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NOW PLAYING: U.S. Junior Amateur Championship

Miles Russell, Blades Brown, Billy Davis, and Charlie Woods make up the talented field heading to Oakland Hills Country Club

264 golfers will commence on Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield, Mich. From July 22 to July 27. The South course opened in 1918 and the Norht course opened in 1924. Donald Ross designed both courses, while Robert Trent Jones, Reese Jones and Gil Hanse have all done renovations.

Bryan Kim, 18, of Brookeville, Md., an incoming freshman at Duke University, outlasted Joshua Bai, 17, of New Zealand, 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 this prestigious championship.

Other events at Oakland Hills

1922 Western Open (Mike Brady)
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)
1972 PGA Championship (Gary Player)
1979 PGA Championship (David Graham)
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)
2004 Ryder Cup (Team Europe)
2008 PGA Championship (Padraig Harrington)
2016 U.S. Amateur (Curtis Luck)


Notable U.S. Junior winners

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); Michael Thorbjornsen (2018)

Notable U.S. Junior runner-ups

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)

The 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 2025 U.S. Open at Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club (must be an amateur)
-Exemption into the 2024 and 2025 U.S. Amateur Championships
-Name engraved on a plaque honoring the 2024 USGA champions that will reside in the Hall of Champions inside the USGA Museum in Liberty Corner, N.J.

Schedule

Monday, July 22 (18 holes, stroke play)
Tuesday, July 23 (18 holes, stroke play)
Wednesday, July 24 (Round of 64, match play)
Thursday, July 25 (Round of 32/Round of 16 matches)
Friday, July 26 (Quarterfinal/Semifinal matches)
Saturday, July 27 (36-hole championship match)

Broadcast Schedule

Friday, July 26: 2 p.m. - 4 p.m., Peacock
Friday, July 26: 10:30 p.m. - 12:30 a.m., Golf Channel
Saturday, July 27: 2 p.m. - 4 p.m., Peacock
Saturday, July 27: 10 p.m. - 12 a.m., Golf Channel

Future events at Oakland Hills

2025: Trinity Forest Golf Club, Dallas, Texas/July 21-26
2026: Saucon Valley Country Club, Bethlehem, Pa./July 20-25
2027: Chambers Bay, University Place, Wash./July 19-24
2028: Woodmont Country Club, Rockville, Md./July 17-22
2029: Sand Valley Resort, Nekoosa, Wis./July 23-28
2032: Pinehurst Resort & C.C., Village of Pinehurst/July 19-24
2045: Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Ore./Dates TBD

AmateurGolf.com Rankings
2024 season — official results & points
PosPlayerFromPoints
Final 16YiXiang WangChina200
Final 16Bailey SutterAL200
Final 16Lev GrinbergUkraine200
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