U.S. AMATEUR FOUR-BALL

Fast Facts for 2025 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball

By David Shefter, USGA

| Jun 01, 2024 | Liberty Corner, N.J.


Championship Venue	Plainfield Country Club, Edison, N.J.
Stroke-Play Co-Host Venue	Echo Lake Country Club, Westfield, N.J.
Opened	Plainfield Country Club: 1921 Echo Lake Country Club: 1913
Architects	Plainfield C.C.: Donald Ross (Gil Hanse enhancements in 1990s and early 2000s) Echo Lake C.C.: Donald Ross (renovation by Rees Jones)
Yardages/Par (Subject to Change)	Plainfield Country Club: TBD Echo Lake Country Club: TBD
Dates of Championship	May 17-21
Field Size	128 sides
Social Handles	@usga (X and Instagram); USGA (Facebook); #USFourball
Eligibility	Each member of the side cannot have a Handicap Index® exceeding 2.4.
Entries Accepted	2,495 sides
Qualifying	Qualifying, over 18 holes will take place at 53 sites between Aug. 15 and Dec. 9.
Exempt Sides (16)	Nathan Smith/Todd White (2015 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball champions) Benjamim Baxter/Andrew Buchanan (2016 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball champions) Scott Harvey/Todd Mitchell (2019 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball champions) Brian Blanchard/Sam Engel (2024 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball champions) Chad Wilfong/Davis Womble (2022 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball champions) Drew Kittleson/Drew Stoltz (2022 and 2023 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball runners-up) Jackson Herrington/Blades Brown (2024 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball runners-up) Evan Beck/Dan Walters (2024 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball quarterfinalists) Bryce Haney/Tyler Goecke (2023 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball semifinalists) Will Davenport/Mike Smith (2024 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball semifinalists) Bradley Bastion/Anthony Sorentino (2024 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball quarterfinalists) Payne Denman/Brett Patterson (2024 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball quarterfinalists) Ricky Shilts/Chester Vandenberg (2024 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball quarterfinalists) Trey Diehl/Mac Scott (2024 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball semifinalists) Cameron Beal/Andrew Gladden (Special Exemption from USGA) Jonathan Bale/Joseph Deraney (Side with both players among top 400 points leaders in World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 31)
2024 Championship	Scottsdale, Ariz., residents Brian Blanchard, 31, and Sam Engel, 29, held off Teenessee teenagers Blades Brown and Jackson Herrington, 1 up, in the 18-hole final at Philadelphia Cricket Club in Flourtown, Pa. Both Blanchard and Engel, a left-hander, work in the software industry. Engel played his collegiate golf at Cal State Northridge, while Blanchard did not play on the team while attending Arizona State University. To read more, click here
Quotable	"It's why we grind. It's why we're out there after work until it gets dark, grinding all day. I think he has a little more confidence than me. But here we are. I appreciate Sam for bringing his really strong confidence this week and helping the team to victory.” -- Brian Blanchard
Notable Past Events at Plainfield C.C.	1929 New Jersey Amateur (Jack Sharkey) 1932 Metropolitan Amateur (T.S. Tailer Jr.) 1940 New Jersey Open (Johnny Kinder) 1946 New Jersey Amateur (Alex Antonio) 1952 New Jersey Open (Babe Lichardus) 1955 Metropolitan Amateur (Robert W. Kuntz) 1957 Metropolitan Open (Wes Ellis) 1961 New Jersey Open (Billy Farrell) 1963 Metropolitan Open (Wes Ellis) 1965 New Jersey Amateur (Paul McGowan) 1967 Metropolitan Amateur (John C. Baldwin) 1968 New Jersey Open (Ron Howell) 1970 New Jersey Amateur (Billy Ziobro) 1975 New Jersey Open (Jack Kiefer) 1976 Metropolitan Amateur (Bill Britton) 1978 U.S. Amateur (John Cook) 1979 Metropolitan Open (Bill Britton) 1983 New Jersey Amateur (Jeff Thomas) 1987 U.S. Women's Open (Laura Davies) 1988 Metropolitan Amateur (Jim McGovern) 1990 New Jersey Open (David Glenz) 1997 Metropolitan Open (Mike Burke Jr.) 2007 New Jersey Open (Brian Komline) 2011 Barclays (Dustin Johnson) 2012 Metropolitan Open (Danny Ballin) 2015 Barclays (Jason Day) 2021 Metropolitan Amateur (Garrett Engel)
Notable Past Events at Echo Lake C.C.	1931 New Jersey Amateur (F. Paul Anderson) 1934 Metropolitan Open (Paul Runyan) 1936 New Jersey Women's Amateur (Helen Hockenjos) 1949 New Jersey Amateur (Joe McBride) 1967 New Jersey Amateur (Eugene "Bud" Zachary) 1969 New Jersey PGA (Babe Lichardus) 1970 New Jersey Open (Billy Ziobro) 1985 New Jersey Open (Gary Ostrega) 1994 U.S. Junior Amateur (Terry Noe) 1999 New Jersey Open (Frank Esposito Jr.) 2002 U.S. Girls' Junior (Inbee Park)
Fast Fact	This will be the first of three USGA championships contested at Plainfield Country Club over the next 13 years. The U.S. Senior Women's Open will be conducted here in 2031, followed by the U.S. Senior Open in 2038.
Did You Know?	Future multiple major women's champion Inbee Park had her first major victory at Echo Lake at the age of 14 when she claimed the 2002 U.S. Girls' Junior. She would play in two more Girls' Junior finals, in 2003 and 2005. She would later win the 2008 and 2013 U.S. Women's Opens.
Qualifying Facts	Entries were accepted from all 50 states and the District of Columbia, as well as 35 unique countries. A total of 128 players from the state of New Jersey also have entered the championship.
What Champions Receive	-A gold medal -Custody of the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Trophy for one year -10-year exemption into the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship -Exemption for each member of the side into 2025 U.S. Amateur at The Olympic Club in San Francisco, Calif. -Exemptions into the 2025 U.S. Junior Amateur, U.S. MId-Amateur and U.S. Senior Amateur, if age-eligible -Names engraved on 2025 USGA Champions' plaque that will reside in the USGA Museum's Hall of Champions in Liberty Corner, N.J.
Schedule of Play	Saturday, May 17 (18 holes, stroke play) Sunday, May 18 (18 holes, stroke play) Monday, May 19 (Round of 32, match play) Tuesday, May 20 (Round of 16/quarterfinal matches) Wednesday, May 21 (Semifinals/Championship match)
Match-Play Cut	32 sides will qualify for match play following two rounds of stroke play
Future Sites	2026: Desert Mountain Club, Scottsdale, Ariz. (May 16-20) 2027: Erin Hills, Erin, Wis. (May 22-26) 2028: Chambers Bay, University Place, Wash. (May 20-24) 2037: Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Ore. (Dates TBD)