Sunday 16th August 2026
Match Play Stage – Final
Jack WHALEY (ENG), 22, with his father Andy on the bag, beat Jay LENG JR (USA), 20, by 4&3 in the Final of the 126th U.S. Amateur Championship.
Speaking afterwards Whaley said “As we were driving back [to the clubhouse], I was looking with my dad at some of the names that are on [the Havemeyer Trophy], and it’s incredible. I never thought that my name would be amongst such impressive people.”
Jack and Andy Whaley (Photo: Dustin Satloff / USGA)
Whaley joins just five other GB&I players to win the U.S. Amateur Championship – Henry J. Whigham (SCO) in 1896 & 1897, Findlay S. Douglas (SCO) in 1898, Harold Hilton (ENG) in 1911, Richie Ramsay (SCO) in 2006 and fellow Yorkshireman Matt Fitzpatrick (ENG) in 2013.
Coincidentally the last time the Championship was held at Merion in 2005, Italy’s Edoardo Molinari came through a 19-for-17 play-off to eventually take the title with a 4&3 win. Fellow European Whaley also advanced out of a 16-for-11 play-off on Wednesday morning to follow in his footsteps by the same victory margin.
With the win Whaley earned exemptions into the 2027 Masters Invitational at Augusta National, the U.S. Open Championship at Pebble Beach and the Open Championship at St. Andrews. He also now has a ten year exemption into the U.S. Amateur Championship and more importantly a place on this year’s GB&I Walker Cup team.
Here is the hole-by-hole Final scoreboard: –
Jack Whaley v. Jay Leng Jr – MP Final Scoreboard (Graphic: USGA / CISCO)
The 36 hole Final commenced at 9.00am (2.00pm BST) at Merion G.C. and it was Whaley who made the first move, chipping in from just off the green on the 1st hole for a birdie win.
Whaley was 2Up after eight holes before the pre-match favourite Jay Leng Jr., who was looking to become just the 10th player to win the Western Amateur and the U.S. Amateur in the same year, began a concerted fight back. Wins on 9 and 10 with pars and 12 and 13, with birdies, saw the Californian move to 1Up.
Whaley stayed calm and despite going into lunch 2Down after Leng birdied the par 5 16th came out firing in the afternoon, inevitably feeling more comfortable in the increasingly wet and windy conditions the finalists faced. One crucial factor may have been that Whaley had two waterproof gloves in his bag and put them both on from the 7th hole.
The Englishman who now represents Florida State University won four holes in a row, the 20th to 23rd, with two birdies and two pars, to move 2Up.
Leng won the 24th to get back to 1Down but Whaley showed few nerves and a lovely putting touch over the closing holes to win the 26th, 28th, 30th and finally the 33rd with three priceless birdies.
Click here to view the – 2026 U.S. Amateur Championship Match Play Results (use filter)
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Saturday 15th August 2026
Match Play Stage – Semi-Finals
The Match Play Semi-Finals commenced at 2.00pm (7.00pm BST) at Merion G.C.
Jack WHALEY (ENG) beat Carter LOFIN (USA) by 1 Hole in their Semi-Final match in front of 3,500 spectators.
Whaley again got off to a great start winning the opening two holes before extending his lead to 3Up with a birdie on the 6th hole. Having lost the 7th and 8th holes he turned 1Up but moved back to 3Up with a birdie on 10 and a winning par on 12. Loflin fought back strongly and with Whaley showing nerves with a bogey on 15 and a double on 17 the pair were ultimately tied heading to the difficult par 4 18th. Loflin could only manage a double bogey allowing Whaley to win with a 4 foot bogey putt.
After the match Whaley said “I was a little bit more on the nervous side than I was the last couple of days. But after the second hole, I kind of settled down a little bit and really started playing golf again and thinking more about what I’m going to do with the golf ball instead of just standing there hoping I can hit the ball.
“Then coming down the stretch when I was 3 up and then 2 up and then 1 up and then all square, I was like, ‘All right, now we need to do something special. Again, it goes back to what you work hard for when you’re practicing. You kind of rely on that.”
Carter Loflin v. Jack Whaley – MP Semi-Final Scoreboard (Graphic: USGA / CISCO)
Jay LENG JR (USA) beat Logan REILLY (USA) by 2&1 in the second semi-final.
Leng won the opening hole but could never quite shake off his determined opponent which made for a tight encounter.
Jay Leng JR v. Logan Reilly – MP Semi-Final Scoreboard (Graphic: USGA / CISCO)
The four Semi-Finalists earned two year exemptions into the 2027 and 2028 U.S. Amateur Championships being played at Oak Hill C.C. and Whistling Straits.
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Friday 14th August 2026
Match Play Stage – Quarter Finals
The Match Play Quarter Finals commenced at 1.15pm (6.15pm BST).
Carter LOFLIN (USA), 22 / #47, Jack WHALEY (ENG), 22 / #90, Jay LENG JR. (USA), 20 / #23, and Logan REILLY (USA), 19 / #56, progressed to the Semi-Finals with all four players enjoying healthy wins.
The Quarter Finals saw just 57 holes played; the fewest by three holes since 2002.
The eight players who reached the Quarter Finals earned exemptions into the 2027 U.S. Amateur Championship which will be played at Oak Hill C.C. in Rochester, New York.
Here are the Quarter Final results: –
MP Quarter Finals Results (Graphic: USGA / CISCO)
Jack WHALEY (ENG) got off to a dream start against Adam BRESNU (MOR) birdieing the first two holes. Having been handed the 4th a further birdie on the 8th meant the Florida State rising senior turned 4Up. An out of sorts Bresnu simply had no response and Whaley saw out a 5&4 victory without ever losing a hole.
Adam Bresnu v. Jack Whaley – MP Quarter Finals Scoreboard (Graphic: USGA / CISCO)
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Thursday 13th August 2026
Match Play Stage – Round of 16
The Match Play Round of 16 started at 1.15pm (6.15pm BST).
Brandon KNIGHT (USA), 21 / WAGR #534, Carter LOFLIN (USA), 22 / #47, Adam BRESNU (MOR), 22 / #30, Jack WHALEY (ENG), 22 / #90, Jay LENG JR. (USA), 20 / #23, Jack TURNER (USA), 22 / #19, Michael LUGIANO (USA), 20 / #335, and Logan REILLY (USA), 19 / #56, all progressed to the Quarter Finals.
Here is the Round of 32 draw: –
MP Round of 16 Results (Graphic: USGA / CISCO)
Jack WHALEY (ENG) helped ensure that no mid-amateur would advance beyond the Round of 16 with another impressive performance, this time against Christian CAVALIERE (USA). 5up after eight holes the Yorkshire man saw out a 4&3 victory with little trouble.
Jack Whaley v. Christian Cavaliere – MP Round of 16 Scoreboard (Graphic: USGA / CISCO)
Match Play Stage – Round of 32
The Match Play Round of 32 commenced at 7.15am (12.15 BST).
MP Round of 32 Results (Graphic: USGA / CISCO)
Four birdies helped Jack WHALEY (ENG) to a solid 2&1 win against Bowen MAUSS (USA), ranked 203rd on WAGR. He will head into this afternoon’s Round of 16 as the last GB&I player still standing.
Jack Whaley v. Bowen Mauss – MP Round of 32 Scoreboard (Graphic: USGA / CISCO)
Jack TURNER (USA) proved too consistent for Niall SHEILS DONEGAN (USA) in their Round of 32 match. The rising senior at the University of Florida was 1-under for the 16 holes he required to secure a 3&2 win.
Jack Turner v. Niall Sheils Donegan – MP Round of 32 Scoreboard (Graphic: USGA / CISCO)
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Wednesday 12th August 2026
Match Play Stage – Round of 64
The Match Play Round of 64 commenced at 9:30 a.m. Ten of the 32 matches went the distance with four requiring extra holes.
17 year old WAGR #4 Miles RUSSELL (USA) was the biggest name casualty in the Round of 64, falling 2&1 to WAGR #8 Ryder COWAN (USA), 21.
Tyler WATTS (USA), 18, who has already been selected for next month’s Walker Cup match, never trailed in his 3&2 victory over compatriot Parker SANDS.
Taishi MOTO (JAP) took out Stroke Play medalist Joshua RYAN (USA) in a 19 hole match.
In form Jay LENG Jr (USA), who recently won the Western Amateur, beat 2024 U.S. Mid-Amateur champion Evan BECK (USA) by 5&4 and is clearly now one of the favourites for the title.
Five players who came through the morning Play-Off, Cowan, Moto, William JENNINGS (USA), Jack WHALEY (ENG) and Joshua BAI (NZL) all advanced to the Round of 32.
Two mid-amateurs, Stewart HAGESTAD (USA), 34 and playing in his 17th U.S. Amateur, and Christian CAVALIERE (USA), 28, also came through the opening match play round.
MP Round of 64 Results (Graphic: USGA / CISCO)
Two of the four remaining GB&I players advanced to the Last 32. Well done to Niall SHEILS DONEGAN (SCO) and Jack WHALEY (ENG).
Connor GRAHAM (SCO) bogeyed five of the 13 holes he played on his way to a disappointing 6&5 loss to a much more inspired Brandon KNIGHT (USA), ranked 534th in WAGR.
Connor Graham v. Brandon Knight – MP Round of 64 Scoreboard (Graphic: USGA / CISCO)
The longest match of the round went to Jack WHALEY (ENG) who after losing the opening two holes fought back superbly to take his game against Jackson ORMOND (USA) on the fourth extra hole with a birdie.
Jackson Ormond v. Jack Whaley – MP Round of 64 Scoreboard (Graphic: USGA / CISCO)
Niall SHEILS DONEGAN (SCO) was 2-under par for the 15 holes he played in a solid 4&3 victory over Wheaton ENNIS (USA), the 55th ranked played in WAGR.
Wheaton Ennis v. Niall Sheils Donegan – MP Round of 64 Scoreboard (Graphic: USGA / CISCO)
Eliot BAKER (ENG) lost 3&1 to the 2026 North & South Amateur champion Joshua BAI (NZL), ranked 106th in WAGR. Tied going into the back nine bogeys on 10,12, 14 and 17 and a double on 16 meant the Tiverton-man effectively handed the game to his opponent.
Eliot Baker v. Joshua Bai – MP Round of 64 Scoreboard (Graphic: USGA / CISCO)
Stroke Play Qualifying – Play-Off
The play-off to finalise the 64-man Match Play field commenced at 8.30am on the 119 yard par 3 13th hole at Merion G.C. It took 90 minutes to conclude.
It ended up being a 16 players for 11 spots event after Jason SCHWARZ (USA) bogeyed the difficult 18th at Merion first thing this morning to ‘lose’ his place.
Jack WHALEY (ENG) lipped out for a hole-in-one and after securing his tap-in birdie advanced. Unfortunately WAGR #5 Luke POULTER (ENG) bogeyed the par 14th hole to be eliminated.
Click here to view the – 2026 U.S. Amateur Championship Play-Off Results (use filter)
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Tuesday 11th August 2026
Stroke Play Qualifying – Round 2
Joshua RYAN (USA), 23 this coming Friday and the winner of the local 2026 Pennsylvania Amateur at Oakmont, earned medalist honours with a 132 (-8) 36-hole total. He shot 67 (-3) at Philadelphia C.C. on Monday and backed it up with a 65 (-5) at Merion G.C. on Day 2.
Tyler WATTS (USA), 18, earned the 2nd seed with a -6 score, 18 hole leader Drake HARVEY (USA) the 3rd and Finn KOELLE (GER) the 4th after they both finished on 136 (-4).
Stroke Play Qualifying Leaderboard (Graphic: USGA / CISCO)
Eliot BAKER (ENG), tied 9th on -2, was the leading GB&I qualifier. He was joined by Connor GRAHAM (SCO), tied 16th on -1 and Niall SHEILS DONEGAN (SCO) tied 33rd on +1.
Play was suspended due to darkness at 8:09 p.m. Every player had finished their second rounds at Philadelphia C.C. but 13 players will need to come back tomorrow morning at 7.00am to complete theirs at Merion.
The cut for match play came at 2-over 142 with 70 players currently inside it. Luke POULTER (ENG) and Jack WHALEY (ENG) are amongst these and will therefore have the opportunity to make it five GB&I Match Play qualifiers via a play-off. This matched the lowest cut mark in U.S. Amateur history alongside Erin Hills (2011) and Oakland Hills C.C. (2016).
The play-off to finalise the 64-man Match Play field currently looks like it will be 17 players for 11 spots but Jason SCHWARZ (USA) still has to play the 18th at Merion to retain his place.
GB&I-Only Stroke Play Qualifying Leaderboard (Graphic: USGA / CISCO)
Mason HOWELL (USA) was the first defending champion to miss the cut since Andy Ogletree (USA) in 2020 at Bandon Dunes.
WAGR #1 Preston STOUT (USA), who will play in his second consecutive Walker Cup Match next month, two-time USA Walker Cupper Ethan FANG (USA) and 2026 Amateur champion and two-time GB&I Walker Cupper Stuart GREHAN (IRL) also failed to progress.
During the Stroke Play Qualifying Merion played to an average of 73.97 compared to 73.15 for the 353 yards longer Philadelphia C.C.
Each golfer advancing to the Match Play Stage received a red flag with the championship logo and their seeding number on it.
Click here to view the – 2026 U.S. Amateur Championship Stroke Play Qualifying Leaderboard (use filter)
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Monday 10th August 2026
Stroke Play Qualifying – Round 1
William LISLE (HKG), 17, and Finn KOELLE (GER), 21, shared the overnight Round 1 lead after shooting 5-under 65’s at Philadelphia C.C. and Merion G.C. respectively.
Max HERENDEEN (USA) finished strongly to post a 66 at Philadelphia. Drake HARVEY (USA), 4-under with two holes left to play at Merion, has the chance to pass or join him on this mark.
[Harvey birdied the final two holes at Merion on Tuesday morning to match the competitive course record of 64 and secure the Day 1 stroke play lead.]
Nine other players posted 67s, a group including the 2026 U.S. Junior Amateur runner-up Miles RUSSELL (USA).
Stroke Play Qualifying Leaderboard (Graphic: USGA / CISCO)
Defending champion Mason HOWELL (USA), 74 at Merion, Ethan FANG (USA), 74 at Philadelphia, WAGR No. 1 Preston STOUT (USA), 75 at Merion, 2025 Walker Cupper Jacob MODLESKI (USA), 75 at Merion, and 2026 Amateur champion Stuart GREHAN (IRL), 77 at Merion, all look unlikely to the make the Match Play Stage after disappointing opening rounds.
Sam EASTERBROOK (ENG), 68 at Philadelphia, Eliot BAKER (ENG) 69 at Merion and Niall SHEILS DONEGAN (SCO), -1 after 17 holes at Merion made the best starts out of the 14 Great Britain & Ireland players who are competing.
Play was suspended for 54 minutes due to an afternoon thunderstorm that 39 players were unable to complete their opening rounds. Play was stopped for the day at 8:02 p.m and will resume at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, alongside the start of Round 2.
The two courses played similarly in terms of stroke average on Day 1; Merion at 73.28 and Philadelphia C.C., which is 353 yards longer but playing to the same par of 70, at 73.26.
GB&I-Only Stroke Play Qualifying Leaderboard (Graphic: USGA / CISCO)
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6th August 2026
Introduction
The 2026 U.S. Amateur Championship will be played at Merion G.C. in Pennsylvania from 10th-16th August with the nearby Philadelphia C.C. co-hosting the stroke play qualifying stage.
Administered by the United States Golf Association (USGA) the U.S. Amateur is the most important and prestigious individual competition in the amateur golf calendar.
I will be updating this article as more information comes to light and providing daily reports once play starts.
2026 Field
5,111 entries were received by the USGA for this year’s Championship.
312 players from 36 different countries will be competing. 233 are from USA with England the second best represented country with 7.
173 were exempt with the remaining 139 coming through qualifying. 91 of these players competed last year in San Francisco.
Mike MCCOY (USA), aged 63 and playing in his 21st U.S. Amateur, and Landon TUDOR (USA) & Bento ASSIS (BZL), both aged 15, are the oldest and youngest players. The average player age is 22.85.
Exemptions were granted based on past performances in previous amateur championships, selection for the Walker Cup teams and World Amateur Golf Rankings. 47 of the top ranked players in WAGR are in the field.
48 Local Qualifying events, all played over 18 holes, were staged between 1st-30th June and 3rd July before 19 Final Qualifying competitions, again over 18 holes, took place between 13th-22nd July.
Click here to view the – 2026 U.S. Amateur Championship Local & Final Qualifying Results
14 Great British & Irish (GB&I) players are competing in 2026: –
Eliot BAKER (ENG) – Exemption: Walker Cup GB&I Team 2025 / WAGR Top 100 May 2026
Jack BIGHAM (ENG) – Exemption: Walker Cup GB&I Team 2023
Sam EASTERBROOK (ENG) – Exemption: WAGR Top 100 June 2026
Connor GRAHAM (SCO) – Exemption: Walker Cup GB&I Team 2023 & 2025 / WAGR Top 100 May 2026
Stuart GREHAN (IRL) – Exemption: Walker Cup GB&I Team 2025 / Amateur champion 2026 / WAGR Top 100 May 2026
Mike HEARNE (WAL) – Qualifier: Dallas National G.C. (Alt. 1), July 2025
Ieuan JONES (WAL) – Qualifier: Ohio State University GC, July 2025
Zach LITTLE (ENG) – Exemption: WAGR Top 100 May 2026
Matt MCCLEAN (IRL) – Exemption: Walker Cup GB&I Team 2023
Luke POULTER (ENG) – Exemption: Walker Cup GB&I Team 2025 / WAGR Top 20 March 2026 / WAGR Top 100 May 2026
Niall SHEILS DONEGAN (SCO) – Exemption: US Amateur SF / Walker Cup GB&I Team 2025 / WAGR Top 100 May 2026
Gavin TIERNAN (IRL) – Exemption: Walker Cup GB&I Team 2025
Freddie TURNELL (ENG) – Exemption: WAGR Top 100 May 2026
Jack WHALEY (ENG) – Exemption: WAGR Top 100 June 2026
This number matches the historical high of 14 GB&I players who competed last year at Olympic Club. There were 10 at Hazeltine National in 2024, 8 at Cherry Hills in 2023, 9 at Ridgewood in 2022, 5 at Oakmont in 2021, 11 at Bandon Dunes in 2020, 11 at Pinehurst in 2019, 7 at Pebble Beach in 2018, 9 at Riviera in 2017 and 11 at Oakland Hills in 2016.
Format / Schedule
36-holes of stroke play (SP) will determine the top 64 match play (MP) qualifiers. Ties for the last qualifying place will be resolved by a sudden death play-off.
Six 18 hole MP rounds will then be played culminating in a 36-hole Championship Final. Extra holes will be played to resolve any halved games.
Monday 10th August – SP Qualifying Round 1 (Merion and Philadelphia – 18 holes)
Tuesday 11th August – SP Qualifying Round 2 (Merion and Philadelphia – 18 holes)
Wednesday 12th August – SP Qualifying Play-Off / MP Round of 64 (Merion – 18 holes)
Thursday 13th August – MP Rounds of 32 and 16 (Merion – 18 holes)
Friday 14th August – MP Quarter Finals (Merion – 18 holes)
Saturday 15th August – MP Semi-Finals (Merion – 18 holes)
Sunday 16th August – MP Championship Final (Merion – 36 holes)
Stroke Play Qualifying Start Times
GB&I Player: Round 1 / Round 2
1 – 1st hole / 10 – 10th hole / M – Merion Golf Club (East) / O – Philadelphia Country Club
Time Difference – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania EDT: BST – 5 hours
Sam EASTERBROOK (ENG): 10-P 7.00am / 1-M 12.30pm
Connor GRAHAM (SCO): 10-M 7.37am / 1-P 12.52pm
Zach LITTLE (ENG): 10-P 7.55am / 1-M 1.25pm
Eliot BAKER (ENG): 1-M 8.06am / 10-P 1.36pm
Gavin TIERNAN (IRL): 1-M 8.06am / 10-P 1.36pm
Jack WHALEY (ENG): 10-P 8.17am / 1-M 1.47pm
Stuart GREHAN (IRL): 10-M 8.54am / 1-P 2.09pm
Freddie TURNELL (ENG): 1-M 9.12am / 10-P 2.42pm
Mike HEARNE (WAL): 1-M 12.30pm / 10-P 7.00am
Ieuan JONES (WAL): 10-P 1.14pm / 1-M 7.44am
Matt MCCLEAN (IRL): 1-M 1.36pm / 10-P 8.06am
Niall SHEILS DONEGAN (SCO): 1-M 2.09pm / 10-P 8.39am
Jack BIGHAM (ENG): 1-M 2.09pm / 10-P 8.39am
Luke POULTER (ENG): 10-P 2.09pm / 1-M 8.39am
Click here to view the – 2026 U.S. Amateur Championship Start Times
Host Courses
The Championship is being played at Merion Golf Club and Philadelphia Country Club.
7th Hole, Merion Golf Club (Photo: USGA / Fred Vuich)
Merion Golf Club (East Course) – stroke play and match play
6,693 yards / Par 70 / Course Rating 75.3 / Slope 153
Opened in 1912.
Originally designed by Hugh Wilson with recent renovations by Gil Hanse & Jim Wagner (2014).
It has previously hosted the U.S. Open in 1934, 1950, 1971, 1981 and 2013, U.S. Amateur in 1916, 1924, 1930, 1966, 1989 and 2005 and Walker Cup in 2009.
Philadelphia Country Club – stroke play co-host
7,201 yards / Par 70 / Course Rating 75.4 / Slope 144
Opened in 1890.
Designed by William Flynn with recent renovations by Jim Nagle of Forse Design (2012).
Weather Forecast (as at 6th August 2026)
The weather forecast looks good for the whole Championship week with generally sunny conditions. Only modest breezes are expected which shouldn’t interfere with play.
Stroke Play Qualifying
Mon 10th August – Sunny / Wind 9mph SW / Temp. Min. 22°C, Max. 33°C.
Tues 11th August – Sunny / Wind 12mph W / Temp. Min. 21°C, Max. 32°C.
Match Play Stage
Weds 12th August – Thundery Showers / Wind 7mph W / Temp. Min. 19°C, Max. 29°C.
Thurs 13th August – Sunny Intervals / Wind 7mph W / Temp. Min. 18°C, Max. 29°C.
Fri 14th August – Sunny Intervals / Wind 8mph W / Temp. Min. 18°C, Max. 28°C.
Sat 15th August – Sunny Intervals / Wind 7 mph NW / Temp. Min. 18°C, Max. 28°C.
Sun 16th August – Light Cloud / Wind 7mph NW / Temp. Min. 18°C, Max. 27°C.
Prizes
The 2026 U.S. Amateur champion will receive the following: –
a) The Tiger Woods Gold Medal and custody of the Havemeyer Trophy for the following year;
b) Automatic selection to the 2026 USA or GB&I Walker Cup squad (if applicable);
c) An exemption to play in the 2027 U.S. Open which is being staged at Pebble Beach Golf Links;
and assuming they remain amateur,
d) An invitation to play in the 2027 Masters at Augusta National G.C.;
e) An exemption to play in the 2027 Open Championship at St. Andrews Old Course;
f) An exemption to play in the 2027-2036 U.S. Amateur Championships;
and unofficially
g) Various invitations to play in PGA Tour and DP World Tour events.
A Silver Medal is awarded to the runner-up and Bronze Medals to the two losing semi-finalists.
A Silver Medal is also awarded to the stroke play medalist(s).
In recent years all of the players advancing to Match Play have received a commemorative coin with their seeding engraved on it. At Merion in 2026 they received a red flag with the championship logo and their seeding number sown onto it.
The original silver Havemeyer Trophy was presented to the U.S.G.A. on March 1895 in honour of the Association’s first President Theodore A. Havemeyer. This was lost in a fire at Bobby Jones’ home club, East Lake, in 1925.
A new gold trophy was produced in 1926. This was retired in 1992 with a copy of the trophy being produced and passed from champion to champion ever since. Sadly the original gold trophy was stolen from the U.S.G.A. Museum in 2012 and has never been seen since.
US Amateur Information
Click here to view the – 2026 U.S. Amateur Championship Official Website
Spectators / Television Coverage
Some highlights of the SP Qualifying will be shown on the USGA website and social media channels.
In the USA Peacock and Golf Channel will be covering the MP stage.
In the UK Sky Sports Golf normally takes the U.S. television feed, via the Red Button, over the final match play weekend.
2025 U.S. Amateur Championship
Mason HOWELL (USA) beat Jackson HERRINGTON (USA) by 7&6 to win the 125th U.S. Amateur Championship at The Olympic Club in San Francisco.
Mason Howell (Photo: Chris Keane / USGA)
The Georgian became the third-youngest champion behind Byeong-Hun An and Danny Lee at 18 years, 1 month and 20 days old. Herrington was the first left-handed player to compete in the final since Phil Mickelson won the title in 1990 at Cherry Hills.
Niall SHIELS DONEGAN (SCO) was the best of the 14 GB&I players who competed. The US-based Scot became the first GB&I player to reach the Semi-Finals of the U.S. Amateur Championship since Matt Fitzpatrick in 2013, the year he won it. During the Match Play Stage he beat four WAGR top 30 players in a row; Preston Stout #4 (Round of 16), Christian Maas (Round of 32) #9, Jacob Modleski (Quarterfinals) #15 and Luke Poulter (Round of 64) #28.
Click here to view the full – 2025 U.S. Amateur Championship MP Results – use filter
Preston STOUT (USA), 21, earned medalist honours with a 132 (-8) total. He separated himself impressively from 2nd placed Tommy MORRISON (USA) -6, top-ranked junior Miles RUSSELL (USA) -4 in 3rd and Logan REILLY (USA) -3 in 4th.
Daniel BENNETT (RSA), Daniel SVÄRD (SWE) and Charlie FORSTER (ENG), who all finished on 139 (-1), were the leading International qualifiers.
Charlie FORSTER (ENG) -1 tied 8th, Luke POULTER (ENG) Ev tied 16th, Tyler WEAVER (ENG) +1 tied 23rd and Connor GRAHAM (SCO) +2 tied 33rd all advanced to the Match Play Stage. They were joined after a 20 players-for-17 spots play-off by Niall SHIELS DONEGAN (SCO), +3 tied 48th, but Jack BIGHAM (ENG), also +3 tied 48th, missed out.
2025 Stroke Play Qualifying Results – GB&I Players (Graphic: USGA / CISCO)
Click here to view the full – 2025 U.S. Amateur Championship SP Qualifying Results – use filter
U.S. Amateur Championship History
The U.S. Amateur is the oldest golf championship in America and 2026 will see its 126th playing.
It was first played in 1895, the winner being Charles B. Macdonald.
It has always been decided by match play save for an 8 year period between 1965 and 1972 when the winner was determined solely by stroke play.
Former U.S. winners include Walter Travis (1900-01-03), Jerome Travers (1907-08-12-13), Bobby Jones (1924-25-27-28-30), Francis Ouimet (1914-31), W. Lawson Little (1934-35) Arnold Palmer (1954), Jack Nicklaus (1959-61), Deane Beman (1960-63), Lanny Wadkins (1970), Craig Stadler (1973), Mark O’Meara (1979), Hal Sutton (1980), Phil Mickelson (1990), Justin Leonard (1992), Tiger Woods (1994-95-96), Matt Kucher (1997), Ryan Moore (2004) and Bryson DeChambeau (2015).
The last five winners, 2025-2019, have been Mason Howell (USA), Jose Ballester (ESP), Nick Dunlap (USA), Sam Bennett (USA) and James Piot (USA).
British players have won the Championship on six occasions but just twice in the last 100 years – H.J. Whigham (1896-97), Findlay Douglas (1898), Harold Hilton (1911), Richie Ramsay (2006) and Matthew Fitzpatrick (2013).
Matthew Fitzpatrick (Photo: USGA)
Italy’s Edoardo Molinari (2005 at Merion) and Norway’s Viktor Hovland (2018) are the only players from the Continent of Europe to have lifted the Havemeyer Trophy.
Click here to view the full list of past – U.S. Amateur Champions
Future U.S. Amateur Venues
For reasons I have never understood the USGA continue to allocate their Championship venues far out into the future: –
127th – 9-15 August 2027 – Oak Hill Country Club, Pittsford, New York
128th – 14-20 August 2028 – Whistling Straits Golf Club, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
129th – 13-19 August 2029 – Inverness Club, Toledo, Ohio
130th – 12-18 August 2030 – Atlanta Athletic Club, Johns Creek, Georgia
131st – 11-17 August 2031 – Honors Course, Ooltewah, Tennessee
132nd – 9-15 August 2032 – Bandon Dunes, Bandon, Oregon
133rd – 15-21 August 2033 – Chambers Bay, University Place, Washington
134th – 14-20 August 2034 – The Country Club, Brookline, Massachusetts
135th – 13-19 August 2035 – Erin Hills, Erin, Wisconsin
136th – 11-17 August 2036 – Scioto Country Club, Upper Arlington, Ohio
137th – TBD August 2037 –
138th – TBD August 2038 – Pinehurst Resort No. 2, Pinehurst, North Carolina
139th – TBD August 2039 – Baltusrol Golf Club, Springfield, New Jersey
140th – TBD August 2040 –
141st – TBD August 2041 – Bandon Dunes, Bandon, Oregon
142nd – TBD August 2042 – Ridgewood Country Club, Paramus, New Jersey
143rd – TBD August 2043 –
144th – TBD August 2044 – Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa, Oklahoma
145th – TBD August 2045 –
146th – TBD August 2046 –
147th – TBD August 2047 – Oakland Hills Country Club, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
148th – TBD August 2048 –
149th – TBD August 2049 –
150th – TBD August 2050 –
151st – TBD August 2051 – Saucon Valley Country Club, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
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