U.S. Amateur Championship - USGA

U.S. Amateur Championship 

August 22-28, 2011 

Erin Hills, Erin, Wis. 

Previous USGA Championship: 

2008 Women’s Amateur Public Links

2010 U.S. Amateur Champion 

Peter Uihlein 

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 

111th U.S. Amateur Championship 

Aug. 22-28, 2011 

Erin Hills, Erin, Wis. 

Erin Hills 

Par: 36-36—72 

Yardage: 7,760 

Golf Course Architects: Michael Hurzdan, Dana Fry, 

Ron Whitten 

Opened: 2006 

Second Stroke-Play Course: Blue Mound Golf and Country Club 

Par: 35-35-70 


Golf Course Architect: Seth Raynor 

Opened: 1903 

Contact Information 

Club Administrative Information 

Mailing and Shipping Address: 

Erin Hills 

7169 County Road O 

Erin, WI 53027 

Phone: 

(262) 670-8600 

Vice President/Director of Operations: 

Rich Tock 

Head Golf Professional: 

Jim Lombardo 

Head Golf Professional: 

Ben Fahrenholz 

Superintendent: 

Zack Reineking 

Chief Financial Officer: 

Brooke Clemens 

U.S. Amateur Administrative Information 

General Chairman: 

Jim Reinhart 

Co-Vice Chairmen: 

Todd Krieg, Mark Vetter 

USGA Staff Representatives: 

Ben Kimball, Robbie Zalzneck 

USGA Championship Communications Contact: 

Pete Kowalski 

Please call USGA Championship Communications at (908) 234-2300 for the media room phone number.


4 U.S. Amateur 

2011 Conditions of Play 

Entries 

Open to amateurs who have USGA Handicap Indexes not 

exceeding 2.4. Entries close July 6. 

Starting Field 

312 players 

Schedule of Play 

• Monday, Aug. 22 — First round, stroke play (18 holes) 

• Tuesday, Aug. 23 — 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. 24 — First round, match play 

(18 holes) 

• Thursday, Aug. 25 — Second round, match play 

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

• Friday, Aug. 26 — Quarterfinals, match play (18 holes) 

• Saturday, Aug. 27 — Semifinals, match play (18 holes) 

• Sunday, Aug. 28 — Final, match play (36 holes) 

Sectional Qualifying 

36 holes stroke play, scheduled at 97 sites, from 

July 18 – Aug. 10. 

• From the 2011 U.S. Senior Open Championship, the amateur 

returning the lowest 72-hole score 

• From the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship, winners in 2009 

and 2010 and the runner-up in 2010 

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

2010 and 2011 and the runner-up in 2011 

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


• From the USGA Senior Amateur Championship, winners in 


• Playing members of the two most current USA and Great 

Britain and Ireland Walker Cup Teams (2009 and 2011) 

• Playing members of the two most current USA Men’s World 

Amateur Teams (2008 and 2010) 

• Winner of the 2011 individual NCAA Division I Men’s Golf 

Championship 

• Winners of the British Amateur Championship the last five 

years (2007-2011) 

• Winners of the most current Asian Amateur, Mexican 

Amateur and Canadian Men’s Amateur Championships 

• From the current Men’s World Amateur Golf Rankings, the 

top 50 points leaders and anyone tying for 50th place as of 

the close of entries (must have filed an entry by July 6, 2011) 

• Low eight finishers and ties from the 2010 World Amateur 

Team Championship 

• Special exemptions as selected by the USGA 

Exemptions from Sectional Qualifying 

• Winners of the U.S. Amateur Championship the last 10 years 

(2001-2010) 

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

years (2008-2010) 

• Semifinalists of the U.S. Amateur Championship the last two 

years (2009-2010) 

• Quarterfinalists from the 2010 U.S. Amateur Championship 

• Any player who qualified for the 2011 U.S. Open 

Championship 

• From the 2010 U.S. Open Championship, those returning 

scores for 72 holes



Uihlein Wins the 2010 Championship 

Peter Uihlein, of Orlando, Fla., celebrated his 21st birthday 

by defeating David Chung, of Fayetteville, N.C., 4 and 2, in 

the scheduled 36-hole final match of the 2010 U.S. Amateur 

Championship at 7,742-yard, par-71 Chambers Bay in 

University Place, Wash. 

“It’s definitely the best birthday present I’ve ever had in my life,” 

Uihlein said. “It’s pretty sweet. To add my name to that list on 

the trophy is pretty special.” 

Uihlein, a member of the winning 2009 USA Walker Cup Team, 

was the equivalent of eight under par with the usual matchplay 

concessions through the match’s 34 holes. Chung was two 

under par. 

“I got off to a good start,” said Uihlein, a junior at Oklahoma 

State University. “But even when I was a couple up early, I knew 

there was a lot of golf left. I knew he was going to make a run 

eventually.” 

Uihlein was 3 up through the first five holes and finished the 

morning 18 with a 2-up lead. He countered a winning birdie by 

Chung on the par-3 17th with a chip-in eagle from 40 feet on 

18 to regain his 2-up edge. 

Uihlein, who won the Sahalee Players Championship in the 

Seattle area earlier in the summer, increased his margin to 4 up 

through 26 holes with a birdie on the par-5 eighth, despite a 

holed shot from 118 yards by Chung, which saved par. 

Chung, who won the 2010 Western Amateur and Porter 

Cup and overcame a 3-hole deficit in the semifinals to defeat 

defending champion Byeong-Hun An, had been impressive in 

match-play comebacks throughout the championship. 

“I almost all the time put myself in a hole and I somehow bring 

myself out of it,” said Chung, 20, a junior at Stanford University. 

“I didn’t want to get ahead of myself,” Uihlein said. “I knew he 

was going to make a run. You know he’s going to, you just have 

to be ready.” 

As expected by Uihlein, Chung reduced his deficit to just 2 

down, winning two consecutive holes with a par on the 10th 

hole and a birdie at the par-4 11th in the afternoon 18. 

On 12, both players drove the green. Uihlein’s eagle putt from 

20 feet slid by the hole leaving Chung the chance to win the 

hole from 12 feet. However, he could not convert. 

“If I made that putt on 12 for eagle, I think I could have made a 

run at it,” said Chung, who has known Uihlein since the beginning 

of their competitive junior golf careers. “I would have had 

a huge momentum swing there. I was counting on that putt. I 

read it and I thought I hit a good putt, but it broke a lot more. It 

just wasn’t my time to make it.”


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Hole 

Par 

CHUNG 

UIHLEIN 

Hole 

Par 

CHUNG 

UIHLEIN 

The Final: Chung vs. Uihlein 

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

4 4 3 5 4 4 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 5 

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

4 3 3 4 4 5 5 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 

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

4 4 3 5 4 4 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 5 

5 4 3 5 4 5 4 5 3 4 3 3 4 4 3 4 

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

– Won hole 

2010 Championship Notes 

Leaders 

Round 1 — Jeff Wilson shot a 10-under-par 62 at par-72 The 

Home Course; Patrick Reed shot a 3-under-par 68 at par-71 

Chambers Bay. Round 2 — Wilson was medalist at 7-underpar 

136, by one stroke over Patrick Cantlay and Patrick 

Rodgers. 

Cut 

At 6-over-par 149, with a 16-for-6 playoff that lasted for two 

holes for the remaining match-play spots. 

Weather 

Mostly sunny with temperatures in the lower 70s on Monday. 

Sunny and breezy with temperatures reaching the 80s on 

Tuesday and Wednesday. Cloudy with 10-20 mph winds and 

highs in the 60s on Thursday. Partly cloudy with highs in the 

60s on Friday. Sunny with 6-12 mph winds and temperatures 

reaching the 70s Saturday. Mostly cloudy with temperatures 

in the mid 50s and 5-10 mph winds Sunday morning. Partly 

sunny with winds reaching 10-20 mph and temperatures in the 

mid 60s in the afternoon. 

Notes 

Peter Uihlein became the fourth player from Oklahoma State 

University to win the Havemeyer Trophy and first since Scott 

Verplank in 1984 … Uihlein, runner-up David Chung and 

2010 U.S. Open low amateur Scott Langley were named 

to the 2010 USA World Amateur Team on the final day of 

the U.S. Amateur … Defending champion Byeong-Hun An 

recorded 10 consecutive match-play victories in the U.S. 

Amateur and became the first defending champion to reach 

the semifinals since Tiger Woods won his third consecutive 

U.S. Amateur in 1996 … 40 states (all but Alaska, Delaware, 

Idaho, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Rhode Island, South 

Dakota, Vermont and Wyoming) and 15 countries (Argentina, 

Australia, Bermuda, Canada, Chinese Taipei, Colombia, El 

Salvador, England, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, 

South Africa and Venezuela) were represented … 28 players 

were fully exempt into the 312-player field … 13 USGA 

champions were in the field: An (2009 U.S. Amateur); Brad 

Benjamin (2009 U.S. Amateur Public Links); Tim Hogarth (1996 

U.S. Amateur Public Links); Tim Jackson (1994 and 2001 U.S. 

Mid-Amateur); Lion Kim (2010 U.S. Amateur Public Links); 

Sihwan Kim (2004 U.S. Junior Amateur); Jim Liu (2010 U.S. 

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

George “Buddy” Marucci Jr. (2008 USGA Senior Amateur); 

Cameron Peck (2008 U.S. Junior Amateur); Nathan Smith 

(2003 and 2009 U.S. Mid-Amateur); Jordan Spieth (2009 

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

Amateur) … George Cunningham, 15, of Litchfield Park, 

Ariz., was the youngest player in the field … Marucci, 58, of 

Villanova, Pa., was the oldest player in the field … George 

and Wesley Bryant, brothers from Chapin, S.C., competed 

in the championship; George, 22, and Wesley, 20, also both 

played in the 2010 U.S. Amateur Public Links … At 7,742 yards, 

Chambers Bay was the longest course in USGA history, surpassing 

the South Course at Torrey Pines Golf Club in San 

Diego, Calif., which measured 7,643 yards for the 2008 U.S. 

Open … 47-year-old Jeff Wilson became the second-oldest 

medalist in the 110-year history of the U.S. Amateur, following 

Jackson, who was medalist in 2009 at the age of 50 … It was 

Wilson’s fifth USGA medal (2000 U.S. Amateur and 2000, 

2001 and 2004 U.S. Mid-Amateur) … Wilson’s first-round 62 

at The Home Course was the second-lowest 18-hole round in 

stroke-play qualifying in championship history (Billy Horschel 

shot 60 in 2006); Wilson concluded his round with two consecutive 

eagles to shoot 10 under par.



110th U.S. Amateur Championship 

Qual. 

Score 

1st Round 

Wednesday, Aug. 25 

2nd Round 

Thursday, Aug. 26 

3rd Round 


Quarterfinal Round 

Friday, Aug. 27 

Semifinal Round 

Saturday, Aug. 28 

(62-74) Jeff Wilson, Fairfield, Calif. 

(70-79) Amory Davis, Chadds Ford, Pa. 

(73-72) Brad Benjamin, Rockford, Ill. 

(71-75) Tommy McDonagh, Norwalk, Conn. 

(75-69) David Chung, Fayetteville, N.C. 

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

(71-73) Conrad Shindler, Westlake, Texas 

(73-75) Richard Berkmeyer, St. Louis, Mo. 

(74-69) Ryan McCarthy, Australia 

(73-75) Daniel Bowden, Easley, S.C. 

(71-74) Drew Kittleson, Scottsdale, Ariz. 

(72-75) Brent Martin, LaPlata, Md. 

(71-72) Tim Jackson, Germantown, Tenn. 

(74-74) Scott Langley, St. Louis, Mo. 

(68-77) Patrick Reed, Augusta, Ga. 

(77-70) Daniel Zuluaga, Colombia 

(72-68) Andres Echavarria, Colombia 

(78-71) Carter Newman, Augusta, Ga. 

(69-76) Max Homa, Valencia, Calif. 

(73-73) T.J. Bordeaux, Tacoma, Wash. 

(74-70) Eugene Wong, Canada 

(71-77) Joe Saladino, Huntington, N.Y. 

(69-75) Harris English, Athens, Ga. 

(74-73) Jarred Bossio, Olympia, Wash. 

(71-69) Justin Thomas, Goshen, Ky. 

(78-71) Robert Leopold, England 

(72-73) Cameron Peck, Olympia, Wash. 

(76-70) Scott Strohmeyer, Tuscaloosa, Ala. 

(74-69) Todd White, Spartanburg, S.C. 

(72-76) Alex Shi Yup Kim, Fullerton, Calif. 

(72-72) David Dannelly, Clemson, S.C. 

(70-77) Byeong-Hun An, Korea 

Davis 

3 and 1 

Benjamin 

6 and 5 

Chung 

3 and 2 

Berkmeyer 

2 up 

R. McCarthy 

5 and 4 

Martin 

19 holes 

Langley 

19 holes 

Reed 

2 and 1 

Newman 

2 and 1 

Homa 

2 and 1 

Wong 

19 holes 

English 

2 and 1 

Thomas 

6 and 5 

Strohmeyer 

2 and 1 

A. Kim 

1 up 

An 

3 and 2 

Benjamin 

3 and 2 

Chung 

4 and 3 

R. McCarthy 

3 and 2 

Langley 

19 holes 

Homa 

7 and 6 

English 

2 and 1 

Strohmeyer 

19 holes 

An 

4 and 3 

Chung 

2 and 1 

Langley 

6 and 4 

Homa 

4 and 3 

An 

3 and 2 

Chung 

1 up 

An 

1 up 

Chung 

1 up 

Chambers Bay 

Par: 35-36—71 


Second stroke-play course: 

The Home Course 

Par: 36-36—72 


Entries: 6,485 

FINAL 

Sunday, Aug. 29 

Peter Uihlein 

def. 

David Chung, 

4 and 2



August 23-29, 2010, Chambers Bay, University Place, Wash. 

Semifinal Round 

Saturday, Aug. 28 

Quarterfinal Round 

Friday, Aug. 27 

3rd Round 


2nd Round 


1st Round 

Wednesday, Aug. 25 

Qual. 

Score 

Uihlein 

4 and 3 

Cantlay 

20 holes 

Uihlein 

1 up 

Cantlay 

1 up 

Dirksen 

19 holes 

Hoffmann 

4 and 2 

Uihlein 

19 holes 

Cantlay 

3 and 2 

Arendell 

6 and 5 

Bramlett 

1 up 

Dirksen 

2 and 1 

Ching 

3 and 1 

Hoffmann 

6 and 4 

Uihlein 

2 up 

Hahn 

5 and 4 

Cantlay 

2 and 1 

Barber 

1 up 

Arendell 

2 up 

C. Kim 

4 and 2 

Bramlett 

4 and 3 

Sheppard 

4 and 2 

Swafford 

19 holes 

Dirksen 

6 and 5 

Rodgers 

3 and 2 

Ching 

2 and 1 

Hoffmann 

2 up 

Werenski 

2 and 1 

Grillo 

4 and 2 

Uihlein 

2 and 1 

Vongvanij 

19 holes 

Hahn 

2 and 1 

Patrick Cantlay, Los Alamitos, Calif. (70-67) 

Brad Shaw, Los Angeles, Calif. (72-77) 

Kevin Tway, Edmond, Okla. (71-74) 

Blayne Barber, Lake City, Fla. (73-73) 

Connor Arendell, Cape Coral, Fla. (73-71) 

Eric Steger, Noblesville, Ind. (75-73) 

Nick Taylor, Canada (69-75) 

Chan Kim, Gilbert, Ariz. (80-68) 

Joseph Bramlett, Saratoga, Calif. (72-71) 

Mike Miller, Brewster, N.Y. (73-75) 

Scott Harvey, Greensboro, N.C. (73-72) 

Tyler Sheppard, Midland, Texas (73-73) 

Hudson Swafford, Tallahassee, Fla. (71-72) 

Harry Rudolph III, La Jolla, Calif. (75-73) 

Michael Morrison, Atlanta, Ga. (69-75) 

Jed Dirksen, Hampton, Iowa (77-70) 

Patrick Rodgers, Avon, Ind. (69-68) 

Ricky Stout, New Bern, N.C. (75-74) 

Denny McCarthy, Burtonsville, Md. (71-74) 

Alex Ching, Honolulu, Hawaii (73-73) 

Morgan Hoffmann, Wyckoff, N.J. (73-71) 

Albin Choi, Canada (72-76) 

Gunner Wiebe, Denver, Colo. (70-74) 

Richard Werenski, South Hadley, Mass. (69-78) 

Eric Chun, Korea (73-69) 

Emiliano Grillo, Argentina (77-72) 

Cheng Tsung Pan, Chinese Taipei (73-72) 

Peter Uihlein, Orlando, Fla. (74-72) 

Arnond Vongvanij, Gainesville, Fla. (72-71) 

Nick MacDonald, Lebanon, N.H. (75-73) 

John Hahn, Las Vegas, Nev. (69-75) 

Andrea Pavan, Italy (76-71)



Complete Stroke-Play Results 

136 Jeff Wilson, Fairfield, Calif., 62h-74c 

137 Patrick Cantlay, Los Alamitos, Calif., 70c-67h; Patrick Rodgers, Avon, 

Ind., 69c-68h 

140 Andres Echavarria, Colombia, 72c-68h; Justin Thomas, Goshen, Ky., 

71h-69c 

142 Eric Chun, Korea, 73c-69h 

143 Joseph Bramlett, Saratoga, Calif., 72c-71h; Ryan McCarthy, Australia, 

74c-69h; Tim Jackson, Germantown, Tenn., 71c-72h; Hudson 

Swafford, Tallahassee, Fla., 71c-72h; Arnond Vongvanij, Gainesville, 

Fla., 72c-71h; Todd White, Spartanburg, S.C., 74h-69c 

144 Eugene Wong, Canada, 74c-70h; Morgan Hoffmann, Wyckoff, N.J., 

73c-71h; Connor Arendell, Cape Coral, Fla., 73c-71h; David Chung, 

Fayetteville, N.C., 75c-69h; Conrad Shindler, Westlake, Texas, 71h- 

73c; Nick Taylor, Canada, 69h-75c; Gunner Wiebe, Denver, Colo., 

70h-74c; Harris English, Athens, Ga., 69h-75c; David Dannelly, 

Clemson, S.C., 72h-72c; John Hahn, Las Vegas, Nev., 69h-75c; 

Michael Morrison, Atlanta, Ga., 69h-75c 

145 Patrick Reed, Augusta, Ga., 68c-77h; Drew Kittleson, Scottsdale, Ariz., 

71c-74h; Scott Harvey, Greensboro, N.C., 73c-72h; Cheng Tsung Pan, 

Chinese Taipei, 73c-72h; Cameron Peck, Olympia, Wash., 72h-73c; 

Max Homa, Valencia, Calif., 69h-76c; Denny McCarthy, Burtonsville, 

Md., 71h-74c; Kevin Tway, Edmond, Okla., 71h-74c; Brad Benjamin, 

Rockford, Ill., 73h-72c 

Failed to Qualify 

149 *Jason Higton, Fresno, Calif., 75c-74h (5); *Christopher Burger, 

Cincinnati, Ohio, 73c-76h (4, 5); *Wyndham Clark, Greenwood Village, 

Colo., 78c-71h (4, 5); *Michael Muehr, Potomac Falls, Md., 80c- 

69h (4, 4); *Johan de Beer, South Africa, 78c-71h (5); *Jacob Burger, 

Orangeburg, S.C., 73h-76c (4, 5); *Wesley Bryan, Chapin, S.C., 76h- 

73c (4, 5); *John Peterson, Fort Worth, Texas, 76h-73c (4, 5); *Bobby 

Hudson, Memphis, Tenn., 74h-75c (4, 4); *Nathan Smith, Pittsburgh, Pa., 

75h-74c (5) 

150 Ryan Peterson, Eagan, Minn., 73c-77h; Timothy Madigan, Rio Rancho, 

N.M., 76c-74h; Glenn Northcutt, Dothan, Ala., 78c-72h; Will Bowman, 

Greensboro, N.C., 78c-72h; Bhavik Patel, Bakersfield, Calif., 75c-75h; 

Stewart Hagestad, Newport Beach, Calif., 73c-77h; Estanislao Guerrero, 

Mexico, 77c-73h; Andrew Vijarro, Bend, Ore., 77c-73h; Bobby Wyatt, 

Mobile, Ala., 80c-70h; Jason Scrivener, Australia, 82c-68h; Henry 

Smart, Charlottesville, Va., 76c-74h; Tain Lee, San Juan Capistrano, 

Calif., 79c-71h; Robert F. Gerwin II, Cincinnati, Ohio, 71h-79c; Stiggy 

Hodgson, England, 75h-75c; Mackenzie Hughes, Canada, 71h-79c; 

Andrew Noto, New Orleans, La., 74h-76c; Jordan McLaurin, Ironton, 

Mo., 75h-75c; Joseph Juszczyk, Dearborn Heights, Mich., 73h-77c; Alex 

Edfort, Somerset, N.J., 73h-77c 

151 Joe Epperson, Plano, Texas, 76c-75h; Steve Ziegler, Broomfield, Colo., 

78c-73h; Matthew Smith, Australia, 74c-77h; Darren Wallace, Canada, 

78c-73h; Ricky Stockton, Salinas, Calif., 75h-76c; Tom Muto Jr., Wolcott, 

N.Y., 72h-79c; Kenneth McCready, San Diego, Calif., 74h-77c; Hunter 

Hamrick, Montgomery, Ala., 78h-73c; Hunter Bronson, Tuscaloosa, 

Ala., 73h-78c; Kevin Marsh, Henderson, Nev., 76h-75c; Matt Ewald, 

Leawood, Kan., 76h-75c; Jack Dukeminier, Eugene, Ore., 75h-76c; Jim 

Liu, Smithtown, N.Y., 74h-77c; Matt Crawford, Redwood City, Calif., 

74h-77c 

152 Travis Ross, Crookston, Minn., 78c-74h; Jay Linquist, Canada, 78c-74h; 

Michael Moyers, Stanardsville, Va., 77c-75h; Andrew Presley, Fort 

Worth, Texas, 78c-74h; Clarke Kincaid, Trophy Club, Texas, 75h-77c; 

Daniel Berger, Jupiter, Fla., 69h-83c; Francesco Ruffino, Bloomfield 

Village, Mich., 75h-77c; Bud Cauley, Jacksonville, Fla., 73h-79c; John 

Duke Hudson, Sonora, Texas, 69h-83c; Michael Hebert, Orlando, Fla., 

75h-77c 

146 Tommy McDonagh, Norwalk, Conn., 71c-75h; Blayne Barber, Lake 

City, Fla., 73c-73h; Alex Ching, Honolulu, Hawaii, 73c-73h; T.J. 

Bordeaux, Tacoma, Wash., 73c-73h; Scott Strohmeyer, Tuscaloosa, 

Ala., 76c-70h; Peter Uihlein, Orlando, Fla., 74h-72c; Tyler Sheppard, 

Midland, Texas, 73h-73c 

147 Brent Martin, La Plata, Md., 72c-75h; Daniel Zuluaga, Colombia, 77c- 

70h; Jed Dirksen, Hampton, Iowa, 77c-70h; Andrea Pavan, Italy, 76c- 

71h; Byeong-Hun An, Korea, 70h-77c; Jarred Bossio, Olympia, Wash., 

74h-73c; Richard Werenski, South Hadley, Mass., 69h-78c 

148 Chan Kim, Gilbert, Ariz., 80c-68h; Skip Berkmeyer, St. Louis, Mo., 

73c-75h; Mike McCoy, West Des Moines, Iowa, 74c-74h; Eric Steger, 

Noblesville, Ind., 75h-73c; Albin Choi, Canada, 72h-76c; Joe Saladino, 

Huntington, N.Y., 71h-77c; Alex Shi Yup Kim, Fullerton, Calif., 72h-76c; 

Nick MacDonald, Lebanon, N.H., 75h-73c; Harry Rudolph III, La Jolla, 

Calif., 75h-73c; Scott Langley, St. Louis, Mo., 74h-74c; Daniel Bowden, 

Easley, S.C., 73h-75c; Mike Miller, Brewster, N.Y., 73h-75c 

149 *Robert Leopold, England, 78c-71h (3); *Carter Newman, Augusta, 

Ga., 78c-71h (3); *Ricky Stout, New Bern, N.C., 75h-74c (3); *Brad 

Shaw, Los Angeles, Calif., 72h-77c (3); *Amory Davis, Chadds Ford, Pa., 

70h-70c (4, 3); *Emiliano Grillo, Argentina, 77h-72c (3) 

* = in playoff; c = Chambers Bay; h = The Home Course 

153 Lion Kim, Lake Mary, Fla., 78c-75h; Matthew Hansen, Los Osos, Calif., 

74c-79h; Phillip Choi, Orlando, Fla., 80c-73h; Chris DeForest, Cottekill, 

N.Y., 82c-71h; John Young Kim, Walnut, Calif., 81c-72h; Derek Ernst, 

Clovis, Calif., 77c-76h; Bill Jones III, Conyers, Ga., 77c-76h; Brian 

Belden, Emmaus, Pa., 72h-81c; Andrew Widmar, El Paso, Texas, 74h- 

79c; Brooks Koepka, Wellington, Fla., 72h-81c; Ryan Indovina, Costa 

Mesa, Calif., 75h-78c; Josh Eure, Crofton, Md., 73h-80c; Jin Jeong, 

Korea, 74h-79c; David McDaniel, Tucson, Ariz., 74h-79c; Sam Chavez, 

Hillsborough, Calif., 73h-80c; Kevin Penner, Sammamish, Wash., 

74h-79c; Thomas Buran, Scottsdale, Ariz., 72h-81c; Harold Varner III, 

Gastonia, N.C., 78h-75c; Cory Renfrew, Canada, 74h-79c; Will Hogan, 

Ozark, Mo., 72h-81c 

154 John Murphy, Wilton, Conn., 79c-75h; Greg Moss, Los Angeles, Calif., 

80c-74h; Matt Miller, Eldon, Mo., 73c-81h; Tyler Foxx, Port St. Lucie, 

Fla., 78c-76h; Jason Millard, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 79c-75h; Kevin 

Phelan, Ireland, 77c-77h; George Cunningham, Litchfield Park, Ariz., 

79c-75h; Sean Dale, Jacksonville, Fla., 78c-76h; Kevin Aylwin, New 

Smyrna Beach, Fla., 77h-77c; Ethan Tracy, Hilliard, Ohio, 76h-78c; 

Russell Henley, Macon, Ga., 72h-82c; Brad Brunner, Tampa, Fla., 75h- 

79c; Matt Schneider, Grand Rapids, Minn., 77h-77c; Yi Keun Chang, 

Diamond Bar, Calif., 79h-75c; Frank Vana, Shrewsbury, Mass., 78h-76c; 

Peter Williamson, Hanover, N.H., 79h-75c; Sean Kelly, Staten Island, 

N.Y., 77h-77c 

155 Colby Smith, Auburn, Calif., 77c-78h; Andrew Patipaksiri, Cypress, 

Calif., 78c-77h; Daniel Chian, Covina, Calif., 78c-77h; Louis-Alexandre 

Pitre, Canada, 79c-76h; Beau Schoolcraft, Englewood, Colo., 80c- 

75h; Michael McGowan, Southern Pines, N.C., 80c-75h; Danny Lewis, 

Morrow, Ohio, 78c-77h; Andrew Putnam, University Place, Wash., 

84c-71h; Bennett Blakeman, Burr Ridge, Ill., 81c-74h; Vince India, 

Deerfield, Ill., 74h-81c; Franco Castro, Alpharetta, Ga., 80h-75c; Carl 

Jonson, Bainbridge Island, Wash., 74h-81c; Woo Kim, Korea, 78h-77c; 

Jordan Spieth, Dallas, Texas, 72h-83c; Alex Carpenter, Little Rock, Ark., 

73h-82c; Adam Stephenson, Greenville, N.C., 77h-78c; Eric Lilleboe, 

Okemos, Mich., 79h-76c; David Jones, Norwich, Conn., 77h-78c; Matt 

Younts, Stokesdale, N.C., 78h-77c; Jeff Hedden, Old Lyme, Conn., 

77h-78c; Alexander Moore, Richland, Wash., 76h-79c; William Coe,



San Diego, Calif., 74h-81c; Mark Knecht, Paducah, Ky., 73h-82c; Donald 

Constable, Deephaven, Minn., 78h-77c; Steven Zychowski, Mendham, 

N.J., 76h-79c 

156 Chris Baloga, Baltimore, Md., 82c-74h; Riley Pumphrey, Georgetown, 

Texas, 80c-76h; Jordan Walor, Wake Forest, N.C., 80c-76h; Keegan 

Drugan, Holmen, Wis., 77c-79h; Erik Christopherson, St. Paul, Minn., 

79c-77h; Evan Harmeling, North Reading, Mass., 79c-77h; Andy 

Sajevic, Fremont, Neb., 84c-72h; Bowen Sargent, Charlottesville, 

Va., 81c-75h; Jamie Core, Canada, 78h-78c; Jean-Philippe Paiement, 

Canada, 77h-79c; Josh Anderson, Murrieta, Calif., 73h-83c; Michael 

Drobnick, Hilliard, Ohio, 76h-80c; Sihwan Kim, Buena Park, Calif., 76h- 

80c; Terence Daniels, Bermuda, 80h-76c; Zac Pool, Poteau, Okla., 77h- 

79c; Brandon Detweiler, Akron, Pa., 75h-81c 

157 Brock Crosson, Canada, 83c-74h; Amit Chopra, Costa Mesa, Calif., 

75c-82h; Dash Lindsell, San Francisco, Calif., 81c-76h; Marc Mandel, 

Conshohocken, Pa., 77c-80h; Randy Haag, Burlingame, Calif., 77c- 

80h; Sang Yi, Carrollton, Texas, 84c-73h; Vaita Guillaume, Tahiti, 81c- 

76h; Matthew Harvey, Georgetown, Texas, 87c-70h; Jeff Champine, 

Rochester Hills, Mich., 81c-76h; Ryan O’Rear, Belton, Texas, 77h-80c; 

Nick Mullhaupt, Bradenton, Fla., 75h-82c; Billy Kennerly, Alpharetta, 

Ga., 78h-79c; Paul Haley, Dallas, Texas, 78h-79c; Zac Blair, Ogden, 

Utah, 74h-83c; Jason Buffone, Lockport, Ill., 76h-81c; Max McKay, St. 

Augustine, Fla., 79h-78c 

158 Damian Telles, The Dalles, Ore., 80c-78h; Sean Knapp, Oakmont, 

Pa., 81c-77h; Ricky DeSantis, Carlsbad, Calif., 85c-73h; Austin Cook, 

Jonesboro, Ark., 76c-82h; Korey Ward, West Chester, Ohio, 85c-73h; 

Brandon Parker, Auburn, Mass., 82c-76h; Charlie Saxon, Tulsa, Okla., 

82c-76h; Shun Yat Hak, Hong Kong, 84c-74h; Mark Hicks, Bermuda 

Dunes, Calif., 85c-73h; Robert Savarese, Lafayette Hill, Pa., 76h-82c; 

Michael Brown, Cheltenham, Pa., 75h-83c; Nick Ellis, East Wenatchee, 

Wash., 76h-82c; Barrett Kelpin, Kalamazoo, Mich., 79h-79c; Antonio 

Grillo, Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., 74h-84c; Brian Higgins, Bellingham, 

Mass., 78h-80c; Michael Harrington, Colorado Springs, Colo., 81h-77c; 

Eric Mina, Fremont, Calif., 73h-85c; Scott Congdon, Foxboro, Mass., 

71h-87c; Tim Spitz, Rochester, N.Y., 80h-78c; Hank Lebioda, Winter 

Springs, Fla., 79h-79c; Clayton Rotz, Chambersburg, Pa., 77h-81c 

159 Herbert Day, El Salvador, 82c-77h; Cody Kent, Castle Rock, Colo., 80c- 

79h; Michael Kim, Del Mar, Calif., 81c-78h; Gavin Hall, Pittsford, N.Y., 

88c-71h; George Bryan, Chapin, S.C., 86c-73h; Peter Jensen, Boyne 

City, Mich., 76h-83c; Spencer Lawson, Raleigh, N.C., 74h-85c; Craig 

Groenendaal, Centreville, Va., 78h-81c; Cameron Wilson, Rowayton, 

Conn., 72h-87c; Ravi Patel, Naperville, Ill., 78h-81c; Sam Chien, San 

Diego, Calif., 77h-82c; Scott Barton, Dallas, Texas., 79h-80c; Chase 

Blaich, Defuniak Springs, Fla., 74h-85c; John Somers, Elon, N.C., 81h- 

78c 

160 Christian Heavens, Fairview Heights, Ill., 81c-79h; Kevin Carrigan, 

Canada, 86c-74h; Cody Thompson, Chico, Calif., 83c-77h; Brinson 

Paolini, Virginia Beach, Va., 81c-79h; Steve Skurla, Wheaton, Ill., 

82c-78h; George Downing, Santa Barbara, Calif., 85c-75h; Boris 

Stantchev, Long Beach, Calif., 79c-81h; Brian Colbert, Palatine, Ill., 80h- 

80c; Carl McCauley, Parkland, Fla., 80h-80c; Preston Dembowiak, 

Summerfield, N.C., 73h-87c; Brad Larente, Canada, 77h-83c; Jason 

Shano, Scottsdale, Ariz., 82h-78c; Daniel Sorgini III, Westerville, Ohio, 

84h-76c; Drew Chuipek, Gilberts, Ill., 79h-81c; Nicolo Galletti, Clayton, 

Calif., 79h-81c 

161 Michael Mulieri, Silver Spring, Md., 84c-77h; Mac McClung, Fremont, 

Calif., 84c-77h; Mark Hubbard, Denver, Colo., 84c-77h; Tom 

McCarthy, Tolland, Conn., 81c-80h; Tom Hoge, Fargo, N.D., 87c-74h; 

Ben Smith, Carrollton, Ohio, 86c-75h; C.J. Kim, Chandler, Ariz., 77h- 

84c 

162 Matt Brown, Brookeville, Md., 80c-82h; Taylor Smith, Mansfield, 

Ga., 79c-83h; Christian Brand, Charleston, W.Va., 81c-81h; Cameron 

Rappleye, Elk Grove, Calif., 87c-75h; Ryan Carter, Stockton, Calif., 88c- 

74h; Draegen Majors, Tulsa, Okla., 81h-81c; Buddy Marucci, Villanova, 

Pa., 79h-83c 

163 C.J. DeBerg, Edina, Minn., 83c-80h; William Miller, Venetia, Pa., 87c- 

76h; Jeff Coffman, Oklahoma City, Okla., 86c-77h; Justin Martinson, 

Avondale, Pa., 84c-79h; Ernesto Marin, Miami, Fla., 85c-78h; Kalena 

Preus, Honolulu, Hawaii, 86c-77h; Tim Hogarth, Northridge, Calif., 

75h-88c; Tom Wroblewski, Neenah, Wis., 82h-81c 

164 Parker Edens, Greeley, Colo., 86c-78h; Brian Hwang, Hauppauge, N.Y., 

83c-81h; Tevis Upton, Acworth, Ga., 80h-84c 

165 Adam Ball, Richmond, Va., 80c-85h; Jeff Scohy, Bellbrook, Ohio, 85c- 

80h; Hao-Sheng Hsu, Beaumont, Calif., 85c-80h; Brent Blaum, Coral 

Gables, Fla., 87c-78h; Will Smith, Avon, Conn., 87c-78h; Carr Vernon, 

Poplar Bluff, Mo., 78h-87c 

166 Matt Nicholas, Lake Charles, La., 83c-83h; Michael Whitehead, Sugar 

Land, Texas, 88c-78h; Ben Polland, Bloomington, Minn., 87c-79h 

167 David Haley Jr., Hilliard, Ohio, 85c-82h; Rudy Cabalar Jr., Ewa Beach, 

Hawaii, 84h-83c 

168 Camron Crawford, Sandy, Utah, 88c-80h; Joe Leavitt, Atkinson, N.H., 

79h-89c; Kody Alexander, Jackson, Tenn., 79h-89c 

169 Brandon Ng, Canada, 83c-86h 

170 Cameron Howell, Thatcher, Ariz., 91c-79h; Joe Kastelic, Cincinnati, 

Ohio, 89c-81h; Timmy Peterzen, Elk River, Minn., 81h-89c 

172 Ben Mangum, Montgomery, Ala., 89c-83h; Robert DeBiase, Venezuela, 

95c-77h; Ren Takeuchi, Japan, 81h-91c 

173 Garrett Simons, Grand Ledge, Mich., 93c-80h; Matt Stephens, Mont 

Belvieu, Texas, 90c-83h; Josh Goldstein, Liberty, N.Y., 87h-86c 

177 Matt Alessi, Bloomfield Hills, Mich., 95c-82h 

179 Max Cohen, Los Angeles, Calif., 90c-89h



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 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 1965-1972, 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, Woods 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, entered the record book as the youngest 

ever to win the Amateur Championship. In 1996, he broke 

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; 

this record was again broken in 2009 by Byeong-Hun An of 

Korea, who won the title at 17 years, 11 months and 13 days.



Championship Results: 1895 to 2010 

1895 (Oct. 1-3) Charles B. Macdonald d. Charles E. Sands, 

12 and 11; Newport (R.I.) G.C.; All match play; Entries: 32 

1896 (July 14-17) H.J. Whigham d. J.G. Thorp, 8 and 7; 

Shinnecock Hills G.C., Southampton, N.Y.; Medalist — 

163, H.J. Whigham; Entries: 58 

1897 (Sept. 14-18) H.J. Whigham d. W. Rossiter Betts, 8 and 

6; Chicago G.C., Wheaton, Ill.; Medalist — 174, Charles 

B. Macdonald; Entries: 58 

1898 (Sept. 12-17) Findlay S. Douglas d. Walter B. Smith, 5 

and 3; Morris County G.C., Morristown, N.J.; Medalist 

— 175, J.H. Choate Jr.; Entries: 120 

1899 (July 3-8) H.M. Harriman d. Findlay S. Douglas, 3 and 

2; Onwentsia Club, Lake Forest, Ill.; Medalist — 168, 

Charles B. Macdonald; Entries: 112 

1900 (July 2-7) Walter J. Travis d. Findlay S. Douglas, 2 

up; Garden City (N.Y.) G.C.; Medalist — 166, Walter J. 

Travis; Entries: 120 

1901 (Sept. 9-14, 21) Walter J. Travis d. Walter E. Egan, 5 

and 4; Country Club of Atlantic City (N.J.); Medalist — 

157, Walter J. Travis; Entries: 142 

1902 (July 15-19) Louis N. James d. Eben M. Byers, 4 and 2; 

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


1903 (Sept. 1-5) Walter J. Travis d. Eben M. Byers, 5 and 4; 

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

140 

1904 (Sept. 6-10) H. Chandler Egan d. Fred Herreshoff, 8 

and 6; Baltusrol G.C. (Original Course), Springfield, N.J.; 

Medalist — 242 (54), H. Chandler Egan; Entries: 142 

1905 (Aug. 8-12) H. Chandler Egan d. D.E. Sawyer, 6 and 

5; Chicago G.C., Wheaton, Ill.; Medalist — 155 (36), Dr. 

D.P. Fredericks; Entries: 146 

1906 (July 10-14) Eben M. Byers d. George S. Lyon, 2 up; 

Englewood (N.J.) G.C.; Medalist — 152, Walter J. 


1907 (July 9-13) Jerome D. Travers d. Archibald Graham, 

6 and 5; Euclid Club, Cleveland, Ohio; Medalist — 146, 

Walter J. Travis; Entries: 118 

1908 (Sept. 14-19) Jerome D. Travers d. Max H. Behr, 8 and 

7; Garden City (N.Y.) G.C.; Medalist — 153, Walter J. 


1909 (Sept. 6-11) Robert A. Gardner d. H. Chandler Egan, 

4 and 3; Chicago G.C., Wheaton, Ill.; Medalists — 151, 

Robert A. Gardner, Charles Evans Jr., Thomas M. 

Sherman; Entries: 120 

1910 (Sept. 12-17) William C. Fownes Jr. d. Warren K. 

Wood, 4 and 3; The Country Club, Brookline, Mass.; 

Medalist — 152, Fred Herreshoff; Entries: 217 

1911 (Sept. 11-16) Harold H. Hilton d. Fred Herreshoff, 37 

holes; The Apawamis Club, Rye, N.Y.; Medalist — 150, 

Harold H. Hilton; Entries: 186 

1912 (Sept. 2-7) Jerome D. Travers d. Charles Evans Jr., 7 

and 6; Chicago G.C., Wheaton, Ill.; Medalists — 152, 

Charles Evans Jr., Harold H. Hilton; Entries: 86 

1913 (Sept. 1-6) Jerome D. Travers d. John G. Anderson, 5 

and 4; Garden City (N.Y.) G.C.; Medalist — 148, Charles 

Evans Jr.; Entries: 149 

1914 (Aug. 31 – Sept. 5) Francis Ouimet d. Jerome D. 

Travers, 6 and 5; Ekwanok C.C., Manchester, Vt.; 

Medalists — 144, R.R. Gorton, W.C. Fownes Jr.; 

Entries: 115 

1915 (Aug. 28 – Sept. 4) Robert A. Gardner d. John G. 

Anderson, 5 and 4; Country Club of Detroit, Grosse 

Pointe Farms, Mich.; Medalist — 152, Dudley Mudge; 

Entries: 142 

1916 (Sept. 4-9) Charles Evans Jr. d. Robert A. Gardner, 4 

and 3; Merion Cricket Club (East Course), Ardmore, Pa.; 

Medalist — 153, W.C. Fownes Jr.; Entries: 160 

1917-18 No Championships: World War I 

1919 (Aug. 16-23) S. Davidson Herron d. Robert T. Jones 

Jr., 5 and 4; Oakmont (Pa.) C.C.; Medalists — 158, S. 

Davidson Herron, J.B. Manion, Paul Tewkesbury; 

Entries: 150 

1920 (Sept. 6-11) Charles Evans Jr. d. Francis Ouimet, 7 and 

6; Engineers C.C., Roslyn Harbor, N.Y.; Medalists — 154, 

Robert T. Jones Jr., Fred J. Wright Jr.; Entries: 235 

1921 (Sept. 17-24) Jesse P. Guilford d. Robert A. Gardner, 

7 and 6; St. Louis C.C., Clayton, Mo.; Medalist — 144, 

Francis Ouimet; Entries: 159 

1922 (Sept. 2-9) Jess W. Sweetser d. Charles Evans Jr., 3 and 

2; The Country Club, Brookline, Mass.; Medalist — 144, 

Jesse P. Guilford; Entries: 161 

1923 (Sept. 15-22) 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. 20-27) Robert T. Jones Jr. d. George Von Elm, 9 

and 8; Merion Cricket Club (East Course), Ardmore, Pa.; 

Medalist — 142, D. Clarke Corkran; Entries: 154 

1925 (Aug. 31 – Sept. 5) Robert T. Jones Jr. d. Watts Gunn, 

8 and 7; Oakmont (Pa.) C.C.; Medalist — 145, Roland R. 

MacKenzie; Entries: 141



1926 (Sept. 13-18) George Von Elm d. Robert T. Jones Jr., 2 

and 1; Baltusrol G.C. (Lower Course), Springfield, N.J.; 

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

1927 (Aug. 22-27) Robert T. Jones Jr. d. Charles Evans Jr., 8 

and 7; Minikahda Club, Minneapolis, Minn.; Medalist — 

142, Robert T. Jones Jr.; Entries: 174 

1928 (Sept. 10-15) Robert T. Jones Jr. d. T. Phillip Perkins, 10 

and 9; Brae Burn C.C., West Newton, Mass.; Medalist — 

143, George J. Voigt; Entries: 158 

1929 (Sept. 2-7) Harrison R. Johnston d. Dr. O.F. Willing, 

4 and 3; Del Monte G. & C.C., Pebble Beach, Calif.; 

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

Homans; Entries: 162 

1930 (Sept. 22-27) Robert T. Jones Jr. d. Eugene V. 

Homans, 8 and 7; Merion Cricket Club (East Course), 

Ardmore, Pa.; Medalist — 142, Robert T. Jones Jr.; 

Entries: 175 

First Year of Sectional Qualifying (1931) 

1931 (Aug. 31 – Sept. 5) Francis Ouimet d. Jack Westland, 

6 and 5; Beverly C.C., Chicago, Ill.; Medalists — 148, 

Arthur Yates, Charles H. Seaver, John E. Lehman; 

Entries: 583 

1932 (Sept. 12-17) C. Ross Somerville d. John Goodman, 

2 and 1; Baltimore C.C. (Five Farms, East Course), 

Timonium, Md.; Medalist — 142, John W. Fischer; 

Entries: 600 

1933 (Sept. 11-16) George T. Dunlap Jr. d. Max R. Marston, 

6 and 5; Kenwood C.C., Cincinnati, Ohio; Medalist — 

141, John W. Fischer; Entries: 601 

1934 (Sept. 10-15) W. Lawson Little Jr. d. David Goldman, 8 

and 7; The Country Club, Brookline, Mass.; All match play; 

Entries: 758 

1935 (Sept. 9-14) W. Lawson Little Jr. d. Walter Emery, 4 

and 2; The Country Club, Cleveland, Ohio; All match play; 

Entries: 945 

1936 (Sept. 14-19) John W. Fischer d. Jack McLean, 37 holes; 

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

1937 (Aug. 23-28) John Goodman d. Raymond E. Billows, 

2 up; Alderwood C.C., Portland, Ore.; Medalist — 142, 

Roger Kelly; Entries: 619 

1938 (Sept. 12-17) William P. Turnesa d. B. Patrick Abbott, 

8 and 7; Oakmont (Pa.) C.C.; Medalist — 146, Gus T. 

Moreland; Entries: 871 

1939 (Sept. 11-16) Marvin H. Ward d. Raymond E. Billows, 7 

and 5; North Shore C.C., Glenview, Ill.; Medalist — 139, 

Thomas Sheehan Jr.; Entries: 826 

1940 (Sept. 9-14) Richard D. Chapman d. W.B. McCullough 

Jr., 11 and 9; Winged Foot G.C. (West Course), 

Mamaroneck, N.Y.; Medalist — 140, Richard D. 

Chapman; Entries: 755 

1941 (Aug. 25-30) Marvin H. Ward d. B. Patrick Abbott, 

4 and 3; Omaha (Neb.) Field Club; Medalist — 144, 

Stewart M. Alexander Jr.; Entries: 637 

1942-45 No Championships: World War II 

1946 (Sept. 9-14) 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 (1947-63) 

1947 (Sept. 8-13) Robert H. “Skee” Riegel d. John W. 

Dawson, 2 and 1; Del Monte G. & C.C., Pebble Beach, 

Calif.; Entries: 1,048 

1948 (Aug. 30 – Sept. 4) William P. Turnesa d. Raymond E. 

Billows, 2 and 1; Memphis (Tenn.) C.C.; Entries: 1,220 

1949 (Aug. 29 – Sept. 3) Charles R. Coe d. Rufus King, 11 and 

10; Oak Hill C.C. (East Course), Rochester, N.Y.; Entries: 

1,060 

1950 (Aug. 21-26) Sam Urzetta d. Frank Stranahan, 39 holes; 

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

1951 (Sept. 10-15) Billy Maxwell d. Joseph F. Gagliardi, 4 

and 3; Saucon Valley C.C. (Old Course), Bethlehem, Pa.; 


1952 (Aug. 18-23) Jack Westland d. Al Mengert, 3 and 2; 

Seattle (Wash.) G.C.; Entries: 1,029 

1953 (Sept. 14-19) Gene Littler d. Dale Morey, 1 up; 

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

1954 (Aug. 23-28) Arnold Palmer d. Robert Sweeny, 1 up; 

Country Club of Detroit, Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.; 


1955 (Sept. 12-17) E. Harvie Ward Jr. d. William Hyndman 

Jr., 9 and 8; Country Club of Virginia (James River 

Course), Richmond, Va.; Entries: 1,493 

1956 (Sept. 10-15) E. Harvie Ward Jr. d. Charles Kocsis, 5 

and 4; Knollwood Club, Lake Forest, Ill.; Entries: 1,600 

1957 (Sept. 9-14) Hillman Robbins Jr. d. Dr. Frank M. 

Taylor, 5 and 4; The Country Club (Anniversary Course), 

Brookline, Mass.; Entries: 1,578 

1958 (Sept. 8-13) Charles R. Coe d. Thomas D. Aaron, 5 and 

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


1959 (Sept. 14-19) Jack Nicklaus d. Charles R. Coe, 1 up; 

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

Entries: 1,696



1960 (Sept. 12-17) Deane Beman d. Robert W. Gardner, 6 

and 4; St. Louis C.C., Clayton, Mo.; Entries: 1,737 

1961 (Sept. 11-16) Jack Nicklaus d. H. Dudley Wysong Jr., 8 

and 6; Pebble Beach (Calif.) G.L.; Entries: 1,995 

1962 (Sept. 17-22) Labron E. Harris Jr. d. Downing Gray, 1 

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

1963 (Sept. 9-14) Deane Beman d. Richard H. Sikes, 2 and 1; 

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

1964 (Sept. 14-19) William C. Campbell d. Edgar M. 

Tutwiler Jr., 1 up; Canterbury G.C., Cleveland, Ohio; 

Medalists — 143, Marvin “Vinny” Giles III, Robert 

Greenwood Jr.; Entries: 1,562 

All Stroke Play (1965-72) 

1965 (Sept. 15-18) Robert J. Murphy Jr., 291; Robert B. 

Dickson, 292; Southern Hills C.C., Tulsa, Okla.; Entries: 

1,476 

1966 (Aug. 31 – Sept. 4) Gary Cowan 285-75; Deane 

Beman, 285-76; Merion G.C. (East Course), Ardmore, 

Pa.; Entries: 1,902 

1967 (Aug. 30 – Sept. 2) Robert B. Dickson, 285; Marvin 

“Vinny” Giles III, 286; Broadmoor G.C. (West Course), 

Colorado Springs, Colo.; Entries: 1,784 

1968 (Aug. 28-31) Bruce Fleisher, 284; Marvin “Vinny” 

Giles III, 285; Scioto C.C., Columbus, Ohio; Entries: 

2,057 

1969 (Aug. 27-30) Steven N. Melnyk, 286; Marvin “Vinny” 

Giles III, 291; Oakmont (Pa.) C.C.; Entries: 2,142 

1970 (Sept. 2-5) Lanny Wadkins, *279; Thomas O. Kite Jr., 

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

1971 (Sept. 1-4) Gary Cowan, 280; Eddie Pearce, 283; 

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

1972 (Aug. 30 – Sept. 2) Marvin “Vinny” Giles III, 285; 

Mark S. Hayes, Ben Crenshaw, 288; Charlotte (N.C.) 

C.C.; Entries: 2,295 

All Match Play (1973-1978) 

1973 (Aug. 28 – Sept. 2) Craig Stadler d. David Strawn, 6 

and 5; Inverness Club, Toledo, Ohio; Entries: 2,110 

1974 (Aug. 26-31) Jerry Pate d. John P. Grace, 2 and 1; 

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

1975 (Aug. 26-31) Fred Ridley d. Keith Fergus, 2 up; Country 

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


1976 (Aug. 31 – Sept. 5) Bill Sander d. C. Parker Moore Jr., 8 

and 6; Bel-Air C.C., Los Angeles, Calif.; Entries: 2,681 

1977 (Aug. 31 – Sept. 5) John Fought d. Doug Fischesser, 9 

and 8; Aronimink G.C., Newtown Square, Pa.; Entries: 

2,950 

1978 (Aug. 29 – Sept. 3) John Cook d. Scott Hoch, 5 and 4; 

Plainfield (N.J.) C.C.; Entries: 3,035 

36-Hole Stroke Play Qualifying Before Match Play(1979- 

Present) 

1979 (Aug. 28 – Sept. 2) Mark O’Meara d. John Cook, 8 

and 7; Canterbury G.C., Cleveland, Ohio; Medalist — 

134, Bob Clampett; Entries: 3,916 

1980 (Aug. 26-31) Hal Sutton d. Bob Lewis, 9 and 8; Country 

Club of North Carolina, Pinehurst, N.C.; Medalist — 139, 

Fred Couples; Entries: 4,008 

1981 (Sept. 1-6) Nathaniel Crosby d. Brian Lindley, 37 holes; 

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

Medalist — 145, Joe Rassett; Entries: 3,525 

1982 (Aug. 31 – Sept. 5) Jay Sigel d. David Tolley, 8 and 7; 

The Country Club, Brookline, Mass.; Medalists — 141, 

Bob Lewis Jr., Robert Stanger Jr.; Entries: 3,685 

1983 (Aug. 30 – Sept. 4) Jay Sigel d. Chris Perry, 8 and 7; 

North Shore C.C., Glenview, Ill.; Medalist — 139, Clark 

Burroughs; Entries: 3,553 

1984 (Aug. 28 – Sept. 2) Scott Verplank d. Sam Randolph, 4 

and 3; Oak Tree G.C., Edmond, Okla.; Medalist — 137, 

Scott Verplank; Entries: 3,679 

1985 (Aug. 27 – Sept. 1) Sam Randolph d. Peter Persons, 1 

up; Montclair G.C., West Orange, N.J.; Medalist — 134, 

Sam Randolph; Entries: 3,816 

1986 (Aug. 26-31) Stewart “Buddy” Alexander d. Chris Kite, 

5 and 3; Shoal Creek, Shoal Creek, Ala.; Medalist — 137, 

Leonard Mattiace; Entries: 4,071 

1987 (Aug. 25-30) Bill Mayfair d. Eric Rebmann, 4 and 3; 

Jupiter Hills Club (Hills Course), Jupiter, Fla.; Medalist — 

141, Scott Gump; Entries: 4,084 

1988 (Aug. 23-28) Eric Meeks d. Danny Yates, 7 and 6; 

Virginia Hot Springs G. & C.C. (Cascades Course), Hot 

Springs, Va.; Medalist — 137, Tom McKnight; Entries: 

4,320 

1989 (Aug. 22-27) Chris Patton d. Danny Green, 3 and 1; 

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

137, Eoghan O’Connell; Entries: 4,603 

1990 (Aug. 21-26) Phil Mickelson d. Manny Zerman, 5 and 

4; Cherry Hills C.C., Englewood, Colo.; Medalist — 135, 

Phil Mickelson; Entries: 4,765 

1991 (Aug. 20-25) Mitch Voges d. Manny Zerman, 7 and 6; 

The Honors Course, Ooltewah, Tenn.; Medalists — 136, 

Allen Doyle, John Harris; Entries: 4,985



1992 (Aug. 25-31) Justin Leonard d. Tom Scherrer, 8 and 7; 

Muirfield Village G.C., Dublin, Ohio; Medalist — 136, 

David Duval; Entries: 5,758 

1993 (Aug. 24-30) John Harris d. Danny Ellis, 5 and 3; 

Champions G.C. (Cypress Creek Course), Houston, 

Texas; Medalist — 139, Brian Gay; Entries: 5,614 

1994 (Aug. 22-28) 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. 22-27) Tiger Woods d. George “Buddy” 

Marucci Jr., 2 up; Newport (R.I.) C.C.; Medalist — 137, 

Jerry Courville Jr.; Entries: 5,248 

1996 (Aug. 19-25) Tiger Woods d. Steve Scott, 38 holes; 

Pumpkin Ridge G.C. (Witch Hollow Course), North 

Plains, Ore.; Medalist — 136, Tiger Woods; Entries: 

5,538 

1997 (Aug. 18-24) Matthew Kuchar d. Joel Kribel, 2 and 1; 

Cog Hill G. & C.C. (No. 4 Course), Lemont, Ill.; Medalist 

— 136, Roger Tambellini; Entries: 6,666 

1998 (Aug. 24-30) Hank Kuehne d. Tom McKnight, 2 and 1; 

Oak Hill C.C. (East Course), Rochester, N.Y.; Medalist — 

136, Joel Kribel; Entries: 6,627 

1999 (Aug. 16-22) David Gossett d. Sung Yoon Kim, 9 and 8; 

Pebble Beach (Calif.) G.L.; Medalist — 143, Gene Elliott; 

Entries: §7,920 

2000 (Aug. 21-28) Jeff Quinney d. James Driscoll, 39 holes; 

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

Salinetti, Jeff Wilson; Entries: 7,124 

2001 (Aug. 20-26) Ben “Bubba” Dickerson d. Robert 

Hamilton, 1 up; East Lake G.C., Atlanta, Ga.; Medalist — 

134, Chris Mundorf; Entries: 7,762 

2002 (Aug. 19-25) Ricky Barnes d. Hunter Mahan, 2 and 

1; Oakland Hills C.C. (South Course), Bloomfield Hills, 

Mich.; Medalist — 135, Bill Haas; Entries: 7,585 

2003 (Aug. 18-24) Nick Flanagan d. Casey Wittenberg, 

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

Holmes; Entries: 7,541 

2004 (Aug. 16-22) Ryan Moore d. Luke List, 2 up; Winged 

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

— 139, Ryan Moore; Entries: 7,356 

2005 (Aug. 22-28) Edoardo Molinari d. Dillon Dougherty, 

4 and 3; Merion G.C. (East Course), Ardmore, Pa.; 

Medalist — 135, James Lepp; Entries: 7,320 

2006 (Aug. 21-27) Richie Ramsay d. John Kelly, 4 and 2; 

Hazeltine National G.C., Chaska, Minn.; Medalist — 138, 

Billy Horschel, Entries: 7,182 

2007 (Aug. 20-26) Colt Knost d. Michael Thompson, 2 and 

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

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

2008 (Aug. 18-24) Danny Lee d. Drew Kittleson, 5 and 4; 

Pinehurst R. & C.C. (No. 2), Village of Pinehurst, N.C.; 

Medalist — 134, Robbie Fillmore; Entries: 7,298 

2009 (Aug. 24-30) Byeong-Hun An d. Ben Martin, 7 and 

5; Southern Hills C.C., Tulsa, Okla.; Medalist — 140, Tim 

Jackson; Entries: 6,948 

2010 (Aug. 23-29) Peter Uihlein d. David Chung, 4 and 2; 

Chambers Bay, University Place, Wash.; Medalist — 136, 

Jeff Wilson; Entries: 6,485 

• 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 

17/11/13 Byeong-Hun An, 2009 

18/1/0 Danny Lee, 2008 

18/7/29 Tiger Woods, 1994 

Youngest Finalist 

17/3/5 Sung Yoon Kim, 1999 

17/11/13 Byeong-Hun An, 2009 

Youngest Competitor 

14/1/13 Ryota Ito, 2004 

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 “Vinny” Giles III (1967, 1968, 1969) 

Foreign-Born Champions (11) 

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, Korea (2008) 

Byeong-Hun An, Korea (2009) 

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

States by the time they won.) 

Most Recent Winners in First Time Qualified 

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

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

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

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

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

Francis Ouimet (1914, 1931 Amateur; 1913 Open) 

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

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

1926, 1929, 1930 Open) 

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

John Goodman (1937 Amateur; 1933 Open) 

Gene Littler (1953 Amateur; 1961 Open) 

Arnold Palmer (1954 Amateur; 1960 Open) 

Jack Nicklaus (1959, 1961 Amateur; 1962, 1967, 1972, 1980 Open) 

Jerry Pate (1974 Amateur; 1976 Open) 

Tiger Woods (1994, 1995, 1996 Amateur; 2000, 2002, 2008 

Open) 

*Won both in same year 

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

Amateur) 

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

Billy Mayfair (1987 Amateur; 1986 Amateur Public Links) 

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

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


Winners of U.S. Amateur and National Collegiate Athletic 

Association Championship (13) 

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


Jess Sweetster (Yale, 1920 NCAA; 1922 Amateur) 

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


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

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


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, 1992 NCAA; 1990 


Justin Leonard (Texas, 1992 Amateur; 1994 NCAA) 

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

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


Winners of U.S. Amateur and USGA Senior Amateur (2) 

William C. Campbell (1964 Amateur; 1979, 1980 Senior Amateur) 

Marvin “Vinny” Giles III (1972 Amateur; 2009 USGA Senior 


Longest Span Between Victories 

17 years Francis Ouimet (1914, 1931) 

Longest Course 

Course 

7,742 yards Chambers Bay, University Place, Wash., 2010 

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 Winning Margin, 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 Winning Margin, 36-Hole Match 

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

Country Club 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, Onwensia Club, Lake Forest, Ill., 1899



Largest Winning Margin, 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 18-Hole Match 

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

round, Merion Cricket Club (East Course), Ardmore, 

Pa., 1930 

Longest 36-Hole Match 

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 Final Match 

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) 

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 

Stroke Play (1965-1972) 

Lowest 18-Hole Score 

65 Marvin “Vinny” 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 “Vinny” 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 “Vinny” 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 

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 

Oldest Medalist 

50 Tim Jackson, Southern Hlls C.C., Tulsa, Okla., 2009 

47 Jeff Wilson, Chambers Bay, University Place, Wash., 

2010 

46 Walter Travis, Garden City (N.Y.) C.C., 1908 

Lowest 36-Hole Medalist Score 

132 Hank Kim, TPC at Sawgrass (Stadium Course), 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 R. & C.C. (No. 2 and No. 

4), Village of Pinehurst, N.C., 2008 

Lowest 18-Hole Round in Qualifying Stroke Play 

60 Billy Horschel, first round, second stroke-play course, 

Chaska Town Course, Chaska, Minn., 2006 (best 

stroke-play score in USGA history) 

62 Jeff Wilson, first round, second stroke-play course, 

The Home Course, Dupont, Wash., 2010 

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 

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 

Most Competitors in Playoff 

31 1988, Virginia Hot Springs G. & T.C. (Cascades 

Course), Hot Springs, Va. (for eight places) 

27 2009, Southern Hills C.C. and Cedar Ridge C.C., Tulsa, 

Okla. (for four places) 

26 2008, Pinehurst R. & C.C. (No. 2 and No. 4), Village of 

Pinehurst, N.C. (for two places) 

Miscellaneous 

Most Times Qualified for Championship 

50 Charles Evans Jr. 

37 William C. Campbell, including a record 33 consecutive 

from 1941-77 (no championship 1942-45) 

Recent Holes-in-One (16) 

Justin Leonard, first round, stroke play, 185-yard, par-3 4th hole, 

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

Rick Ten Broeck, second round, stroke play, 154-yard, par-3 7th 

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

Martin Pettigrew, first round, stroke play, 190-yard, par-3 8th 

hole, Newport (R.I.) C.C., 1995 

Duke Delcher, quarterfinals, 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 6th 

hole, Oak Hill C.C. (East Course), Rochester, N.Y., 1998 

Charles Stevens, first round, stroke play, 186-yard, par-3 5th 

hole, Spyglass Hill G.C., Pebble Beach, Calif., 1999 

Matthew Chubb, second round, stroke play, 195-yard, par-3 4th 

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 G.C. (West Course), Mamaroneck, N.Y., 2004 

Nate Lashley, second round, stroke play, 211-yard 7th 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 

Grayson Murray, second round, stroke play, 195-yard, par-3 

13th hole, Cedar Ridge C.C., Tulsa, Okla., 2009 

Johan de Beer, first round, stroke play, 190-yard, par-3 3rd hole, 

Chambers Bay, University Place, Wash., 2010 

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