Billy J. "Cotton" Dunn	3 & 2	William J. Seanor	Purdue University Golf Club, South Course (IN)
1954	Foster Bradley Jr.	3 & 1	Al Geiberger	Los Angeles Country Club, North Course (CA)
1953	Rex Baxter	2 & 1	George Warren III	Southern Hills Country Club (OK)
1952	Donald M. Bisplinghoff	2 up	Eddie M. Meyerson	Yale Golf Course (CT)
1951	Tommy Jacobs	4 & 2	Floyd Addington	University of Illinois Golf Club (IL)
1950	Mason Rudolph	2 & 1	Charles Beville	Denver Country Club (CO)
1949	Gay Brewer	6 & 4	Mason Rudolph	Congressional Country Club (MD)
1948	Dean Lind	4 & 2	Ken Venturi	University of Michigan Golf Club (MI)

Multiple winners

• 3 wins: Tiger Woods
• 2 wins: Jordan Spieth

Future sites

Year	Edition	Course	Location	Dates
2025	77th	Trinity Forest Golf Club	Dallas, Texas	July 21–26
2026	78th	Saucon Valley Country Club	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	July 20–25
2027	79th	Chambers Bay	University Place, Washington	July 19–24
2028	80th	Woodmont Country Club	Rockville, Maryland	July 17–22
2029	81st	Sand Valley Resort	Nekoosa, Wisconsin	July 23–28
2032	84th	Pinehurst Resort	Pinehurst, North Carolina	July 19–24
2033	85th	Whistling Straits	Kohler, Wisconsin	July 25–30

• Erin Hills is slated to host in 2039.
• Bandon Dunes Golf Resort is slated to host in 2045.

Source[5]

Notes

1. "Live Championship Match Blog". Junior Amateur Blog. USGA. 23 July 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
2. Lavner, Ryan (24 July 2010). "Liu, 14, becomes youngest U.S. Junior champ". Golfweek. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
3. Major, Beth (April 24, 2020). "USGA Cancels Junior Championships Due to COVID-19". USGA.
4. Kim was born in South Korea and moved to California with his family in October 2000. His citizenship at the time of winning the Championship is unknown. The USGA lists him as "of Fullerton, California".
5. "Future Sites: U.S. Junior Amateur". USGA.

External links

• Official site - most of the information is in the archive section