Kinloch Golf Club • Manakin-Sabot, Va.
Independence Golf Club • Midlothian, Va.
Sept. 21-26, 2024
U.S. MID-AMATEUR
Fast Facts for 2024 U.S. Mid-Amateur
| Championship Venue | Kinloch Golf Club, Manakin-Sabot, Va. |
| Stroke-Play Co-Host Venue | Independence Golf Club, Midlothian, Va. |
| Opened | 2001 (Kinloch Golf Club) 2001 (Independence Golf Club) |
| Architects | Kinloch: Lester Georgia and Marvin "Vinny" Giles Fenway: Tom Fazio (renovation by Lester George in 2014) |
| Dates of Championship | September 21-26 |
| Yardages/Par | Kinloch: TBD Independence: TBD |
| Course/Slope Rating | TBD |
| Field | 264 competitors |
| Entries Open | Early Spring |
| Eligibility | Open to any amateur golfer who has reached their 25th birthday as of Sept. 21 and whose Handicap Index does not exceed 3.4. |
| Qualifying | Qualifying, over 18 holes, will take place at to-be-determined sites in late summer |
| 2023 Championship(a | Stewart Hagestad, 32, of Newport Beach, Calif., moved into select company by capturing his third U.S. Mid-Amateur title with a 3-and-2 victory over Virginian Evan Beck in the 36-hole final at Sleepy Hollow Country Club in Scarborough, N.Y. Hagestad, fresh off winning a fourth Walker Cup for the USA, joined Nathan Smith (4) and Jay Sigel (3) as the only players with three Mid-Am titles. His other two titles came in 2016 and 2021. To read more, click here. |
| Quotable | “There's so many thoughts that come into your head, good, bad, otherwise, not just throughout the day but kind of throughout the week. Evan is such a good player. I know that he's one of the best in the world. He's got a ton of horsepower, and I saw some of his matches, and I kind of had a feeling it might come down to the two of us. Never in my wildest dreams would I have ever thought this was possible. I'm going to need a minute to kind of decompress, but there's a lot of emotions going right now.”-- Stewart Hagestad |
| Notable Events at Kinloch Golf Club | 2003 Virginia State Amateur (Jay Woodson) 2011 U.S. Senior Amateur (Louis Lee) |
| Notable Events at Independence Golf Club | 2007 Virginia State Open (Joshua Meador) 2008 Virginia State Open (a-Roger Newsom) 2009 Virginia State Open (Faber Jamerson) 2010 Virginia State Open (a-Evan Beck) 2011 Virginia State Open (a-Roger Newsom) 2012 Virginia State Open (Jay Woodson) 2013 Virginia State Open (Jay Woodson) 2019 Virginia State Senior Open (a-Dave Pulk) 2020 Virginia State Senior Open (a-Matt Sughrue) 2021 Virginia State Open (a-Evan Beck) 2021 Virginia State Senior Open (Brendan McGrath) 2022 Virginia State Open (a-Nick Taliaferro) 2022 Virginia State Senior Open (Rick Schuller) 2023 Virginia State Open (Connor Burgess) 2023 Virginia State Senior Open (Brendan McGrath) |
| Fast Fact | Marvin "Vinny" Giles, a two-time USGA champion that includes the 1972 U.S. Amateur, helped found the club and co-designed the course with Lester George. He also represented the USA in four Walker Cups and captained the 1993 team. |
| Notable U.S. Mid-Amateur Champions | Jim Holtgrieve (1981); Jay Sigel (1983, 1985, 1987); David Eger (1988); Tim Jackson (1994, 2001); Danny Green (1999); Nathan Smith (2003, 2009, 2010, 2012); Trip Kuehne (2007); Mike McCoy (2013); Scott Harvey (2014), Stewart Hagestad (2016, 2021, 2023); Matt Parziale (2017) |
| Notable U.S. Mid-Amateur Runners-Up | Bob Lewis Jr. (1981, 1984); O. Gordon Brewer (1985); Bryan Norton (2003); Todd Mitchell (2008); Tim Hogarth (2010); Garrett Rank (2012); Scott Harvey (2016) |
| Schedule of Play | Saturday, Sept. 21 (Stroke Play, Round 1, 18 holes) Sunday, Sept. 22 (Stroke Play, Round 2, 18 holes) Monday, Sept. 23 (Round of 64, match play) Tuesday, Sept. 24 (Round of 32/Round of 16, match play) Wednesday, Sept. 25 (Quarterfinals/Semifinals, match play) Thursday, Sept. 26 (Championship Match, 36 holes) |
| Match-Play Cut | The low 64 scorers following stroke play will qualify for match play. If necessary, a playoff will be conducted to determine the last qualifiers for the draw. |
| What Winner Receives | -a gold medal -custody of the Robert T. Jones Jr. Memorial Trophy for one year -exemption into 2025 U.S. Open at Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club -exemptions from qualifying for the next 10 U.S. Mid-Amateurs -exemptions from qualifying for the next two U.S. Amateurs -likely invitation to the 2025 Masters Tournament (must be an amateur) |
| Future Sites | 2025: Troon Country Club, Scottsdale, Ariz./Sept. 13-18; Troon North Golf Club, Scottsdale, Ariz. 2027: Jupiter Hills Club, Tequesta, Fla./TBA 2030: Bel-Air Country Club, Los Angeles, Calif./Sept. 14-19 |
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