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

YearVenueLocationWinnersRunners-upRef
2023Kiawah Island ClubKiawah Island, South CarolinaChina Aaron Du & China Sampson ZhengUnited States Drew Kittleson & United States Drew Stoltz[2]
2022Country Club of BirminghamBirmingham, AlabamaUnited States Chad Wilfong & United States Davis WombleUnited States Drew Kittleson & United States Drew Stoltz[3]
2021Chambers BayUniversity Place, WashingtonPortugal Kiko Francisco Coelho & Venezuela Leopoldo Herrera IIICanada Brendan Macdougall & Canada Sam Meek[4]
2020Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[5]
2019Bandon Dunes Golf ResortBandon, OregonUnited States Scott Harvey & United States Todd MitchellUnited States Logan Shuping & United States Blake Taylor[6]
2018Jupiter Hills ClubTequesta, FloridaUnited States Garrett Barber & United States Cole HammerUnited States Chip Brooke & United States Marc Dull[7]
2017Pinehurst ResortPinehurst, North CarolinaUnited States Frankie Capan & Hong Kong Shuai Ming WongUnited States Clark Collier & United States Kyle Hudelson[8]
2016Winged Foot Golf ClubMamaroneck, New YorkUnited States Ben Baxter & United States Andrew BuchananUnited States Brandon Cigna & United States Ben Warnquist[9]
2015The Olympic ClubSan Francisco, CaliforniaUnited States Nathan Smith & United States Todd WhiteUnited States Sherrill Britt & United States Greg Earnhardt[10]

Future sites

References

  1. "2015 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship Facts". USGA. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  2. Shefter, David. "These Bears Are Golden: Du/Zheng Take Title at Kiawah Island Club". USGA.
  3. Shefter, David. "Wilfong, Womble Rally to Claim Four-Ball Title in Birmingham". USGA.
  4. "Teens Kiko Francisco Coelho, Leopoldo Herrera III team to win U.S. Amateur Four-Ball championship". ESPN. Associated Press. May 26, 2021.
  5. "Updated USGA Statement on 2020 Championship Cancelations". USGA. March 17, 2020.
  6. Shefter, David. "Harvey-Mitchell Duo Wins Title at Bandon Dunes". USGA.
  7. Shefter, David. "Junior Achievement: Barber, Hammer Earn Four-Ball Title". USGA.
  8. "Frankie Capan-Shuai Ming Wong tandem wins U.S. Amateur Four-Ball". ESPN. Associated Press. May 31, 2017.
  9. "SMU's Ben Baxter, Andrew Buchanan win U.S. Amateur 4-Ball". ESPN. Associated Press. May 25, 2016.
  10. "Nathan Smith, Todd White make quick work of Sherrill Britt, Greg Earnhardt". ESPN. Associated Press. May 7, 2015.
  11. "Philadelphia Cricket Club to host 2024 US Amateur Four-Ball". USGA. April 21, 2021.
  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. "2022 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Fast Facts". USGA.
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