National Championships Conducted by the USGA

The U.S. Junior Amateur Championship is only one of many national championships conducted by the United States Golf Association.  Below is the complete list of the thirteen national championships conducted each year:

U.S. Open
U.S. Senior Open
U.S. Women's Open
U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links
U.S. Amateur Public Links
U.S. Girls' Junior
U.S. Junior Amateur
U.S. Women's Amateur
U.S. Amateur
U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur
U.S. Mid-Amateur
USGA Senior Amateur
USGA Senior Women's Amateur

Two other events, the Men's and Women's State Team Championships, are conducted every other year.

The USGA also helps conduct three international competitions -- the Walker Cup and Curtis Cup matches, and the World Amateur Team Championships.

For more information about future USGA championships or on how you can participate in a national championship, be sure to visit the USGA's web site at www.usga.org and select "Championships" from the menu.

  

U.S. Junior Amateur

THE ARCHITECT – P.B. Dye designed the course, which opened in 1992.

COURSE SETUP:

Fairways –Cut to approximately ½ inch
Tees -- Cut to 4/10 inch
Intermediate rough -- Cut to 1 inch; 6 feet wide
Primary rough – Cut to 4 inches
Putting greens – USGA Stimpmeter reading at 10-10 ½ feet
Collars and run-off areas around putting greens – Cut to 4/10 inch (width varies)
Fairway width – Approximately 30 yards on most holes

The Championship setup will result in new USGA Course Rating™ of 74.0 and Slope Rating® of 139.

ENTRIES – A total of 3,106 entries were accepted for the 2007 championship. The championship is open to male amateur golfers who will not have reached their 18th birthday on or before July 23, 2007, and who have a USGA Handicap Index not exceeding 6.4. Entries closed June 6. The 2007 championship was the 12th consecutive time that entries have topped 3,000. The largest entry was 4,508 in 1999.

THE SCHEDULE – Following 36 holes of stroke play (July 23-24), the field will be trimmed to the lowest 64 scorers who will advance to match play. From there, the schedule is as follows:

  • July 25 (Wednesday) – First round, match play
  • July 26 (Thursday) – Second and third rounds, match play
  • July 27 (Friday) – Quarterfinal and semifinal rounds, match play
  • July 28 (Saturday) – Final round, match play (36 holes)

 
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