2019 U.S. Junior Amateur Fast FactsInverness Club, Toledo, Ohio
| Championship Venue | Inverness Club, Toledo, Ohio |
| Dates of Championship | July 15-20 |
| Opened | 1903 |
| Architect | Donald Ross (restorations done by Arthur Hills in 1999 and Andrew Green in 2018) |
| Course/Slope Rating | 76.8/148 |
| Yardage/Par | 7,339 yards/Par 71 (Subject to change) |
| Hole by Hole | (All yardages/par subject to change) Hole 1: 395 yards (par 4) Hole 2: 485 yards (par 4) Hole 3: 240 yards (par 3) Hole 4: 433 yards (par 4) Hole 5: 170 yards (par 3) Hole 6: 455 yards (par 4) Hole 7: 480 yards (par 4) Hole 8: 605 yards (par 5) Hole 9: 413 yards (par 4) OUT: 3,676 yards (par 35) Hole 10: 380 yards (par 4) Hole 11: 377 yards (par 4) Hole 12: 198 yards (par 3) Hole 13: 516 yards (par 5) Hole 14: 480 yards (par 4) Hole 15: 470 yards (par 4) Hole 16: 405 yards (par 4) Hole 17: 482 yards (par 4) Hole 18: 355 yards (par 4) IN: 3,663 yards (par 36) TOTAL: 7,339 yards (par 71) |
| Field | 156 competitors |
| Entries Accepted | 3,496 |
| Eligibility | Open to any male amateur golf who has not reached his 19th birthday by July 20 and whose Handicap Index does not exceed 4.4. |
| Sectional Qualifying | Qualifying will take place at 56 sites from June 10 to June 25 |
| Exempt Players (27) | Jake Beber-Frankel (Top 50 age eligible points leader in WAGR) Akshay Bhatia (2018 U.S. Junior Amateur runner-up; Top 50 age eligible points leader in WAGR) Michael Brennan (Top 50 age eligible points leader in WAGR) Ricky Castillo (Top 50 age eligible points leader in WAGR) Canon Claycomb (Top 50 age eligible points leader in WAGR) George Duangmanee (Top 50 age eligible points leader in WAGR) Joshua Greer (Top 50 age eligible points leader in WAGR) J. Holland Humphries (Top 50 age eligible points leader in WAGR) Jang Hyun Lee (Top 50 age eligible points leader in WAGR) Yuxin Lin (Top 50 age eligible points leader in WAGR) Tom McKibbin (Top 50 age eligible points leader in WAGR) Connor McKinney (Top 50 age eligible points leader in WAGR) Clay Merchent (Top 50 age eligible points leader in WAGR) William Moll (Top 50 age eligible points leader in WAGR) William Mouw (Top 50 age eligible points leader in WAGR) Joseph Pagdin (Top 50 age eligible points leader in WAGR) Thomas Ponder (2018 U.S. Junior Amateur quarterfinalist) Gordon Sargent (Top 50 age eligible points leader in WAGR) Ian Siebers (Top 50 age eligible points leader in WAGR) Elvis Smylie (Top 50 age eligible points leader in WAGR) James Song (Top 50 age eligible points leader in WAGR) Preston Summerhays (Top 50 age eligible points leader in WAGR) Michael Thorbjornsen (2018 U.S. Junior Amateur champion; Top 50 age eligible points leader in WAGR) Jackson Van Paris (Top 50 age eligible points leader in WAGR) Karl Vilips (Top 50 age eligible points leader in WAGR) Alex Vogelsong (Top 50 age eligible points leader in WAGR) Robin Williams (Top 50 age eligible points leader in WAGR) |
| 2018 Championship | Michael Thorbjornsen, 16, of Wellesley, Mass., rallied to defeat left-hander Akshay Bhatia, of Wake Forest, N.C., 1 up, in the 36-hole final match on the Upper Course at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, N.J. To read more, click here. |
| Quotable | “It feels amazing. Personally for myself I feel like this is probably the biggest junior event you can win and I somehow managed to win it. It just feels amazing because I haven't won a tournament in around just over a year now, so this is the perfect tournament for me to win.” -- Michael Thorbjornsen |
| Notable Past Events at Inverness |
1920 U.S. Open (Ted Ray) 1973 U.S. Amateur (Craig Stadler) |
| U.S. Junior Amateurs in Ohio ((2) | 1977: Ohio State University Golf Club, Columbus (Willie Wood) 1986: Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin (Brian Montgomery) |
| Notable U.S. Junior Amateur Fact | This will be the final U.S. Junior Amateur to be staged with 156 players. Starting in 2020, the field will expand to 264 players and use two venues for stroke play. |
| Notable U.S. Junior Amateur Champions | Johnny Miller (1964); Gary Koch (1970); Willie Wood (1977); Charlie Rymer (1985); David Duval (1989); Tiger Woods (1991-93); Hunter Mahan (1999); Brian Harman (2003); Kevin Tway (2005); Jordan Spieth (2009, 2011) |
| Notable U.S. Junior Amateur Runners-Up | Ken Venturi (1948); Jay Sigel (1961); Andy North (1967); Scott Simpson (1972): Mark Wilson (1992); Charles Howell III (1996); Trevor Immelman (1997); Aaron Baddeley (1998); Camilo Villegas (1999); Ryan Moore (2000); Justin Thomas (2010) |
| Schedule of Play | Monday, July 15 (Stroke Play, Round 1, 18 holes) Tuesday, July 16 (Stroke Play, Round 2, 18 holes) Wednesday, July 17 (Round of 64, match play) Thursday, July 18 (Round of 32/Round of 16, match play) Friday, July 19 (Quarterfinals/Semifinals, match play) Saturday, July 20, Championship Match, 36 holes) |
| Match-Play Cut | The low 64 scorers from stroke play will advance to match play. If necessary, a playoff will be conducted to trim the field to exactly 64 golfers. |
| Future Sites | 2020: Hazeltine National Golf Club, Chaska, Minn./July 20-25 (Note: Beginning in 2020, field will expand from 156 to 264 players) 2021: The Country Club of North Carolina, Village of Pinehurst, N.C./July 19-24 |