# U.S. Amateur

The United States Amateur Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Amateur, is the leading annual golf tournament in the United States for amateur golfers. It is organized by the United States Golf Association and is currently held each August over a 7-day period.

## History

In 1894, there were two tournaments called the "National Amateur Championship". One of them was played at Newport Country Club and was won by William G. Lawrence, and the other took place at Saint Andrew's Golf Club and was won by Laurence B. Stoddart. This state of affairs prompted Charles B. Macdonald of the Chicago Golf Club to call for the creation of a national governing body to authorize an official national championship, and the Amateur Golf Association of the United States, which was soon to be renamed the United States Golf Association, was formed on December 22 of that year. In 1895 it organized both the first U.S. Amateur Championship and the first U.S. Open, both of which were played at Newport Country Club.
There are no age or gender restrictions on entry, but players must have a handicap index of 2.4 or less. Originally, entry was restricted to members of USGA-affiliated private clubs (and, presumably, international players who were members of private clubs affiliated with their nations' golf governing bodies), a restriction that was not lifted until 1979. The tournament consists of two days of stroke play, with the leading 64 competitors then playing a knockout competition held at match play to decide the champion. All knockout matches are over 18 holes except for the final, which consists of 36 holes, separated into morning and afternoon 18-hole rounds. Nowadays it is usually won by players in their late teens or early twenties who are working towards a career as a tournament professional. Before World War II more top-level golfers chose to remain amateur, and the average age of U.S. Amateur champions was higher.
Many of the leading figures in the history of golf have been U.S. Amateur champions, including Bobby Jones five times, Jerome Travers four times, Jack Nicklaus twice and Tiger Woods three times (all consecutive; the only player to win three in a row). Woods' first win, as an 18-year-old in 1994, made him the youngest winner of the event, breaking the previous record of 19 years 5 months set by Robert Gardner in 1909. In 2008, New Zealander Danny Lee became the youngest ever winner, only to be eclipsed by 17-year-old An Byeong-hun the following year. Before the professional game became dominant, the event was regarded as one of the majors. This is no longer the case, but the champion still receives an automatic invitation to play in all of the majors except the PGA Championship. In addition, the runner-up also receives an invitation to play in the Masters and the U.S. Open. The golfers must maintain their amateur status at the time the events are held (unless they qualify for the tournaments by other means). The USGA added an exception starting with the 2019 U.S. Amateur Championship in that the tournament winner only may turn professional and keep his berth for the ensuing U.S. Open.
With the growth in professional golf through the latter half of the 20th century, the U.S. Amateur has become dominated by younger players destined to soon become professionals. In 1981 the USGA established a new championship called the U.S. Mid-Amateur for amateurs aged at least 25 years old in order to give players who had not joined the professional ranks, and those who had regained their amateur status, a chance to play against each other for a national title.

## Field

While most players at the U.S. Amateur advance through sectional qualifying, many players are exempt each year. Below are the exemptions:
* Winners of the U.S. Amateur each of the last ten years.
* Runner-up of the U.S. Amateur each of the last three years.
* Semi-finalists of the U.S. Amateur each of the last two years.
* Quarter-finalists of the U.S. Amateur the previous year.
* Any amateur who qualified for the current year's U.S. Open.
* Those amateurs returning 72 hole scores from the previous year's U.S. Open.
* The amateur with the lowest score from the current year's U.S. Senior Open.
* From the U.S. Mid-Amateur: winner each of the last two years and runner-up from the previous year.
* From the U.S. Amateur Public Links: winner each of the last two years and runner-up from the previous year. Because the Amateur Public Links was discontinued after its 2014 edition, the runner-up exemption disappeared after the 2015 U.S. Amateur, and the winner's exemption disappeared after 2016.
* From the U.S. Junior Amateur: winner each of the last two years and runner-up from the previous year.
* From the U.S. Senior Amateur: winner each of the last two years and runner-up from the previous year.
* Playing members of the two most recent Walker Cup teams.
* Playing members of the two most recent U.S. Eisenhower Trophy teams.
* Playing members of the current year's U.S. Men's Copa de las Américas team.
* Winner of the current year's individual NCAA Division I Championship.
* Winner of the British Amateur Championship each of the last five years.
* Top hundred golfers in World Amateur Golf Ranking.
* Winner of the current year Latin America Amateur Championship.
In all cases, the exemptions only apply if the player has not turned professional as of the tournament date.

## Winners

| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Primary course | Stroke play co-host |
| 2024 | José Luis Ballester | 2 up | Noah Kent | Hazeltine National Golf Club | Chaska Town Course |
| 2023 | Nick Dunlap | 4 & 3 | Neal Shipley | Cherry Hills Country Club | Colorado Golf Club |
| 2022 | Sam Bennett | 1 up | Ben Carr | Ridgewood Country Club | Arcola Country Club |
| 2021 | James Piot | 2 & 1 | Austin Greaser | Oakmont Country Club | Longue Vue Club |
| 2020 | Tyler Strafaci | 1 up | Ollie Osborne | Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Bandon Dunes) | Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Bandon Trails) |
| 2019 | Andy Ogletree | 2 & 1 | John Augenstein | Pinehurst Resort (No. 2) | Pinehurst Resort (No. 4) |
| 2018 | Viktor Hovland | 6 & 5 | Devon Bling | Pebble Beach Golf Links | Spyglass Hill Golf Course |
| 2017 | Doc Redman | 37th hole | Doug Ghim | Riviera Country Club | Bel-Air Country Club |
| 2016 | Curtis Luck | 6 & 4 | Brad Dalke | Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course) | Oakland Hills Country Club (North Course) |
| 2015 | Bryson DeChambeau | 7 & 6 | Derek Bard | Olympia Fields Country Club (North Course) | Olympia Fields Country Club (South Course) |
| 2014 | Gunn Yang | 2 & 1 | Corey Conners | Atlanta Athletic Club (Highlands Course) | Atlanta Athletic Club (Riverside Course) |
| 2013 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 4 & 3 | Oliver Goss | The Country Club | Charles River Country Club |
| 2012 | Steven Fox | 37th hole | Michael Weaver | Cherry Hills Country Club | CommonGround Golf Course |
| 2011 | Kelly Kraft | 2 up | Patrick Cantlay | Erin Hills | Blue Mound Golf & Country Club |
| 2010 | Peter Uihlein | 4 & 2 | David Chung | Chambers Bay | The Home Course |
| 2009 | An Byeong-hun | 7 & 5 | Ben Martin | Southern Hills Country Club | Cedar Ridge Country Club |
| 2008 | Danny Lee | 5 & 4 | Drew Kittleson | Pinehurst Resort (No. 2) | Pinehurst Resort (No. 4) |
| 2007 | Colt Knost | 2 & 1 | Michael Thompson | Olympic Club (Lake Course) | Olympic Club (Ocean Course) |
| 2006 | Richie Ramsay | 4 & 2 | John Kelly | Hazeltine National Golf Club | Chaska Town Course |
| 2005 | Edoardo Molinari | 4 & 3 | Dillon Dougherty | Merion Golf Club | Philadelphia Country Club |
| 2004 | Ryan Moore | 2 up | Luke List | Winged Foot Golf Club (West Course) | Winged Foot Golf Club (East Course) |
| 2003 | Nick Flanagan | 37th hole | Casey Wittenberg | Oakmont Country Club | Pittsburgh Field Club |
| 2002 | Ricky Barnes | 2 & 1 | Hunter Mahan | Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course) | Oakland Hills Country Club (North Course) |
| 2001 | Bubba Dickerson | 1 up | Robert Hamilton | East Lake Golf Club | Druid Hills Golf Club |
| 2000 | Jeff Quinney | 39th hole | James Driscoll | Baltusrol Golf Club (Upper Course) | Baltusrol Golf Club (Lower Course) |
| 1999 | David Gossett | 9 & 8 | Kim Sung-yoon | Pebble Beach Golf Links | Spyglass Hill Golf Course |
| 1998 | Hank Kuehne | 2 & 1 | Tom McKnight | Oak Hill Country Club (East Course) | Oak Hill Country Club (West Course) |
| 1997 | Matt Kuchar | 2 & 1 | Joel Kribel | Cog Hill Golf & Country Club (No. 4) | Cog Hill Golf & Country Club (No. 2) |
| 1996 | Tiger Woods (3) | 38th hole | Steve Scott | Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club (Witch Hollow Course) | Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club (Ghost Creek Course) |
| 1995 | Tiger Woods (2) | 2 up | Buddy Marucci | Newport Country Club | Wanumetonomy Golf and Country Club |
| 1994 | Tiger Woods | 2 up | Trip Kuehne | TPC at Sawgrass (Stadium Course) | TPC at Sawgrass (Valley Course) |
| 1993 | John Harris | 5 & 3 | Danny Ellis | Champions Golf Club (Cypress Creek Course) | Champions Golf Club (Jackrabbit Course) |
| 1992 | Justin Leonard | 8 & 7 | Tom Scherrer | Muirfield Village | The Country Club at Muirfield Village |
| 1991 | Mitch Voges | 7 & 6 | Manny Zerman | Honors Course | Cleveland Country Club |
| 1990 | Phil Mickelson | 5 & 4 | Manny Zerman | Cherry Hills Country Club | Meridian Golf Club |
| 1989 | Chris Patton | 3 & 1 | Danny Green | Merion Golf Club | Waynesborough Country Club |
| 1988 | Eric Meeks | 7 & 6 | Danny Yates | The Homestead (Cascades Course) | The Homestead (Lower Cascades Course) |
| 1987 | Billy Mayfair | 4 & 3 | Eric Rebmann | Jupiter Hills Club (Hills Course) | Jupiter Hills Club (Village Course) |
| 1986 | Buddy Alexander | 5 & 3 | Chris Kite | Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club | Country Club of Birmingham |
| 1985 | Sam Randolph | 1 up | Peter Persons | Montclair Golf Club (fourth and second nines) | Montclair Golf Club (first and third nines) |
| 1984 | Scott Verplank | 4 & 3 | Sam Randolph | Oak Tree Golf Club | Oak Tree Country Club |
| 1983 | Jay Sigel (2) | 8 & 7 | Chris Perry | North Shore Country Club | Skokie Country Club |
| 1982 | Jay Sigel | 8 & 7 | David Tolley | The Country Club | Charles River Country Club |
| 1981 | Nathaniel Crosby | 1 up | Brian Lindley | Olympic Club (Lake Course) | Olympic Club (Ocean Course) |
| 1980 | Hal Sutton | 9 & 8 | Bob Lewis | The Country Club of North Carolina | Pinehurst Resort (No. 2) |
| 1979 | Mark O'Meara | 8 & 7 | John Cook | Canterbury Golf Club | Shaker Heights Country Club |
| 1978 | John Cook | 5 & 4 | Scott Hoch | Plainfield Country Club | n/a |
| 1977 | John Fought | 9 & 8 | Doug Fischesser | Aronimink Golf Club | n/a |
| 1976 | Bill Sander | 8 & 6 | Cary Parker Moore Jr. | Bel-Air Country Club | n/a |
| 1975 | Fred Ridley | 2 up | Keith Fergus | Country Club of Virginia | n/a |
| 1974 | Jerry Pate | 2 & 1 | John Grace | Ridgewood Country Club | n/a |
| 1973 | Craig Stadler | 6 & 5 | David Strawn | Inverness Club | n/a |
| 1965–1972: Stroke play ||||||
| 1972 | Vinny Giles | 285 | Mark Hayes, Ben Crenshaw | Charlotte Country Club | n/a |
| 1971 | Gary Cowan (2) | 280 | Eddie Pearce | Wilmington Country Club | n/a |
| 1970 | Lanny Wadkins | 279 | Tom Kite | Waverley Country Club | n/a |
| 1969 | Steve Melnyk | 286 | Vinny Giles | Oakmont Country Club | n/a |
| 1968 | Bruce Fleisher | 284 | Vinny Giles | Scioto Country Club | n/a |
| 1967 | Bob Dickson | 285 | Vinny Giles | Broadmoor Golf Club | n/a |
| 1966 | Gary Cowan | 285 | Deane Beman | Merion Golf Club | n/a |
| 1965 | Bob Murphy | 291 | Bob Dickson | Southern Hills Country Club | n/a |
| 1895–1964: Match play ||||||
| 1964 | William C. Campbell | 1 up | Ed Tutwiler | Canterbury Golf Club | n/a |
| 1963 | Deane Beman (2) | 2 & 1 | R. H. Sikes | Wakonda Club | n/a |
| 1962 | Labron Harris Jr. | 1 up | Downing Gray | Pinehurst Resort | n/a |
| 1961 | Jack Nicklaus (2) | 8 & 6 | Dudley Wysong | Pebble Beach Golf Links | n/a |
| 1960 | Deane Beman | 6 & 4 | Robert W. Gardner | St. Louis Country Club | n/a |
| 1959 | Jack Nicklaus | 1 up | Charles Coe | Broadmoor Golf Club | n/a |
| 1958 | Charles Coe (2) | 5 & 4 | Tommy Aaron | Olympic Club | n/a |
| 1957 | Hillman Robbins | 5 & 4 | Bud Taylor | The Country Club | n/a |
| 1956 | Harvie Ward (2) | 5 & 4 | Chuck Kocsis | Knollwood Club | n/a |
| 1955 | Harvie Ward | 9 & 8 | Bill Hyndman | Country Club of Virginia | n/a |
| 1954 | Arnold Palmer | 1 up | Robert Sweeny Jr. | Country Club of Detroit | n/a |
| 1953 | Gene Littler | 1 up | Dale Morey | Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club | n/a |
| 1952 | Jack Westland | 3 & 2 | Al Mengert | Seattle Golf Club | n/a |
| 1951 | Billy Maxwell | 4 & 3 | Joe Gagliardi | Saucon Valley Country Club | n/a |
| 1950 | Sam Urzetta | 39th hole | Frank Stranahan | Minneapolis Golf Club | n/a |
| 1949 | Charles Coe | 11 & 10 | Rufus King | Oak Hill Country Club | n/a |
| 1948 | Willie Turnesa (2) | 2 & 1 | Ray Billows | Memphis Country Club | n/a |
| 1947 | Skee Riegel | 2 & 1 | Johnny Dawson | Pebble Beach Golf Links | n/a |
| 1946 | Ted Bishop | 37th hole | Smiley Quick | Baltusrol Golf Club | n/a |
| n/a ||||||
| 1941 | Bud Ward (2) | 4 & 3 | Pat Abbott | Omaha Field Club | n/a |
| 1940 | Dick Chapman | 11 & 9 | Duff McCullough | Winged Foot Golf Club | n/a |
| 1939 | Bud Ward | 7 & 5 | Ray Billows | North Shore Country Club | n/a |
| 1938 | Willie Turnesa | 8 & 7 | Pat Abbott | Oakmont Country Club | n/a |
| 1937 | Johnny Goodman | 2 up | Ray Billows | Alderwood Country Club | n/a |
| 1936 | Johnny Fischer | 37th hole | Jack McLean | Garden City Golf Club | n/a |
| 1935 | Lawson Little (2) | 4 & 2 | Walter Emery | The Country Club | n/a |
| 1934 | Lawson Little | 8 & 7 | David Goldman | The Country Club | n/a |
| 1933 | George Dunlap | 6 & 5 | Max Marston | Kenwood Country Club | n/a |
| 1932 | Ross Somerville | 2 & 1 | Johnny Goodman | Baltimore Country Club | n/a |
| 1931 | Francis Ouimet (2) | 6 & 5 | Jack Westland | Beverly Country Club | n/a |
| 1930 | Bobby Jones (5) | 8 & 7 | Eugene V. Homans | Merion Golf Club | n/a |
| 1929 | Jimmy Johnston | 4 & 3 | Oscar Willing | Pebble Beach Golf Links | n/a |
| 1928 | Bobby Jones (4) | 10 & 9 | Philip Perkins | Brae Burn Country Club | n/a |
| 1927 | Bobby Jones (3) | 8 & 7 | Chick Evans | Minikahda Club | n/a |
| 1926 | George Von Elm | 2 & 1 | Bobby Jones | Baltusrol Golf Club | n/a |
| 1925 | Bobby Jones (2) | 8 & 7 | Watts Gunn | Oakmont Country Club | n/a |
| 1924 | Bobby Jones | 9 & 8 | George Von Elm | Merion Golf Club | n/a |
| 1923 | Max Marston | 38th hole | Jess Sweetser | Flossmoor Country Club | n/a |
| 1922 | Jess Sweetser | 3 & 2 | Chick Evans | The Country Club | n/a |
| 1921 | Jesse Guilford | 7 & 6 | Robert Gardner | St. Louis Country Club | n/a |
| 1920 | Chick Evans (2) | 7 & 6 | Francis Ouimet | Engineers Country Club | n/a |
| 1919 | Davidson Herron | 5 & 4 | Bobby Jones | Oakmont Country Club | n/a |
| 1917–1918: No championships due to World War I ||||||
| 1916 | Chick Evans | 4 & 3 | Robert Gardner | Merion Golf Club | n/a |
| 1915 | Robert Gardner (2) | 5 & 4 | John G. Anderson | Country Club of Detroit | n/a |
| 1914 | Francis Ouimet | 6 & 5 | Jerome Travers | Ekwanok Country Club | n/a |
| 1913 | Jerome Travers (4) | 5 & 4 | John G. Anderson | Garden City Golf Club | n/a |
| 1912 | Jerome Travers (3) | 7 & 6 | Chick Evans | Chicago Golf Club | n/a |
| 1911 | Harold Hilton | 37th hole | Fred Herreshoff | The Apawamis Club | n/a |
| 1910 | William C. Fownes Jr. | 4 & 3 | Warren Wood | The Country Club | n/a |
| 1909 | Robert Gardner | 4 & 3 | Chandler Egan | Chicago Golf Club | n/a |
| 1908 | Jerome Travers (2) | 8 & 7 | Max H. Behr | Garden City Golf Club | n/a |
| 1907 | Jerome Travers | 6 & 5 | Archibald Graham | Euclid Club | n/a |
| 1906 | Eben Byers | 2 up | George Lyon | Englewood Golf Club | n/a |
| 1905 | Chandler Egan (2) | 6 & 5 | Daniel Sawyer | Chicago Golf Club | n/a |
| 1904 | Chandler Egan | 8 & 6 | Fred Herreshoff | Baltusrol Golf Club | n/a |
| 1903 | Walter Travis (3) | 5 & 4 | Eben Byers | Nassau Country Club | n/a |
| 1902 | Louis N. James | 4 & 2 | Eben Byers | Glen View Club | n/a |
| 1901 | Walter Travis (2) | 5 & 4 | Walter Egan | Atlantic City Country Club | n/a |
| 1900 | Walter Travis | 2 up | Findlay S. Douglas | Garden City Golf Club | n/a |
| 1899 | Herbert M. Harriman | 3 & 2 | Findlay S. Douglas | Onwentsia Club | n/a |
| 1898 | Findlay S. Douglas | 5 & 3 | Walter B. Smith | Morris County Golf Club | n/a |
| 1897 | H. J. Whigham (2) | 8 & 6 | W. Rossiter Betts | Chicago Golf Club | n/a |
| 1896 | H. J. Whigham | 8 & 7 | Joseph G. Thorp | Shinnecock Hills Golf Club | n/a |
| 1895 | Charles B. Macdonald | 12 & 11 | Charles Sands | Newport Country Club | n/a |

## Multiple winners

Twelve players have won both the U.S. Amateur and U.S. Open Championships, through 2024:
* Jerome Travers: 1907, 1908, 1912, 1913 Amateurs; 1915 Open
* Francis Ouimet: 1914, 1931 Amateurs; 1913 Open
* Chick Evans:^ 1916, 1920 Amateurs; 1916 Open
* Bobby Jones:^ 1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1930 Amateurs; 1923, 1926, 1929, 1930 Opens
* Lawson Little: 1934, 1935 Amateurs; 1940 Open
* Johnny Goodman: 1937 Amateur; 1933 Open
* Gene Littler: 1953 Amateur; 1961 Open
* Arnold Palmer: 1954 Amateur; 1960 Open
* Jack Nicklaus: 1959, 1961 Amateurs; 1962, 1967, 1972, 1980 Opens
* Jerry Pate: 1974 Amateur; 1976 Open
* Tiger Woods: 1994, 1995, 1996 Amateurs; 2000, 2002, 2008 Opens
* Bryson DeChambeau: 2015 Amateur; 2020, 2024 Opens
* Matt Fitzpatrick: 2013 Amateur; 2022 Open
Thirteen players have won both the U.S. Amateur and British Amateurs, through 2024:
* Walter Travis: 1900, 1901, 1903 U.S.; 1904 British
* Harold Hilton:^ 1911 U.S.; 1900, 1901, 1911, 1913 British
* Jess Sweetser: 1922 U.S.; 1926 British
* Bobby Jones:^ 1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1930 U.S.; 1930 British
* Lawson Little:^ 1934, 1935 U.S.; 1934, 1935 British
* Willie Turnesa: 1938, 1948 U.S.; 1947 British
* Dick Chapman: 1940 U.S.; 1951 British
* Harvie Ward: 1955, 1956 U.S.; 1952 British
* Deane Beman: 1960, 1963 U.S.; 1959 British
* Bob Dickson:^ 1967 U.S.; 1967 British
* Steve Melnyk: 1969 U.S.; 1971 British
* Vinny Giles: 1972 U.S.; 1975 British
* Jay Sigel: 1982, 1983 U.S.; 1979 British
Two players have won both the U.S. Amateur and U.S. Junior Amateur through 2024:
* Tiger Woods: 1994, 1995, 1996 Amateurs; 1991, 1992, 1993 Junior Amateur
* Nick Dunlap: 2023 Amateur; 2021 Junior Amateur
Two players have won both the U.S. Amateur and U.S. Amateur Public Links in the same year:
* Ryan Moore: 2004
* Colt Knost: 2007
^ Won both in same year. Bobby Jones won the Grand Slam in 1930, winning the U.S. Amateur, U.S. Open, British Amateur, and British Open.

## Most times hosted

* Six
** Merion Golf Club (1916, 1924, 1930, 1966, 1989, 2005)
** The Country Club (1910, 1922, 1934, 1957, 1982, 2013)
** Oakmont Country Club (1919, 1925, 1938, 1969, 2003, 2021)
* Five
** Pebble Beach Golf Links (1929, 1947, 1961, 1999, 2018)
* Four
** Chicago Golf Club (1897, 1905, 1909, 1912)
** Garden City Golf Club (1900, 1908, 1913, 1936)
** Baltusrol Golf Club (1904, 1926, 1946, 2000)

## Future sites

| Year | Edition | Course | Location | Dates | Previous championships hosted |
| 2025 | 125th | Olympic Club | San Francisco, California | August 11–17 | 1958, 1981, 2007 |
| 2026 | 126th | Merion Golf Club | Ardmore, Pennsylvania | August 10–16 | 1916, 1924, 1930, 1966, 1989, 2005 |
| 2027 | 127th | Oak Hill Country Club | Pittsford, New York | August 9–15 | 1949, 1998 |
| 2028 | 128th | Whistling Straits | Kohler, Wisconsin | August 14–20 | |
| 2029 | 129th | Inverness Club | Toledo, Ohio | August 13–19 | 1973 |
| 2030 | 130th | Atlanta Athletic Club | Johns Creek, Georgia | August 12–18 | 2014 |
| 2031 | 131st | Honors Course | Ooltewah, Tennessee | August 11–17 | 1991 |
| 2032 | 132nd | Bandon Dunes Golf Resort | Bandon, Oregon | August 9–15 | 2020 |
| 2033 | 133rd | Chambers Bay | University Place, Washington | August 15–21 | 2010 |
| 2034 | 134th | The Country Club | Brookline, Massachusetts | August 14–20 | 1910, 1922, 1934, 1957, 1982, 2013 |
| 2035 | 135th | Erin Hills | Erin, Wisconsin | August 13–19 | 2011 |
| 2036 | 136th | Scioto Country Club | Upper Arlington, Ohio | August 11–17 | 1968 |
| 2038 | 138th | Pinehurst Resort | Pinehurst, North Carolina | TBD | 1962, 2008, 2019 |
| 2041 | 141st | Bandon Dunes Golf Resort | Bandon, Oregon | TBD | 2020, 2032 |
| 2047 | 147th | Oakland Hills Country Club | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan | TBD | 2002, 2016 |
| 2051 | 151st | Saucon Valley Country Club | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | TBD | 1951 |
Source

## Exemptions

The U.S. Amateur results lead to exemptions into other tournaments. Except for the U.S. Open exemption for the winner, the exemption holds only if the golfer retains their amateur status. All the exemptions listed below pertain to only the winner of the U.S. Amateur, unless otherwise stated.
Here are the major exemptions:
* The next 10 years of the U.S. Amateur
* The next 3 years of the U.S. Amateur (runner-up)
* The next 2 years of the U.S. Amateur (semi-finalists)
* The following year's U.S. Amateur (quarter-finalists)
* The following year's U.S. Open (winner and runner-up) (winner is permitted to turn professional before the tournament)
* The following year's Masters Tournament (winner and runner-up)
* The following year's Open Championship
* The next 10 years of the Amateur Championship
Here are the other exemptions:
* The following year's Monroe Invitational (top 8 + top 20 stroke portion)
* The following year's Northeast Amateur (top 8)