2021 U.S. Senior Amateur Fast FactsCountry Club of Detroit, Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.

Sean Knapp won the 2017 U.S. Senior Amateur in his first year of eligibility and then reached the final match in 2018. (USGA/Chris Keane)


Championship Venue	Country Club of Detroit
Opened	1897 (club founded); 1912 (course opened)
Architect	Harry Colt and Charles Hugh Alison (redesign by Robert Trent Jones Sr. in 1952; second redesign by Robert Trent Jones Jr. in 1996; restoration by Tom Doak in 2011)
Dates of Championship	August 28-Sept. 2
Yardage/Par	6,901 yards/Par 72
Course/Slope Rating	73.8/136
Spectators	Admission is free of charge and spectators are encouraged to attend.
Field Size	156 players
Entries Accepted	2,565 (Record, previous mark was 2,498 in 2005)
Entries Closed	July 14 at 5 p.m. ET
Eligibility	Open to any golfer who is 55 years of age as of August 28 and whose Handicap Index does not exceed 7.4
Qualifying	Qualifying over 18 holes was held between July 21 and Aug. 12 at 49 sites.
Exempt players (33)	Stewart "Buddy" Alexander (U.S. Amateur champion prior to 1992 in first 15 years of eligibility) Gianluca Bolla (Top 25 age-eligible points leader in World Amateur Golf Ranking) Sherrill Britt (Top 25 age-eligible points leader in World Amateur Golf Ranking) Dave Bunker (Top 25 age-eligible points leader in World Amateur Golf Ranking) Rick Cloninger (2019 U.S. Senior Amateur semifinalist) Craig Davis (2019 champion of Senior Amateur Championship conducted by The R&A) Keith Decker (Top 25 age-eligible points leader in World Amateur Golf Ranking) Gene Elliott (2021 champion of Senior Amateur Championship conducted by The R&A; 2019 Canadian Senior Amateur champion; Top 25 age-eligible points leader in World Amateur Golf Ranking) Mark Gardiner (Top 25 age-eligible points leader in World Amateur Golf Ranking) Randy Haag (Top 25 age-eligible points leader in World Amateur Golf Ranking) Doug Hanzel (2013 U.S. Senior Amateur champion; Top 25 age-eligible points leader in World Amateur Golf Ranking) Steve Harwell (2019 U.S. Senior Amateur quarterfinalist; Top 25 age-eligible points leader in World Amateur Golf Ranking) Tim Hogarth (1996 U.S. Amateur Public Links champion; Top 25 age-eligible points leader in World Amateur Golf Ranking) Paul Jett (2019 U.S. Senior Amateur quarterfinalist) Ken Kinkopf (Top 25 age-eligible points leader in World Amateur Golf Ranking) Sean Knapp (2017 U.S. Senior Amateur champion; 2018 U.S. Senior Amateur runner-up; Top 25 age-eligible points leader in World Amateur Golf Ranking) Chip Lutz (2015 U.S. Senior Amateur champion; 2018 U.S. Senior Amateur semifinalist) Miles McConnell (Top 25 age-eligible points leader in World Amateur Golf Ranking) Michael McCoy (2018 U.S. Senior Amateur semifinalist; Top 25 age-eligible points leader in World Amateur Golf Ranking) William Mitchell (Amateur returning 72-hole score from 2021 U.S. Senior Open; Top 25 age-eligible points leader in World Amateur Golf Ranking) Roger Newsom (2019 U.S. Senior Amateur runner-up) Joe Palmer (Top 25 age-eligible points leader in World Amateur Golf Ranking) Robert Polk (Top 25 age-eligible points leader in World Amateur Golf Ranking) Fred Ridley (U.S. Amateur champion prior to 1992 in first 15 years of eligibility) Bob Royak (2019 U.S. Senior Amateur champion; Top 25 age-eligible points leader in World Amateur Golf Ranking) Dave Ryan (2016 U.S. Senior Amateur champion) Greg Sanders (Top 25 age-eligible points leader in World Amateur Golf Ranking) Paul Simson (2010 and 2012 U.S. Senior Amateur champion; 2017 U.S. Senior Amateur runner-up; Top 25 age-eligible points leader in World Amateur Golf Ranking) Lewis Stephenson (Top 25 age-eligible points leader in World Amateur Golf Ranking) Rusty Strawn (Top 25 age-eligible points leader in World Amateur Golf Ranking) Walter Todd (2019 U.S. Senior Amateur quarterfinalist) Jeff Wilson (2018 U.S. Senior Amateur champion; Top 25 age-eligible points leader in World Amateur Golf Ranking) Rick Woulfe (Top 25 age-eligible points leader in World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Hole by Hole	COUNTRY CLUB OF DETROIT Hole 1: 380 yards (Par 4) Hole 2: 427 yards (Par 4) Hole 3: 511 yards (Par 5) Hole 4: 405 yards (Par 4) Hole 5: 195 yards (Par 3) Hole 6: 387 yards (Par 4) Hole 7: 415 yards (Par 4) Hole 8: 138 yards (Par 3) Hole 9: 478 yards (Par 5) OUT: 3,336 yards (Par 36) Hole 10: 600 yards (Par 5) Hole 11: 399 yards (Par 4) Hole 12: 444 yards (Par 4) Hole 13: 182 yards (Par 3) Hole 14: 435 yards (Par 4) Hole 15: 360 yards (Par 4) Hole 16: 208 yards (Par 3) Hole 17: 517 yards (Par 5) Hole 18: 420 yards (Par 4) IN: 3,565 yards (Par 36) TOTAL: 6,901 yards (Par 72)
2020 Championship	The 2020 U.S. Senior Amateur was canceled due to health concerns stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.
2019 Championship	Bob Royak, of Alpharetta, Ga., holed a 5-foot par putt on the 18th hole to defeat Roger Newsom, 1 up, in the 18-hole final of the 65th U.S. Senior Amateur at Old Chatham Golf Club in Durham, N.C. To read more, click here.
Quotable	"To be a USGA champion, to think that your name is going up on the wall [in the Hall of Champions] in Far Hills, [N.J., at the USGA Museum] with the other champions for 2019, that’s kind of beyond belief." -- Bob Royak
Notable Events at Country Club of Detroit	1915 U.S. Amateur (Robert Gardner) 1954 U.S. Amateur (Arnold Palmer) Michigan State Amateur (1908, 1910, 1912, 1914, 1929, 2018) Michigan State Women's Amateur (1914, 1920, 1925, 1935, 1949)
U.S. Senior Amateurs in Michigan (2)	1984: Birmingham Country Club, Birmingham (Robert Rawlins) 1991: Crystal Downs Country Club, Frankfort (Bill Bosshard)
Did You Know?	The late Arnold Palmer always said of his 1954 U.S. Amateur triumph that was the "turning point" of his career.
Notable U.S. Senior Amateur Champions	J. Wood Platt (1955); J. Clark Espie (1957, 1959); Dexter Daniels (1961, 1966); Curtis Person Sr. (1968-69); Gene Andrews (1970); Lewis W. Oehmig (1972, 1976, 1985); Dale Morey (1974, 1977); William C. Campbell (1979-80); Ed Updegraff (1981); William Hyndman III (1983); John Richardson (1987); O. Gordon Brewer (1994, 1996); Bill Shean Jr. (1998, 2000); Kemp Richardson (2001, 2003); Stan Lee (2007); George “Buddy” Marucci (2008); Marvin “Vinny” Giles (2009); Paul Simson (2010, 2012); Louis Lee (2011); Pat Tallent (2014); Chip Lutz (2015); Sean Knapp (2017); Jeff Wilson (2018)
Notable U.S. Senior Amateur Runners-Up	J. Clark Espie (1956); Ernest Pieper Jr. (1971-72); Lewis W. Oehmig (1974, 1977, 1979); Dale Morey (1981); Ed Updegraff (1982); Richard Runkle (1983-84); John Harbottle (1986); George Zahringer (2008); Pat Tallent (2010); Bryan Norton (2014); Paul Simson (2017); Sean Knapp (2018)
What Champion Receives	-A gold medal -Custody of the Frederick L. Dold Trophy for one year -Exemption from local qualifying for the 2022 U.S. Open Championship -Exemption from qualifying for the 2022 U.S. Senior Open Championship (msut be an -amateur) -Exemption from qualifying for the 2022 and 2023 U.S. Amateur Championships -Exemption from qualifying for the 2021 and 2022 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championships -Exemption from qualifying for the next 10 U.S. Senior Amateur Championships
Schedule of Play	Saturday, Aug. 28 (Stroke Play, Round 1, 18 holes) Sunday, Aug. 29 (Stroke Play, Round 1, 18 holes) Monday, Aug. 30 (Round of 64, match play) Tuesday, Aug. 31 (Round of 32/Round of 16, match play) Wednesday, Sept. 1 (Quarterfinals/Semifinals, match play) Thursday, Sept. 2 (Championship Match, 18 holes)
Match-Play Cut	The low 64 scorers following stroke play will qualify for match play. If necessary, a playoff will be conducted to determine the final match-play spots.
Future Sites	2022: The Kittansett Club, Marion, Mass./Aug. 27-Sept. 1 2023: Martis Camp Club, Truckee, Calif./Aug. 26-31 2024: The Honors Course, Ooltewah, Tenn./Aug. 24-29