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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2] | ||||
| 2019 | Bandon Dunes Golf Resort | Bandon, Oregon |  Scott Harvey & Todd Mitchell |
Logan Shuping & Blake Taylor |
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| 2018 | Jupiter Hills Club | Tequesta, Florida | Garrett Barber & Cole Hammer |
Chip Brooke & Marc Dull |
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| 2017 | Pinehurst Resort | Pinehurst, North Carolina | Frankie Capan &  Shuai Ming Wong |
Clark Collier & Kyle Hudelson |
[3] |
| 2016 | Winged Foot Golf Club | Mamaroneck, New York | Ben Baxter & Andrew Buchanan |
Brandon Cigna & Ben Warnquist |
[4] |
| 2015 | The Olympic Club | San Francisco, California | Nathan Smith & Todd White |
Sherrill Britt & Greg Earnhardt |
[5] |
Future sites
- 2020 Philadelphia Cricket Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 2021 Chambers Bay, University Place, Washington[6]
- 2022 Country Club of Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama[7]
- 2023 Kiawah Island Club, Kiawah Island, South Carolina[8]
References
- ^ "2015 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship Facts". USGA. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
- ^ "Updated USGA Statement on 2020 Championship Cancelations". USGA. March 17, 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Bandon Dunes, Chambers Bay to Host 2019, 2021 Amateur Four-Balls". USGA. December 5, 2017.
- ^ "2022 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Going to C.C. of Birmingham". USGA. November 1, 2018.
- ^ "Kiawah Island Club Awarded 2023 Championship". USGA. May 6, 2019.