PAR AND YARDAGE
Oakland Hills Country Club’s South Course will be set up at 7,303 yards and will play to a par of 35-35—70. The North Course, which will serve as the stroke-play co-host course for the two days of stroke play, will be set up at 6,808 yards and play to a par of 35-35–70.
(NOTE: Yardages subject to change.)
OAKLAND HILLS COUNTRY CLUB (SOUTH COURSE) HOLE BY HOLE Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Total | Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 35 | Yards | 430 | 539 | 210 | 479 | 490 | 360 | 420 | 461 | 223 | 3,612 |
Hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Total | Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | Yards | 475 | 421 | 580 | 181 | 492 | 397 | 424 | 236 | 485 | 3,691 |
OAKLAND HILLS COUNTRY CLUB (NORTH COURSE) HOLE BY HOLE
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Total | Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | Yards | 347 | 404 | 400 | 180 | 625 | 215 | 426 | 479 | 462 | 3,538 |
Hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Total | Par | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | Yards | 155 | 466 | 515 | 170 | 373 | 315 | 419 | 463 | 394 | 3,270 |
ARCHITECTS
The South Course at Oakland Hills, also known as “The Monster,” was designed by Donald Ross and opened in 1918. It was renovated by Robert Trent Jones Sr. (1950), Rees Jones (2006) and Gil Hanse (2021). The most recent restoration, which aimed to return the property to its original early 1900s layout, included tree removal throughout the property and the reshaping of all 18 greens to their original specifications.
The club’s South Course has played host to 11 USGA championships in its 105-year history, including six U.S. Opens, two U.S. Senior Opens, two U.S. Amateurs and a U.S. Women’s Amateur. In addition, Oakland Hills has also hosted three PGA Championships and the 2004 Ryder Cup.
The North Course at Oakland Hills was also designed by Ross and opened for play in 1923. The course was used alongside the South during stroke play at the 2002 and 2016 U.S. Amateurs.
COURSE RATING AND SLOPE
Based on the course setup for the championship, the Course Rating™ for the South Course is 76.2 and its Slope Rating® is 146. The Course Rating for the North Course is 74.7 and its Slope Rating is 146.
ADMISSION
Admission is free. Tickets are not required for the U.S. Junior Amateur, and spectators are encouraged to attend.
PARKING
Complimentary spectator parking with shuttle service to/from the championship is provided at three nearby locations. No on-site parking is available.
Red Lot: 20500 Civic Center Dr., Southfield, MI
White Lot: 25800 Northwestern Hwy., Southfield, MI
Blue Lot: 4200 Andover Rd, Bloomfield Twp, MI (Bloomfield Hills H.S)
Shuttle service begins at 6 a.m. daily, with the final return shuttle departing Oakland Hills 30 minutes following the conclusion of the day's play.
ENTRIES
This year’s championship accepted 3,522 applicants with entries closing on May 15. The championship is open to any amateur golfers who will not have reached their 19th birthday on or before July 27, 2024, and who have a Handicap Index® not exceeding 2.4.
QUALIFYING
Qualifying, played over 18 holes, was conducted at 42 sites in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, between May 20 and June 24. California hosted the most qualifying sites with four, followed by Florida with three. Michigan held a qualifier at the Country Club of Lansing on June 10. Click here to view qualifying results.
CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD
A starting field of 264 golfers will compete in the U.S. Junior Amateur. Click here for a list of the field.
Practice rounds will be held on July 20-21. The championship begins with 18-hole stroke-play rounds on July 22-23. The field will then be cut to the low 64 scorers for match play. Six rounds of match play will determine the champion. The championship match is contested over 36 holes.
EXEMPT PLAYERS
A total of 96 players are fully exempt into the 2024 U.S. Junior Amateur based on performances in USGA championships and other elite amateur competitions, or by being in the top 40 (March 20) or top 100 (May 8) age-eligible points leaders of the World Amateur Golf Ranking®/WAGR®.
Rayan Ahmed (Top 100 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of May 8)
Kihei Akina (Top 100 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of May 8)
Reshan Algama (Top 100 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of May 8)
Mohammad Alrawashdeh (Top 100 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of May 8)
Supaporn Amornchaichan (Top 100 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of May 8)
Seonghyeon An (Top 100 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of May 8)
Ajalawich Anantasethakul (Top 100 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of May 8)
Nguyen Anh Minh (Top 40 age-eligible points leaders in the WAGR as of March 20)
Kush Arora (Top 100 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of May 8)
Joshua Bai (2024 U.S. Junior Amateur runner-up, Top 100 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of May 8)
Justin Bai (Top 100 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of May 8)
Daniel Bennett (Top 40 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of March 20)
Giovanni Daniele Binaghi (2024 Junior Invitational at Sage Valley champion)
Blades Brown (Top 40 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of March 20)
Vincent Cervantes (2024 LXXIII Campeonato Nacional champion)
Xihuan Chang (Top 40 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of March 20)
TK Chantananuwat (Top 100 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of May 8)
Frederick Chappell (Winner of 2024 Georgia Junior Championship)
Benjamin Chavez (Top 100 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of May 8)
Hsuan Yi Chen (Top 100 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of May 8)
Chase Cline (Winner of South Carolina Junior Championship)
Luke Colton (Top 100 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of May 8)
Owen Coniaris (Winner of 2024 Illinois State Junior Amateur Championship)
Oscar Couilleau (Top 100 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of May 8)
Maddox Crowder (Winner of 2024 Tennessee Junior Amateur)
Edan Cui (2024 U.S. Junior Amateur quarterfinalist)
Billy Davis (2024 U.S. Junior Amateur semifinalist; Top 100 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of May 8)
Samuel Duran (Top 100 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of May 8)
Erich Fortlage (Top 40 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of March 20)
Connor Fox (Winner of 2024 Michigan Junior Amateur)
Clark Xander Goboy (Winner of 2024 Virginia State Golf Association Junior Amateur)
Gerardo Gomez (Top 100 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of May 8)
Samuel Gonzalez Rivera (Top 40 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of March 20)
Lev Grinberg (Top 40 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of March 20)
Nicholas Gross (Top 100 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of May 8)
LiangLiang (Gary) Gu (Top 40 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of May 8)
Henry Guan (Top 100 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of May 8)
Tucker Gutierrez (Winner of 2024 Mississippi Junior Amateur)
Jules Haessig (Top 100 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of May 8)
Jorge Siyuan Hao Zhang (Top 100 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of May 8)
Will Hartman (2024 U.S. Junior Amateur semifinalist)
Lapassapon Heras-Gomez (Top 100 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of May 8)
Zenghao Hou (Top 40 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of March 20)
Cheng-Wei Hsieh (Top 100 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of May 8)
Jessy Huebner (Winner of 2024 Florida Junior Amateur)
Saran Jantratit (Top 40 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of March 20)
Shijun Jing (Top 100 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of May 8)
Wiss Jittathorn (Top 100 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of May 8)
Jonathon Jones (Winner of 2024 North Carolina Junior Boys Championship)
Sean Keeling (Top 40 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of May 8)
Kris Kim (2023 R&A Boys Amateur champion)
Louis Klein (Top 100 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of May 8)
Hung Le (Top 40 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of May 8)
Hugo LeGoff (Top 40 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of May 8)
Lander Lee (Top 40 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of May 8)
Brayden Lee (Top 100 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of May 8)
Isaac Lee (Top 100 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of May 8)
Jay Leng Jr. (Top 100 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of May 8)
Alex Lest (Winner of 2024 Colorado State Junior Championship)
Zonghan Liu (Top 100 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of May 8)
Ziyao Lyu (Top 100 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of May 8)
Bowen Mauss (Top 40 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of March 20)
Michael Mikus Vsquez (Top 40 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of March 20)
Brayden Miller (Winner of 2024 Indiana Boys State Junior Championship)
Taishi Moto (Top 40 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of March 20)
Nilay Naik (Winner of 2024 Oregon Junior Amateur)
Jonathan Oakes (Winner of 2024 New York State Boys' Junior Amateur)
Davis Ovard (Top 100 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of May 8)
Ethan Paschal (Top 100 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of May 8)
Polakrit Pawichai (Top 100 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of May 8)
Evan Pena (2024 Discover Puerto Rico Junior Championship winner)
Beau Peterson (Winner of Nebraska Junior Amateur)
Tomas Restrepo (Top 40 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of May 8)
Rizq Adam Rohizam (Top 100 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of May 8)
Miles Russell (2023 AJGA Player of the Year; Top 100 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of May 8)
Martin Sandoval (Top 100 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of May 8)
Parker Sands (Winner of 2024 Oklahoma Junior Boys Championship)
Payton Schmitt (Winner of 2024 Carolinas Junior Boys' Championship)
Mousa Shana'ah (Top 100 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of May 8)
R.J. Shieh (Top 100 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of May 8)
Kartik Singh (Top 40 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of March 20)
Drew Sliman (Winner of 2024 Louisiana Junior Amateur)
Troy Storm (Top 100 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of May 8)
Andrew Surpremant (Winner of 2024 New Hampshire Junior Amateur)
Bailey Sutter (Winner of 2024 Alabama Boys State Junior)
Shinichi Suzuki (Top 100 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of May 8)
Zack Swanwick (Top 40 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of March 20)
Mauricio Tello (Top 100 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of May 8)
Juan Velasquez (Top 100 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of May 8)
Yixiang Wang (Top 40 age-eligbile points leaders in WAGR as of March 20)
Zihao Wang (Top 40 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of March 20)
Tyler Watts (Top 40 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of March 20)
Kaichen Xia (Top 100 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of May 8)
Hristo Yanakiev (Top 100 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of May 8)
Alex Zhang (2023 Canadian Junior Amateur champion)
Ziqin Zhou (Top 40 age-eligible points leaders in WAGR as of May 8)
SCHEDULE OF PLAY
Monday, July 22 – First round, stroke play, 18 holes
Tuesday, July 23 – Second round, stroke play, 18 holes
Wednesday, July 24 – Round of 64, match play
Thursday, July 25 – Round of 32 and Round of 16, match play
Friday, July 26 – Quarterfinal and semifinal rounds, match play
Saturday, July 27 – Championship match, 36 holes
2023 CHAMPION
Bryan Kim, of Brookeville, Md., an incoming freshman at Duke University, outlasted New Zealand’s Joshua Bai, 2 up, in the 36-hole championship match at Daniel Island Club in Charleston, S.C. Kim joined Jason Widener as the only Duke players to win the U.S. Junior Amateur.
WHAT THE WINNER RECEIVES:
►A gold medal
►Custody of the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship Trophy for one year
►Exemption into 2025 U.S. Open at Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club (must be an amateur)
►Exemption into future U.S. Junior Amateurs (while age eligible)
►Exemption into the next two U.S. Amateurs (2024, 2025)
HISTORY
In 1948, the USGA inaugurated the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship to determine the best junior golfer in the United States and to help junior golfers realize the most from the game, win or lose. The first U.S. Junior Amateur was played at the University of Michigan Golf Course and received 495 entries.
Dean Lind, of Rockford, Ill., was the first champion. Lind defeated Ken Venturi, of San Francisco, a future U.S. Open champion, in the final. Only two players, Tiger Woods and Jordan Spieth, have won the Junior Amateur more than once; Woods winning in 1991, 1992 and 1993, and Spieth in 2009 and 2011. Other notable champions include Johnny Miller, David Duval, Scottie Scheffler and Will Zalatoris.
In 2017, the U.S. Junior Amateur champion began receiving a full exemption into the following year’s U.S. Open Championship. In 2020, the U.S. Junior Amateur was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Aligning with ongoing USGA initiatives to expand support of junior golf, the field size for the U.S. Junior Amateur increased from 156 players to 264, beginning with the 2021 championship at The Country Club of North Carolina.
CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY
This large sterling silver trophy, produced by J.E. Caldwell and Co., of Philadelphia, is a replica of a bowl produced by noted early American silversmith Samuel Williamson, which is in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Dean Lind was the first to receive the trophy after his 1948 victory at the University of Michigan Golf Course, in Ann Arbor, Mich.
The original U.S. Junior Amateur Trophy is on display at the USGA Golf Museum in Far Hills, N.J.
USGA AND OAKLAND HILLS
The 2024 U.S. Junior Amateur will be the 12th USGA championship contested at Oakland Hills. It is the first of eight USGA championships that will be held at Oakland Hills between 2024 and 2051. With the 2029 U.S. Women’s Open, Oakland Hills will become the fifth club in history to have hosted a U.S. Open, U.S. Women’s Open, U.S. Amateur and U.S. Women’s Amateur.
The 2034 U.S. Open will take place 110 years after the first U.S. Open at Oakland Hills in 1924, when Cyril Walker prevailed over defending champion Bob Jones by 3 strokes. Ralph Guldahl won the first of his two consecutive U.S. Opens in 1937. In 1951, Ben Hogan won his third U.S. Open in four years, saying it was the “toughest 18 holes I’ve ever seen.” The 1961 edition saw Gene Littler capture his only major title and Jack Nicklaus earn low-amateur honors at age 21. In 1985, Andy North claimed his second U.S. Open, and in 1996, Steve Jones became the first U.S. Open champion to go through final qualifying since Jerry Pate in 1976.
Nicklaus would go on to claim a USGA title at Oakland Hills in 1991, when he won the U.S. Senior Open. Glenna Collett Vare (1929 U.S. Women’s Amateur) and Arnold Palmer (1981 U.S. Senior Open) are also among the legendary champions to hoist a USGA trophy at Oakland Hills.
USGA CHAMPIONSHIPS AT OAKLAND HILLS
1924 U.S. Open (Cyril Walker)
1929 U.S. Women's Amateur (Glenna Collett Vare)
1937 U.S. Open (Ralph Guldahl)
1951 U.S. Open (Ben Hogan)
1961 U.S. Open (Gene Littler)
1981 U.S. Senior Open (Arnold Palmer)
1985 U.S. Open (Andy North)
1991 U.S. Senior Open (Jack Nicklaus)
1996 U.S. Open (Steve Jones)
2002 U.S. Amateur (Ricky Barnes)
2016 U.S. Amateur (Curtis Luck)
UPCOMING USGA CHAMPIONSHIPS AT OAKLAND HILLS
2029 U.S. Women’s Amateur
2031 U.S. Women’s Open
2034 U.S. Open
2038 U.S. Girls’ Junior
2042 U.S. Women’s Open
2047 U.S. Amateur
2051 U.S. Open
OTHER NOTABLE CHAMPIONSHIPS AT OAKLAND HILLS
1922 Western Open (Mike Brady)
1924 Michigan Women’s Amateur (Violet Hanley)
1931 Michigan Women’s Amateur (Dorothy Higbie)
1939 Women’s Western Amateur (Edith Estabrooks)
1955 Michigan Women’s Amateur (Margaret Smith)
1964 Carling World Open (Bobby Nichols)
1972 PGA Championship (Gary Player)
1979 PGA Championship (David Graham)
1992 Michigan Amateur (Randy Lewis)
2004 Ryder Cup (Team Europe)
2008 PGA Championship (Padraig Harrington)
2012 Michigan Amateur (Drew Preston)
2019 Michigan Amateur (Patrick Sullivan)
2023 Michigan Amateur (August Meekhof)
USGA CHAMPIONSHIPS IN MICHIGAN
This will be the 34th USGA championship and fifth U.S. Junior Amateur contested in Michigan. Most recently, the Wolverine State hosted the 2021 U.S. Senior Amateur at the Country Club of Detroit, won by Gene Elliott.
Previous U.S. Junior Amateur Championships in Michigan (4):
1948: University of Michigan Golf Course, Ann Arbor (Dean Lind)
1962: Lochmoor Club, Grosse Pointe Woods (James Wiechers)
1980: Pine Lake Country Club, Orchard Lake (Eric Johnson)
2010: Egypt Valley Country Club, Ada (Jim Liu)
MOST USGA CHAMPIONSHIPS HOSTED BY VENUES IN MICHIGAN
(includes 2024 championships)
12 – Oakland Hills Country Club, Bloomfield Hills
3 – Country Club of Detroit, Grosse Pointe Farms
3 – Indianwood Golf & Country Club, Lake Orion
2 – Barton Hills Country Club, Ann Arbor
2 – Birmingham Country Club, Birmingham
2 – Rackham Golf Club, Huntington Woods
WINNERS OF U.S. OPEN & U.S. JUNIOR AMATEUR
Winners, Years of Championships
Johnny Miller (1973 Open; 1964 Junior Amateur)
Tiger Woods (2000, 2002, 2008 Open; 1991, 1992, 1993 Junior Amateur)
Jordan Spieth (2015 Open; 2009, 2011 Junior Amateur)
LONGEST COURSES IN U.S. JUNIOR AMATEUR HISTORY
7,740 yards, Martis Camp Club, Truckee, Calif., 2013
7,366 yards, Colleton River Plantation Club (Dye Course), Bluffton, S.C., 2015
7,339 yards, Inverness Club, Toledo, Ohio, 2019
7,332 yards, Daniel Island Club (Ralston Creek Course), Charleston, S.C., 2023
7,326 yards, The Honors Course, Ooltewah, Tenn., 2016
7,313 yards, Baltusrol Golf Club (Lower Course), Springfield, N.J., 2018
7,303 yards, Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course), Bloomfield Hills, Mich., 2024
7,280 yards, Baltusrol Golf Club (Upper Course), Springfield, N.J., 2018
7,275 yards, The Club at Carlton Woods (Nicklaus Course), The Woodlands, Texas, 2014
7,271 yards, The Country Club of North Carolina (Dogwood Course), Village of Pinehurst, N.C., 2021
7,251 yards, Shoal Creek (Ala.) Golf & Country Club, 2008
TELEVISION SCHEDULE
The 2024 U.S. Junior Amateur will receive at least four hours of live broadcast coverage. Friday’s semifinal matches and Saturday’s championship match will air live on Peacock, followed by a tape delay on Golf Channel.
| Date | Time (ET) | Channel | Coverage | | July 26 | 2-4 p.m. | Peacock | Semifinal matches | | July 26 | 10:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. | Golf Channel | Semifinal matches (Tape delay) | | July 27 | 2-4 p.m. | Peacock | Championship match | | July 27 | 10 p.m.-12 a.m. | Golf Channel | Championship match (Tape delay) |
FUTURE U.S. JUNIOR AMATEUR SITES
July 21-26, 2025 – Trinity Forest Golf Club, Dallas, Texas
July 20-25, 2026 – Saucon Valley Country Club, Bethlehem, Pa.
July 19-24, 2027 – Chambers Bay, University Place, Wash.
July 17-22, 2028 – Woodmont Country Club, Rockville, Md.
July 23-29, 2029 – Sand Valley Resort (The Lido), Nekoosa, Wis.
TBD, 2032 – Pinehurst Resort & Country Club, Village of Pinehurst, N.C.
TBD, 2045 – Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Ore.
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