U.S. SENIOR AMATEUR
Fast Facts for 2025 U.S. Senior Amateur
| Championship Venue | Oak Hills Country Club, San Antonio, Texas |
| Opened | 1922 |
| Architect | A.W. Tillinghast |
| Dates of Championship | Aug. 23-28 |
| Yardage/Par | 6,552 yards/Par 71 (Subject to change) |
| Course/Slope Rating | TBD |
| Spectators | Admission is free of charge and spectators are encouraged to attend. |
| Field Size | 156 players |
| Entries Accepted | 2,612 (Record 2,864 in 2022) |
| Eligibility | Open to any golfer who is 55 years of age as of August 23 and whose Handicap Index® does not exceed 5.4 |
| Qualifying | Qualifying, over 18 holes, will be conducted June 25-Aug. 4 at 50 sites in the U.S. |
| 2024 Championship | Louis Brown, 61, of Marietta, Ga., captured the 69th U.S. Senior Amateur Championship, defeating Dan Sullivan, of Pasadena, Calif., 4 and 3, in the 18-hole final at The Honors Course, in Ooltewah, Tenn. Brown is a former professional who played all over the world before becoming a partner in a financial services firm. He became the fifth player from the Peachtree State to claim the U.S. Senior Amateur. This was his third start in the championship, while Sullivan, a two-time U.S. Mid-Amateur semifinalist, was making his first appearance. To read more, click here. |
| Quotable | “I haven't done everything I wanted to do in golf, but I've won some tournaments. I've won some stuff in Georgia that's pretty meaningful. But the one thing that I thought would be huge for me would be to win a USGA event, and this was the only one.” -- Louis Brown |
| Exempt Players (36) | Juan Angel (Top 10 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of April 2; Top 25 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 18) Neal Barfield (Top 25 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 18) Louis Brown (Champion of 2024 U.S. Senior Amateur) Jon Brown (Top 25 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 18) Dave Bunker (Quarterfinalist in 2024 U.S. Senior Amateur; Top 25 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 18) Jacobo Cestino (Top 25 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 18) Nathaniel Crosby (Winner of 1981 U.S. Amateur) Gene Elliott (Champion of 2021 U.S. Senior Amateur; Top 25 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 18) Jody Fanagan (Runner-up in 2023 U.S. Senior Amateur) Ran(dy Haag (Top 10 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of April 2; Top 25 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 18) Jack Hall (Top 25 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 18) Doug Hanzel (Runner-up in 2022 U.S. Senior Amateur; Top 10 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of April 2; Top 25 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 18) Tim Hogarth (Top 25 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 18) Bryan Hoops (Top 25 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 18) Stephen Jensen (Top 25 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 18) John Kemp (Top 25 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 18) Sean Knapp (Champion of 2017 U.S. Senior Amateur) Mark Knecht (Quarterfinalist in 2024 U.S. Senior Amateur) Jack Larkin Sr. (Top 10 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of April 2; Top 25 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 18) Chip Lutz (Champion of 2015 U.S. Senior Amateur) Miles McConnell (Top 10 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking; Top 25 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 18) Robert Nelson (Semifinalist in 2024 U.S. Senior Amateur) Roger Newsom (Semifinalist in 2023 U.S. Senior Amateur) Brent Paterson (Runner-up in 2024 R&A Senior Amateur Championship) Bob Royak (Champion of 2019 U.S. Senior Amateur; Semifinalist in 2023 U.S. Senior Amateur; Top 25 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 18) Dave Ryan (Champion of 2016 U.S. Senior Amateur) Rick Stimmel (Top 25 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 18) Rusty Strawn (Champion of 2022 U.S. Senior Amateur) Mark Strickland (Top 10 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking; Top 25 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 18) Matt Sughrue (Semifinalist in 2024 U.S. Senior Amateur; Top 10 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of April 2; Top 25 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 18) Daniel Sullivan (Runner-up in 2024 U.S. Senior Amateur; Top 10 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of April 2; Top 25 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 18) Kevin VandenBerg (Top 25 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of June 18) Andrew Whitacre (Quarterfinalist in 2024 U.S. Senior Amateur) Todd White (Champion of 2023 U.S. Senior Amateur; Winner of 2024 R&A Senior Amateur Championship) Jeff Wilson (Champion of 2018 U.S. Senior Amateur) Steve Wilson (Champion of 2008 U.S. Mid-Amateur) |
| Hole by hole | OAK HILLS COUNTRY CLUB Hole 1: 370 yards (Par 4) Hole 2: 174 yards (Par 3) Hole 3: 419 yards (Par 4) Hole 4: 423 yards (Par 4) Hole 5: 612 yards (Par 5) Hole 6: 365 yards (Par 4) Hole 7: 412 yards (Par 4) Hole 8: 309 yards (Par 4) Hole 9: 154 yards (Par 3) OUT: 3,238 yards (Par 35) Hole 10: 504 yards (Par 5) Hole 11: 433 yards (Par 4) Hole 12: 415 yards (Par 4) Hole 13: 160 yards (Par 3) Hole 14: 324 yards (Par 4) Hole 15: 524 yards (Par 5) Hole 16: 375 yards (Par 4) Hole 17: 391 yards (Par 4) Hole 18: 188 yards (Par 3) IN: 3,314 yards (Par 36) TOTAL: 6,552 yards (Par 71) |
| Notable Events at Oak Hills C.C. | 2001 U.S. Junior Amateur (Henry Liaw) 2024 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball (Sarah Lim/Asterisk Talley) 24 Texas Opens (Notable champions Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino, Hale Irwin, Ben Crenshaw, Corey Pavin) Host of PGA Tour Champions' AT&T Championship 2002-10 (Notable winners Jay Haas, Craig Stadler, Fred Funk and John Cook) 1987 Tour Championship (Tom Watson) |
| U.S. Senior Amateurs in Texas (2) | 1989: Lochinvar Golf Club, Houston (R.S. "Bo" Williams) 2008: Shady Oaks Country Club, Fort Worth (George "Buddy" Marucci) |
| Did You Know? | Holes 9 and 18 at Oak Hills Country Club are par-3s, making it one of the few courses in the world where both closing holes of each nine end with a one-shotter. |
| Notable U.S. Senior Amateur Champions | J. Wood Platt (1955); J. Clark Espie (1957, 1959); Dexter Daniels (1961, 1966); Curtis Person Sr. (1968-69); Gene Andrews (1970); Lewis W. Oehmig (1972, 1976, 1985); Dale Morey (1974, 1977); William C. Campbell (1979-80); Ed Updegraff (1981); William Hyndman III (1983); John Richardson (1987); O. Gordon Brewer (1994, 1996); Bill Shean Jr. (1998, 2000); Kemp Richardson (2001, 2003); Stan Lee (2007); George “Buddy” Marucci (2008); Marvin “Vinny” Giles (2009); Paul Simson (2010, 2012); Louis Lee (2011); Doug Hanzel (2013); Pat Tallent (2014); Chip Lutz (2015); Sean Knapp (2017); Jeff Wilson (2018), Gene Elliott (2021), Todd White (2023) |
| Notable U.S. Senior Amateur Runners-Up | J. Clark Espie (1956); Ernest Pieper Jr. (1971-72); Lewis W. Oehmig (1974, 1977, 1979); Dale Morey (1981); Ed Updegraff (1982); Richard Runkle (1983-84); John Harbottle (1986); George Zahringer (2008); Pat Tallent (2010); Bryan Norton (2014); Paul Simson (2017); Sean Knapp (2018); Doug Hanzel (2022), Jody Fanagan (2023) |
| What Champion Receives | *-A gold medal *-Custody of the Frederick L. Dold Trophy for one year *-Exemption from local qualifying for the 2026 U.S. Open Championship *-Exemption from qualifying for the 2026 U.S. Senior Open Championship at Scioto Country Club (must be an *-amateur) *-Exemption from qualifying for the 2026 and 2027 U.S. Amateur Championships *-Exemption from qualifying for the 2025 and 2026 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championships *-Exemption from qualifying for the next 10 U.S. Senior Amateur Championships *-Name engraved on the 2025 USGA Champions' plaque that will reside in the USGA Museum's Hall of Champions in Liberty Corner, N.J. |
| Schedule of Play | Saturday, Aug. 23 (Stroke Play, Round 1, 18 holes) Sunday, Aug. 24 (Stroke Play, Round 1, 18 holes) Monday, Aug. 25 (Round of 64, match play) Tuesday, Aug. 26 (Round of 32/Round of 16, match play) Wednesday, Aug. 27 (Quarterfinals/Semifinals, match play) Thursday, Aug. 28 (Championship Match, 18 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 final match-play spots. |
| Future Sites | 2026: Baltimore Country Club (East Course), Baltimore, Md./Aug. 29-Sept. 3 2027: Seattle (Wash.) Golf Club/Aug. 28-Sept. 2 2028: Biltmore Forest Country Club, Asheville, N.C./Aug. 26-31 2029: The Omni Homestead Resort (Cascades Course), Hot Springs, Va./Aug. 25-30 2030: The Country Club of North Carolina, Pinehurst, N.C./Aug. 24-29 2032: Country Club of Buffalo, Williamsville, N.Y./Aug. 28-Sept. 2 2033: Canterbury Golf Club, Cleveland, Ohio/Aug. 27-Sept. 1 2035: Columbia Country Club, Chevy Chase, Md./Aug. 25-30 2036: Belle Meade Country Club, Nashville, Tenn./Aug. 23-28 2038: Quaker Ridge Golf Club, Scarsdale, N.Y./Dates TBD |
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