U.S. SENIOR AMATEUR

Fast Facts for 2026 U.S. Senior Amateur

By David Shefter, USGA

| 6 hrs ago | Liberty Corner, N.J.


Championship Venue	Baltimore Country Club (East Course), Baltimore, Md.
Opened	1898
Architect	A.W. Tillinghast (renovations by Keith Foster in 2015)
Dates of Championship	Aug. 29-Oct. 3
Yardage/Par	TBD
Course/Slope Rating	TBD
Spectators	Admission is free of charge and spectators are encouraged to attend.
Field Size	156 players
Entries Open	Spring 2026
Eligibility	Open to any golfer who is 55 years of age as of August 29 and whose Handicap Index® does not exceed 5.4
Qualifying	Qualifying, over 18 holes, will be conducted at sites to be determined
2025 Championship	Mike McCoy, 62, of Des Moines, Iowa, became the first player in USGA history to claim both a U.S. Mid-Amateur and U.S. Senior Amateur with his 3-and-2 triumph over Greg Sanders at Oak Hills Country Club, in San Antonio, Texas. Oak Hills, which was scheduled to host in 2028, took the championship because Biltmore Forest, in Asheville, N.C., was still recovering from Hurricane Helene. McCoy was competing in his 63rd USGA championship. He won the U.S. Mid-Amateur in 2013, two years before representing the USA in the Walker Cup Match at Royal Lytham & St. Annes, in England. He also captained the victorious USA side in 2024 in Scotland at the Old Course at St. Andrews. To read more, click here.
Quotable	“I'm so honored to win a USGA championship. I love the USGA. A lot of my golfing history has sort of been built upon their championships and trying to get to them and advance and someday win one, and I finally did, and, of course, I never dreamed I'd win another one... so it's been a dream come true.” -- Mike McCoy
Notable Events at Baltimore C.C.	1899 U.S. Open (Willie Smith) 1928 PGA Championship (Leo Diegel) 1932 U.S. Amateur (C. Ross Somerville) 1965 Walker Cup (USA) 1988 U.S. Women's Open (Liselotte Neumann) 2007 Senior Players Championship (Loren Roberts) 2008 Senior Players Championship (D.A. Weibring) 2009 Senior Players Championship (Jay Haas)
Did You Know?	Baltimore Country Club is among the first 100 clubs in the United States.
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), Mike McCoy (2025)
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 2027 U.S. Open Championship -Exemption from qualifying for the 2027 U.S. Senior Open Championship at Oak Tree National (must be an -amateur) -Exemption from qualifying for the 2027 and 2028 U.S. Amateur Championships -Exemption from qualifying for the 2026 and 2027 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championships -Exemption from qualifying for the next 10 U.S. Senior Amateur Championships *-Name engraved on the 2026 USGA Champions' plaque that will reside in the USGA Museum's Hall of Champions in Liberty Corner, N.J.
Schedule of Play	Saturday, Aug. 29 (Stroke Play, Round 1, 18 holes) Sunday, Aug. 30 (Stroke Play, Round 1, 18 holes) Monday, Aug. 31 (Round of 64, match play) Tuesday, Sept. 1 (Round of 32/Round of 16, match play) Wednesday, Sept. 2 (Quarterfinals/Semifinals, match play) Thursday, Sept. 3 (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	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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