U.S. Amateur

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amateur golf championship golf tournament recurring sporting event

The U.S. Amateur is one of the most prestigious and historic amateur golf championships in the United States, showcasing top non-professional golfers from around the world.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
1895 U.S. Amateur 1
1947 U.S. Amateur 1
1995 U.S. Amateur 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf amateur golf championship ⓘ
golf tournament ⓘ
recurring sporting event ⓘ
ageLimit no upper age limit ⓘ
alsoKnownAs United States Amateur Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ
amateurStatusRequirement USGA amateur status required ⓘ
associatedEvent U.S. Junior Amateur NERFINISHED ⓘ
U.S. Mid‑Amateur NERFINISHED ⓘ
U.S. Women’s Amateur NERFINISHED ⓘ
awards Havemeyer Trophy NERFINISHED ⓘ
benefit exemptions into professional major championships for top finishers ⓘ
prestige and recognition in amateur golf ⓘ
category USGA championship NERFINISHED ⓘ
competitionLevel elite amateur ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
eligibility non‑professional golfers ⓘ
establishedBy United States Golf Association NERFINISHED ⓘ
fieldSize large international field of amateurs ⓘ
finalFormat 36‑hole match play final ⓘ
firstEditionOrganizer USGA NERFINISHED ⓘ
format stroke play qualifying followed by match play ⓘ
formatDetail 36‑hole stroke play to determine match‑play qualifiers ⓘ
frequency annual ⓘ
gender men ⓘ
governingBody USGA NERFINISHED ⓘ
inception 1895 ⓘ
language English ⓘ
location various courses in the United States ⓘ
matchPlayFieldSize 64 players ⓘ
mediaCoverage national sports media in the United States ⓘ
notableChampionExamples Bobby Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jack Nicklaus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tiger Woods NERFINISHED ⓘ
organizer United States Golf Association NERFINISHED ⓘ
participantType amateur golfers ⓘ
prizeType no prize money ⓘ
qualificationMethod exemptions based on rankings and prior performance ⓘ
sectional qualifying tournaments ⓘ
rankingImpact affects World Amateur Golf Ranking ⓘ
region North America ⓘ
reputation one of the most prestigious amateur golf tournaments ⓘ
one of the oldest golf championships in the United States ⓘ
scope international ⓘ
season played in late summer ⓘ
sport golf ⓘ
status active ⓘ
tour amateur golf ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States Golf Association → organizes → U.S. Amateur ⓘ
Newport Country Club → hostedTournament → U.S. Amateur ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1895 U.S. Amateur
Newport Country Club → hostedTournament → U.S. Amateur ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1995 U.S. Amateur
Nathaniel Crosby → participatedIn → U.S. Amateur ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Amateur Championship
Willie Turnesa → won → U.S. Amateur ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1947 U.S. Amateur
Atlanta Athletic Club → hostedTournament → U.S. Amateur ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Amateur (golf)