U.S. Junior Amateur

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

Year	Winner	Country	Venue	Score	Runner-up
2020	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic^[3]
2019	Preston Summerhayes	United States	Inverness (OH)	2 & 1	Bo Jin
2018	Michael Thorbjornsen	United States	Baltusrol Golf Club, Upper Course (NJ)	1 up	Akshay Bhatia
2017	Noah Goodwin	United States	Flint Hills National Golf Club (KS)	1 up	Matthew Wolff
2016	Min Woo Lee	Australia	Honors Course (TN)	2 & 1	Noah Goodwin
2015	Philip Barbaree	United States	Colleton River Plantation Club, Dye Course (SC)	37 holes	Andrew Orischak
2014	Will Zalatoris	United States	The Club at Carlton Woods, Nicklaus Course (TX)	5 & 3	Davis Riley
2013	Scottie Scheffler	United States	Martis Camp (CA)	3 & 2	Davis Riley
2012	Andy Hyeon Bo Shim	United States	The Golf Club of New England (NH)	4 & 3	Jim Liu
2011	Jordan Spieth (2)	United States	Gold Mountain Golf Club, Olympic Course (WA)	6 & 5	Chelso Barrett
2010	Jim Liu	United States	Egypt Valley Country Club (MI)	4 & 2	Justin Thomas
2009	Jordan Spieth	United States	Trump National Golf Club, Old and New Courses (NJ)	4 & 3	Jay Hwang
2008	Cameron Peck	United States	Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club (AL)	10 & 8	Evan Beck
2007	Cory Whitsett	United States	Boone Valley Golf Club (MO)	8 & 7	Anthony Paollucci
2006	Philip Francis	United States	Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club (CA)	3 & 2	Richard T. Lee
2005	Kevin Tway	United States	Longmeadow Country Club (MA)	3 & 2	Brad Johnson
2004	Sihwan Kim	South Korea^[4]	The Olympic Club (CA)	1 up	David Chung
2003	Brian Harman	United States	Columbia Country Club (MD)	5 & 4	Jordan Cox
2002	Charlie Beljan	United States	Atlanta Athletic Club, Highlands Course (GA)	20 holes	Zac Reynolds
2001	Henry Liaw	United States	Oak Hills Country Club (TX)	2 & 1	Richard Scott
2000	Matthew Rosenfeld	United States	Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club, Ghost Creek Course (OR)	3 & 2	Ryan Moore
1999	Hunter Mahan	United States	Country Club of York (PA)	4 & 2	Camilo Villegas
1998	James Oh	United States	Conway Farms Golf Club (IL)	1 up	Aaron Baddeley
1997	Jason Allred	United States	Aronimink Golf Club (PA)	1 up	Trevor Immelman
1996	Shane McMenamy	United States	Forest Highlands Golf Club (AZ)	19 holes	Charles Howell III
1995	D. Scott Hailes	United States	Fargo Country Club (ND)	1 up	James Driscoll
1994	Terry Noe	South Korea	Echo Lake Country Club (NJ)	2 up	Andy Barnes
1993	Tiger Woods (3)	United States	Waverley Country Club (OR)	19 holes	Ryan Armour
1992	Tiger Woods (2)	United States	Wollaston Golf Club (MA)	1 up	Mark Wilson
1991	Tiger Woods	United States	Bay Hill Club and Lodge (FL)	19 holes	Brad Zwetschke
1990	Mathew Todd	United States	Lake Merced Golf Club (CA)	1 up	Dennis Hillman
1989	David Duval	United States	Singing Hills Golf and Country Club (CA)	1 up	Austin Maki
1988	Jason Widener	United States	Yale Golf Course (CT)	1 up	Brandon Knight
1987	Brett Quigley	United States	Singletree Golf Club (CO)	1 up	Bill Heim
1986	Brian Montgomery	United States	Muirfield Village (OH)	2 & 1	Nicky Goetze
1985	Charlie Rymer	United States	Brookfield Country Club (NY)	19 holes	Gregory Lesher
1984	Doug Martin	United States	Wayzata Country Club (MN)	4 & 2	Brad Agee
1983	Tim Straub	United States	Saucon Valley Country Club, Old Course (PA)	1 up	John Mahon
1982	Rich Marik	United States	Crooked Stick Golf Club (IN)	4 & 3	Tim Straub
1981	Scott Erickson	United States	Sunnyside Country Club (CA)	4 & 3	Matt McCarley
1980	Eric Johnson	United States	Pine Lake Country Club (MI)	4 & 3	Bruce Soulsby
1979	Jack Larkin	United States	Moss Creek Golf Club (SC)	1 up	Billy Tuten
1978	Donald Hurter	United States	Wilmington Country Club, South Course (DE)	21 holes	Keith Banes
1977	Willie Wood	United States	Ohio State University Golf Club, Scarlet Course (OH)	4 & 3	David Games
1976	Madden Hatcher III	United States	Hiwan Golf Club (CO)	3 & 2	Doug Clarke
1975	Brett Mullin	United States	Richland Country Club (TN)	2 & 1	Scott Templeton
1974	David Nevatt	United States	Brooklawn Country Club (CT)	4 & 3	Mark Tinder
1973	Jack Renner	United States	Singing Hills Country Club (CA)	20 holes	Mike Brannan
1972	Bob Byman	United States	Brookhaven Country Club (TX)	2 & 1	Scott Simpson
1971	Mike Brannan	United States	Manor Country Club (MD)	4 & 3	Robert Steele
1970	Gary Koch	United States	Athens Country Club (GA)	8 & 6	Mike Nelms
1969	Aly Trompas	United States	Spokane Country Club (WA)	3 & 1	Eddie Pearce
1968	Eddie Pearce	United States	The Country Club (MA)	6 & 5	W.B. Harman Jr.
1967	John T. Crooks	United States	Twin Hills Golf & Country Club (OK)	2 & 1	Andy North
1966	Gary Sanders	United States	California Country Club (CA)	2 up	Ray Leach
1965	James Masserio	United States	Wilmington Country Club, South Course (DE)	3 & 2	Lloyd Liebler
1964	Johnny Miller	United States	Eugene Country Club (OR)	2 & 1	Enrique Sterling Jr.
1963	Gregg McHatton	United States	Florence Country Club (SC)	4 & 3	Richard Bland
1962	Jim Wiechers	United States	Lochmoor Club (MI)	4 & 3	James Sullivan
1961	Charles S. McDowell	United States	Cornell University Golf Club (NY)	2 up	Jay Sigel
1960	William L. Tindall	United States	Milburn Golf & Country Club (KS)	2 & 1	Robert L. Hammer
1959	Larry J. Lee	United States	Stanford University Golf Course (CA)	2 up	Michael V. McMahon
1958	Gordon Baker	United States	University of Minnesota Golf Club (MN)	2 & 1	R. Douglas Lindsay
1957	Larry Beck	United States	Manor Country Club (MD)	6 & 5	David C. Leon
1956	Harlan Stevenson	United States	Taconic Golf Club (MA)	3 & 1	Jack Rule Jr.
1955	Billy J. "Cotton" Dunn	United States	Purdue University Golf Club, South Course (IN)	3 & 2	William J. Seanor
1954	Foster Bradley Jr.	United States	Los Angeles Country Club, North Course (CA)	3 & 1	Al Geiberger
1953	Rex Baxter	United States	Southern Hills Country Club (OK)	2 & 1	George Warren III
1952	Donald M. Bisplinghoff	United States	Yale Golf Course (CT)	2 up	Eddie M. Meyerson
1951	Tommy Jacobs	United States	University of Illinois Golf Club (IL)	4 & 2	Floyd Addington
1950	Mason Rudolph	United States	Denver Country Club (CO)	2 & 1	Charles Beville
1949	Gay Brewer	United States	Congressional Country Club (MD)	6 & 4	Mason Rudolph
1948	Dean Lind	United States	University of Michigan Golf Club (MI)	4 & 2	Ken Venturi

Multiple winners

3 wins: Tiger Woods
2 wins: Jordan Spieth
4 wins: Jack Rucker

Notes

^ "Live Championship Match Blog". Junior Amateur Blog. USGA. 23 July 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
^ Lavner, Ryan (24 July 2010). "Liu, 14, becomes youngest U.S. Junior champ". Golfweek.com. Turnstile Publishing Company. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
^ Major, Beth (April 24, 2020). "USGA Cancels Junior Championships Due to COVID-19". USGA.
^ 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".

External links

Official site - most of the information is in the archive section

[USGA-1] "Live Championship Match Blog". Junior Amateur Blog. USGA. 23 July 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.

[Liu-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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