2023 U.S. Junior Amateur Fast FactsDaniel Island Club (Beresford Creek and Ralston Creek), Charleston, S.C.
| Championship Venue | Daniel Island Club (Ralston Creek), Charleston, S.C. |
| Stroke-Play Co-Host Venue | Daniel Island Club (Beresford Creek), Charleston, S.C. |
| Opened | 2000 (Beresford Creek); 2006 (Ralston Creek) |
| Architects | Tom Fazio (Beresford Creek); Rees Jones (Ralston Creek) |
| Yardages/Par (Subject to change) | Ralston Creek Course: 7,332 yards/Par 72 Beresford Creek Course: 7,035 yards/Par 71 |
| Course and Slope Rating | TBD |
| Dates of Championship | July 24-29 |
| Field Size | 264 |
| Eligibility | A competitor cannot have a Handicap Index exceeding 4.4, and not reached his 19th birthday by July 29, 2023. |
| Entries Open | March 22 |
| Qualifying | Qualifying will be conducted over 18 holes at to-be-determined sites between May 25 and June 29. |
| 2022 Championship | Wenyi Ding, 17, became the first male golfer from the People's Republic of China to claim a USGA championship when he defeated Caleb Surratt, 3 and 2, in the 36-hole championship match at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Bandon Dunes Course) in Bandon, Ore. Ding built as much as an 8-up lead in the second 18 before holding off a late charge by Surratt, an incoming freshman at the University of Tennessee from Indian Trail, N.C. To read more, click here |
| Quotable | "“My caddie told me, just calm down. You have the advantage. He is nervous and he's more nervous than you, so you're going to win.” -- Wenyi Ding |
| Hole by Hole | RALSTON CREEK COURSE (Yardages subject to change) Hole 1: 426 yards (Par 4) Hole 2: 438 yards (Par 4) Hole 3: 615 yards (Par 5) Hole 4: 187 yards (Par 3) Hole 5: 399 yards (Par 4) Hole 6: 535 yards (Par 5) Hole 7: 453 yards (Par 4) Hole 8: 393 yards (Par 4) Hole 9: 210 yards (Par 3) OUT: 3,656 yards (Par 36) Hole 10: 433 yards (Par 4) Hole 11: 579 yards (Par 5) Hole 12: 224 yards (Par 3) Hole 13: 464 yards (Par 4) Hole 14: 420 yards (Par 4) Hole 15: 172 yards (Par 3) Hole 16: 445 yards (Par 4) Hole 17: 385 yards (Par 4) Hole 18: 554 yards (Par 5) IN: 3,676 yards (Par 36) TOTALS: 7,332 yards (Par 72) BERESFORD CREEK COURSE Hole 1: 460 yards (Par 4) Hole 2: 389 yards (Par 4) Hole 3: 551 yards (Par 5) Hole 4: 168 yards (Par 3) Hole 5: 362 yards (Par 4) Hole 6: 432 yards (Par 4) Hole 7: 356 yards (Par 4) Hole 8: 582 yards (Par 5) Hole 9: 150 yards (Par 3) OUT: 3,450 yards (Par 36) Hole 10: 574 yards (Par 5) Hole 11: 410 yards (Par 4) Hole 12: 395 yards (Par 4) Hole 13: 445 yards (Par 4) Hole 14: 407 yards (Par 4) Hole 15: 232 yards (Par 3) Hole 16: 473 yards (Par 4) Hole 17: 196 yards (Par 3) Hole 18: 453 yards (Par 4) IN: 3,585 yards (Par 35) TOTALS: 7,035 yards (Par 71) |
| Notable Past Events at Daniel Island Club | 2005 South Carolina Golf Association Amateur (Emmett Turner) 2009 Korn Ferry Tour Championship (Matt Every) 2010 Korn Ferry Tour Championship (Brendan Steele) 2011 Korn Ferry Tour Championship (Ken Duke) 2018 Trusted Choice "Big I" Championship (Connor Howe, Boys; Emily Hawkins, Girls) 2021 Daniel Island Intercollegiate (Team: Seton Hall; Individual: Nevill Ruiter, College of Charleston) |
| U.S. Junior Amateurs in South Carolina (3) | 1963: Florence Country Club, Eugene (Gregg McHatton) 1979: Moss Creek Golf Club, Hilton Head Island (Jack Larkin) 2015: Colleton River (Plantation Course), Bluffton (Philip Barbaree) |
| Notable U.S. Junior Amateur Champions | Gay Brewer (1949); Mason Rudolph (1950); 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); Scottie Scheffler (2013); Will Zalatoris (2014); Min Woo Lee (2016) |
| Notable 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); Matthew Wolff (2017); Akshay Bhatia (2018) |
| What Champion Receives | -A gold medal -Custody of the U.S. Junior Amateur Trophy for one season -Exemption from qualifying from future U.S. Junior Amateurs -Exemption into 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club (must be an amateur) -Exemption into the 2023 and 2024 U.S. Amateur Championships |
| Schedule of Play | Monday, July 24 (18 holes, stroke play) Tuesday, July 25 (18 holes, stroke play) Wednesday, July 26 (Round of 64, match play) Thursday, July 27 (Round of 32/Round of 16 matches) Friday, July 28 (Quarterfinal/Semifinal matches) Saturday, July 29 (36-hole championship match) |
| Match-Play Cut | 64 competitors will qualify for match play following two rounds of stroke play; a playoff, if necessary, will be conducted to get the draw to exactly 64 golfers |
| Broadcast Schedule | TBD |
| Future Sites | 2024: Oakland Hills Country Club, Bloomfield Hills, Mich./July 22-27 2025: Trinity Forest Golf Club, Dallas, Texas/July 21-26 2045: Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Ore./Dates TBD |