U.S. Amateur Four-Ball

The U.S. Amateur Four-Ball is an amateur golf tournament conducted by the United States Golf Association (USGA). It was first played in 2015 and replaced the U.S. Amateur Public Links, an individual tournament that was played from 1922 to 2014.

The U.S. Amateur Four-Ball is played by "sides" of two golfers, each with handicap indexes of 5.4 or less. 128 sides compete in a 36-hole stroke play qualifier that determines the field of 32 sides for match play. Play is conducted using a four-ball format, where the lowest score by either player on each hole is the score for the side.[1]

The women's counterpart is the U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball, also started in 2015.

Winners

Year Venue Location Winners Runners-up Ref
2024 Philadelphia Cricket Club Flourtown, Pennsylvania United States Brian Blanchard & United States Sam Engel United States Blades Brown & United States Jackson Herrington [2]
2023 Kiawah Island Club Kiawah Island, South Carolina China Aaron Du & China Sampson Zheng United States Drew Kittleson & United States Drew Stoltz [3]
2022 Country Club of Birmingham Birmingham, Alabama United States Chad Wilfong & United States Davis Womble United States Drew Kittleson & United States Drew Stoltz [4]
2021 Chambers Bay University Place, Washington Portugal Kiko Francisco Coelho & Venezuela Leopoldo Herrera III Canada Brendan Macdougall & Canada Sam Meek [5]
2020 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[6]
2019 Bandon Dunes Golf Resort Bandon, Oregon United States Scott Harvey & United States Todd Mitchell United States Logan Shuping & United States Blake Taylor [7]
2018 Jupiter Hills Club Tequesta, Florida United States Garrett Barber & United States Cole Hammer United States Chip Brooke & United States Marc Dull [8]
2017 Pinehurst Resort Pinehurst, North Carolina United States Frankie Capan & Hong Kong Shuai Ming Wong United States Clark Collier & United States Kyle Hudelson [9]
2016 Winged Foot Golf Club Mamaroneck, New York United States Ben Baxter & United States Andrew Buchanan United States Brandon Cigna & United States Ben Warnquist [10]
2015 The Olympic Club San Francisco, California United States Nathan Smith & United States Todd White United States Sherrill Britt & United States Greg Earnhardt [11]

Future sites

References

  1. ^ "2015 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship Facts". USGA. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  2. ^ Shefter, David (May 29, 2024). "Praising Arizona: Blanchard, Engel Take Title at Philly Cricket Club". USGA.
  3. ^ Shefter, David (May 23, 2023). "These Bears Are Golden: Du/Zheng Take Title at Kiawah Island Club". USGA.
  4. ^ Shefter, David (May 18, 2022). "Wilfong, Womble Rally to Claim Four-Ball Title in Birmingham". USGA.
  5. ^ "Teens Kiko Francisco Coelho, Leopoldo Herrera III team to win U.S. Amateur Four-Ball championship". ESPN. Associated Press. May 26, 2021.
  6. ^ "Updated USGA Statement on 2020 Championship Cancelations". USGA. March 17, 2020.
  7. ^ Shefter, David (May 29, 2019). "Harvey-Mitchell Duo Wins Title at Bandon Dunes". USGA.
  8. ^ Shefter, David (May 22, 2018). "Junior Achievement: Barber, Hammer Earn Four-Ball Title". USGA.
  9. ^ "Frankie Capan-Shuai Ming Wong tandem wins U.S. Amateur Four-Ball". ESPN. Associated Press. May 31, 2017.
  10. ^ "SMU's Ben Baxter, Andrew Buchanan win U.S. Amateur 4-Ball". ESPN. Associated Press. May 25, 2016.
  11. ^ "Nathan Smith, Todd White make quick work of Sherrill Britt, Greg Earnhardt". ESPN. Associated Press. May 7, 2015.
  12. ^ "Plainfield C.C. to Host 3 Future USGA Championships August 21, 2023". USGA. August 22, 2023.
  13. ^ "Desert Mountain to Host Pair of USGA Amateur Four-Ball Events". USGA. September 14, 2022.
  14. ^ Pine, Julia (September 24, 2024). "Erin Hills to Host Five USGA Amateur Championships From 2027 to 2039". USGA.
  15. ^ "Chambers Bay to Host 2028 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball". USGA. June 20, 2024.
  16. ^ "2022 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Fast Facts". USGA.