U.S. Amateur Championship - USGA

U.S. Amateur Championship 

August 24-30, 2009 

Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa, Okla. 

Previous USGA Championships: (8) 

1946 U.S. Women’s Amateur 

1953 U.S. Junior Amateur 

1958, 1977, 2001 U.S. Open 

1961 USGA Senior Amateur 

1965 U.S. Amateur 

1987 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur

2008 U.S. Amateur Champion 

Danny Lee 

U.S. Amateur Championship Trophy 

The original U.S. Amateur Championship Trophy the Havemeyer Trophy, was destroyed by a fire in 1925 at East Lake Country Club in Atlanta, Ga., where it was being displayed by 

virtue of Robert T. Jones Jr.’s victory in the U.S. Amateur that same year. It had originally been presented by Theodore A. Havemeyer, the first president of the United States Golf 

Association. The trophy was replaced in 1926 by Edward S. Moore, USGA treasurer from 1922-25.

U.S. Amateur 3 

Amateur 

109th U.S. Amateur 

August 24-30, 2009 

Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa, Okla. 

Southern Hills Country Club 

Par: 35–35—70 

Yardage: 7,093 

Golf Course Architect: Perry Maxwell, Keith Foster 

Opened: 1936 

Second Stroke-Play Course: Cedar Ridge Country Club 

Par: 35–35—70 


Golf Course Architect: Joseph S. Finger 

Opened: 1969 

Contact Information 

Club Administrative Information 

Mailing address: 


P.O. Box 702298 

Tulsa, OK 74170 

Shipping address: 


2636 E. 61st Street 

Tulsa, OK 74136 

Phone (main switchboard): 

(918) 492-3351 

Club Manager: 

Nick Sidorakis 

Director of Golf: 

Dave Bryan 

Superintendent: 

Russ Myers 

President: 

Terry Carter 

U.S. Amateur Administrative Information 

General Chairman: 

Jack E. Short 

USGA Staff Representative: 

Tim Flaherty 

USGA Communications/Media Relations Contacts: 

Pete Kowalski, David Normoyle 

Please call USGA Media Relations at (908) 234-2300 for the media room phone numbers.



2009 Conditions of Play 

Entries 

Open to amateurs who have USGA Handicap Indexes 

not exceeding 2.4. Entries close July 8. 

Starting Field 

312 players 

Schedule of Play 

• Monday, Aug. 24 — First round, stroke play (18 holes) 

• Tuesday, Aug. 25 — Second round, stroke play 

(18 holes) 

After 36 holes, the field will be cut to the low 64 

scorers, who will advance to match play. 

• Wednesday, Aug. 26 — First round, match play 

(18 holes) 

• Thursday, Aug. 27 — Second round, match play 

(18 holes); Third round, match play (18 holes) 

• Friday, Aug. 28 — Quarterfinals, match play (18 holes) 

• Saturday, Aug. 29 — Semifinals, match play (18 holes) 

• Sunday, Aug. 30 — Final, match play (36 holes) 

Sectional Qualifying 

36 holes stroke play, scheduled at 99 sites, from 

July 20 – Aug. 11. 

Exemptions from Sectional Qualifying 

• Winners of the U.S. Amateur Championship the last 

10 years (1999-2008) 

• Runners-up of the U.S. Amateur Championship the 

last three years (2006-2008) 

• Semifinalists of the U.S. Amateur Championship the 

last two years (2007-2008) 

• Quarterfinalists from the 2008 U.S. Amateur 

Championship 

• Any player who qualified for the 2009 U.S. Open 

Championship 

• From the 2008 U.S. Open Championship, those 

returning scores for 72 holes 

• From the 2009 U.S. Senior Open Championship, the 

amateur returning the lowest 72-hole score 

• From the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship, winners 

in 2007 & 2008 and the runner-up in 2008 

• From the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship, 

winners in 2008 & 2009 and the runner-up in 2009 

• From the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship, winners 


• From the USGA Senior Amateur Championship, winners 


• Playing members of the two most current United 

States and Great Britain & Ireland Walker Cup teams 

(2007 & 2009) 

• Playing members of the two most current United 

States World Amateur teams (2006 & 2008) 

• The low eight individual finishers and ties in the 

2008 World Amateur Team Championship 

• Winner of the 2009 individual NCAA Division I Men’s 

Golf Championship 

• Winners of the British Amateur Championship the 

last five years (2005-2009) 

• Special exemptions as selected by the USGA 

The Champion Receives 

• A gold medal, and custody of a replica of the 

Havemeyer Trophy for the ensuing year. The runnerup 

receives a silver medal; the other semifinalists 

receive bronze medals 

• An exemption from local and sectional qualifying at 

the next U.S. Open Championship, if still an amateur 

• An exemption from local qualifying for future U.S. 

Open Championships, if still an amateur 

• An exemption from sectional qualifying for the next 

10 U.S. Amateur Championships 

• An exemption from sectional qualifying for the next 

10 U.S. Senior Open Championships, if still an amateur 

and otherwise eligible 

• An exemption from sectional qualifying at the U.S. 

Mid-Amateur Championship for the next 15 years or 

15 years from the time the player becomes age eligible



• An exemption from sectional qualifying at the USGA 

Senior Amateur Championship for the next 15 years 

or 15 years from the time the player becomes age eligible 

• A likely invitation to compete in the next Masters 

Tournament, if still an amateur 

• An exemption into the next British Open, if still an 

amateur 

Lee Wins the 2008 Championship 

Danny Lee, 18, of New Zealand, took the lead on the 

10th hole of his morning round against Drew Kittleson, 

19, of Scottsdale, Ariz., and never trailed again on his 

way to becoming the youngest winner in U.S. Amateur 

history. Lee closed out Kittleson, 5 and 4, by making his 

13th birdie of the day on Pinehurst (N.C.) No. 2. 

“I don’t think I can play better than this,” Lee said. “I 

feel like I’m in a dreamland, I really can’t believe it.” 

One month past his 18th 

birthday, Lee was six 

months younger than 

Tiger Woods was in 1994, 

when Woods won the 

first of his three consecutive 

amateur titles. 

Lee started slowly but 

went on a mid-round 

birdie barrage to hold a 

5-up lead over Kittleson 

after the first 18 holes of 

the 36-hole final on the 

7,281-yard, par-70 layout. 

In the middle of the 

morning round on a 

course that has hosted 

two U.S. Opens in the 

past 10 years, Lee won 

seven of nines holes to go 

5 up after 15 holes. Lee 

made five birdies during 

the stretch, leaving Kittleson somewhat shell-shocked. 

Kittleson, a sophomore at Florida State, had birdied the 

first hole and won the fifth with a par, and had put 

Lee in a position (2 down) he had not been in before in 

match play at the Amateur. 

Lee responded, however, by winning the seventh with a 

birdie from 5 feet. He squared the match with a par on 

the ninth. He took the lead with a tap-in birdie on the 

par-5 10th and followed that with winning birdies on 

three of the next five holes. 

After the break, Kittleson was able to cut into Lee’s lead 

and was only 2 down through 26 holes before the Lee 

regained control of the match with back-to-back birdies 

on the par-3 ninth (hole 27) and the par-5 10th (hole 28) 

to go 4 up. Lee closed out the championship by sinking 

a dramatic, 32-foot birdie putt for a winner on the par-4 

14th hole; the 32nd of the match. 

“After I fell behind this morning, I just tried to come 

out and make something 

happen, and I felt like I 

did,” said Kittleson, who 

shot the equivalent of 5- 

under-par 30 for the first 

nine of the afternoon. 

“But I guess I just caught 

him on the wrong day.” 

Instead of being frustrated 

at his loss, Kittleson 

applauded the superlative 

effort of Lee, who 

was the equivalent of 11 

under par (13 birdies, 

two bogeys) over the 32 

holes played. Kittleson 

was five under par. 

“What are you going 

to do?” Kittleson said. 

“It was kind of fun to 

watch.” 

Earlier in the summer, 

Lee won the 2008 Western Amateur and finished tied 

for 20th at the PGA Tour’s Wyndham Championship, 

where he played on a sponsor’s exemption. 

In five matches on his way to the final, Lee trailed for 

only one hole (the first hole of his second-round match) 

“I’m just having a really, really good week,” Lee said, 

who took just 43 putts over his 32 holes in the final. 

“Everything I hit, everything I putt just falls into the 

hole and it’s just amazing.”



Drew Kittleson tees off during the championship final under the watchful eye of his opponent Danny Lee. 

The Final: Kittleson vs. D. Lee 

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 

Par 4 4 4 5 4 3 4 4 3 5 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 

Kittleson 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 6 4 4 4 5 3 4 3 4 

D. Lee 4 4 4 4 5 3 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 2 4 3 4 

Hole 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 

Par 4 4 4 5 4 3 4 4 3 5 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 

Kittleson 3 5 3 4 4 3 2 3 3 5 4 4 3 4 

D. Lee 3 4 4 5 4 4 3 3 2 4 4 4 3 3 

– Won hole



2008 Championship Notes 

Leaders 

Round 1 — Wesley Bryan and Andrew Putnam at 

3-under-par 67, by one over six others. Round 2 — 

Robbie Fillmore was medalist at 6-under-par 134 by two 

over Bryan. 

Cut 

At 5-over-par 145, with a playoff among 26 golfers to 

determine the final two spots. 

Weather 

Sunny days with highs in the upper 80s. 

Notes 

Eleven USGA champions were entered in the Amateur 

field: Austin Eaton III (2004 U.S. Mid-Amateur); Philip 

Francis (2006 U.S. Junior Amateur); Danny Green (1999 

U.S. Mid-Amateur); Brian Harman (2003 U.S. Junior 

Amateur); Sihwan Kim (2004 U.S. Junior Amateur); 

Kevin Marsh (2005 U.S. Mid-Amateur); Jack Newman 

(2008 U.S. Amateur Public Links); Cameron Peck (2008 

U.S. Junior Amateur); Nathan Smith (2003 U.S. Mid- 

Amateur champion); Kevin Tway (2005 U.S. Junior 

champion) and Dave Womack (2006 U.S. Mid-Amateur) 

… Golf Channel showed 13 hours of live coverage over 

the last five days (all match play) … 46 states were represented 

in the field and 16 foreign countries … the low 

round in stroke play was 65 on No. 4 and 67 on No. 2 … 

a playoff among 26 players to determine the final two 

spots for match play was the second most in Amateur 

history … for the stroke-play portion, No. 2 averaged 75 

strokes and No. 4 averaged 74 … the largest margin of 

victory in match play was a 7-and-6 victory by Danny 

Lee in the third round … Lee made 13 birdies in the 

32 holes of his final (2 bogeys) … four of the last six 

Amateur champions have been foreign-born. 

Adam Mitchell advanced to the semifinals in 2008.



108th U.S. Amateur Championship 

Qual. 

Score 

1st Round 

Wednesday, Aug. 20 

2nd Round 

Thursday, Aug. 21 

3rd Round 


Quarterfinal Round 

Friday, Aug. 22 

Semifinal Round 

Saturday, Aug. 23 

(69-65) Robbie Fillmore, Provo, Utah 

(75-70) Ross Beal, Uniontown, Ohio 

(71-71) Philip Francis, Scottsdale, Ariz. 

(73-70) Kevin Tway, Edmond, Okla. 

(69-71) Peter Uihlein, Bradenton, Fla. 

(73-71) Trent Leon, Dallas, Texas 

(69-71) Derek Fathauer, Jensen Beach, Fla. 

(76-68) Jhonattan Vegas, Venezuela 

(71-68) Matthew Swan, Montgomery, Ala. 

(70-74) Rob Chappell, Cincinnati, Ohio 

(74-68) Eddie Olson, Aptos, Calif. 

(72-71) Drew Kittleson, Scottsdale, Ariz. 

(68-71) Jeff Edelman, Southlake, Texas 

(73-71) Carl Santos-Ocampo, Naples, Fla. 

(68-73) David McDaniel, Tucson, Ariz. 

(73-70) Paul Woodbury, Lake City, S.C. 

(70-67) Corey Nagy, Charlotte, N.C. 

(71-73) Adam Mitchell, Chattanooga, Tenn. 

(74-68) Mike McCoy, West Des Moines, Iowa 

(72-71) Adam Hadwin, Canada 

(68-72) Isaiah Telles, Tualatin, Ore. 

(73-71) Rickie Fowler, Murrieta, Calif. 

(70-71) Jake Koppenberg, Everett, Wash. 

(69-74) Sam Smith, Turlock, Calif. 

(72-66) Erik Flores, Grass Valley, Calif. 

(71-73) Mark Anderson, Beaufort, S.C. 

(69-73) Tyler Gann, Houston, Texas 

(73-70) Charlie Holland, Dallas, Texas 

(68-72) Sihwan Kim, Buena Park, Calif. 

(71-73) Sam Saunders, Orlando, Fla. 

(71-70) Matt Hill, Canada 

(74-69) Jamie Lovemark, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. 

Fillmore 

3 and 2 

Tway 

2 up 

Uihlein 

1 up 

Fathauer 

1 up 

Swan 

4 and 2 

Kittleson 

3 and 2 

Edelman 

5 and 3 

Woodbury 

4 and 3 

Mitchell 

2 up 

McCoy 

19 holes 

Fowler 

4 and 2 

Koppenberg 

2 and 1 

Flores 

3 and 2 

Holland 

1 up 

S. KIm 

19 holes 

M. Hill 

1 up 

Tway 

3 and 2 

Fathauer 

20 holes 

Kittleson 

4 and 3 

Edelman 

20 holes 

Mitchell 

4 and 3 

Fowler 

6 and 5 

Holland 

20 holes 

Kim 

5 and 4 

Fathauer 

22 holes 

Kittleson 

5 and 4 

Mitchell 

5 and 4 

Holland 

23 holes 

Kittleson 

3 and 2 

Mitchell 

2 and 1 

Kittleson 

4 and 2 

Pinehurst (No. 2 Course) 

Par: 35-35–70 


Second course: 

Pinehurst (No. 4 Course) 

Par: 35-35–70 


Entries: 7,298 

FINAL 

Sunday, August 24 

Danny Lee 

def. 

Drew Kittleson, 

5 and 4



August 18 - 24, 2008, Pinehurst Resort & C.C. (No. 2 Course), Village of Pinehurst, N.C. 

Semifinal Round 

Saturday, Aug. 23 

Quarterfinal Round 

Friday, Aug. 22 

3rd Round 


2nd Round 


1st Round 

Wednesday, Aug. 20 

Qual. 

Score 

D. Lee 

3 and 2 

D. Lee 

4 and 3 

Reed 

4 and 3 

Hoffmann 

2 and 1 

D. Lee 

7 and 6 

Reed 

23 holes 

G. Hill 

5 and 4 

Hoffmann 

2 and 1 

Landry 

5 and 3 

McHenry 

1 up 

D. Lee 

5 and 4 

Reed 

4 and 3 

Detweiler 

1 up 

G. Hill 

1 up 

Marsh 

2 and 1 

Bryan 

4 and 3 

Hoffmann 

1 up 

Landry 

2 and 1 

Horschel 

3 and 2 

Stanley 

4 and 3 

McHenry 

2 and 1 

Burger 

2 and 1 

D. Lee 

4 and 3 

Reed 

19 holes 

Exber 

20 holes 

Harman 

1 up 

Detweiler 

19 holes 

Berkmeyer 

1 up 

G. Hill 

2 and 1 

Taylor 

3 and 2 

Marsh 

1 up 

Wesley Bryan, Chapin, S.C. (67-69) 

Jason Bittick, Coto de Caza, Calif. (71-74) 

Jason Millard, Murfreesboro, Tenn. (71-71) 

Morgan Hoffmann, Saddle Brook, N.J. (75-68) 

Scott Langley, St. Louis, Mo. (69-71) 

Andrew Landry, Groves, Texas (73-71) 

Billy Horschel, Grant, Fla. (69-71) 

Drew Lethem, Camdenton, Mo. (71-73) 

Kyle Stanley, Gig Harbor, Wash. (70-68) 

Seung-Su Han, Irvine, Caif. (70-74) 

Connor McHenry, Jefferson City, Mo. (72-70) 

Barden Berry, Kinston, N.C. (68-75) 

Jacob Burger, Orangeburg, S.C. (71-69) 

Michael O’Neal, Jacksonville, Fla. (72-72) 

Danny Lee, New Zealand (71-70) 

David Bartman, Los Angeles, Calif. (71-72) 

Daniel Woltman, Beaver Dam, Wis. (69-68) 

Patrick Reed, Augusta, Ga. (71-73) 

Brady Exber, Las Vegas, Nev. (69-73) 

Josh Anderson, Murrieta, Calif. (72-71) 

Brian Harman, Savannah, Ga. (70-70) 

Kevin O’Connell, Cary, N.C. (72-72) 

Brandon Detweiler, Akron, Pa. (70-70) 

Conrad Shindler, Westlake, Texas (73-70) 

Andrew Putnam, University Place, Wash. (67-71) 

Skip Berkmeyer, St. Louis, Mo. (71-73) 

Graham Hill, Canada (74-68) 

J.C. Horne, Daytona Beach, Fla. (73-70) 

Nick Taylor, Canada (70-70) 

Trent Sanders, Scottsdale, Ariz. (72-72) 

Kevin Marsh, Henderson, Nev. (71-70) 

David Vanegas, Colombia (73-70)



Complete Stroke-Play Results 

134 Robbie Fillmore, Provo, Utah, 69-65* 

136 Wesley Bryan, Chapin, S.C., 67-69* 

137 Corey Nagy, Charlotte, N.C., 70*-67; Dan Woltman, Beaver Dam, Wis., 69-68* 

138 Andrew Putnam, University Place, Wash., 67*-71; Erik Flores, Grass Valley, Calif., 72-66*; 

Kyle Stanley, Gig Harbor, Wash., 70*-68 

139 Jeff Edelman, Southlake, Texas, 68*-71; Matthew Swan, Montgomery, Ala., 71-68* 

140 Billy Horschel, Grant, Fla., 69*-71; Brandon Detweiler, Akron, Pa., 70*-70; Brian Harman, 

Savannah, Ga., 70*-70; Derek Fathauer, Jensen Beach, Fla., 69*-71; Isaiah Telles, Tualatin, 

Ore., 68*-72; Jacob Burger, Orangeburg, S.C., 71-69*; Nick Taylor, Canada, 70-70*; Peter 

Uihlein, Bradenton, Fla., 69*-71; Scott Langley, St. Louis, Mo., 69*-71; Sihwan Kim, Buena 

Park, Calif., 68-72* 

141 Danny Lee, New Zealand, 71*-70; David McDaniel, Tucson, Ariz., 68*-73; Jake Koppenberg, 

Everett, Wash., 70-71*; Kevin Marsh, Henderson, Nev., 71-70*; Matt Hill, Canada, 71-70* 

142 Brady Exber, Las Vegas, Nev., 69*-73; Connor McHenry, Jefferson City, Mo., 72-70*; Eddie 

Olson, Aptos, Calif., 74-68*; Graham Hill, Canada, 74-68*; Jason Millard, Murfreesboro, 

Tenn., 71*-71; Mike McCoy, West Des Moines, Iowa, 74-68*; Philip Francis, Scottsdale, 

Ariz., 71*-71; Tyler Gann, Houston, Texas, 69-73* 

143 Adam Hadwin, Canada, 72-71*; Barden Berry, Kinston, N.C., 68-75*; Charlie Holland, 

Failed to Qualify 

145 +Jack Newman, Des Moines, Iowa, 74-71* (3,5,5,3,5); +Anthony Paolucci, Dallas, Texas, 

74*-71 (4); +Austin Cody, Charleston, S.C., 71-74* (5); +Brad Valois, Warwick, R.I., 71-74* 

(4); +Byeong-Hun An, Bradenton, Fla., 73-72* (4); +Chris Derby, Alexandria, Va., 74*-71 

(4); +Christopher Gold, Haddonfield, N.J., 74*-71 (4); +Danny Simmerman, Nashville, Tenn., 

74*-71 (5); +Danny Zimmerman, Verona, Wis., 74-71* (5); +Derek Ernst, Clovis, Calif., 74*- 

71 (4); +Derek Tolan, Highlands Ranch, Colo., 72*-73 (4); +Doug Hurson, Bethesda, Md., 

72-73* (4); +Drew Weaver, High Point, N.C., 74-71* (4); +Hyun Seok Lim, Korea, 74*-71 

(4); +Jack Fields, Southern Pines, N.C., 73*-72 (4); +Ji Moon, Las Vegas, Nev., 70*-75 (4); 

+John Hahn, Kent, Ohio, 70*-75 (4); +Kyle English, Bloomington, Ill., 72-73* (5); +Lee 

Palms, Greenville, S.C., 76-69* (4); +Matt Cook, Cullowhee, N.C., 68*-77 (4); +Matthew 

Giles, Australia, 71*-74 (5); +Mike Coatman, Lincoln, Neb., 75*-70 (4); +Peter Croonquist, 

Minneapolis, Minn., 73-72* (4); +Roberto Galletti Jr., Clayton, Calif., 75*-70 (4) 

146 Alan Bratton, Stillwater, Okla., 73*-73; Andrew Widmar, El Paso, Texas, 74*-72; Baker Elmore, 

Cheraw, S.C., 72*-74; Brian Higgins, Bellingham, Mass., 71*-75; Bryant Lach, The Woodlands, 

Texas, 72-74*; Cheng-Tsung Pan, Chinese Taipei, 71*-75; Hudson Johnson, Longview, 

Texas, 71-75*; Jesse Massie, Louisville, Ky., 69*-77; Joel Dahmen, Clarkston, Wash., 73- 

73*; Jordan Irwin, Canada, 73-73*; Mike Van Sickle, Wexford, Pa., 73*-73; Phillip Weaver, 

Tuscaloosa, Ala., 73-73*; Robert Gerwin, Cincinnati, Ohio, 72-74*; Stephen Hale, Bakersfield, 

Calif., 73*-73; T.J. Bordeaux, Tacoma, Wash., 74*-72; T.J. Shuart, Coral Springs, Fla., 72-74*; 

Taylor Hall, LaGrange, Ga., 70*-76; Tim McKenney, Scottsdale, Ariz., 72*-74; Todd Mitchell, 

Bloomington, Ill., 74*-72; Zen Brown, Arvada, Colo., 72-74* 

147 Alexander Sitompul, Indonesia, 74*-73; Anthony Fernando, Philippines, 73*-74; Brent 

Witcher, Lawrenceville, Ga., 73*-74; Carlos Sainz Jr., Elgin, Ill., 76*-71; Cory Gilmer, 

Birmingham, Ala., 71-76*; Crawford Reeves, Greenville, S.C., 70*-77; Erik Barnes, Marion, 

Ind., 71*-76; George Bryan IV, Chapin, S.C., 73*-74; Jay Moseley, Bainbridge, Ga., 74-73*; 

Jeremy Gearhart, Atascadero, Calif., 75*-72; John Chin, Temecula, Calif., 76-71*; Jonathan 

Caldwell, Northern Ireland, 73*-74; Jordan Cox, Redwood City, Calif., 73*-74; Jordan 

Johnstun, Evans, Ga., 69-78*; Joseph Saladino, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., 73-74*; Karsten 

Clements, Louisville, Ky., 72-75*; Kory Storer, Hillsborough, Calif., 73*-74; Reed Darsie, 

Chapel Hill, N.C., 73-74*; Tim Cha, Irvine, Calif., 76-71*; Travis Reid, Clovis, N.M., 73-74* 

148 Adam Long, St. Louis, Mo., 74*-74; Beck Miller, Houston, Texas, 72-76*; Blake Rowe- 

Sleeman, Canada, 73*-75; Brad Doster, Winter Park, Fla., 75-73*; Bryan Martin, Thousand 

Oaks, Calif., 72-76*; Cam Burke, Canada, 70*-78; Conrad Von Borsig, Swarthmore, Pa., 72- 

76*; David Lipsky, La Canada, Calif., 77-71*; David Sanders, Mt. Laurel, N.J., 71-77*; Dustin 

Garza, Mission, Texas, 73-75*; Evan Beck, Virginia Beach, Va., 78-70*; George Gandranata, 

Indonesia, 71-77*; Greg Carlin, Kensington, Md., 72*-76; Ian Rochester, Cordova, Tenn., 

73*-75; James Bowen, Dawsonville, Ga., 69*-79; Jeff Wilson, Fairfield, Calif., 73*-75; Joey 

Benedetti, Huntington Beach, Calif., 77*-71; Jordan Walor, Wake Forest, N.C., 72*-76; 

Kyle Ellis, Senatobia, Miss., 74*-74; Lucas Bogdan, Canada, 76-72*; Masayuki Kobayashi, 

Newington, Conn., 77-71*; Michael Green, Augusta, Ga., 73-75*; Michael Quagliano, White 

Plains, N.Y., 72-76*; Robert Rohanna, Waynesburg, Pa., 72*-76; Robert Streb, Edmond, 

Okla., 77-71*; Santiago Rivas, Colombia, 75-73*; Tom Hoge, Fargo, N.D., 75-73*; Tommy 

Dallas, Texas, 73-70*; Conrad Shindler, Westlake, Texas, 73*-70; David Bartman, Los 

Angeles, Calif., 71-72*; David Vanegas, Colombia, 73-70*; Drew Kittleson, Scottsdale, 

Ariz., 72-71*; J.C. Horne, Daytona Beach, Fla., 73-70*; Jamie Lovemark, Rancho Santa Fe, 

Calif., 74*-69; Josh Anderson, Murrieta, Calif., 72-71*; Kevin Tway, Edmond, Okla., 73-70*; 

Morgan Hoffmann, Saddle Brook, N.J., 75-68*; Paul Woodbury, Lake City, S.C., 73-70*; 

Sam Smith, Turlock, Calif., 69*-74 

144 Adam Mitchell, Chattanooga, Tenn., 71*-73; Andrew Landry, Groves, Texas, 73-71*; Carl 

Santos-Ocampo, Naples, Fla., 73*-71; Drew Lethem, Camdenton, Mo., 71-73*; Jhonattan 

Vegas, Venezuela, 76-68*; Kevin O’Connell, Cary, N.C., 72*-72; Mark Anderson, Beaufort, 

S.C., 71*-73; Michael O’Neal, Jacksonville, Fla., 72*-72; Patrick Reed, Augusta, Ga., 71*- 

73; Rickie Fowler, Murrieta, Calif., 73*-71; Rob Chappell, Cincinnati, Ohio, 70*-74; Sam 

Saunders, Orlando, Fla., 71*-73; Seung-Su Han, Irvine, Calif., 70*-74; Skip Berkmeyer, St. 

Louis, Mo., 71*-73; Trent Leon, Dallas, Texas, 73-71*; Trent Sanders, Scottsdale, Ariz., 72*- 

72 

145 +Jason Bittick, Coto de Caza, Calif., 71*-74 (3,5,4); +Ross Beal, Uniontown, Ohio, 75*-70 

(3,5,5,3,4) 

+ = In playoff; * = No. 4 Course 

Robbie Fillmore was the 2008 U.S. Amateur stroke-play medalist at 134, 

including a 5-under 65 in the second round.



Patrick Reed lost to eventual champion Danny Lee 

in the 2008 semifinals. 

Parker, Palm Beach, Fla., 74*-74; Will Griffin, San Antonio, Texas, 73-75*; Zach Glassman, 

Highland Heights, Ohio, 78-70*; Zack Byrd, Carolina Shores, N.C., 74*-74 

149 Ben Bendtsen III, Racine, Wis., 77*-72; Bud Cauley, Jacksonville, Fla., 76*-73; Chesson 

Hadley, Raleigh, N.C., 72-77*; Danny Wax, Pacific Palisades, Calif., 80-69*; David Chung, 

Fayetteville, N.C., 73*-76; Greg O’Mahony, Tequesta, Fla., 79-70*; Jamie Puterbaugh, 

Encinitas, Calif., 77*-72; Jason Cuthbertson, Conway, Ark., 74-75*; Jordan Holley, 

Greensboro, N.C., 75*-74; Josh Jones, The Colony, Texas, 73*-76; Lion Kim, Englewood Cliffs, 

N.J., 73*-76; Mac McLaughlin, Shaker Heights, Ohio, 73*-76; Matt McArthur, St. George, 

Utah, 73-76*; Max McKay, St. Augustine, Fla., 70*-79; Michael Vallillo Jr., Winter Park, Fla., 

74*-75; Nathan Smith, Pittsburgh, Pa., 75*-74; Paul Simson, Raleigh, N.C., 78*-71; Reed 

Howard, Banksville, N.Y., 74*-75; Ricky Jones, Thomaston, Maine, 76-73*; Ryan Spears, Del 

City, Okla., 74*-75; Scott Saal, Virginia Beach, Va., 77-72*; Sean Knapp, Oakmont, Pa., 75- 

74*; Travis Woolf, Fort Worth, Texas, 76*-73; Yu Katayama, Japan, 75-74* 

150 Ben Fuqua, Danville, Ky., 76-74*; Ben Herrera, Ames, Iowa, 76-74*; Benjamin Spitz, Norwell, 

Mass., 78*-72; Brinson Paolini, Virginia Beach, Va., 73-77*; Daniel Debra, Wesley Chapel, 

Fla., 73*-77; Danny Green, Jackson, Tenn., 77-73*; Erich Johnston, Fort Wayne, Ind., 77*- 

73; Garrett Fotu, Alpine, Utah, 78-72*; J.D. Bass, Fairview, N.C., 71*-79; Jamie Miller, Silver 

Creek, N.Y., 75*-75; John Atherton, Canada, 72*-78; Jon Peterson, Granite Bay, Calif., 73- 

77*; Keith Decker, Martinsville, Va., 75-75*; Lorens Chan, Honolulu, Hawaii, 77-73*; Matt 

Ewald, Leawood, Kan., 75*-75; Matthew Bassler, Catonsville, Md., 74-76*; Mike Barbosa, St. 

Petersburg, Fla., 75*-75; Mu Hu, People’s Republic of China, 75-75*; Nick Cowper, Atlanta, 

Ga., 74-76*; Robert Dargan, Forest Acres, S.C., 77*-73; Steve Ziegler, Broomfield, Colo., 75*- 

75; Ty Cox, Fort Worth, Texas, 77*-73; Tyson Alexander, Gainesville, Fla., 78*-72; Will Wilcox, 

Ashville, Ala., 70*-80 

151 Brendan Gielow, Muskegon, Mich., 74-77*; C.J. Gatto, Columbus, Ohio, 77-74*; Carter 

Collins, Statesboro, Ga., 75-76*; Connor Arendell, Cape Coral, Fla., 76-75*; Dan 

Abbondandolo, Oyster Bay Cove, N.Y., 73-78*; Dan Whitaker, Cle Elum, Wash., 80-71*; Dean 

Merrill, Kansas City, Mo., 79-72*; Derek Denlinger, Brookville, Ohio, 75-76*; Jack Hall, Sea 

Island, Ga., 75-76*; Jay Fisher, Charlottesville, Va., 79-72*; Jeff Mallette, North Canton, 

Ohio, 76*-75; M. Arie. I. Ahmad Fauzi, Malaysia, 78-73*; Mike Barry, Medford, Ore., 75-76*; 

Phillip Mollica, Anderson, S.C., 73*-78; Scott Davenport, Cartersville, Ga., 76-75*; Stephen 

Anderson, Hobe Sound, Fla., 78-73*; Steven Chung, Sacramento, Calif., 79-72*; Stewart 

Hagestad, Newport Beach, Calif., 79-72*; Tyler Neal, Tucson, Ariz., 76*-75 

152 Anton Arboleda, La Canada, Calif., 75*-77; Bronson Burgoon, The Woodlands, Texas, 74*-78; 

Dave Womack, Mcdonough, Ga., 74*-78; David Byrne, Canada, 76*-76; James Sacheck, The 

Woodlands, Texas, 73-79*; Jarrod Barsamian, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., 77-75*; Jeff Griest, 

Glen Mills, Pa., 75-77*; Kyle Kopsick, Lake Bluff, Ill., 78*-74; Mark Stevens, Concord, N.H., 

77*-75; Mike Genovese, Pensacola, Fla., 79-73*; Mike Sorenson, Hartland, Wis., 77*-75; 

Ramon Favela, Mexico, 76-76* 

153 Alex Grieb, San Diego, Calif., 78-75*; Arnond Vongvanij, Gainesville, Fla., 79*-74; Brian 

Locke, Los Angeles, Calif., 74*-79; Chris Osentoski, Metamora, Mich., 82-71*; David Lyons, 

Huntington Beach, Calif., 80-73*; Doug Smith, Glendale, Ariz., 78*-75; Jeremy Defalco, 

Tucson, Ariz., 77-76*; Klinton Krieger, Cheyenne, Wyo., 77-76*; Mark Silvers, Savannah, Ga., 

74*-79; Matt Bergstrom, Marana, Ariz., 76*-77; Matt Grush, Los Angeles, Calif., 76-77*; 

Matt Kinsinger, Reno, Nev., 76*-77; Nathan Kinker, Barboursville, W.Va., 78-75*; Paul 

Hammerschmidt, Westerville, Ohio, 78-75*; Ravi Patel, Naperville, Ill., 74-79*; Zahkai Brown, 

Arvada, Colo., 77-76* 

154 Cameron Peck, Olympia, Wash., 81-73*; Chris DeForest, Cottekill, N.Y., 75*-79; Herbert 

Day Pan, El Salvador, 71*-83; Jimmy Henderson, Lebanon, Ohio, 76*-78; Jin Jeong, Korea, 

77*-77; Kevin Aylwin, New Smyrna Beach, Fla., 76-78*; Kevin Webber, Hoffman Estates, Ill., 

79-75*; Ming Wang, Reunion, Fla., 81*-73; Parker Pemberton, Minneapolis, Minn., 76*-78 

155 Andrew Rice, Baltimore, Md., 74*-81; Blayne Barber, Lake City, Fla., 75*-80; Bob Wheeler, 

Boise, Idaho, 77-78*; Clark Klaasen, Grand Rapids, Mich., 74-81*; Cole Moreland, Austin, 

Texas, 77-78*; Craig Steckowych, Greenland, N.H., 75*-80; Darren Hupfer, Canada, 76-79*; 

Don O’Connor, Carlsbad, Calif., 77*-78; Eric Mina, Fremont, Calif., 80*-75; Justin Harding, 

South Africa, 79*-76; Keith Kinsel, Glendale, Calif., 78*-77; Neil Horsley, Cooper City, Fla., 

76-79*; Sean Hedden, Stuart, Fla., 82*-73; Spencer Anderson, Pacific Palisades, Calif., 78- 

77*; Will Tischler, Greenwich, Conn., 78-77*; Zack Fischer, Wake Village, Texas, 82-73*; Zak 

Drescher, Lancaster, Pa., 79-76* 

156 Aaron Siekmann, Dublin, Ohio, 77-79*; Abraham Lee, La Canada, Calif., 77-79*; Brian Edick, 

Valencia, Calif., 77-79*; Clayton Rotz, Chambersburg, Pa., 82-74*; Eddie Kenny, Lake Worth, 

Fla., 75*-81; John Ervasti, Scarborough, N.Y., 76*-80; Liam Friedman, Lackawanna, N.Y., 

76-80*; Matthew Denison, Northbrook, Ill., 74*-82; Mike Slosek, Adams, Mass., 77-79*; 

Ricky McDonald, Shoreline, Wash., 80-76*; Robert Cronheim, Watchung, N.J., 76*-80; Satch 

Hermann, Ventura, Calif., 77-79* 

157 C.J. Denmark, Longmeadow, Mass., 82-75*; Eduardo Chavez, Hillsborough, Calif., 80*-77; 

Matt Tribby, Gainesville, Fla., 79-78* 

158 Anthony Tsiolkas, Winston-Salem, N.C., 78-80*; Jonathan Carlson, Kelseyville, Calif., 77*-81 

159 Austin Eaton III, North Sutton, N.H., 79*-80; Jack Courington, Wichita, Kan., 83-76*; Jim 

Doidge, Pueblo, Colo., 80-79*; John Mlynarski, St. Michaels, Md., 80-79*; Paul Haley, Dallas, 

Texas, 78*-81 

160 Mike Prescott, San Mateo, Calif., 77*-83; Ryan Trask, Chico, Calif., 81-79*; Tom Isaak, San 

Diego, Calif., 78*-82 

161 Andrey Mindirgasov, Pacific Grove, Calif., 82*-79; Michael Rowley, San Luis Obispo, Calif., 

82*-79 

162 Patrick Pierson, Central Nyack, N.Y., 77-85* 

163 Devin Komline, Dorset, Vt., 79*-84; Louis Amira, Cambridge, Mass., 87*-76; Peter McGibney, 

Ireland, 85*-78 

165 Dick Engel, Quartz Hill, Calif., 87-78* 

166 Douglas Parigian, Lowell, Mass., 77-89* 

168 Keith Stauffer, Bradford, Pa., 85-83* 

WD Stephen Clark, Scotland, 78



Championship History 

The U.S. Amateur Champion ship was born in 

1895 because of a controversy. In 1894, two clubs 

— Newport (R.I.) Golf Club and New York’s St. Andrew’s 

Golf Club — had conducted invitational tournaments 

to attract the nation’s top amateur players. 

Newport’s stroke play tournament was won by club 

member W.G. Lawrence, who triumphed over a field 

of 20 competitors. The match-play competition at St. 

Andrews attracted 27 golfers and was won by Laurence 

Stoddart, of the host club. 

Both clubs proclaimed their winners as the national 

champion. Clearly, golf needed a national governing 

body to conduct national championships, develop a 

single set of rules for all golfers to follow, and to promote 

the best interests of the game. With that, representatives 

from five clubs founded the USGA on Dec. 

22, 1894. 

As a result, in 1895, its first full year of operation, 

the USGA conducted Amateur, Open, and Women’s 

Amateur Champion ships. The Amateur and Open 

Championships were conducted at Newport Golf 

Club during the same week of October and Charles B. 

Macdonald became the first U.S. Amateur champion. 

The Amateur championship is the oldest golf championship 

in this country — one day older than the 

U.S. Open. Except for an eight-year period, from 1965- 

72, when it was stroke play, the Amateur has been a 

match-play championship. 

Over the years, as interest in the game grew and the 

number of quality players increased, it became necessary 

to establish a national handicapping system to 

determine who was eligible to compete in the Amateur. 

The USGA’s first national handicap list, which was published 

for the 1912 championship, was the forerunner 

of the present-day USGA Handicap System. 

Throughout its history, the U.S. Amateur has been the 

most coveted of all amateur titles. Many of the great 

names of professional golf, such as Gene Littler, Arnold 

Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Lanny Wadkins, Craig Stadler, 

Jerry Pate, Mark O’Meara, Hal Sutton, Phil Mickelson 

and Tiger Woods, grace the Havemeyer Trophy. 

It was, however, longtime amateur Robert T. Jones Jr. 

who first attracted media coverage and spectator attendance 

at the Amateur championship. Jones captured 

the championship five times (1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 

1930). His 1930 victory was a stunning moment in golf 

history when, at Merion Cricket Club in Ardmore, Pa., 

Jones rounded out the Grand Slam, winning the four 

major American and British championships in one year. 

Sixty-six years later, in 1996, Tiger Woods of Cypress, 

Calif., attracted similar interest and enthusiasm when 

he won a record third consecutive U.S. Amateur at 

Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club in North Plains, Ore. 

In 1994, Woods, at 18, first entered the record book as 

the youngest ever to win the Amateur championship. 

In 1996, he broke yet another record when he won, 

having registered 18 consecutive match-play victories. 

In 2008, Danny Lee of New Zealand became the youngest 

winner at 18 years and one month. 

Derek Fathauer, a quarterfinalist in 2008, lines up a putt on one of Pinehurst No. 2’s undulating greens.



Championship Results: 1895 to 2008 

1895 (Oct.) Charles B. Macdonald d. Charles E. Sands, 12 & 11; 

Newport (R.I.) G.C.; All match play; Entries: 32 

1896 (July) H.J. Whigham d. J.G. Thorp, 8 & 7; Shinnnecock Hills 

G.C., Southampton, N.Y.; Medalist — 163, H.J. Whigham; 

Entries: 58 

1897 (Sept.) H.J. Whigham d. W. Rossiter Betts, 8 & 6; Chicago 

G.C., Wheaton, Ill.; Medalist — 174, Charles B. Macdonald; 

Entries: 58 

1898 (Sept.) Findlay S. Douglas d. Walter B. Smith, 5 & 3; Morris 

County G.C., Morristown, N.J.; Medalist — 175, J.H. Choate Jr.; 

Entries: 120 

1899 (July) H.M. Harriman d. Findlay S. Douglas, 3 & 2; Onwentsia 

Club, Lake Forest, Ill.; Medalist — 168, Charles B. Macdonald; 

Entries: 112 

1900 (July) Walter J. Travis d. Findlay S. Douglas, 2 up; Garden City 

(N.Y.) G.C.; Medalist — 166, Walter J. Travis; Entries: 120 

1901 (Sept.) Walter J. Travis d. Walter E. Egan, 5 & 4; C.C. of 

Atlantic City (N.J.); Medalist — 157, Walter J. Travis; 

Entries: 142 

1902 (July) Louis N. James d. Eben M. Byers, 4 & 2; Glen 

View Club, Golf, Ill.; Medalist — 79 (18), Walter J. Travis; 

Entries: 157 

1903 (Sept.) Walter J. Travis d. Eben M. Byers, 5 & 4; Nassau C.C., 

Glen Cove, N.Y.; All match play; Entries: 140 

1904 (Sept.) H. Chandler Egan d. Fred Herreshoff, 8 & 6; Baltusrol 

G.C. (Original Course), Springfield, N.J.; Medalist — 242 (54), 

H. Chandler Egan; Entries: 142 

1905 (Aug.) H. Chandler Egan d. D.E. Sawyer, 6 & 5; Chicago G.C., 

Wheaton, Ill.; Medalist — 155 (36), D.P. Fredericks; 

Entries: 146 

1906 (July) Eben M. Byers d. George S. Lyon, 2 up; Englewood 

(N.J.) G.C.; Medalist — 152, Walter J. Travis; Entries: 141 

1907 (July) Jerome D. Travers d. Archibald Graham, 6 & 5; Euclid 

Club, Cleveland, Ohio; Medalist — 146, Walter J. Travis; 

Entries: 118 

1908 (Sept.) Jerome D. Travers d. Max H. Behr, 8 & 7; Garden City 

(N.Y.) G.C.; Medalist — 153, Walter J. Travis; Entries: 145 

1909 (Sept.) Robert A. Gardner d. H. Chandler Egan, 4 & 3; 

Chicago G.C., Wheaton, Ill.; Medalist — 151, Charles Evans 

Jr.; Entries: 120 

1910 (Sept.) William C. Fownes Jr. d. Warren K. Wood, 4 & 3; 

The Country Club, Brookline, Mass.; Medalist — 152, Fred 

Herreshoff; Entries: 217 

1911 (Sept.) Harold H. Hilton d. Fred Herreshoff, 37 holes; The 

Apawamis Club, Rye, N.Y.; Medalist — 150, Harold H. Hilton; 

Entries: 186 

1912 (Sept.) Jerome D. Travers d. Charles Evans Jr., 7 & 6; 

Chicago G.C., Wheaton, Ill.; Medalist — 152, Charles Evans 


1913 (Sept.) Jerome D. Travers d. John G. Anderson, 5 & 4; Garden 

City (N.Y.) G.C.; Medalist — 148, Charles Evans Jr.; Entries: 149 

1914 (Aug.-Sept.) Francis Ouimet d. Jerome D. Travers, 6 & 5; 

Ekwanok C.C., Manchester, Vt.; Medalists — 144, R.R. Gorton, 

W.C. Fownes Jr.; Entries: 115 

1915 (Aug.-Sept.) Robert A. Gardner d. John G. Anderson, 5 & 4; 

C.C. of Detroit, Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.; Medalist — 152, 

Dudley Mudge; Entries: 142 

1916 (Sept.) Charles Evans Jr. d. Robert A. Gardner, 4 & 3; Merion 

Cricket C. (East Course), Haverford, Pa.; Medalist — 153, W.C. 

Fownes Jr.; Entries: 160 

1917-18 No Championships: World War I 

1919 (Aug.) S. Davidson Herron d. Robert T. Jones Jr., 5 & 4; 

Oakmont (Pa.) C.C.; Medalists — 158, S. Davidson Herron, 

J.B. Manion, Paul Tewksbury; Entries: 150 

1920 (Sept.) Charles Evans Jr. d. Francis Ouimet, 7 & 6; 

Engineers C.C., Roslyn Harbor, N.Y.; Medalist — 154, Robert T. 

Jones Jr.; Entries: 235 

1921 (Sept.) Jesse P. Guilford d. Robert A. Gardner, 7 & 6; St. 

Louis C.C., Clayton, Mo.; Medalist — 144, Francis Ouimet; 

Entries: 159 

1922 (Sept.) Jess W. Sweetser d. Charles Evans Jr., 3 & 2; The 

Country Club, Brookline, Mass.; Medalist — 144, Jesse P. 

Guilford; Entries: 161 

1923 (Sept.) Max R. Marston d. Jess W. Sweetser, 38 holes; 

Flossmoor (Ill.) C.C.; Medalists — 149, Charles Evans Jr., 

Robert T. Jones Jr.; Entries: 143 

1924 (Sept.) Robert T. Jones Jr. d. George Von Elm, 9 & 8; Merion 

Cricket C. (East Course), Ardmore, Pa.; Medalist — 142, 

D. Clarke Corkan; Entries: 154 

1925 (Aug.-Sept.) Robert T. Jones Jr. d. Watts Gunn, 8 & 7; 

Oakmont (Pa.) C.C.; Medalist — 145, Roland R. MacKenzie; 

Entries: 141 

1926 (Sept.) George Von Elm d. Robert T. Jones Jr., 2 & 1; 

Baltusrol G.C. (Lower Course), Springfield, N.J.; Medalist 

— 143, Robert T. Jones Jr.; Entries: 157



1927 (Aug.) Robert T. Jones Jr. d. Charles Evans Jr., 8 & 7; 

Minikahda Club, Minneapolis, Minn.; Medalist — 142, Robert 

T. Jones Jr.; Entries: 174 

1928 (Sept.) Robert T. Jones Jr. d. T. Phillip Perkins, 10 & 9; Brae 

Burn C.C., West Newton, Mass.; Medalist — 143, George J. 

Voigt; Entries: 158 

1929 (Sept.) Harrison R. Johnston d. Dr. O.F. Willing, 4 & 3; Del 

Monte G. & C.C. (Pebble Beach G.L.), Pebble Beach, Calif.; 

Medalists — 145, Robert T. Jones Jr., Eugene V. Homans; 

Entries: 162 

1930 (Sept.) Robert T. Jones Jr. d. Eugene V. Homans, 8 & 7; 

Merion Cricket C. (East Course), Ardmore, Pa.; Medalist 

— 142, Robert T. Jones Jr.; Entries: 175 

1931 (Sept.) Francis Ouimet d. Jack Westland, 6 & 5; Beverly 

C.C., Chicago, Ill.; Medalists — 148, Arthur Yates, Charles H. 

Seaver, John E. Lehman; Entries: 583 

1932 (Sept.) C. Ross Somerville d. John Goodman, 2 & 1; 

Baltimore C.C. (Five Farms East Course), Timonium, Md.; 

Medalist — 142, John W. Fischer; Entries: 600 

1933 (Sept.) George T. Dunlap Jr. d. Max R. Marston, 6 & 5; 

Kenwood C.C., Cincinnati, Ohio; Medalist — 141, John W. 

Fischer; Entries: 601 

1934 (Sept.) W. Lawson Little Jr. d. David Goldman, 8 & 7; The 

Country Club, Brookline, Mass.; All match play; Entries: 758 

1935 (Sept.) W. Lawson Little Jr. d. Walter Emery, 4 & 2; The 

Country Club, Cleveland, Ohio; All match play; Entries: 945 

1936 (Sept.) John W. Fischer d. Jack McLean, 37 holes; Garden 

City (N.Y.) G.C.; All match play; Entries: 1,118 

1937 (Aug.) John Goodman d. Raymond E. Billows, 2 up; 

Alderwood C.C., Portland, Ore.; Medalist — 142, Roger Kelly; 

Entries: 619 

1938 (Sept.) William P. Turnesa d. B. Patrick Abbott, 8 & 7; 

Oakmont (Pa.) C.C.; Medalist — 146, Gus T. Moreland; 

Entries: 871 

1939 (Sept.) Marvin H. Ward d. Raymond E. Billows, 7 & 5; North 

Shore C.C., Glenview, Ill.; Medalist — 139, Thomas Sheehan 


1940 (Sept.) Richard D. Chapman d. W.B. McCullough Jr., 11 & 9; 

Winged Foot G.C. (West Course), Mamaroneck, N.Y.; Medalist 

— 140, Richard D. Chapman; Entries: 755 

1941 (Aug.) Marvin H. Ward d. B. Patrick Abbott, 4 & 3; Omaha 

Field Club, Omaha, Neb.; Medalist — 144, Stewart M. 

Alexander Jr.; Entries: 637 

1942-45 No Championships: World War II 

1946 (Sept.) Stanley E. (Ted) Bishop d. Smiley L. Quick, 37 holes; 

Baltusrol G.C. (Lower Course), Springfield, N.J.; Medalist 

— 136, Robert H. (Skee) Riegel; Entries: 899 

All Match Play (1947-64) 

1947 (Sept.) Robert H. (Skee) Riegel d. John W. Dawson, 2 & 1; 

Del Monte G. & C.C. (Pebble Beach G.L.), Pebble Beach, 

Calif.; Entries: 1,048 

1948 (Aug.-Sept.) William P. Turnesa d. Raymond E. Billows, 2 & 1; 

Memphis (Tenn.) C.C.; Entries: 1,220 

1949 (Aug.-Sept.) Charles R. Coe d. Rufus King, 11 & 10; Oak Hill 

C.C. (East Course), Rochester, N.Y.; Entries: 1,060 

1950 (Aug.) Sam Urzetta d. Frank Stranahan, 39 holes; 

Minneapolis (Minn.) G.C.; Entries: 1,025 

1951 (Sept.) Billy Maxwell d. Joseph F. Gagliardi, 4 & 3; Saucon 

Valley C.C. (Old Course), Bethlehem, Pa.; Entries: 1,416 

1952 (Aug.) Jack Westland d. Al Mengert, 3 & 2; Seattle (Wash.) 

G.C.; Entries: 1,029 

1953 (Sept.) Gene Littler d. Dale Morey, 1 up; Oklahoma City 

(Okla.) G. & C.C.; Entries: 1,284 

1954 (Aug.) Arnold Palmer d. Robert Sweeny, 1 up; C.C. of Detroit, 

Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.; Entries: 1,278 

1955 (Sept.) E. Harvie Ward Jr. d. William Hyndman Jr., 9 & 8; 

C.C. of Virginia (James River Course), Richmond, Va.; 


1956 (Sept.) E. Harvie Ward Jr. d. Charles Kocsis, 5 & 4; Knollwood 

Club, Lake Forest, Ill.; Entries: 1,600 

1957 (Sept.) Hillman Robbins Jr. d. Dr. Frank M. Taylor, 5 & 4; 

The Country Club (Anniversary Course), Brookline, Mass.; 


1958 (Sept.) Charles R. Coe d. Thomas D. Aaron, 5 & 4; The Olympic 

Club (Lake Course), San Francisco, Calif.; Entries: 1,472 

1959 (Sept.) Jack Nicklaus d. Charles R. Coe, 1 up; Broadmoor 

G.C. (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colo.; Entries: 1,696 

1960 (Sept.) Deane Beman d. Robert W. Gardner, 6 & 4; St. Louis 

C.C., Clayton, Mo.; Entries: 1,737 

1961 (Sept.) Jack Nicklaus d. H. Dudley Wysong Jr., 8 & 6; Pebble 

Beach (Calif.) G.L.; Entries: 1,995 

1962 (Sept.) Labron E. Harris Jr. d. Downing Gray, 1 up; Pinehurst 

(N.C.) C.C. (No. 2 Course); Entries: 2,044 

1963 (Sept.) Deane Beman d. Richard H. Sikes, 2 & 1; Wakonda 

Club, Des Moines, Iowa; Entries: 1,768 

1964 (Sept.) William C. Campbell d. Edgar M. Tutwiler, 1 up; 

Canterbury G.C., Cleveland, Ohio; Medalists — 143, Marvin 

M. Giles III, Robert Greenwood; Entries: 1,562 

All Stroke Play (1965-72) 

1965 (Sept.) Robert J. Murphy Jr., 291; Robert B. Dickson, 292; 

Southern Hills C.C., Tulsa, Okla.; Entries: 1,476



1966 (Aug.-Sept.) Gary Cowan 285-75; Deane Beman, 285-76; 

Merion G.C. (East Course), Ardmore, Pa.; Entries: 1,902 

1967 (Aug.-Sept.) Robert B. Dickson, 285; Marvin Giles III, 286; 

Broadmoor G.C. (West Course), Colorado Springs, Colo.; 


1968 (Aug.) Bruce Fleisher, 284; Marvin Giles III, 285; Scioto C.C., 

Columbus, Ohio; Entries: 2,057 

1969 (Aug.) Steven N. Melnyk, 286; Marvin Giles III, 291; Oakmont 

(Pa.) C.C.; Entries: 2,142 

1970 (Sept.) Lanny Wadkins, *279; Thomas O. Kite Jr., 280; 

Waverley C.C., Portland, Ore.; Entries: 1,853 

1971 (Sept.) Gary Cowan, 280; Eddie Pearce, 283; Wilmington 

(Del.) C.C. (South Course); Entries: 2,327 

1972 (Aug.-Sept.) Marvin Giles III, 285; Mark S. Hayes, 288; Ben 

Crenshaw, 288; Charlotte (N.C.) C.C.; Entries: 2,295 

All Match Play (1973-78) 

1973 (Aug.-Sept.) Craig Stadler d. David Strawn, 6 & 5; Inverness 

Club, Toledo, Ohio; Entries: 2,110 

1974 (Aug.-Sept.) Jerry Pate d. John P. Grace, 2 & 1; Ridgewood 

(N.J.) C.C.; Entries: 2,420 

1975 (Aug.) Fred Ridley d. Keith Fergus, 2 up; C.C. of Virginia 

(James River Course), Richmond, Va.; Entries: 2,528 

1976 (Aug.-Sept.) Bill Sander d. C. Parker Moore Jr., 8 & 6; Bel-Air 

C.C., Los Angeles, Calif.; Entries: 2,681 

1977 (Aug.-Sept.) John Fought d. Doug Fischesser, 9 & 8; 

Aronimink G.C., Newtown Square, Pa.; Entries: 2,950 

1978 (Aug.-Sept.) John Cook d. Scott Hoch, 5 & 4; Plainfield (N.J.) 

C.C.; Entries: 3,035 

36-Hole Stroke Play Qualifying Before Match Play: 

(1979 to Present) 

1979 (Aug.-Sept.) Mark O’Meara d. John Cook, 8 & 7; Canterbury 

G.C., Cleveland, Ohio; Medalist — 134, Bob Clampett; 


1980 (Aug.) Hal Sutton d. Bob Lewis, 9 & 8; C.C. of North Carolina, 

Pinehurst, N.C.; Medalist — 139, Fred Couples; Entries: 4,008 

1981 (Sept.) Nathaniel Crosby d. Brian Lindley, 37 holes; The 

Olympic Club (Lake Course), San Francisco, Calif.; Medalist 

— 145, Joe Rassett; Entries: 3,525 

1982 (Aug.-Sept.) Jay Sigel d. David Tolley, 8 & 7; The Country 

Club, Brookline, Mass.; Medalists — 141, Bob Lewis Jr., 

Robert Stanger Jr.; Entries: 3,685 

1983 (Aug.-Sept.) Jay Sigel d. Chris Perry, 8 & 7; North Shore C.C., 

Glenview, Ill.; Medalist — 139, Clark Burroughs; 


1984 (Aug.-Sept.) Scott Verplank d. Sam Randolph, 4 & 3; Oak 

Tree G.C., Edmond, Okla.; Medalist — 137, Scott Verplank; 


1985 (Aug.-Sept.) Sam Randolph d. Peter Persons, 1 up; Montclair 

(N.J.) G.C.; Medalist — 134, Sam Randolph; Entries: 3,816 

1986 (Aug.) Buddy Alexander d. Chris Kite, 5 & 3; Shoal Creek, 

Shoal Creek, Ala.; Medalist — 137, Leonard Mattiace; Entries: 

4,069 

1987 (Aug.) Bill Mayfair d. Eric Rebmann, 4 & 3; Jupiter Hills Club 

(Hills Course), Jupiter, Fla.; Medalist — 141, Scott Gump; 


1988 (Aug.) Eric Meeks d. Danny Yates, 7 & 6; Va. Hot Springs G. 

& C.C. (Cascades Course), Hot Springs, Va.; Medalist — 137, 

Tom McKnight; Entries: 4,320 

1989 (Aug.) Chris Patton d. Danny Green, 3 & 1; Merion G.C. (East 

Course), Ardmore, Pa.; Medalist — 137, Eoghan O’Connell; 


1990 (Aug.) Phil Mickelson d. Manny Zerman, 5 & 4; Cherry Hills 

C.C., Englewood, Colo.; Medalist — 135, Phil Mickelson; 


1991 (Aug.) Mitch Voges d. Manny Zerman, 7 & 6; The Honors 

Course, Chattanooga, Tenn.; Medalists — 136, Allen Doyle, 

John Harris; Entries: 4,985 

1992 (Aug.) Justin Leonard d. Tom Scherrer, 8 & 7; Muirfield 

Village G.C., Dublin, Ohio; Medalist — 136, David Duval; 


1993 (Aug.) John Harris d. Danny Ellis, 5 & 3; Champions G.C. 

(Cypress Creek Course), Houston, Texas; Medalist — 139, 

Brian Gay; Entries: 5,614 

1994 (Aug.) Tiger Woods d. Trip Kuehne, 2 up; TPC at Sawgrass 

(Stadium Course), Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.; Medalist — •132, 

Hank Kim; Entries: 5,128 

1995 (Aug.) Tiger Woods d. George Marucci Jr., 2 up; Newport 

(R.I.) C.C.; Medalist — 137, Jerry Courville Jr.; Entries: 5,248 

1996 (Aug.) Tiger Woods d. Steve Scott, 38 holes; Pumpkin 

Ridge G.C., North Plains, Ore.; Medalist — 136, Tiger Woods; 


1997 (Aug.) Matthew Kuchar d. Joel Kribel, 2 & 1; Cog Hill G. 

& C.C. (No. 4 Course), Lemont, Ill.; Medalist — 136, Roger 

Tambellini; Entries: 6,666 

1998 (Aug.) Hank Kuehne d. Tom McKnight, 2 and 1; Oak Hill C.C. 

(East Course), Rochester, N.Y.; Medalist — 136, Joel Kribel; 


1999 (Aug.) David Gossett d. Sung Yoon Kim, 9 & 8; Pebble Beach 

(Calif.) G.L.; Medalist — 143, Gene Elliott; Entries: §7,920



Pinehurst’s tall tree lines shadow the spectators at the 2008 U.S. Amateur. 

2000 (Aug.) Jeff Quinney d. James Driscoll, 39 holes; Baltusrol 

G.C., Springfield, N.J.; Medalists — 137, Jim Salinetti, Jeff 

Wilson; Entries: 7,124 

2001 (Aug.) Ben “Bubba” Dickerson d. Robert Hamilton, 1 up; 

East Lake G.C., Atlanta, Ga.; Medalist — 134, Chris Mundorf; 


2002 (Aug.) Ricky Barnes d. Hunter Mahan, 2 and 1; Oakland Hills 

C.C. (South Course), Bloomfield Hills, Mich.; Medalist — 135, 

Bill Haas; Entries: 7,597 

2003 (Aug.) Nick Flanagan d. Casey Wittenberg, 37 holes; 

Oakmont (Pa.) C.C.; Medalist — 138, John Holmes; 


2004 (Aug.) Ryan Moore d. Luke List, 2 up; Winged Foot G.C. (West 

Course), Mamaroneck, N.Y.; Medalist — 139, Ryan Moore; 


2005 (Aug.) Edoardo Molinari d. Dillon Dougherty, 4 and 3; 

Merion G.C. (East Course), Ardmore, Pa.; Medalist — 135, 

James Lepp; Entries: 7,320 

2006 (Aug.) Richie Ramsay d. John Kelly, 4 and 2; Hazeltine 

National G.C., Chaska, Minn.; Medalist — 138, Billy Horschel, 


2007 (Aug.) Colt Knost d. Michael Thompson, 2 and 1; The 

Olympic Club (Lakeside Course), San Francisco, Calif.; 

Medalist — 137, Jason Kokrak; Entries: 7,398 

2008 (Aug.) Danny Lee d. Drew Kittleson, 5 and 4; Pinehurst 

Resort & C.C., Village of Pinehurst, N.C.; Medalist — 134, 

Robbie Fillmore; Entries: 7,298 

• Record qualifying score in championship proper (1994) 

* Record score for stroke play (1970) 

§ Record entry (1999)



Records 

Age 

Oldest Champion (years/months/days) 

47/3/9 — Jack Westland, 1952 

Youngest Champion 

18/1/0 — Danny Lee, 2008 

18/7/29 — Tiger Woods, 1994 

Youngest Competitor 

14/1/13 — Ryota Ito, 2004 

Youngest Finalist 

17/3/5 — Sung Yoon Kim, 1999 

Most Championships Won 

Champions 

5 — Robert T. Jones Jr. (1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1930) 

4 — Jerome D. Travers (1907, 1908, 1912, 1913) 

3 — Tiger Woods (1994, 1995, 1996) 

3 — Walter Travis (1900, 1901, 1903) 

Most Consecutive Championships Won 

3 — Tiger Woods (1994, 1995, 1996) 

2 — H.J. Whigham (1896, 1897) 

2 — Walter J. Travis (1900, 1901) 

2 — H. Chandler Egan (1904, 1905) 

2 — Jerome D. Travers (1907, 1908 and 1912, 1913) 

2 — Robert T. Jones Jr. (1924, 1925 and 1927, 1928) 

2 — W. Lawson Little Jr. (1934, 1935) 

2 — E. Harvie Ward Jr. (1955, 1956) 

2 — Jay Sigel (1982, 1983) 

Most Times in Final 

7 — Robert T. Jones Jr. (1919, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1930) 

5 — Jerome D. Travers (1907, 1908, 1912, 1913, 1914) 

5 — Charles Evans Jr. (1912, 1916, 1920, 1922, 1927) 

Most Times Runner-Up 

3 — Charles Evans Jr. (1912, 1922, 1927) 

3 — Raymond Billows (1937, 1939, 1948) 

3 — Marvin Giles III (1967, 1968, 1969) 

Foreign-Born Champions (10) 

H.G. Whigham, Scotland (1896, 1897) 

Findlay S. Douglas, Scotland (1898) 

Walter J. Travis, Australia (1900, 1901, 1903) 

Harold H. Hilton, England (1911) 

C. Ross Somerville, Canada (1932) 

Gary Cowan, Canada (1966, 1971) 

Nick Flanagan, Australia (2003) 

Edoardo Molinari, Italy (2005) 

Richie Ramsay, Scotland (2006) 

Danny Lee, New Zealand (2008) 

(Note: Whigham, Douglas and Travis had emigrated to the United States by 

the time they won.) 

Winners of U.S. Amateur and U.S. Open (11) 

Jerome D. Travers (1907, 1908, 1912, 1913 Amateurs; 1915 Open) 

Francis Ouimet (1914, 1931 Amateurs; 1913 Open) 

*Charles Evans Jr. (1916, 1920 Amateurs; 1916 Open) 

*Robert T. Jones Jr. (1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1930 Amateurs; 1923, 

1926, 1929, 1930 Opens) 

W. Lawson Little Jr. (1934, 1935 Amateurs; 1940 Open) 

John Goodman (1937 Amateur; 1933 Open) 

Gene Littler (1953 Amateur; 1961 Open) 

Arnold Palmer (1954 Amateur; 1960 Open) 

Jack Nicklaus (1959, 1961 Amateurs; 1962, 1967, 1972, 1980 

Opens) 

Jerry Pate (1974 Amateur; 1976 Open) 

Tiger Woods (1994, 1995, 1996 Amateurs; 2000, 2002, 2008 Opens) 

*Won both in same year (2) 

Winners of U.S. and British Amateurs (13) 

Walter J. Travis (1900, 1901, 1903 U.S.; 1904 British) 

*Harold Hilton (1911 U.S.; 1900, 1901, 1911, 1913 British) 

Jess Sweetser (1922 U.S.; 1926 British) 

*Robert T. Jones Jr. (1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1930 U.S.; 1930 British) 

*W. Lawson Little Jr. (1934, 1935 U.S.; 1934, 1935 British) 

William R. Turnesa (1938, 1948 U.S.; 1947 British) 

Richard D. Chapman (1940 U.S.; 1951 British) 

E. Harvie Ward Jr. (1955, 1956 U.S.; 1952 British) 

Deane R. Beman (1960, 1963 U.S.; 1959 British) 

*Robert B. Dickson (1967 U.S.; 1967 British) 

Steve Melnyk (1969 U.S.; 1971 British) 

Marvin Giles III (1972 U.S.; 1975 British) 

Jay Sigel (1982, 1983 U.S.; 1979 British) 


Winners of U.S. Amateur and U.S. Junior Amateur (1) 

Tiger Woods (1991, 1992, 1993 Junior Amateurs; 1994, 1995, 1996 

Amateurs)



Winners of U.S. Amateur and U.S. Amateur Public Links (3) 

Billy Mayfair (1986 Amateur Public Links, 1987 Amateur) 

*Ryan Moore (2004 Amateur; 2002, 2004 Amateur Public Links) 

*Colt Knost (2007 Amateur, 2007 Amateur Public Links) 

*Won both in same year 

Winners of U.S. Amateur and National Collegiate Athletic 

Association Championship (13) 

H. Chandler Egan (Harvard, fall 1902 NCAA; 1904, 1905 Amateur) 

Jess Sweetster (Yale, 1920 NCAA; 1922 Amateur) 

George T. Dunlap Jr. (Princeton, 1930, 1931 NCAA; 1933 Amateur) 

John W. Fischer (Michigan, 1932 NCAA; 1936 Amateur) 

E. Harvie Ward Jr. (North Carolina, 1949 NCAA; 1955, 1956 Amateur) 

Hillman Robbins Jr. (Memphis State, 1954 NCAA; 1957 Amateur) 

*Jack Nicklaus (Ohio State; 1961 NCAA; 1959, 1961 Amateur) 

Robert J. Murphy Jr. (Florida, 1965 Amateur; 1966 NCAA) 

Scott Verplank (Oklahoma State, 1984 Amateur; 1986 NCAA) 

*Phil Mickelson (Arizona State, 1989, 1990 NCAA; 1990 Amateur; 

1992 NCAA) 

Justin Leonard (Texas, 1992 Amateur; 1994 NCAA) 

*Tiger Woods (Stanford, 1994, 1995, 1996 Amateur; 1996 NCAA) 

*Ryan Moore (UNLV, 2004 Amateur; 2004 NCAA) 


Winner of U.S. Amateur and USGA Senior Amateur (1): 

William Campbell (1964 Amateur, 1979, 1980 Senior Amateur) 

Longest Period Between Victories 

17 years — Francis Ouimet (1914 to 1931) 

Longest Course 

Course 

7,473 yards — Hazeltine National G.C., Chaska, Minn., 2006 

Shortest Course 

4,423 yards — Shinnecock Hills G.C., Southampton, N.Y., 1896 

Since 1941 

6,493 yards — Montclair (N.J.) G.C. (fourth and second nines), 1985 

Most Times Host Club of Championship 

6 — Merion G.C., Ardmore, Pa. (1916, 1924, 1930, 1966, 1989, 

2005) 

5 — The Country Club, Brookline, Mass. (1910, 1922, 1934, 1957, 

1982) 

5 — Oakmont (Pa.) C.C. (1919, 1925, 1938, 1969, 2003) 

Largest 

7,920 (1999) 

Smallest 

32 (1895) 

Entries 

Match Play 

Largest Margin of Victory, 18-Hole Match 

9 and 8 — Harry Todd d. Matthew Zadalis, second round, Omaha (Neb.) 

Field Club, 1941 

9 and 8 — Gerald Kesselring d. Russell Brothers, second round, 

Minneapolis (Minn.) G.C., 1950 

9 and 8 — Dr. Don Keith d. Thomas W. Beck, first round, The Olympic 

Club (Lake Course), San Francisco, Calif., 1958 

9 and 8 — Bill Rogers d. Rick Cain, fourth round, Inverness Club, 

Toledo, Ohio, 1973 

Largest Margin of Victory, 36-Hole Match 

14 and 13 — Jerome D. Travers d. George A. Crump, first round, C.C. of 

Detroit, Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich., 1915 

14 and 13 — Robert T. Jones Jr. d. John B. Beck, third round, Brae 

Burn C.C., West Newton, Mass., 1928 

14 and 12 — Charles B. Macdonald d. Stewart Stickney, first round, 

Onwentsia Club, Lake Forest, Ill., 1899 

Largest Margin of Victory, Final 

12 and 11 — Charles B. Macdonald d. Charles E. Sands, Newport (R.I.) 

G.C., 1895 

11 and 10 — Charles R. Coe d. Rufus King, Oak Hill C.C. (East Course), 

Rochester, N.Y., 1949 

11 and 9 — Richard D. Chapman d. W.B. McCullough Jr., Winged Foot 

C.C. (West Course), Mamaroneck, N.Y., 1940 

Longest Match, 18 Holes 

28 holes — Maurice J. McCarthy d. George Von Elm, second round, 

Merion Cricket C. (East Course), Ardmore, Pa., 1930 

Longest Match, 36 Holes 

41 holes — Walter J. Travis d. H.H. Wilder, second round, Garden City 

(N.Y.) G.C., 1908 

41 holes — Charles Evans Jr., d. Reginald M. Lewis, second round, 

Engineers C.C., Roslyn Harbor, N.Y., 1920 

Longest Match, Final 

39 holes — Sam Urzetta d. Frank Stranahan, Minneapolis (Minn.) G.C., 

1950



39 holes — Jeff Quinney d. James Driscoll, Baltusrol G.C. (Upper 

Course), Springfield, N.J., 2000 

38 holes — Tiger Woods d. Steve Scott, Pumpkin Ridge G.C. (Witch 

Hollow Course) North Plains, Ore., 1996 

38 holes — Max R. Marston d. Jess W. Sweetser, Flossmoor (Ill.) C.C., 

1923 

Most Match-Play Victories 

57 — Charles Evans Jr. 

55 — Charles R. Coe 

Best Match-Play Winning Percentage 

(minimum 20 victories) 

.909 — Tiger Woods (20-2) 

.843 — Robert T. Jones Jr. (43-8) 

.840 — W. Lawson Little Jr. (21-4) 

.828 — Jack Nicklaus (24-5) 

Most Consecutive Match-Play Victories 

18 — Tiger Woods (1994, 1995, 1996) 

17 — E. Harvie Ward Jr. (1955, 1956, 1958) (did not compete in 

1957) 

16 — W. Lawson Little Jr. (1934, 1935) 

Most Consecutive Times In Match Play (Since 1973) 

10 — Jerry Courville Jr. (1994-2003) 

Most Extra-Hole Matches by One Player, Championship 

5 — Reynolds Smith, The Country Club (Original Course), Brookline, 

Mass., 1934 

Most Competitors in Playoff 

31 — 1988, Va. Hot Springs G. & T.C. (Cascades Course), Hot Springs, 

Va. (for eight places) 

26 — 2008, Pinehurst Resort & C.C., Village of Pinehurst, N.C., 

(Courses 2 and 4) (for two places) 

25 — 1987, Jupiter Hills Club, Jupiter, Fla. (for nine places) 

Most Times Medalist 

6 — Walter J. Travis (1900, 1901, 1902, 1906, 1907, 1908) 

6 — Robert T. Jones Jr. (1920, 1923*, 1926, 1927, 1929*, 1930) 

4 — Charles Evans Jr. (1909, 1912, 1913, 1923*) 

*co-medalist 

Lowest Medalist Score, 36 Holes 

132 — Hank Kim, TPC at Sawgrass (Stadium and Valley Courses), Ponte 

Vedra Beach, Fla., 1994 

134 — Bob Clampett, Canterbury G.C., Cleveland, Ohio, 1979 

134 — Sam Randolph, Montclair (N.J.) G.C. (fourth and second nines), 

1985 

134 — Chris Mundorf, East Lake G.C., Atlanta, Ga., 2001 

134 — Robbie Filmore, Pinehurst Resort & C.C., Village of Pinehurst, 

N.C. (Courses 2 and 4), 2008 

Lowest 18-Hole Round in Qualifying Stroke Play 

60 – Billy Horschel, first round, Chaska Town Course, Chaska, Minn., 

2006 (best stroke-play score in USGA history) 

63 — Robert Godfrey, first round, East Lake G.C., Atlanta, Ga., 2001 

63 — Chris Mundorf, second round, second stroke-play course, Druid 

Hills G.C., Atlanta, Ga., 2001 

64 — Phil Mickelson, second round, second stroke-play course, 

Meridian G.C., Englewood, Colo., 1990 

64 — Hank Kim, first round, TPC at Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., 

1994 

64 — Lucas Glover, first round, second stroke-play course, Druid Hills 

G.C., Atlanta, Ga., 2001 

64 — James Driscoll, first round, East Lake G.C., Atlanta, Ga., 2001 

64 — Charlie Beljan, first round, second stroke-play course, Merion 

G.C., Ardmore, Pa., 2005 

Longest Playoff to Qualify for Match Play 

9 holes — From 22 players, Van Phillips d. John McClure for 64th spot, 

Champions G.C., Houston, Texas, 1993 

Stroke Play (1965-72) 

Lowest Score, 18 Holes 

65 — Marvin Giles III, fourth round, Scioto C.C., Columbus, Ohio, 1968 

65 — Kurt Cox, second round, Waverley C.C., Portland, Ore., 1970 

Lowest First Round 

67 — Lanny Wadkins, Waverley C.C., Portland, Ore., 1970 

67 — Martin West, Wilmington (Del.) C.C. (South Course), 1971 

68 — Gary Sanders, Waverley C.C., Portland, Ore., 1970 

Lowest Second Round 

65 — Kurt Cox, Waverley C.C., Portland, Ore., 1970 

67 — Deane Beman, Merion G.C. (East Course), Ardmore, Pa., 1966 

67 — Jim Gabrielsen, Waverley C.C., Portland, Ore., 1970 

67 — Tom Kite Jr., Waverley C.C., Portland, Ore., 1970 

67 — James McLean, Wilmington (Del.) C.C. (South Course), 1971 

Lowest Third Round 

68 — A. Downing Gray, Merion G.C. (East Course), Ardmore, Pa., 1966 

68 — Gary Sanders, Waverley C.C., Portland, Ore., 1970 

68 — Marvin Giles III, Wilmington (Del.) C.C. (South Course), 1971 

68 — Martin West, Wilmington (Del.) C.C. (South Course), 1971 

68 — Charles Harrison, Charlotte (N.C.) C.C., 1972 

Lowest Fourth Round 

65 — Marvin Giles III, Scioto C.C., Columbus, Ohio, 1968 

67 — Gary Cowan, Merion G.C. (East Course), Ardmore, Pa., 1966 

67 — Jack Ewing Jr., Broadmoor G.C. (West Course), Colorado Springs, 

Colo., 1967 

67 — John Bohmann, Scioto C.C., Columbus, Ohio, 1968



Morgan Hoffman, who advanced to the quarterfinals in 2008, hits out of a bunker. 

Miscellaneous 

Most Times Qualified for Championship 

50 — Charles Evans Jr. 

37 — William C. Campbell, including a record 33 consecutive from 

1941-77 (Amateur was not played for four years from 1942-45 

during World War II) 

Most Recent Holes-in-One (15) 

Justin Leonard, first round, stroke play, 185-yard, par-3, fourth hole, 

Champions G.C. (Jack Rabbit Course), Houston, Texas, 1993; Rick 

Ten Broeck, second round, stroke play, 154-yard, par-3, seventh hole, 

Champions G.C. (Jack Rabbit Course), Houston, Texas, 1993; Martin 

Pettigrew, first round, stroke play, 190-yard, par-3, eighth hole, Newport 

(R.I.) C.C., 1995; Duke Delcher, quarterfinal match, 175-yard, par-3, 

15th hole, Pumpkin Ridge (Witch Hollow) G.C., North Plains, Ore., 

1996; Brian Nosler, first round, stroke play, 150-yard, par 3, fourth 

hole, Oak Hill C.C. (West Course), Rochester, N.Y., 1998; Herbert 

Stevens, second round, stroke play, 167-yard, par 3, sixth hole, Oak Hill 

C.C. (East Course), Rochester, N.Y., 1998; Charles Stevens, first round, 

stroke play, 186-yard, par 3, fifth hole, Spyglass Hill G.C., Pebble Beach, 

Calif., 1999; Matthew Chubb, second round, stroke play, 195-yard, par 

3, fourth hole, Baltusrol G.C. (Lower Course), Springfield, N.J., 2000; 

Mike Plate, second round, stroke play, 235-yard 18th hole, East Lake 

G.C., Atlanta, Ga., 2001; Matt Johnson, second round, stroke play, 149- 

yard 13th hole, Druid Hills G.C., Atlanta, Ga., 2001; William McGirt, 

second round, stroke play, 168-yard, par 3, 13th hole, Oakland Hills 

C.C. (South Course), Bloomfield Hills, Mich., 2002; Mark Christiansen, 

first round, stroke play, 202-yard 16th hole, Pittsburgh (Pa.) Field Club, 

2003; Phil Luong, first round, stroke play 190-yard, par 3, 10th hole, 

Winged Foot (N.Y.) G.C. (West Course), 2004; Nate Lashley, second 

round, stroke play, 211-yard seventh hole, Philadelphia C.C., Gladwyne, 

Pa., 2005; Shawn Jasper, first round, match play, 120-yard 13th hole, 

Merion G.C., Ardmore, Pa. (East Course), 2005 

Most Recent Winners in First Time Qualified 

Matthew Kuchar, Cog Hill G. & C.C., Lemont, Ill., 1997 

Jeff Quinney, Baltusrol G.C., Springfield, N.J., 2000 

Nick Flanagan, Oakmont (Pa.) C.C., 2003 

Edoardo Molinari, Merion G.C., Ardmore, Pa., 2005 

Photography: course photo: ©USGA/Russell Kirk; all other photos: ©USGA/John Mummert

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