U.S. JUNIOR AMATEUR
By David Shefter, USGA
Alabama native Nick Dunlap is one of many U.S. Junior Amateur champions to have since found success on the professional level. (USGA/Chris Keane)
Championship Venue | Trinity Forest Golf Club, Dallas, Texas |
Stroke-Play Co-Host Venue | TBD |
Opened | Trinity Forest: 2016 |
Architects | Trinity Forest: Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw |
Yardages/Par (Subject to change) | Trinity Forest: 7,378 yards/Par 72 |
Course Rating/Slope Rating | Trinity Forest: TBD |
Dates of Championship | July 21-26 |
Field Size | 264 |
Eligibility | A competitor cannot have a Handicap Index exceeding 2.4, and not reached his 19th birthday by July 26, 2025. |
Entries Open | March 19, 2025 |
Entries Close | May 14, 2025 (5 p.m. ET) |
Qualifying | Qualifying, over 18 holes, will be conducted between May 21-June 26 at sites to be determined |
2024 Championship | Trevor Gutschewski, of Omaha, Neb., the son of PGA Tour/Korn Ferry Tour professional Scott Gutschewski, defeated U.S. National Junior Team member Tyler Watts, of Huntsville, Ala., 4 and 3, in the 36-hole final at historic Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course), in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Gutschewski survived a 23-hole marathon in his opening match, then took out medalist Blades Brown in the Round of 32 en route to the title. To read more, click here. |
Quotable | “I don't even know. Probably hasn't sunk in yet. I have to sit on it for a bit.” -- Trevor Gutschewski |
Hole by Hole | TRINITY FOREST GOLF CLUB (Subject to change) Hole 1: 405 yards (Par 4) Hole 2: 596 yards (Par 5) Hole 3: 237 yards (Par 3) Hole 4: 477 yards (Par 4) Hole 5: 625 yards (Par 5) Hole 6: 438 yards (Par 4) Hole 7: 425 yards (Par 4) Hole 8: 185 yards (Par 3) Hole 9: 467 yards (Par 4) OUT: 3,855 yards (Par 36) Hole 10: 550 yards (Par 5) Hole 11: 205 yards (Par 3) Hole 12: 405 yards (Par 4) Hole 13: 438 yards (Par 4) Hole 14: 315 yards (Par 4) Hole 15: 415 yards (Par 4) Hole 16: 567 yards (Par 5) Hole 17: 125 yards (Par 3) Hole 18: 503 yards (Par 4) IN: 3,523 yards (Par 36) TOTAL: 7,378 yards (Par 72) |
Notable Past Events at Trinity Forest | 2018 AT&T Byron Nelson (Aaron Wise) 2019 AT&T Byron Nelson (Sung Kang) 2023 Jackson T. Stephens Cup (Men's Team: Florida State; Men's Individual: Tiger Christensen, University of Arizona; Women's Team: Wake Forest; Women's Individual: Lauren Kim, University of Texas) |
Fast Fact | One of the founding members of Trinity Forest is current USGA president Fred Perpall. |
Did you know? | Trinity Forest was build on a former landfill and utilizes Trinity Zoysia, a turfgrass known for its sustainable attributes, requiring very little water or fertilizer. In 2018, the club was presented with Golf Digest’s Green Star Award for outstanding environmental practices and its efforts in reclaiming what was once an unauthorized dumpsite. |
U.S. Junior Amateurs in Texas (4) | 1972: Brookhaven Country Club, Dallas, (Robert T. Byman) 2001: Oak Hills Country Club, San Antonio (Henry Liaw) 2014: The Club at Carlton Woods (Nicklaus Course), The Woodlands, (Will Zalatoris) |
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); Michael Thorbjornsen (2018); Nick Dunlap (2021) |
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); Davis Riley (2013, 2014); Matthew Wolff (2017); Akshay Bhatia (2018) |
What Champion Receives | -A gold medal -Custody of the U.S. Junior Amateur Trophy for one year -Exemption from qualifying from future U.S. Junior Amateurs -Exemption into 2026 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Country Club (must be an amateur) -Exemption into the 2025 and 2026 U.S. Amateur Championships -Name engraved on a plaque honoring the 2025 USGA champions that will reside in the Hall of Champions inside the USGA Museum in Liberty Corner, N.J. |
Schedule of Play | Monday, July 21 (18 holes, stroke play) Tuesday, July 22 (18 holes, stroke play) Wednesday, July 23 (Round of 64, match play) Thursday, July 24 (Round of 32/Round of 16 matches) Friday, July 25 (Quarterfinal/Semifinal matches) Saturday, July 26 (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 | 2026: Saucon Valley Country Club, Bethlehem, Pa./July 20-25 2027: Chambers Bay, University Place, Wash./July 19-24 2028: Woodmont Country Club, Rockville, Md./July 17-22 2029: Sand Valley Resort, Nekoosa, Wis./July 23-28 2032: Pinehurst Resort & C.C., Village of Pinehurst/July 19-24 2033: Whistling Straits, Kohler, Wis./July 25-30 2039: Erin Hills, Erin, Wis./Dates TBD 2045: Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Ore./Dates TBD |
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