The Northeast Amateur Invitational returns to Wannamoisett Country Club in Rumford, Rhode Island, June 24–27, marking the 64th playing of an event widely regarded as a "major" of amateur golf — and this year's field may be the strongest the summer will see.
Ranked No. 4 among more than 700 U.S. amateur events on the R&A World Amateur Ranking List, the Northeast is the only 72-hole amateur championship contested in twosomes, a distinctive format that has earned it the nickname the "Masters of Amateur Golf." Ninety-plus elite players from across the United States and around the world will compete over four days on Donald Ross's strategic 1914 masterpiece, with a cut administered after 54 h
A Roll Call of Legends
The list of Northeast champions reads like a history of the modern game: Ben Crenshaw, Jay Sigel, David Duval, Luke Donald, Dustin Johnson, Anthony Kim, Peter Uihlein, Collin Morikawa, and Nick Dunlap have all hoisted the trophy at Wannamoisett. Defending champion Preston Stout (Oklahoma State) underscored the event's pedigree once again — just last week he was crowned NCAA individual champion in California, adding another marquee credential to his 2025 victory here.
The Northeast is the second of seven tournaments in the Elite Amateur Series, which awards points to players based on their finishes. Points leaders earn exemptions into PGA Tour and USGA events. Recently the Northeast was added to the select list of events whose champion receives one point toward the PGA Tour U Accelerated Program standings, plus an exemption into the U.S. Amateur.
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Tournament co-chairs Mick Hogan and Ben Tuthill have assembled a roster stacked from top to bottom. Leading the returning contingent is last year's runner-up and the top-ranked junior in the world, 17-year-old Floridian Miles Russell, who has committed to play collegiately at Florida State. Fellow junior Tyler Watts, T6 here a year ago, went on to claim the Elite Amateur Cup and a spot in the PGA Tour's Bermuda Championship; he is headed to Tennessee.
Other returning top-10 finishers include BYU first-team All-American Kihei Akina (T8), Auburn's Josiah Gilbert (T6), Virginia's Josh Duangmanee (T8), and top mid-amateur Stewart Hagestad (T8), last year's winner of the Joseph Sprague Sr. Award as the tournament's low mid-am.
The National Champions Arrive
Fresh off Auburn's NCAA Championship victory over UCLA last week, seven of the 10 participants in that final match are making the trip to Rumford: Auburn's Logan Reilly, Jake Albert, Cayden Pope, and Gilbert, alongside UCLA's Josh Kim, Baylor Larrabee, and Tyler Loree.
The field also welcomes reigning U.S. Amateur champion Mason Howell, U.S. Junior Amateur champion Hamilton Coleman, and England's Luke Poulter — currently the world's No. 9-ranked amateur — all making their first Northeast Amateur appearances.
Arnold Palmer Cup Contingent
Ten players in the field will compete in July's Arnold Palmer Cup at Tralee Golf Club in Ireland. The U.S. side draws on first-team All-American William Jennings (Alabama), Jacob Modleski (Notre Dame), Ryder Cowan (Oklahoma), Max Herendeen (Illinois), Wheaton Ennis (Texas A&M), Cayden Pope (Auburn), Josiah Gilbert (Auburn), Willy Walsh (Pepperdine), and Connor Williams (ASU). Poulter (England/Florida) will represent the International side.
Mid-Ams and Local Standouts
Among the notable mid-amateurs are Latin American Amateur champion Mateo Pulcini, Terra Cotta champion Connor Doyle, and standouts Evan Beck (VA) and Bobby Massa (TX). The local contingent features five-time Rhode Island State Amateur champion Bobby Leopold, RI Amateur champion and Player of the Year Mike Calef, Massachusetts standouts Matt Parziale and Ryan Downes (Vanderbilt), Connecticut Amateur champion Adam Friedman, and New England Amateur champion Eli Spaulding.
AGC_MOBILEADA Stern Donald Ross Test
Wannamoisett's compact routing and strategic design reward precision over power. The course proved a punishing examination in 2025, when Stout's 9-under 267 — built on a second-round 61 — was the only total under par across 72 holes. He won by eight. Only 18 players broke par for the week, and the cut line typically settles in the mid-70s, a testament to the layout's enduring ability to challenge the world's best amateurs.
Play begins Wednesday with the full field, and after three rounds the roster is trimmed for the final 18 holes, with the champion crowned by early evening Saturday.
Tournament History
First played in 1962 as a 54-hole event, the Northeast expanded to its current 72-hole format in 1968. The field is limited to 92 players by invitation only. In 2012 the tournament celebrated 50 years of success, commemorated by the 50th Anniversary Book dedicated to the members of Wannamoisett Country Club in gratitude for their unwavering support.
Play begins Wednesday, June 24 and concludes Saturday, June 27 at Wannamoisett Country Club, Rumford, R.I.