125th U.S. Amateur Championship – Fact Sheet

The Olympic Club’s Lake Course will be set up at 7,214 yards and will play to a par of 34-36-70.

The Ocean course, which will serve as the stroke-play co-host course for the two rounds of stroke play, will be set up at 6,813 yards and will play to a par of 35-35-70. (NOTE: Yardages subject to change.)

THE COURSES

The Olympic Club, originally called the San Francisco Olympic Club, is the oldest athletic club in the United States. It was established on May 6, 1860. James J. Corbett, the heavyweight boxing champion from 1892-97, joined The Olympic Club in 1884 and later went on to coach boxing at the club for many years.

Designed by Willie Watson and built by Sam Whiting, the Lake Course opened in 1924. After sustaining damage from winter storms in 1925-26, Whiting redesigned the layout, which reopened in 1927. The Lake Course underwent further renovations by Robert Trent Jones Sr., ahead of the 1955 U.S. Open. In 2009, Bill Love directed a restoration that featured the first routing change since 1927, highlighted by the creation of a new eighth hole in the natural amphitheater below the clubhouse. Most recently, in 2023, Gil Hanse led a restoration aimed at returning the Lake Course to its historical roots while adapting it to the modern game with larger greens, wider fairways, fewer trees and updated bunkers.

FAST FACT

In 1964, The Olympic Club had three USGA champions: Johnny Miller (U.S. Junior Amateur; Ken Venturi (U.S. Open) and William Higgins (U.S. Senior Amateur).

COURSE RATING AND SLOPE

Based on the course setup for the championship, the Course Rating™ for The Olympic Club’s Lake Course is 76.7 and its Slope Rating® is 142. The Course Rating™ for The Olympic Club’s Ocean Course is 75.0 and its Slope Rating® is 137.

ENTRIES

The USGA accepted 5,245 entries in 2025. The championship is open to amateur golfers with a Handicap Index® not exceeding 0.4. In 2023, the USGA accepted a record 8,253 entries. The previous record was 7,920 in 1999.

TWO-STAGE QUALIFYING 

Local qualifying for the 2025 U.S. Amateur

Championship took place at 45 sites between June 4 - July 3. Final qualifying, also over 18 holes, took place at 19 sites from July 14 - July 31. To view a full list of qualifying results, visit usamateur.org.

CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD

The starting field of 312 players will play 18 holes of stroke play on Aug. 11 and 12, one round on each of the two qualifying courses, after which the field will be cut to the low 64 scorers. Six rounds of match play begin on Aug. 13 and the championship concludes with a 36-hole championship match on Aug. 17th.

EXEMPT PLAYERS

There are currently 143 players who are fully exempt through final qualifying in the U.S. Amateur. The list includes eight reigning USGA champions – Evan Beck (2024 U.S. Mid-Amateur), Louis Brown (2024 U.S. Senior Amateur), Hamilton Coleman (2025 U.S. Junior Amateur), Trevor Gutschewski (2024 U.S. Junior Amateur), Stewart Hagestad (2023 U.S. Mid-Amateur), Will Hartman and Tyler Mawhinney (2025 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball), Todd White (2023 U.S. Senior Amateur).

SCHEDULE OF PLAY   

Practice rounds will take place Aug. 9-10. The championship schedule is as follows:

Aug. 11 (Monday): First round, stroke play (18 holes)
Aug. 12 (Tuesday): Second round, stroke play (18 holes)
Aug. 13 (Wednesday): Round of 64, match play
Aug. 14 (Thursday): Rounds of 32 and 16, match play
Aug. 15 (Friday): Quarterfinal round, match play

Aug. 16 (Saturday): Semifinal round, match play

Aug. 17 (Sunday): Championship match (36 holes)

WHAT THE CHAMPION RECEIVES

Among the benefits enjoyed by the U.S. Amateur champion are:

► A gold medal and custody of the Havemeyer Trophy for the ensuing year
► An exemption from local and final qualifying for the next U.S. Open (2026)
► An exemption from qualifying for the next 10 U.S. Amateurs
► An exemption from qualifying for the next Open Championship, conducted by The R&A
► A likely invitation to the next Masters Tournament (2025)

► Name engraved into the 2025 USGA Champions’ plaque that resides in the USGA Museum's Hall of Champions in Liberty Corner, N.J.

2024 CHAMPIONSHIP

Jose Luis Ballester, of Spain, and a rising senior at Arizona State University, edged Floridian and University of Iowa rising sophomore Noah Kent, 2 up, in the 36-hole final at Hazeltine National Golf Club, in Chaska, Minn. Ballester became the first Spaniard to hoist the Havemeyer Trophy, and joined countryman Jon Rahm, the 2021 U.S. Open winner, as a USGA champion.

USGA CHAMPIONSHIPS AT THE

OLYMPIC CLUB

1955 U.S. Open (Jack Fleck)

1958 U.S. Amateur (Charles Coe)

1966 U.S. Open (Billy Casper)

1981 U.S. Amateur (Nathaniel Crosby)

1987 U.S. Open (Scott Simpson)

1998 U.S. Open (Lee Janzen)

2004 U.S. Junior Amateur (Sihwan Kim)

2007 U.S. Amateur (Colt Knost)

2012 U.S. Open (Webb Simpson)

2015 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball (Nathan Smith and Todd White)

2021 U.S. Women's Open (Yuka Saso)
 

USGA CHAMPIONSHIPS IN CALIFORNIA

The 2025 U.S. Amateur Championship will be the 91st USGA championship conducted in California.
 

Pebble Beach G.L., Pebble Beach (14) 1929, 1947, 1961, 1999, 2018 Amateur 1940, 1948 Women’s Amateur 1972, 1982, 1992, 2000, 2010, 2019 Open 2023 Women's Open	The Olympic Club, San Francisco (11) 1955, 1966, 1987, 1998, 2012 Open 1958, 1981, 2007 Amateur 2004 Junior Amateur 2015 Amateur Four-Ball 2021 Women's Open
Del Paso C.C., Sacramento (5) 1957, 1976 Women’s Amateur 1964 Senior Women’s Amateur 1982 Women’s Open 2015 Senior Open	The Los Angeles C.C., Los Angeles (4) 1930 Women’s Amateur 1954 Junior Amateur 2017 Walker Cup 2023 Open
Monterey Peninsula C.C., Pebble Beach (4) 1952 Girls’ Junior 1958 Senior Amateur 1968, 1976 Senior Women’s Amateur	Bel-Air C.C., Los Angeles (3) 1976 Amateur 2004 Senior Amateur 2023 Women's Amateur
Riviera C.C., Pacific Palisades (3) 1948 Open 1998 Senior Open 2017 Amateur	San Diego C.C., Chula Vista (3) 1964 Women’s Open 1993, 2017 Women’s Amateur
Torrey Pines G.C., San Diego (3) 1998 Amateur Public Links 2008, 2021 Open	Big Canyon C.C., Newport Beach (2) 2000 Women’s Mid-Amateur 2014 Senior Amateur
CordeValle, San Martin (2) 2013 Senior Women’s Amateur 2016 Women’s Open	Del Rio C.C., Modesto (2) 1976 Girls’ Junior 1990 Senior Women’s Amateur
El Caballero C.C., Tarzana (2) 2018 Women's Amateur Four-Ball 2024 Girls' Junior	Haggin Oaks Golf Complex, Sacramento (2) 1963 Amateur Public Links 1992 Women’s Amateur Public Links
Harding Park G.C., San Francisco (2) 1937, 1956 Amateur Public Links	Lake Merced G.C., Daly City (2) 1990 Junior Amateur 2012 Girls’ Junior
Martis Camp Club, Truckee (2) 2013 Junior Amateur 2023 Senior Amateur	Pasatiempo G.C., Santa Cruz (2) 1986 Women’s Amateur 2004 Senior Women’s Amateur
Sycuan Resort, El Cajon (2) 1973, 1989 Junior Amateur

 

OTHER CHAMPIONSHIPS AT THE OLYMPIC CLUB

1971 Pacific Coast Amateur (Jim McLean) 

1975 Pacific Coast Amateur (John Fought) 

1980 Pacific Coast Amateur (Brian Haugen) 

1984 Pacific Coast Amateur (Kurt Bosen) 

1989 Pacific Coast Amateur (Randy Sonnier) 

1993 Tour Championship (Jim Gallagher Jr.) 

1994 Tour Championship (Mark McCumber) 

2000 Pacific Coast Amateur (Billy Harvey) 

2006 Pacific Coast Amateur (Patrick Nagle) 

2018 Pacific Coast Amateur (Isaiah Salinda)

 

MOST CHAMPIONSHIPS HOSTED BY A CLUB

(Includes 2025 championships)

19 - Merion G.C., Ardmore, Pa.

18 - Oakmont (Pa.) C.C.

17 - The Country Club, Brookline, Mass.

16 - Baltusrol G.C., Springfield, N.J.

14 - Pebble Beach (Calif.) G.L.

13 - Pinehurst Resort and Country Club, Village of Pinehurst, N.C.

13 - Winged Foot G.C., Mamaroneck, N.Y.

12 - Chicago G.C., Wheaton, Ill.

12 - Oakland Hills C.C., Bloomfield Township, Mich.

12 - The Olympic Club, San Francisco, Calif.

10 - Cherry Hills C.C., Cherry Hills Village, Colo.

10 - Southern Hills C.C., Tulsa, Okla.

BROADCAST COVERAGE

The 125th U.S. Amateur will receive at least 15 hours of broadcast coverage on Golf Channel and Peacock. Rolex is the exclusive presenting partner of coverage for eight USGA championships in 2025, including the U.S. Amateur. Rolex’s commitment will allow an uninterrupted broadcast of these championships, providing fans with hours of continuous live action.

 

Date/Day	Time (EDT)	Network	Coverage
Aug. 13/Wed.	6-7 p.m.	Peacock	Round of 64 Matches
	7-9 p.m.	Golf Channel	Round of 64 Matches
Aug. 14/Thurs.	7-10 p.m.	Golf Channel	Round of 32 Matches
Aug. 15/Friday	6-7 p.m.	Peacock	Quarterfinal Matches
	7-9 p.m.	Golf Channel	Quarterfinal Matches
Aug. 16/Saturday	3-6 p.m.	Golf Channel	Semifinals Matches
Aug. 17/Sunday	7-10 p.m.	Golf Channel	Championship Match

 

CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY

Like the U.S. Open and U.S. Women’s Amateur championships, the U.S. Amateur has been contested since the USGA’s first championship season in 1895. The trophy was initially presented to the USGA on March 28, 1895, in honor of the association’s first president, Theodore A. Havemeyer.

 

The original Havemeyer Trophy, an ornate silver trophy produced by J.E. Caldwell and Company in Philadelphia, was presented to C.B. Macdonald at Newport Golf Club after his 1895 victory. The prize was then passed to each successive U.S. Amateur champion until Nov. 22, 1925, when it was lost in a massive fire at the home club of Bob Jones, East Lake Country Club in Atlanta, Ga.

Rather than replicate the original, the USGA decided to produce an entirely new trophy with an extended base to accommodate additional engraving. The new Havemeyer Trophy, a tall steeple cup designed in solid gold, was formally presented in January of 1926 by USGA Treasurer Edward S. Moore. It was retired in 1992 and was stolen from the USGA Golf Museum in the spring of 2012 and never recovered. A copy of the trophy, produced in 1992, is passed from champion to champion. In 1996, the USGA replicated the original silver Havemeyer Trophy using two existing photographs. A second replica was produced for display at East Lake.

 

The U.S. Amateur Trophy is on display at the USGA Golf Museum in Liberty Corner, N.J.

 

FUTURE U.S. AMATEUR SITES

Aug. 10-16, 2026 – Merion Golf Club, Ardmore, Pa.

Aug. 9-15, 2027 – Oak Hill Country Club, Pittsford, N.Y.

Aug. 14-20, 2028 – Whistling Straits, Kohler, Wis.

Aug. 13-19, 2029 – Inverness Club, Toledo, Ohio

Aug. 12-18, 2030 – Atlanta Athletic Club, Johns Creek, Ga.

Aug. 11-17, 2031 – The Honors Course, Ooltewah, Tenn.

Aug. 9-15, 2032 – Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Ore.

Aug. 15-21, 2033 – Chambers Bay, University Place, Wash.

Aug. 14-20, 2034 – The Country Club, Brookline, Mass.

Aug. 13-15, 2035 – Erin Hills, Erin, Wis. 

Aug. 11-17, 2036 – Scioto Country Club. Columbus, Ohio

TBD 2038 – Pinehurst Resort and Country Club, Village of Pinehurst, N.C. 

TBD 2041 – Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Ore. 

TBD 2042 – The Ridgewood Country Club, Paramus, N.J. 

TBD 2047 – Oakland Hills Country Club, Bloomfield Hills, Mich.

TBD 2051 – Saucon Valley Country Club, Bethlehem, Pa.