U.S. AMATEUR

Fast Facts for 2025 U.S. Amateur

By David Shefter, USGA

| Oct 10, 2024 | Liberty Corner, N.J.


Championship Venue	The Olympic Club (Lake Course), San Francisco, Calif.
Stroke-Play Co-Host Venue	The Olympic Club (Ocean Course), San Francisco, Calif.
Opened	Lake Course: 1924 Ocean Course: 1924
Architects	Lake Course: Willie Watson (renovations by Sam Whiting in 1927; renovations by Robert Trent Jones Sr. prior to 1955 U.S. Open; further renovations supervised by Bill Love; recent renovation by Gil Hanse) Ocean Course: Willie Watson (renovations/redesign by Tom Weiskopf in 2000; further renovations by Bill Love in 2012)
Yardages/Par (Subject to change)	Lake Course: 7,214 yards/Par 70 Ocean Course: 6,813 yards/Par 70
Dates of Championship	August 11-17
Field Size	312
Eligibility	A competitor cannot have a Handicap Index® exceeding 0.4.
Entries Accepted	5,245
Qualifying	Local qualifying, over 18 holes, will take place between June 2-July 2 at 47 sites TBD, while Final Qualifying will take place July 14-30 at 19 sites.
Exempt Players (85)	Cameron Adam (Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Gray Albright (Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21; Winner of 2025 Jones Cup Invitational) Nguyen Anh Minh (Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Evan Beck (Qualified for 2025 U.S. Open; Winner of 2024 U.S. Mid-Amateur; Top 20 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 26; Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Parker Bell (Semifinalist in 2023 U.S. Amateur; Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Daniel Bennett (Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Jack Bigham (Playing member of the 2023 Great Britain & Ireland Walker Cup Team; Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Gunnar Broin (Completed 72 holes in 2024 U.S. Open) Louis Brown (Winner of 2024 U.S. Senior Amateur) Connor Cassano (Winner of 2025 Louisiana Amateur) Paul Chang (Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Xihuan Chang (Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Ratchanon TK Chantananuwat (Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Mahanth Chirravuri (Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Dominic Clemons (Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Luke Colton (Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Matthew Comegys (Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Ryder Cowan (Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Josh Duangmanee (Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Ethan Evans (Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Mesa Falleur (Top 100 points leadEers in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Ethan Fang (Quarterfinalist in 2024 U.S. Amateur; Top 20 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 26; Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Tom Fischer (Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Charlie Forster (Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Adam Friedman (Winner of 2025 Connecticut State Amateur) Josiah Gilbert (Top 20 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 26; Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Kevin Gillick (Winner of 2024 South Dakota Golf Association Amateur) Connor Graham (Playing member of 2023 Great Britain & Ireland Walker Cup Team; Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Reed Greyserman (Winner of 2025 Florida State Amateur) Jonathan Griz (Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Trevor Gutschewski (Qualified for 2025 U.S. Open; Winner of 2024 U.S. Junior Amateur) Stewart Hagestad (Winner of 2023 U.S. Mid-Amateur; Playing member of 2023 USA Walker Cup Team; Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Frankie Harris (2025 U.S. Open qualifier; Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Will Hartman (Winner of 2025 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball) Max Herendeen (Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Kevin Hollomon (Winner of 2024 NCGA Amateur) Mason Howell (2025 U.S. Open qualifier) Filip Jakubcik (Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Benjamin James (2025 U.S. Open qualifier; Playing member of 2023 USA Walker Cup Team; Top 20 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 26; Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Noah Kent (Runner-up in 2024 U.S. Amateur; Qualified for 2025 U.S. Open) Bryan Kim (Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Zach Kingsland (Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Jackson Koivun (Qualified for 2025 U.S. Open; Top 20 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 26; Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Michael La Sasso (Qualified for 2025 U.S. Open; Winner of 2025 NCAA Division I individual title; Top 20 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 26; Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Pongsapak Laopakdee (Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Hugo Le Goff (Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Bryan Lee (Qualified for 2025 U.S. Open; Top 20 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 26; Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Eric Lee (Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Christiaan Maas (Top 20 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 26; Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Herik Frederico Machado Oliveira (Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Bobby Massa (Quarterfinalist in 2024 U.S. Amateur; Runner-up in 2024 U.S. Mid-Amateur) Tyler Mawhinney (Winner of 2025 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball) Matthew McClean (Playing member of 2023 Great Britain & Ireland Walker Cup Team) Ashton McCulloch (Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Jay Mendell (Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Michael Alexander Mjaaseth (Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Jacob Modleski (Quarterfinalist in 2024 U.S. Amateur; Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Jose Luis Montano (Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Tommy Morrison (Top 20 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of March 26; Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Gabriel Palacios (Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Zachery Pollo (Qualified for 2025 U.S. Open; Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Luke Potter (Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Luke Poulter (Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Benjamin Reuter (Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Miles Russell (Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Luke Sample (Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) William Sides (Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Lance Simpson (Qualified for 2025 U.S. Open; Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Preston Stout (Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Daniel Sullivan (Runner-up in 2024 U.S. Senior Amateur) Jase Summy (Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Daniel Svard (Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Gunnlaugur Arni Sveinsson (Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Hiroshi Tai (Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Cameron Tankersley (Qualified for 2025 U.S. Open; Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Jack Turner (Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Matt Vogt (Qualified for 2025 U.S. Open) Ryan Voois (Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Tyler Watts (Winner of 2025 Sunnehanna Amateur) Tyler Weaver (Qualified for 2025 U.S. Open; Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Peer Wernicke (Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Todd White (Winner of 2023 U.S. Senior Amateur) Tim Wiedemeyer (Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Connor Williams (Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Wells Williams (Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21) Andrey Xavier (Top 100 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of May 21)
2024 Championship	Jose Luis Ballester, of Spain, and a rising senior at Arizona State University, edged Floridian and University of Iowa rising sophomore Noah Kent, 2 up, in the 36-hole final at Hazeltine National Golf Club, in Chaska, Minn. Ballester became the first Spaniard to hoist the Havemeyer Trophy, and joined countryman Jon Rahm, the 2021 U.S. Open winner, as a USGA champion. Read More
Quotable	“I think I'm still not conscious of what just happened today. Super thankful to have the opportunity to live this moment, especially on my 21st birthday. That's what I'm considering now...We have many great Spaniards, many great legends, and being able to add my name into that history, it's pretty sweet.” -- Jose Luis Ballester
Hole by hole (Subject to change)	THE OLYMPIC CLUB (LAKE COURSE) Hole 1: 520 yards (Par 4) Hole 2: 441 yards (Par 4) Hole 3: 256 yards (Par 3) Hole 4: 426 yards (Par 4) Hole 5: 503 yards (Par 4) Hole 6: 495 yards (Par 4) Hole 7: 314 yards (Par 4) Hole 8: 206 yards (Par 3) Hole 9: 454 yards (Par 4) OUT: 3,615 yards (Par 34) Hole 10: 432 yards (Par 4) Hole 11: 442 yards (Par 4) Hole 12: 460 yards (Par 4) Hole 13: 196 yards (Par 3) Hole 14: 427 yards (Par 4) Hole 15: 154 yards (Par 3) Hole 16: 620 yards (Par 5) Hole 17: 521 yards (Par 5) Hole 18: 347 yards (Par 4) IN: 3,599 yards (Par 36) TOTAL: 7,214 yards (Par 70) THE OLYMPIC CLUB (OCEAN COURSE) Hole 1: 521 yards (Par 4) Hole 2: 192 yards (Par 3) Hole 3: 416 yards (Par 4) Hole 4: 561 yards (Par 5) Hole 5: 170 yards (Par 3) Hole 6: 357 yards (Par 4) Hole 7: 443 yards (Par 4) Hole 8: 422 yards (Par 4) Hole 9: 400 yards (Par 4) OUT: 3,482 yards (Par 35) Hole 10: 171 yards (Par 3) Hole 11: 531 yards (Par 5) Hole 12: 389 yards (Par 4) Hole 13: 372 yards (Par 4) Hole 14: 349 yards (Par 4) Hole 15: 471 yards (Par 4) Hole 16: 426 yards (Par 4) Hole 17: 205 yards (Par 3) Hole 18: 417 yards (Par 4) IN: 3,331 yards (Par 35) TOTAL: 6,813 yards (Par 70)
Notable Past Events at The Olympic Club	1955 U.S. Open (Jack Fleck) 1958 U.S. Amateur (Charles Coe) 1966 U.S. Open (Billy Casper) 1971 Pacific Coast Amateur (Jim McLean) 1975 Pacific Coast Amateur (John Fought) 1980 Pacific Coast Amateur (Brian Haugen) 1981 U.S. Amateur (Nathaniel Crosby) 1984 Pacific Coast Amateur (Kurt Bosen) 1987 U.S. Open (Scott Simpson) 1989 Pacific Coast Amateur (Randy Sonnier) 1993 Tour Championship (Jim Gallagher Jr.) 1994 Tour Championship (Mark McCumber) 1998 U.S. Open (Lee Janzen) 2000 Pacific Coast Amateur (Billy Harvey) 2004 U.S. Junior Amateur (Sihwan Kim) 2006 Pacific Coast Amateur (Patrick Nagle) 2007 U.S. Amateur (Colt Knost) 2012 U.S. Open (Webb Simpson) 2015 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball (Nathan Smith and Todd White) 2017 California Amateur (P.J. Samiere) 2018 Pacific Coast Amateur (Isaiah Salinda) 2021 U.S. Women's Open (Yuka Saso)
Did You Know?	The Olympic Club, originally called the San Francisco Olympic Club, is the oldest athletic club in the United States. It was established on May 6, 1860. James J. Corbett, the heavyweight boxing champion from 1892-97, joined The Olympic Club in 1884 and later went on to coach boxing at the club for many years.
Fast Fact	In 1964, The Olympic Club had three USGA champions: Johnny Miller (U.S. Junior Amateur; Ken Venturi (U.S. Open) and William Higgins (U.S. Senior Amateur).
Notable Champions	Francis Ouimet (1913, 1931); Chick Evans (1916, 1920), Bob Jones (1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1930), Arnold Palmer (1954), Jack Nicklaus (1959, 1961), Deane Beman (1960, 1963), Lanny Wadkins (1970), Craig Stadler (1973), Mark O'Meara (1979), Hal Sutton (1980), Jay Sigel (1982, 1983), Phil Mickelson (1990), Tiger Woods (1994, 1995, 1996), Matthew Fitzpatrick (2013), Bryson DeChambeau (2015); Nick Dunlap (2023)
Notable Runners-Up	Chick Evans (1912, 1922, 1927), Bob Jones (1919, 1926), Francis Ouimet (1920), Tom Kite (1970), Ben Crenshaw (1972), Scott Hoch (1978), Trip Kuehne (1994), James Driscoll (2000), Hunter Mahan (2002), Michael Thompson (2007), Patrick Cantlay (2011), Corey Conners (2014)
What Champion Receives	-A gold medal -Custody of the Havemeyer Trophy for one year -Exemption from qualifying for the next 10 U.S. Amateurs -Exemption into 2026 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Country Club, in Southampton, N.Y. -Exemption into 2026 Open Championship, conducted by The R&A, at Royal Birkdale (must be an amateur) -Likely invitation into 2026 Masters Tournament (must be an amateur) -Name engraved into 2025 USGA Champions' plaque that resides in the USGA Museum's Hall of Champions in Liberty Corner, N.J.
Schedule of Play	Monday, Aug. 11 (18 holes, stroke play) Tuesday, Aug. 12 (18 holes, stroke play) Wednesday, Aug. 13 (Round of 64, match play) Thursday, Aug. 14 (Round of 32/16 matches) Friday, Aug. 15 (Quarterfinal matches) Saturday, Aug. 16 (Semifinal matches) Sunday, Aug. 17 (36-hole championship match)
Match-Play Cut	64 competitors will qualify for match play following two rounds of stroke play; a playoff, if necessary, will be conducted to get the draw to exactly 64 golfers
Broadcast Schedule	TBD
Future Sites	2026: Merion Golf Club, Ardmore, Pa. (Aug. 10-16) 2027: Oak Hill Country Club, Pittsford, N.Y. (Aug. 9-15) 2028: Whistling Straits, Kohler, Wis. (Aug. 14-20) 2030: Atlanta Athletic Club, Johns Creek, Ga. (Aug. 12-18) 2031: The Honors Course, Ooltewah, Tenn. (Aug. 11-17) 2033: Chambers Bay, University Place, Wash. (Aug. 15-21) 2034: The Country Club, Brookline, Mass. (Aug. 14-20) 2032: Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Ore. (Aug. 9-15) 2035: Erin Hills, Erin, Wis. (Aug. 13-19) 2036: Scioto Country Club. Columbus, Ohio (Aug. 11-17) 2041: Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Ore. (Dates TBD) 2047: Oakland Hills Country Club, Bloomfield Hills, Mich. (Dates TBD)