United States Senior Men's Amateur Golf Championship
The United States Senior Men's Amateur Golf Championship is a national tournament for amateur golf competitors at least 55 years of age. It is operated by the United States Golf Association (USGA).
The tournament starts with 36 holes of stroke play, with the top 64 competitors advancing to the match play portion of the tournament. Golfers must have a USGA handicap index of 7.4 or lower to enter.
The tournament was founded in 1955, expanding on a tournament conducted by the U.S. Senior Golf Association (not affiliated with the USGA), which itself had grown from a senior amateur event at the Apawamis Club in 1905.[1] Membership in this precursor tournament was limited, so the USGA agreed to start a national championship open to all senior golfers.
Senior Amateur contestants have been permitted to ride in carts since 1969.
Winners[]
| Year | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Country Club of Detroit | 1 up | ||
| 2020 | Country Club of Detroit | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2] | ||
| 2019 | 1 up | |||
| 2018 | 2 & 1 | |||
| 2017 | The Minikahda Club | 2 & 1 | ||
| 2016 | Old Warson Country Club | 5 & 3 | ||
| 2015 | 5 & 3 | |||
| 2014 | 2 & 1 | |||
| 2013 | 3 & 2 | |||
| 2012 | 4 & 3 | |||
| 2011 | Kinloch Golf Club | 1 up | ||
| 2010 | Lake Nona Golf & Country Club | 2 & 1 | ||
| 2009 | Beverly Country Club | Vinny Giles | 1 up | John Grace |
| 2008 | Buddy Marucci | 2 up | George Zahringer | |
| 2007 | 4 & 3 | Sam Farlow | ||
| 2006 | Victoria National Golf Club | 1 up | Tom McGraw | |
| 2005 | 1 up | Mark Bemowski | ||
| 2004 | Bel-Air Country Club | 4 & 3 | ||
| 2003 | The Virginian Golf Club | 19th hole | Frank Abbott | |
| 2002 | Timuquana Country Club | 4 & 3 | Mark Bernowski | |
| 2001 | Norwood Hills Country Club | 2 & 1 | Bill Ploeger | |
| 2000 | 2 & 1 | Richard Van Leuvan | ||
| 1999 | Portland Golf Club | 3 & 2 | Gary Menzel | |
| 1998 | Skokie Country Club | 5 & 3 | William King | |
| 1997 | 5 & 3 | Ed Bartlett | ||
| 1996 | Taconic Golf Club | 2 up | Heyward Sullivan | |
| 1995 | Prairie Dunes Country Club | 2 & 1 | Rennie Law | |
| 1994 | Champions Golf Club | 5 & 4 | Bob Hullender | |
| 1993 | Farmington Country Club | 7 & 6 | Jerry Nelson | |
| 1992 | 6 & 4 | Robert Harris | ||
| 1991 | Crystal Downs Country Club | 5 & 4 | Morris Beecroft | |
| 1990 | Desert Forest Golf Club | 3 & 2 | Bobby Clark | |
| 1989 | 19th hole | Joe Simpson | ||
| 1988 | Milwaukee Country Club | 5 & 4 | Bud Stevens | |
| 1987 | Saucon Valley Country Club | 5 & 4 | James Kite, Jr. | |
| 1986 | Interlachen Country Club | 3 & 2 | John Harbottle | |
| 1985 | 20th hole | Ed Hopkins | ||
| 1984 | Birmingham Country Club | 19th hole | Richard Runkle | |
| 1983 | Crooked Stick Golf Club | Bill Hyndman | 1 up | Richard Runkle |
| 1982 | 2 up | Ed Updegraff | ||
| 1981 | Ed Updegraff | 2 & 1 | Dale Morey | |
| 1980 | The Homestead | William C. Campbell | 3 & 2 | Keith K. Compton |
| 1979 | Chicago Golf Club | William C. Campbell | 2 & 1 | |
| 1978 | Pine Tree Golf Club | Keith K. Compton | 1 up | John W. Kline |
| 1977 | Dale Morey | 4 & 3 | ||
| 1976 | Cherry Hills Country Club | 4 & 3 | John Richardson | |
| 1975 | 4 & 3 | Stephen Stimac | ||
| 1974 | Harbour Town Golf Links | Dale Morey | 4 & 2 | |
| 1973 | Onwentsia Club | Bill Hyndman | 3 & 2 | Harry Welch |
| 1972 | 20th hole | Ernest Pieper, Jr. | ||
| 1971 | 3 & 1 | Ernest Pieper, Jr. | ||
| 1970 | 1 up | James Ferrie | ||
| 1969 | 1 up | David Goldman | ||
| 1968 | Atlanta Country Club | 2 & 1 | Ben Goodes | |
| 1967 | Shinnecock Hills Golf Club | 3 & 2 | Walter D. Bronson | |
| 1966 | 1 up | George Beechler | ||
| 1965 | 19th hole | George Beechler | ||
| 1964 | Waverley Country Club | 2 & 1 | Edward Murphy | |
| 1963 | 3 & 2 | |||
| 1962 | 4 & 2 | Willis H. Blakely | ||
| 1961 | Southern Hills Country Club | 2 & 1 | William K. Lanman | |
| 1960 | Oyster Harbors Club | 20th hole | David Rose | |
| 1959 | 3 & 1 | J. Wolcott Brown | ||
| 1958 | Monterey Peninsula Country Club | 2 & 1 | Johnny Dawson | |
| 1957 | Ridgewood Country Club | 2 & 1 | ||
| 1956 | 4 & 3 | |||
| 1955 | 5 & 4 | George Studinger | ||
Multiple winners[]
- 3 wins:
- 2 wins: , , , , Dale Morey, William C. Campbell, Bill Hyndman, , , , , ,
References[]
- ^ "USGA Senior Amateur History". USGA. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
- ^ "U.S. Open to cancel qualifying, have all-exempt field; 4 more USGA events nixed". Golfweek. May 18, 2020.
External links[]
- Official site (most information is in the archive sections)
- Amateur golf tournaments in the United States
- Senior golf tournaments
- United States Golf Association championships