Some of the best amateur golfers in the country will be playing in San Francisco later this month in the U.S. Amateur Championship.
The Olympic Club will host the event, which runs from Aug. 11-17 and has been won in past years by some of the biggest names in golf before they turned pro. Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods and Bryson DeChambeau are among notable former U.S. Amateur champions.
Qualifying events for the tournament started in early June at 47 sites around the country and final qualifying rounds ended earlier this week. A starting field of 312 players will have 18 holes of stroke play on Aug. 11 and 12, after which the field will be cut to the low 64 scores for six rounds of match play culminating in the 36-hole championship match on Aug. 17.
The Olympic Club was founded in 1860 and is one of the oldest athletic clubs in the U.S., with members in the 1800s that included Mark Twain, William Randolph Hearst and Leland Stanford. The club in the southwest portion of the city has hosted a number of U.S. Amateur and U.S. Open golf tournaments and will also host the 2028 PGA Championship, 2030 U.S. Women’s Amateur and the 2032 Ryder Cup.
Tickets for the U.S. Amateur are $35 per day and are free for juniors ages 17 and under who are with a ticketed adult. More information is available at usamateur.com.