2019 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Fast FactsBandon Dunes Golf Resort (Old Macdonald & Pacific Dunes), Bandon, Ore.
Championship Venue | Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Old Macdonald), Bandon, Ore. |
Stroke-Play Co-Host Venue | Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Pacific Dunes), Bandon, Ore. |
Opened | 2001 (Pacific Dunes); 2010 (Old Macdonald) |
Architects | Tom Doak (Pacific Dunes); Tom Doak/Jim Urbina (Old Macdonald) |
Yardages/Par | 6,666 yards/Par 70 (Pacific Dunes); 7,037/Par 71 (Old Macdonald) |
Dates of Championship | May 25-29 |
Field Size | 128 sides |
Eligibility | Each member of the side cannot have a Handicap Index exceeding 5.4. |
Entries Accepted | 1,233 sides (2,466 players) |
Sectional Qualifying | Took place at 50 sites between Aug. 27, 2018 and March 18, 2019 |
Hole by Hole |
OLD MACDONALD PACIFIC DUNES (Stroke-play co-host) |
Exempt Sides (7) | Nathan Smith/Todd White (2015 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball champions) Clark Collier/Kyle Hudelson (2017 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball runners-up) Brandon Cigna/Ben Warnquist (2016 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball runners-up) Carson Berry/Sam Tidd (2018 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball semifinalists) Stewart Hagestad/Derek Busby (Both players inside Top 400 of World Amateur Golf Ranking) Daniel Licursi/Danny Wax (Special Exemption granted by USGA) Mac Fiely/Blair Webb (Special Exemption granted by USGA) |
2018 Championship | 18-year-olds Cole Hammer, of Houston, Texas, and Garrett Barber, of Stuart, Fla., combined to shoot 7 under par in defeating Floridian mid-amateurs Chip Brooke and Marc Dull, 4 and 3, in the 18-hole final at Jupiter Hills Club's Hills Course. |
Quotable | "Growing up watching U.S. Opens and U.S. Amateurs on TV, I just knew being a USGA champion is something that I desperately wanted. And to finally do it, it feels incredible." -- Cole Hammer |
Notable Past Events at Bandon Dunes Resort | 2005 Pacific Coast Amateur (Alex Prugh) 2006 Curtis Cup Match (USA) 2007 U.S. Mid-Amateur (Trip Kuehne) 2011 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links (Brianna Do) 2011 U.S. Amateur Public Links (Corbin Mills) 2012 Pacific Coast Amateur (David Fink) 2015 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball (Mika Liu and Rinko Mitsunaga) |
Schedule of Play | Saturday, May 25 (18 holes, stroke play) Sunday, May 26 (18 holes, stroke play) Monday, May 27 (Round of 32, match play) Tuesday, May 28 (Round of 16/quarterfinal matches) Wednesday, May 29 (Semifinals/Championship match) |
Match-Play Cut | 32 sides will qualify for match play following two rounds of stroke play |
Future Sites | 2020: Philadelphia Cricket Club, Philadelphia, Pa. (May 23-27) 2021: Chambers Bay, University Place, Wash. (May 22-26) 2022: Country Club of Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala. (May 14-18) 2023: Kiawah Island Resort, Kiawah Island, S.C. (May 20-24) |