Mistwood Golf Club • Romeoville, IL
This premier state championship has crowned 46 different stroke-play champions since 1963, including several current and former PGA Tour members, cementing its status as Illinois' most prestigious amateur event.
2026: Charlie Kulwin won (72-73-68-69 (282))
Stanford University Golf Course • Palo Alto, CA
Stanford golfers have won three consecutive editions since the event moved to The Farm in 2024, with home-course advantage proving decisive in a championship elevated to 54 WAGR points and offering the winner an exemption into the San Francisco City Championship.
2026: Dean Greyserman won at -12
Shadow Hills Golf Club • Indio, CA
Last year: Landon Ashcraft won at 67-65-66=198
Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club • Southern Pines, NC
Last year: Elliott Grayson won at 72-72-66=210
GC Gut Murstätten • ,
Last year: Tom De Herrypon won at 69-69-71=209
Golf Club at Terra Lago - North Course • Indio, CA
Last year: Inigo Izuzquiza won at 69-66-65=200
Eagle Trace Golf Club • Coral Springs, FL
Last year: James Earle won at 75-68-67-68=278
Country Club of Charleston • Charleston, SC
This championship has been dominated by consistent ball-strikers in recent years, with champions like Garrett Risner (2023-24) and Josh Martin (2018-19) successfully defending their titles in the stroke play era.
2026: B.J. Boyce won
Royal Johannesburg Golf Club • Johannesburg,
2024: Ivan Verster won (70-65-72 (207))
Independence Golf Club + The Foundry Golf Club • Midlothian, VA
2025: Charlie Hanson won at -9
Palma Ceia Golf and Country Club • Tampa, FL
Last year: Hayes Brown won at 67-73-68=208
Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club • Maricopa, AZ
Last year: Landon Ashcraft won at 64-70-69=203
The Woodlands Country Club - Player Course • The Woodlands, TX
2026: Byungho Lee won (69-68-69-66 (272))
The Dominion Country Club • San Antonio, TX
2025: Adam Bresnu won at -5
Mission Inn Resort - El Campeon Course • Howey In The Hills, FL
2025: Eddie Gu won
Knollwood Club • Lake Forest, IL
The Western Amateur converts 80.9% of its all-time field to the professional ranks—4.4× the amateur baseline—making it the premier proving ground for identifying future pros among the world's best amateurs.
Last year: Jay Leng • Expected cut Low 44 and ties after 36 holes;
Oak Valley Golf Club • Beaumont, CA
Last year: Kyle An won at 71-68-66=205
Oceanside Golf Course • Oceanside, CA
Last year: James Tebelman won at 68-75=143
Silverado Country Club & Resort - North Course • Napa, CA
Last year: Drew Woolworth won at 70-65-67=202
Skylinks Golf Course • Long Beach, CA
Last year: Jin Nakao won at 68-69-67=204
