U.S. Junior Amateur Golf Championship

The United States Junior Amateur Championship is one of the thirteen U.S. national golf championships organized by the United States Golf Association. It is open to amateur boys who are under 19 on the last day of the competition and have a USGA Handicap Index of 4.4 or less. The competition was established in 1948. It consists of two days of stroke play, with the leading 64 competitors then playing a match play competition to decide the champion.

The first tournament in 1948 was won by Dean Lind from a field of 495 entries. In 1999, the tournament set a record with 4,508 entries. Only two players have won the championship multiple times: Tiger Woods won the tournament for three consecutive years beginning in 1991; Jordan Spieth won in 2009 and 2011.[1] In 2010, Jim Liu, at 14 years, 11 months, became the youngest champion ever, breaking Woods' mark of 15 years and 220 days.[2]

The number of winners who have gone on to become leading professionals is quite modest. This reflects not only the young age of the competitors, but the more random results of match play tournaments compared to stroke play events. Apart from Woods, well known winners include Johnny Miller (1964), David Duval (1989), Hunter Mahan (1999) and Jordan Spieth (2009 and 2011). Jack Nicklaus's best result was a semifinal loss.

The equivalent competition for girls is the U.S. Girls' Junior Championship.

Winners

YearWinnerCountryVenueScoreRunner-up
2021Country Club of North Carolina, Dogwood Course (NC)
2020Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]
2019Preston Summerhays United StatesInverness Club (OH)2 & 1 Bo Jin
2018Michael Thorbjornsen United StatesBaltusrol Golf Club, Upper Course (NJ)1 up Akshay Bhatia
2017Noah Goodwin United StatesFlint Hills National Golf Club (KS)1 up Matthew Wolff
2016Min Woo Lee AustraliaHonors Course (TN)2 & 1 Noah Goodwin
2015Philip Barbaree United StatesColleton River Plantation Club, Dye Course (SC)37 holes Andrew Orischak
2014Will Zalatoris United StatesThe Club at Carlton Woods, Nicklaus Course (TX)5 & 3 Davis Riley
2013Scottie Scheffler United StatesMartis Camp (CA)3 & 2 Davis Riley
2012Andy Hyeon Bo Shim United StatesThe Golf Club of New England (NH)4 & 3 Jim Liu
2011Jordan Spieth (2) United StatesGold Mountain Golf Club, Olympic Course (WA)6 & 5 Chelso Barrett
2010Jim Liu United StatesEgypt Valley Country Club (MI)4 & 2 Justin Thomas
2009Jordan Spieth United StatesTrump National Golf Club, Old and New Courses (NJ)4 & 3 Jay Hwang
2008Cameron Peck United StatesShoal Creek Golf and Country Club (AL)10 & 8 Evan Beck
2007Cory Whitsett United StatesBoone Valley Golf Club (MO)8 & 7 Anthony Paollucci
2006Philip Francis United StatesRancho Santa Fe Golf Club (CA)3 & 2 Richard T. Lee
2005Kevin Tway United StatesLongmeadow Country Club (MA)3 & 2 Brad Johnson
2004Sihwan Kim South Korea[4]The Olympic Club (CA)1 up David Chung
2003Brian Harman United StatesColumbia Country Club (MD)5 & 4 Jordan Cox
2002Charlie Beljan United StatesAtlanta Athletic Club, Highlands Course (GA)20 holes Zac Reynolds
2001Henry Liaw United StatesOak Hills Country Club (TX)2 & 1 Richard Scott
2000Matthew Rosenfeld United StatesPumpkin Ridge Golf Club, Ghost Creek Course (OR)3 & 2 Ryan Moore
1999Hunter Mahan United StatesCountry Club of York (PA)4 & 2 Camilo Villegas
1998James Oh United StatesConway Farms Golf Club (IL)1 up Aaron Baddeley
1997Jason Allred United StatesAronimink Golf Club (PA)1 up Trevor Immelman
1996Shane McMenamy United StatesForest Highlands Golf Club (AZ)19 holes Charles Howell III
1995D. Scott Hailes United StatesFargo Country Club (ND)1 up James Driscoll
1994Terry Noe South KoreaEcho Lake Country Club (NJ)2 up Andy Barnes
1993Tiger Woods (3) United StatesWaverley Country Club (OR)19 holes Ryan Armour
1992Tiger Woods (2) United StatesWollaston Golf Club (MA)1 up Mark Wilson
1991Tiger Woods United StatesBay Hill Club and Lodge (FL)19 holes Brad Zwetschke
1990Mathew Todd United StatesLake Merced Golf Club (CA)1 up Dennis Hillman
1989David Duval United StatesSinging Hills Golf and Country Club (CA)1 up Austin Maki
1988Jason Widener United StatesYale Golf Course (CT)1 up Brandon Knight
1987Brett Quigley United StatesSingletree Golf Club (CO)1 up Bill Heim
1986Brian Montgomery United StatesMuirfield Village (OH)2 & 1 Nicky Goetze
1985Charlie Rymer United StatesBrookfield Country Club (NY)19 holes Gregory Lesher
1984Doug Martin United StatesWayzata Country Club (MN)4 & 2Brad Agee
1983Tim Straub United StatesSaucon Valley Country Club, Old Course (PA)1 upJohn Mahon
1982Rich Marik United StatesCrooked Stick Golf Club (IN)4 & 3 Tim Straub
1981Scott Erickson United StatesSunnyside Country Club (CA)4 & 3Matt McCarley
1980Eric Johnson United StatesPine Lake Country Club (MI)4 & 3 Bruce Soulsby
1979Jack Larkin United StatesMoss Creek Golf Club (SC)1 up Billy Tuten
1978Donald Hurter United StatesWilmington Country Club, South Course (DE)21 holesKeith Banes
1977Willie Wood United StatesOhio State University Golf Club, Scarlet Course (OH)4 & 3David Games
1976Madden Hatcher III United StatesHiwan Golf Club (CO)3 & 2 Doug Clarke
1975Brett Mullin United StatesRichland Country Club (TN)2 & 1Scott Templeton
1974David Nevatt United StatesBrooklawn Country Club (CT)4 & 3Mark Tinder
1973Jack Renner United StatesSinging Hills Country Club (CA)20 holes Mike Brannan
1972Bob Byman United StatesBrookhaven Country Club (TX)2 & 1 Scott Simpson
1971Mike Brannan United StatesManor Country Club (MD)4 & 3Robert Steele
1970Gary Koch United StatesAthens Country Club (GA)8 & 6Mike Nelms
1969Aly Trompas United StatesSpokane Country Club (WA)3 & 1 Eddie Pearce
1968Eddie Pearce United StatesThe Country Club (MA)6 & 5W.B. Harman Jr.
1967John T. Crooks United StatesTwin Hills Golf & Country Club (OK)2 & 1 Andy North
1966Gary Sanders United StatesCalifornia Country Club (CA)2 upRay Leach
1965James Masserio United StatesWilmington Country Club, South Course (DE)3 & 2Lloyd Liebler
1964Johnny Miller United StatesEugene Country Club (OR)2 & 1Enrique Sterling Jr.
1963Gregg McHatton United StatesFlorence Country Club (SC)4 & 3Richard Bland
1962Jim Wiechers United StatesLochmoor Club (MI)4 & 3James Sullivan
1961Charles S. McDowell United StatesCornell University Golf Club (NY)2 up Jay Sigel
1960William L. Tindall United StatesMilburn Golf & Country Club (KS)2 & 1Robert L. Hammer
1959Larry J. Lee United StatesStanford University Golf Course (CA)2 upMichael V. McMahon
1958Gordon Baker United StatesUniversity of Minnesota Golf Club (MN)2 & 1R. Douglas Lindsay
1957Larry Beck United StatesManor Country Club (MD)6 & 5David C. Leon
1956Harlan Stevenson United StatesTaconic Golf Club (MA)3 & 1 Jack Rule Jr.
1955Billy J. "Cotton" Dunn United StatesPurdue University Golf Club, South Course (IN)3 & 2William J. Seanor
1954Foster Bradley Jr. United StatesLos Angeles Country Club, North Course (CA)3 & 1 Al Geiberger
1953Rex Baxter United StatesSouthern Hills Country Club (OK)2 & 1George Warren III
1952Donald M. Bisplinghoff United StatesYale Golf Course (CT)2 upEddie M. Meyerson
1951Tommy Jacobs United StatesUniversity of Illinois Golf Club (IL)4 & 2Floyd Addington
1950Mason Rudolph United StatesDenver Country Club (CO)2 & 1Charles Beville
1949Gay Brewer United StatesCongressional Country Club (MD)6 & 4 Mason Rudolph
1948Dean Lind United StatesUniversity of Michigan Golf Club (MI)4 & 2 Ken Venturi

Multiple winners

Notes

  1. "Live Championship Match Blog". Junior Amateur Blog. USGA. 23 July 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  2. Lavner, Ryan (24 July 2010). "Liu, 14, becomes youngest U.S. Junior champ". Golfweek.com. Turnstile Publishing Company. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  3. Major, Beth (April 24, 2020). "USGA Cancels Junior Championships Due to COVID-19". USGA.
  4. Shin was born in South Korea and moved to California with his family in October 2000. His citizenship at the time of winning the Championship is unknown. The USGA lists him as "of Fullerton, California".
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