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/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 four-ball format, where the "lowest score by either player on each hole is the score for the side."
The women's counterpart is the U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball, also started in 2015.
Winners※
Future sites※
- 2025 Plainfield Country Club, Edison, New Jersey
- 2026 Desert Mountain Club, Scottsdale, Arizona
- 2028 Chambers Bay, University Place, Washington
- 2037 Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Oregon
References※
- ^ "2015 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship Facts". USGA. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
- ^ Shefter, David (May 29, 2024). "Praising Arizona: Blanchard, Engel Take Title at Philly Cricket Club". USGA.
- ^ Shefter, David (May 23, 2023). "These Bears Are Golden: Du/Zheng Take Title at Kiawah Island Club". USGA.
- ^ Shefter, David (May 18, 2022). "Wilfong, Womble Rally to Claim Four-Ball Title in Birmingham". USGA.
- ^ "Teens Kiko Francisco Coelho, "Leopoldo Herrera III team to win U."S. Amateur Four-Ball championship". ESPN. Associated Press. May 26, 2021.
- ^ "Updated USGA Statement on 2020 Championship Cancelations". USGA. March 17, 2020.
- ^ Shefter, David (May 29, 2019). "Harvey-Mitchell Duo Wins Title at Bandon Dunes". USGA.
- ^ Shefter, David (May 22, 2018). "Junior Achievement: Barber, Hammer Earn Four-Ball Title". USGA.
- ^ "Frankie Capan-Shuai Ming Wong tandem wins U.S. Amateur Four-Ball". ESPN. Associated Press. May 31, 2017.
- ^ "SMU's Ben Baxter, Andrew Buchanan win U.S. Amateur 4-Ball". ESPN. Associated Press. May 25, 2016.
- ^ "Nathan Smith, Todd White make quick work of Sherrill Britt, Greg Earnhardt". ESPN. Associated Press. May 7, 2015.
- ^ "Plainfield C.C. to Host 3 Future USGA Championships August 21, 2023". USGA. August 22, 2023.
- ^ "Desert Mountain to Host Pair of USGA Amateur Four-Ball Events". USGA. September 14, 2022.
- ^ "Chambers Bay to Host 2028 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball". USGA. June 20, 2024.
- ^ "2022 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Fast Facts". USGA.