July 22-27, 2024
U.S. JUNIOR AMATEUR
By David Shefter, USGA
Prior to becoming a major champion and PGA Tour star, Scottie Scheffler won the U.S. Junior Amateur in 2013. (USGA/Steven Gibbons)
Championship Venue | Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course), Bloomfield Hills, Mich. |
Stroke-Play Co-Host Venue | Oakland Hills Country Club (North Course), Bloomfield Hills, Mich. |
Opened | 1918 (South Course); 1923 (South Course) |
Architects | Donald Ross (both courses); Renovations by Robert Trent Jones Sr. (1950), Reese Jones (2006) and Gil Hanse (2021) |
Yardages/Par (Subject to change) | South Course: 7,297 yards/Par 70 North Course: 6,835/Par 70 |
Dates of Championship | July 22-27 |
Field Size | 264 |
Eligibility | A competitor cannot have a Handicap Index exceeding 4.4, and not reached his 19th birthday by July 27, 2024. |
Entries Open | TBD |
Qualifying | Qualifying, over 18 holes, will be conducted at a number of to-be-determined sites in late spring/early summer. |
2023 Championship | Bryan Kim, 18, of Brookeville, Md., an incoming freshman at Duke University, outlasted Joshua Bai, 17, of New Zealand, 2 up, in the 36-hole championship match at Daniel Island Club in Charleston, S.C. Kim joined Jason Widener as the only Duke players to win this prestigious championship. To read more, click here |
Quotable | “It really hasn't sunk in yet. Especially coming into this week, I hadn't made a cut at a USGA event, but to not only make the cut but win all six of my matches, especially against all these great competitors, it just means the world." -- Bryan Kim |
Hole by hole (Yardages/par subject to change) | OAKLAND HILLS COUNTRY CLUB SOUTH COURSE Hole 1: 430 yards (Par 4) Hole 2: 538 yards (Par 5) Hole 3: 210 yards (Par 3) Hole 4: 480 yards (Par 4) Hole 5: 488 yards (Par 4) Hole 6: 360 yards (Par 4) Hole 7: 420 yards (Par 4) Hole 8: 461 yards (Par 4) Hole 9: 251 yards (Par 3) OUT: 3,638 yards (Par 35) Hole 10: 470 yards (Par 4) Hole 11: 421 yards (Par 4) Hole 12: 580 yards (Par 5) Hole 13: 181 yards (Par 3) Hole 14: 472 yards (Par 4) Hole 15: 396 yards (Par 4) Hole 16: 425 yards (Par 4) Hole 17: 237 yards (Par 3) Hole 18: 477 yards (Par 4) IN: 3,659 yards (Par 35) TOTAL: 7,297 yards (Par 70) NORTH COURSE Hole 1: 347 yards (Par 4) Hole 2: 404 yards (Par 4) Hole 3: 400 yards (Par 4) Hole 4: 204 yards (Par 3) Hole 5: 625 yards (Par 5) Hole 6: 215 yards (Par 3) Hole 7: 427 yards (Par 4) Hole 8: 479 yards (Par 4) Hole 9: 458 yards (Par 4) OUT: 3,559 yards (Par 35) Hole 10: 160 yards (Par 3) Hole 11: 466 yards (Par 4) Hole 12: 516 yards (Par 5) Hole 13: 170 yards (Par 3) Hole 14: 373 yards (Par 4) Hole 15: 315 yards (Par 4) Hole 16: 419 yards (Par 4) Hole 17: 463 yards (Par 4) Hole 18: 394 yards (Par 4) IN: 3,276 yards (Par 35) TOTAL: 6,835 yards (Par 70) |
Notable Past Events at Oakland Hills Country ClubB | 1922 Western Open (Mike Brady) 1924 U.S. Open (Cyril Walker) 1929 U.S. Women's Amateur (Glenna Collett Vare) 1937 U.S. Open (Ralph Guldahl) 1951 U.S. Open (Ben Hogan) 1961 U.S. Open (Gene Littler) 1972 PGA Championship (Gary Player) 1979 PGA Championship (David Graham) 1981 U.S. Senior Open (Arnold Palmer) 1985 U.S. Open (Andy North) 1991 U.S. Senior Open (Jack Nicklaus) 1996 U.S. Open (Steve Jones) 2002 U.S. Amateur (Ricky Barnes) 2004 Ryder Cup (Team Europe) 2008 PGA Championship (Padraig Harrington) 2016 U.S. Amateur (Curtis Luck) |
Fast Fact | Prior to the 1951 U.S. Open at Oakland Hills, players called Robert Trent Jones Jr.'s renovation of the venue "The Monster." When he claimed the title, Ben Hogan said, "I brought 'The Monster' to its knees." |
U.S. Junior Amateurs in Michigan (4) | 1948: University of Michigan Golf Course, Ann Arbor (Dean Lind) 1962: Lochmoor Club, Grosse Pointe Woods (James Wiechers) 1980: Pine Lake Country Club, Orchard Lake (Eric Johnson) 2010: Egypt Valley Country Club, Ada (Jim Liu) |
Notable U.S. Junior Amateur Champions | Gay Brewer (1949); Mason Rudolph (1950); Johnny Miller (1964); Gary Koch (1970); Willie Wood (1977); Charlie Rymer (1985); David Duval (1989); Tiger Woods (1991-93); Hunter Mahan (1999); Brian Harman (2003); Kevin Tway (2005); Jordan Spieth (2009, 2011); Scottie Scheffler (2013); Will Zalatoris (2014); Min Woo Lee (2016) |
Notable Runners-Up | Ken Venturi (1948); Jay Sigel (1961); Andy North (1967); Scott Simpson (1972): Mark Wilson (1992); Charles Howell III (1996); Trevor Immelman (1997); Aaron Baddeley (1998); Camilo Villegas (1999); Ryan Moore (2000); Justin Thomas (2010); Matthew Wolff (2017); Akshay Bhatia (2018) |
What Champion Receives | -A gold medal -Custody of the U.S. Junior Amateur Trophy for one season -Exemption from qualifying from future U.S. Junior Amateurs -Exemption into 2025 U.S. Open at Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club (must be an amateur) -Exemption into the 2024 and 2025 U.S. Amateur Championships |
Schedule of Play | Monday, July 22 (18 holes, stroke play) Tuesday, July 23 (18 holes, stroke play) Wednesday, July 24 (Round of 64, match play) Thursday, July 25 (Round of 32/Round of 16 matches) Friday, July 26 (Quarterfinal/Semifinal matches) Saturday, July 27 (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 (All Times EDT) | TBD |
Future Sites | 2025: Trinity Forest Golf Club, Dallas, Texas/July 21-26 2026: Saucon Valley Country Club, Bethlehem, Pa./July 20-25 2027: Chambers Bay, University Place, Wash./July 19-24 2045: Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Ore./Dates TBD |
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