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The United States Senior Men's Amateur Golf Championship is a national tournament for amateur golf competitors at least 55 years of age. It is operated by the United States Golf Association (USGA).
The tournament starts with 36 holes of stroke play , with the top 64 competitors advancing to the match play portion of the tournament. Golfers must have a USGA handicap index of 7.4 or lower to enter.
The tournament was founded in 1955, expanding on a tournament conducted by the U.S. Senior Golf Association (not affiliated with the USGA), which itself had grown from a senior amateur event at the Apawamis Club in 1905.[1] Membership in this precursor tournament was limited, so the USGA agreed to start a national championship open to all senior golfers.
Senior Amateur contestants have been permitted to ride in carts since 1969.
Winners
Year
Venue
Winner
Score
Runner-up
2020
Country Club of Detroit
Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [2]
2019
Old Chatham Golf Club
Bob Royak
1 up
Roger Newsom
2018
Eugene Country Club
Jeff Wilson
2 & 1
Sean Knapp
2017
The Minikahda Club
Sean Knapp
2 & 1
Paul Simson
2016
Old Warson Country Club
Dave Ryan
5 & 3
Matthew Sughrue
2015
Hidden Creek Golf Club
Chip Lutz
5 & 3
Tom Brandes
2014
Big Canyon Country Club
Patrick Tallent
2 & 1
Bryan Norton
2013
Wade Hampton Golf Club
Doug Hanzel
3 & 2
Pat O'Donnell
2012
Mountain Ridge Country Club
Paul Simson
4 & 3
Curtis Skinner
2011
Kinloch Golf Club
Louis Lee
1 up
Philip Pleat
2010
Lake Nona Golf & Country Club
Paul Simson
2 & 1
Patrick Tallent
2009
Beverly Country Club
Vinny Giles
1 up
John Grace
2008
Shady Oaks Country Club
Buddy Marucci
2 up
George Zahringer
2007
Flint Hills National Golf Club
Stan Lee
4 & 3
Sam Farlow
2006
Victoria National Golf Club
Mike Bell
1 up
Tom McGraw
2005
The Farm
Mike Rice
1 up
Mark Bemowski
2004
Bel-Air Country Club
Mark Bemowski
4 & 3
Greg Reynolds
2003
The Virginian Golf Club
Kemp Richardson
19th hole
Frank Abbott
2002
Timuquana Country Club
Greg Reynolds
4 & 3
Mark Bernowski
2001
Norwood Hills Country Club
Kemp Richardson
2 & 1
Bill Ploeger
2000
Charlotte Country Club
Bill Shean, Jr.
2 & 1
Richard Van Leuvan
1999
Portland Golf Club
Bill Ploeger
3 & 2
Gary Menzel
1998
Skokie Country Club
Bill Shean, Jr.
5 & 3
William King
1997
Atlantic Golf Club
Cliff Cunningham
5 & 3
Ed Bartlett
1996
Taconic Golf Club
O. Gordon Brewer, Jr.
2 up
Heyward Sullivan
1995
Prairie Dunes Country Club
James Stahl, Jr.
2 & 1
Rennie Law
1994
Champions Golf Club
O. Gordon Brewer, Jr.
5 & 4
Bob Hullender
1993
Farmington Country Club
Joe Ungvary
7 & 6
Jerry Nelson
1992
The Loxahatchee Club
Clarence Moore
6 & 4
Robert Harris
1991
Crystal Downs Country Club
Bill Bosshard
5 & 4
Morris Beecroft
1990
Desert Forest Golf Club
Jackie Cummings
3 & 2
Bobby Clark
1989
Lochinvar Golf Club
R. S. Williams
19th hole
Joe Simpson
1988
Milwaukee Country Club
Clarence Moore
5 & 4
Bud Stevens
1987
Saucon Valley Country Club
John Richardson
5 & 4
James Kite, Jr.
1986
Interlachen Country Club
R. S. Williams
3 & 2
John Harbottle
1985
Wild Dunes Beach & Racquet C.
Lewis Oehmig
20th hole
Ed Hopkins
1984
Birmingham Country Club
Robert Rawlins
19th hole
Richard Runkle
1983
Crooked Stick Golf Club
Bill Hyndman
1 up
Richard Runkle
1982
Tucson Country Club
Alton Duhon
2 up
Ed Updegraff
1981
Seattle Golf Club
Ed Updegraff
2 & 1
Dale Morey
1980
The Homestead
William C. Campbell
3 & 2
Keith K. Compton
1979
Chicago Golf Club
William C. Campbell
2 & 1
Lewis Oehmig
1978
Pine Tree Golf Club
Keith K. Compton
1 up
John W. Kline
1977
Salem Country Club
Dale Morey
4 & 3
Lewis Oehmig
1976
Cherry Hills Country Club
Lewis Oehmig
4 & 3
John Richardson
1975
Carmel Valley Golf & Country Club
William F. Colm
4 & 3
Stephen Stimac
1974
Harbour Town Golf Links
Dale Morey
4 & 2
Lewis Oehmig
1973
Onwentsia Club
Bill Hyndman
3 & 2
Harry Welch
1972
Sharon Golf Club
Lewis Oehmig
20th hole
Ernest Pieper, Jr.
1971
Sunnybrook Golf Club
Tom Draper
3 & 1
Ernest Pieper, Jr.
1970
California Golf Club of San Francisco
Gene Andrews
1 up
James Ferrie
1969
Wichita Country Club
Curtis Person, Sr.
1 up
David Goldman
1968
Atlanta Country Club
Curtis Person, Sr.
2 & 1
Ben Goodes
1967
Shinnecock Hills Golf Club
Ray Palmer
3 & 2
Walter D. Bronson
1966
Tucson National Golf Club
Dexter H. Daniels
1 up
George Beechler
1965
Fox Chapel Golf Club
Robert B. Kiersky
19th hole
George Beechler
1964
Waverley Country Club
William D. Higgins
2 & 1
Edward Murphy
1963
Sea Island Golf Club
Merrill L. Carlsmith
3 & 2
William D. Higgins
1962
Evanston Golf Club
Merrill L. Carlsmith
4 & 2
Willis H. Blakely
1961
Southern Hills Country Club
Dexter H. Daniels
2 & 1
William K. Lanman
1960
Oyster Harbors Club
Michael Cestone
20th hole
David Rose
1959
Memphis Country Club
J. Clark Espie
3 & 1
J. Wolcott Brown
1958
Monterey Peninsula Country Club
Thomas C. Robbins
2 & 1
Johnny Dawson
1957
Ridgewood Country Club
J. Clark Espie
2 & 1
Fred Wright
1956
Somerset Country Club
Fred Wright
4 & 3
J. Clark Espie
1955
Belle Meade Country Club
J. Wood Platt
5 & 4
George Studinger
Multiple winners
3 wins: Lewis Oehmig
2 wins: J. Clark Espie , Merrill L. Carlsmith , Dexter H. Daniels , Curtis Person, Sr. , Dale Morey , William C. Campbell , Bill Hyndman , R. S. Williams , Clarence Moore , O. Gordon Brewer, Jr. , Bill Shean, Jr. , Kemp Richardson , Paul Simson
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