U.S. Mid-Amateur Golf Championship

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The U.S. Mid-Amateur, often called the Mid-Am for short, is the leading annual golf tournament in the United States for post-college amateur golfers, organized by the USGA.

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It was first played in 1981(43 years ago) at Bellerive Country Club in Creve Coeur, Missouri, near St. Louis. The Mid-Am was the first new USGA championship in 19 years, since the U.S. Senior Women's Amateur was added in 1962.

Qualifications for the Mid-Am are similar to those for the U.S. Amateur, except for the following:

The U.S. Mid-Amateur does not have a gender restriction, but there has never been a female champion. The USGA's analogous event for women only is the U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur, first played in 1987.

The USGA specifically intended the Mid-Am as a championship for post-college golfers who were not pursuing golf as a career, as virtually all golfers who pursue a professional career decide to do so no later than their early twenties. This was most likely a response to the fact that less than half of all U.S. Amateur qualifiers are 25 or older, and most older golfers found themselves disadvantaged in competing against college golfers who typically play much more often.

Like the U.S. Amateur, the Mid-Am consists of two days of stroke play, with the leading 64 competitors then playing a knockout competition held at match play to decide the champion. The profile of Mid-Am champions, with respect to age, is somewhat similar to that of U.S. Amateur champions before World War II. In that era, more top-level golfers chose to remain amateur, and the average age of U.S. Amateur Champions was higher.

While the list of winners is considerably less illustrious than that of the U.S. Amateur, one notable winner was Jay Sigel, a three-time winner of this event and a two-time U.S. Amateur champion who went on to play the Champions Tour. The winner receives an automatic invitation to play in the Masters Tournament and the U.S. Open (starting in 2018).

Winners

YearVenueWinnerScoreRunner-up
2023 Sleepy Hollow Country Club
Fenway Golf Club (NY)
Flag of the United States.svg Stewart Hagestad (3)3 & 2 Flag of the United States.svg Evan Beck
2022 Erin Hills
Blue Mound Golf & Country Club (WI)
Ulster Banner.svg Matthew McClean 3 & 1 Flag of Ireland.svg Hugh Foley
2021 Sankaty Head Golf Club
Miacomet Golf Course (MA)
Flag of the United States.svg Stewart Hagestad (2)2 & 1 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Costanza
2020Kinloch Golf ClubTournament deferred to 2024 due to the COVID-19 pandemic [1]
2019 Colorado Golf Club (CO) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lukas Michel 2 & 1 Flag of the United States.svg Joseph Deraney
2018Charlotte Country Club (NC) Flag of the United States.svg Kevin O'Connell 4 & 3 Flag of the United States.svg Brett Boner
2017Capital City Club
Atlanta National Golf Club (GA)
Flag of the United States.svg Matt Parziale 8 & 6 Flag of the United States.svg Josh Nichols
2016Stonewall (Old and North Courses) (PA) Flag of the United States.svg Stewart Hagestad 37 holes Flag of the United States.svg Scott Harvey
2015John's Island Club (West Course) (FL) Flag of the United States.svg Sammy Schmitz 3 & 2 Flag of the United States.svg Marc Dull
2014 Saucon Valley Country Club (Old Course) (PA) Flag of the United States.svg Scott Harvey 6 & 5 Flag of the United States.svg Brad Nurski
2013Country Club of Birmingham (West Course) (AL) Flag of the United States.svg Mike McCoy 8 & 6 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Williamson
2012 Conway Farms Golf Club (IL) Flag of the United States.svg Nathan Smith (4)1 up Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Garrett Rank
2011Shadow Hawk Golf Club (TX) Flag of the United States.svg Randal Lewis 3 & 2 Flag of the United States.svg Kenny Cook
2010Atlantic Golf Club (NY) Flag of the United States.svg Nathan Smith (3)7 & 5 Flag of the United States.svg Tim Hogarth
2009The Kiawah Island Club (SC) Flag of the United States.svg Nathan Smith (2)7 & 6 Flag of the United States.svg Tim Spitz
2008 Milwaukee Country Club (WI) Flag of the United States.svg Steve Wilson 5 & 4 Flag of the United States.svg Todd Mitchell
2007 Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (OR) Flag of the United States.svg Trip Kuehne 9 & 7 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Whitaker
2006Forest Highlands Golf Club (Canyon Course) (AZ) Flag of the United States.svg Dave Womack 1 up Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hybl
2005 The Honors Course (TN) Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Marsh 10 & 9 Flag of the United States.svg Carlton Forrester
2004Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course) (GA) Flag of the United States.svg Austin Eaton III 1 up Flag of the United States.svg Josh Dennis
2003Wilmington Country Club (DE) Flag of the United States.svg Nathan Smith 9 holes* Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Norton
2002The Stanwich Club (CT) Flag of the United States.svg George Zahringer 3 & 2 Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Courville Jr.
2001San Joaquin Country Club (CA) Flag of the United States.svg Tim Jackson (2)1 up Flag of the United States.svg George Zahringer
2000 The Homestead (Cascades Course) (VA) Flag of the United States.svg Greg Puga 3 & 1 Flag of South Africa.svg Wayne Raath
1999 Old Warson Country Club (MO) Flag of the United States.svg Danny Green 2 & 1 Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Courville Jr.
1998 NCR Country Club (South Course) (OH) Flag of the United States.svg Spider Miller (2)1 up Flag of the United States.svg Chip Halcombe
1997 Dallas Athletic Club (Blue Course) (TX) Flag of the United States.svg Ken Bakst 1 up Flag of the United States.svg Rick Stimmel
1996Hartford Golf Club (CT) Flag of the United States.svg Spider Miller 3 & 2 Flag of the United States.svg Randal Lewis
1995 Caves Valley Golf Club (MD) Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Courville Jr. 1 up Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Warren Sye
1994 Hazeltine National Golf Club (MN) Flag of the United States.svg Tim Jackson 1 up Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Brennan
1993Eugene Country Club (OR) Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Thomas 1 up Flag of the United States.svg Joey Ferrari
1992 Detroit Golf Club (North Course) (MI) Flag of the United States.svg Danny Yates 1 up Flag of the United States.svg David Lind
1991Long Cove Club (SC) Flag of the United States.svg Jim Stuart (2)1 up Flag of the United States.svg Bert Atkinson
1990 Troon Golf & Country Club (AZ) Flag of the United States.svg Jim Stuart 1 up Flag of the United States.svg Mark Sollenberger
1989 Crooked Stick Golf Club (IN) Flag of the United States.svg James Taylor 4 & 3 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Hadden
1988 Prairie Dunes Country Club (KS) Flag of the United States.svg David Eger 2 & 1 Flag of Bermuda.svg Scott Mayne
1987Brook Hollow Golf Club (TX) Flag of the United States.svg Jay Sigel (3)20 holes Flag of the United States.svg David Lind
1986Annandale Golf Club (WI) Flag of the United States.svg Bill Loeffler 4 & 3 Flag of the United States.svg Charles Pinkard
1985The Vintage Club (Mountain Course) (CA) Flag of the United States.svg Jay Sigel (2)3 & 2 Flag of the United States.svg O. Gordon Brewer, Jr.
1984 Atlanta Athletic Club (Highlands Course) (GA) Flag of the United States.svg Michael Podolak 5 & 4 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Lewis
1983 Cherry Hills Country Club (CO) Flag of the United States.svg Jay Sigel 1 up Flag of the United States.svg Randy Sonnier
1982Knollwood Club (IL) Flag of the United States.svg William Hoffer 3 & 2 Flag of the United States.svg Jeffrey Ellis
1981 Bellerive Country Club (MO) Flag of the United States.svg Jim Holtgrieve 2 up Flag of the United States.svg Bob Lewis

*Match was conceded due to injury

Multiple winners

Future sites

YearEditionCourseLocationDates
202443rd Kinloch Golf Club Manakin-Sabot, Virginia September 21−26
202544th Troon Country Club Scottsdale, Arizona September 13−18
202645th Sand Valley Resort Nekoosa, Wisconsin September 26−October 1
202746th Jupiter Hills Club Tequesta, Florida TBD
203049th Bel-Air Country Club Los Angeles, California September 14−19

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