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Amateur4 U.S. Amateur2012 Conditions of PlayEntriesOpen to amateurs who have a USGA Handicap Index® notexceeding 2.4. Entries close June 27.Starting Field312 playersSchedule of Play• Monday, Aug. 13 — First round, stroke play (18 holes)• Tuesday, Aug. 14 — Second round, stroke play(18 holes)After 36 holes, the field will be cut to the low 64 scorers, whowill advance to match play.• Wednesday, Aug. 15 — First round, match play(18 holes)• Thursday, Aug. 16 — Second round, match play(18 holes); Third round, match play (18 holes)• Friday, Aug. 17 — Quarterfinals, match play (18 holes)• Saturday, Aug. 28 — Semifinals, match play (18 holes)• Sunday, Aug. 19 — Final, match play (36 holes)Sectional Qualifying36 holes stroke play, scheduled at 97 sites, between July 9 andAug. 1• From the 2012 U.S. Senior Open Championship, the amateurreturning the lowest 72-hole score• From the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship, winners in 2010and 2011 and the runner-up in 2011• From the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship, winners in2011 and 2012 and the runner-up in 2012• From the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship, winners in 2011and 2012 and the runner-up in 2012• From the USGA Senior Amateur Championship, winners in2010 and 2011 and the runner-up in 2011• Playing members of the two most current United States andGreat Britain and Ireland Walker Cup Teams (2009 and 2011)• Playing members of the two most current United States Men’sWorld Amateur Teams (2008 and 2010)• Winner of the 2012 individual NCAA Division I Men’s GolfChampionship.• Winners of the British Amateur Championship the last fiveyears (2008-2012)• Winners of the most current Asian Amateur, MexicanAmateur and Canadian Men’s Amateur Championships• From the current Men’s World Amateur Golf Rankings, thetop 50 point leaders and anyone tying for 50th place as ofJune 27, 2012 (Must have filed an entry by June 27, 2012)• Special exemptions as selected by the USGAExemptions from Sectional Qualifying• Winners of the U.S. Amateur Championship the last 10 years(2002-2011)• Runners-up of the U.S. Amateur Championship the last threeyears• Semifinalists of the U.S. Amateur Championship the last twoyears• Quarterfinalists from the 2011 U.S. Amateur Championship• Any player who qualified for the 2012 U.S. OpenChampionship• From the 2011 U.S. Open Championship, those returningscores for 72 holes.