The United States Senior Men's Amateur Golf Championship is a national tournament for amateur golf

Golf

Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....

 competitors at least 55 years of age. It is operated by the United States Golf Association

United States Golf Association

The United States Golf Association is the United States' national association of golf courses, clubs and facilities and the governing body of golf for the U.S. and Mexico. Together with The R&A, the USGA produces and interprets the Rules of Golf. The USGA also provides a national handicap system...

 (USGA).

The tournament starts with 36 holes of stroke play

Stroke play

Stroke play, also known as medal play, is a scoring system in the sport of golf. It involves counting the total number of strokes taken on each hole during a given round, or series of rounds...

, with the top 64 competitors advancing to the match play

Match play

Match play is a scoring system for golf in which a player, or team, earns a point for each hole in which they have bested their opponents; this is as opposed to stroke play, in which the total number of strokes is counted over one or more rounds of 18 holes...

 portion of the tournament. Golfers must have a USGA handicap

Golf handicap

A handicap is a numerical measure of an amateur golfer's playing ability based on the tees played for a given course. It is used to calculate a net score from the number of strokes actually played, thus allowing players of different proficiency to play against each other on somewhat equal terms...

 index of 7.4 or lower to enter.

The tournament was founded in 1955, expanding on a tournament conducted by the U.S. Senior Golf Association (not affiliated with the USGA), which itself had grown from a senior amateur event at the Apawamis Golf Club in the early 1900s. Membership in this precursor tournament was limited, so the USGA agreed to start a national championship open to all senior golfers.

Senior Amateur contestants have been permitted to ride in carts since 1969.

Winners

Year	Venue	Winner	Score	Runner-up
2011	Kinloch Golf Club	Louis Lee	1 up	Philip Pleat
2010	Lake Nona Golf & Country Club Lake Nona Golf & Country Club Lake Nona Golf & Country Club is a private residential golf club community in southeast Orlando, Florida. The community features an 18-hole championship golf course designed by Tom Fazio...	Paul Simson	2 & 1	Patrick Tallent
2009	Beverly Country Club Beverly Country Club Beverly Country Club, located in the American city of Chicago, Illinois, is one of Chicago's historical cornerstones. The club was founded in 1908 and initially designed by George O'Neil, also the club's first professional golfer. Shortly after, well-known golf course architect Tom Bendelow helped...	Vinny Giles Vinny Giles Marvin M. "Vinny" Giles III is an American amateur golfer. He his best known for winning both the U.S. Amateur and the British Amateur....	1 up	John Grace
2008	Shady Oaks Country Club	Buddy Marucci	2 up	George Zahringer
2007	Flint Hills National Golf Club	Stan Lee	4 & 3	Sam Farlow
2006	Victoria National Golf Club	Mike Bell	1 up	Tom McGraw
2005	Farm Golf Club	Mike Rice	1 up	Mark Bemowski
2004	Bel-Air Country Club	Mark Bemowski	4 & 3	Greg Reynolds
2003	The Virginian Golf Club	Kemp Richardson	19th hole	Frank Abbott
2002	Timuquana Country Club Timuquana Country Club Timuquana Country Club is a private golf and country club in Jacksonville, Florida. Located in Jacksonville's Ortega neighborhood, it was founded in 1923. Its golf course was originally designed by legend Donald Ross, and members have included PGA Tour professionals Steve Melnyk and David Duval...	Greg Reynolds	4 & 3	Mark Bernowski
2001	Norwood Hills Country Club Norwood Hills Country Club Norwood Hills Country Club, also known as North Hills Country Club, is a country club located in or near St. Louis, Missouri. Norwood Hills Country Club has a rich tradition and history dating back to the 1920s, when Norwood found its beginning as North Hills Country Club. It has an excellent...	Kemp Richardson	2 & 1	Bill Ploeger
2000	Charlotte Country Club	Bill Shean, Jr.	2 & 1	Richard Van Leuvan
1999	Portland Golf Club Portland Golf Club The Portland Golf Club is a golf club located in the unincorporated Raleigh Hills area, between Portland and Beaverton, Oregon, USA. This club was formally established in the winter of 1913 when a group of nine businessmen assembled to form a new club after leaving their respective clubs.The...	Bill Ploeger	3 & 2	Gary Menzel
1998	Skokie Country Club Skokie Country Club Skokie Country Club is a private country club in Glencoe, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.Founded in 1897, it features a 6,913 yard 18-hole course. In 1922, it hosted the U.S. Open that was won by Gene Sarazen. It has also hosted the Western Open in 1909 and the United States Senior Men's Amateur...	Bill Shean, Jr.	5 & 3	William King
1997	Atlantic Golf Club	Cliff Cunningham	5 & 3	Ed Bartlett
1996	Taconic Golf Club Taconic Golf Club Taconic Golf Club is a semi-private golf course located in Williamstown, Massachusetts. The land that Taconic Golf Club occupies is owned by Williams College, and an independent Board of Directors oversees the daily operation...	O. Gordon Brewer, Jr.	2 up	Heyward Sullivan
1995	Prairie Dunes Country Club Prairie Dunes Country Club Prairie Dunes Country Club is a golf course located just outside Hutchinson, Kansas. It is frequently ranked among the best golf courses in the United States, and has hosted several United States Golf Association national championship tournaments....	James Stahl, Jr.	2 & 1	Rennie Law
1994	The Champions Golf Club	O. Gordon Brewer, Jr.	5 & 4	Bob Hullender
1993	Farmington Country Club Farmington Country Club Farmington Country Club is a country club in Charlottesville, Virginia, near the University of Virginia. The octagonal east wing of the clubhouse, constructed in 1802 as an addition to the pre-1780 structure, was designed by Thomas Jefferson....	Joe Ungvary	7 & 6	Jerry Nelson
1992	The Loxahatchee Club	Clarence Moore	6 & 4	Robert Harris
1991	Crystal Downs Country Club Crystal Downs Country Club Crystal Downs Country Club is a private country club in Lake Township, Benzie County, near Frankfort, Michigan. Designed by golf course architects Alister MacKenzie and Perry Maxwell in 1929, the par-70, 6,518 yard course offers views of Lake Michigan and Crystal Lake...	Bill Bosshard	5 & 4	Morris Beecroft
1990	Desert Forest Golf Club	Jackie Cummings	3 & 2	Bobby Clark
1989	Lochinvar Golf Club	R. S. Williams	19th hole	Joe Simpson
1988	Milwaukee Country Club Milwaukee Country Club -Notable events hosted:*1903 Western Open*1969 Walker Cup*1988 U.S. Senior Amateur*2008 U.S. Mid-Amateur...	Clarence Moore	5 & 4	Bud Stevens
1987	Saucon Valley Country Club Saucon Valley Country Club Saucon Valley Country Club is a country club located near both Allentown and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA. The club's facilities include three 18-hole golf courses and a six-hole beginners course. The Old Course has hosted five United States Golf Association tournaments, including the 1992 and...	John Richardson	5 & 4	James Kite, Jr.
1986	Interlachen Country Club Interlachen Country Club The Interlachen Country Club is a private country club in Edina, Minnesota which has hosted several national golf tournaments, including the 1930 U.S. Open , the 2002 Solheim Cup, and the 2008 U.S...	R. S. Williams	3 & 2	John Harbottle
1985	Wild Dunes Beach & Racquet C.	Lewis Oehmig	20th hole	Ed Hopkins
1984	Birmingham Country Club Birmingham Country Club Birmingham Country Club*Birmingham Country Club *Birmingham Country Club...	Robert Rawlins	19th hole	Richard Runkle
1983	Crooked Stick Golf Club Crooked Stick Golf Club Crooked Stick Golf Club is located just outside Carmel, Indiana, a northern suburb of Indianapolis. It was built in 1964 by the famous course architects Pete and Alice Dye. It was host to the PGA Championship that John Daly won in 1991 and the U.S. Women’s Open won by Lauri Merten in 1993. It was...	Bill Hyndman Bill Hyndman William Hyndman III was an American amateur golfer.Hyndman was born in Glenside, Pennsylvania. Hyndman won many amateur tournaments, over an almost 50 year span, including the U.S. Senior Amateur twice . He was runner-up in four major amateur tournaments, the 1955 U.S. Amateur and the 1959, 1969,...	1 up	Richard Runkle
1982	Tucson Country Club	Alton Duhon	2 up	Edgar Updegraff
1981	Seattle Golf Club	Edgar Updegraff	2 & 1	Dale Morey
1980	The Homestead The Homestead, Virginia The Homestead is a luxury resort in Hot Springs, Virginia, in the middle of the Allegheny Mountains. The area has the largest hot springs in the state, and the resort is also known for its championship golf courses, which have hosted several national tournaments. The resort also includes an...	William C. Campbell William C. Campbell William Cammack Campbell , often known as Bill Campbell or William C. Campbell, is an American amateur golfer and two-time President of the United States Golf Association . He was inducted to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1990.Campbell was born in Huntington, West Virginia. He served in the U.S...	3 & 2	Keith K. Compton
1979	Chicago Golf Club Chicago Golf Club Chicago Golf Club is a private golf club in Wheaton, Illinois in the United States. It is the oldest 18-hole course in North America and was one of the five clubs which founded the United States Golf Association in 1894. Its founder, Charles B. Macdonald, won the first official U.S...	William C. Campbell William C. Campbell William Cammack Campbell , often known as Bill Campbell or William C. Campbell, is an American amateur golfer and two-time President of the United States Golf Association . He was inducted to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1990.Campbell was born in Huntington, West Virginia. He served in the U.S...	2 & 1	Lewis Oehmig
1978	Pine Tree Golf Club	Keith K. Compton	1 up	John Kline
1977	Salem Country Club	Dale Morey	4 & 3	Lewis Oehmig
1976	Cherry Hills Country Club Cherry Hills Country Club Cherry Hills Country Club is a private country club in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado, a suburb of Denver. The club was founded in 1922 and designed by William Flynn. The club features a championship 18-hole golf course, a 9-hole par three course, eight tennis courts, and a lap pool...	Lewis Oehmig	4 & 3	John Richardson
1975	Carmel Valley Golf & Country Club	William F. Colm	4 & 3	Stephen Stimac
1974	Harbour Town Golf Links Harbour Town Golf Links The Harbour Town Golf Links is a golf course that hosts The Heritage golf tournament on the PGA Tour, usually held in April. The course is located in the Sea Pines Plantation of Hilton Head Island, in Beaufort County of South Carolina. Golf Magazine has rated the course #1 in the state of South...	Dale Morey	4 & 2	Lewis Oehmig
1973	Onwentsia Club Onwentsia Club Onwentsia Club is an 18-hole golf course. It is located at the Onwentsia Club facility in Lake Forest, Illinois, U.S., and lies in Lake County....	Bill Hyndman Bill Hyndman William Hyndman III was an American amateur golfer.Hyndman was born in Glenside, Pennsylvania. Hyndman won many amateur tournaments, over an almost 50 year span, including the U.S. Senior Amateur twice . He was runner-up in four major amateur tournaments, the 1955 U.S. Amateur and the 1959, 1969,...	3 & 2	Harry Welch
1972	Sharon Golf Club	Lewis Oehmig	20th hole	Ernest Pieper, Jr.
1971	Sunnybrook Golf Club	Tom Draper	3 & 1	Ernest Pieper, Jr.
1970	California Golf Club of San Francisco	Gene Andrews	1 up	James Ferrie
1969	Wichita Country Club	Curtis Person, Sr.	1 up	David Goldman
1968	Atlanta Country Club	Curtis Person, Sr.	2 & 1	Ben Goodes
1967	Shinnecock Hills Golf Club Shinnecock Hills Golf Club Shinnecock Hills Golf Club is a links-style golf club located in the hamlet of Shinnecock Hills in the town of Southampton on Long Island in the U.S. state of New York. It has hosted the U.S. Open four times in three different centuries and will host the 2018 U.S. Open...	Ray Palmer	3 & 2	Walter D. Bronson
1966	Tucson National Golf Club	Dexter H. Daniels	1 up	George Beechler
1965	Fox Chapel Golf Club	Robert B. Kiersky	19th hole	George Beechler
1964	Waverley Country Club Waverley Country Club The Waverley Country Club is a golf club located in Portland, Oregon, USA. Chartered in 1896, the club was the second private golf club established west of the Mississippi River.-History:...	William D. Higgins	2 & 1	Edward Murphy
1963	Sea Island Golf Club	Merrill L. Carlsmith	3 & 2	William D. Higgins
1962	Evanston Golf Club	Merrill L. Carlsmith	4 & 2	Willis H. Blakely
1961	Southern Hills Country Club Southern Hills Country Club Southern Hills Country Club is a private golf and country club in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the United States. It was established in 1936 from land donated by multimillionaire oilman Waite Phillips. The construction costs were raised by the founding members....	Dexter H. Daniels	2 & 1	William K. Lanman
1960	Oyster Harbors Club	Michael Cestone	20th hole	David Rose
1959	Memphis Country Club	J. Clark Espie	3 & 1	J. Wolcott Brown
1958	Monterey Peninsula Country Club Monterey Peninsula Country Club The Monterey Peninsula Country Club is a golf club located in Pebble Beach, California.Seth Raynor designed the Dunes course in 1926, but died before construction was complete. Local Robert Hunter was called in to finish out the construction of the course...	Thomas C. Robbins	2 & 1	Johnny Dawson Johnny Dawson John W. Dawson was an American amateur golfer and golf course architect.Dawson was born in Chicago, Illinois. Although he was a life-long amateur golfer, his amateur status was rescinded by the United States Golf Association for a time due to his employment with the Spalding sporting goods company...
1957	Ridgewood Country Club Ridgewood Country Club The Ridgewood Country Club is a country club located in Paramus, New Jersey. It was founded in 1890 in neighboring Ridgewood, but has been at its current location since 1926.-History:...	J. Clark Espie	2 & 1	Frederick J. Wright
1956	Somerset Country Club	Frederick J. Wright	4 & 3	J. Clark Espie
1955	Belle Meade Country Club	J. Wood Platt	5 & 4	George Studinger

Multiple winners

• 3 wins: Lewis Oehmig
• 2 wins: J. Clark Espie, Merrill L. Carlsmith, Dexter H. Daniels, Curtis Person, Sr., Dale Morey, William C. Campbell
  William C. Campbell
  William Cammack Campbell , often known as Bill Campbell or William C. Campbell, is an American amateur golfer and two-time President of the United States Golf Association . He was inducted to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1990.Campbell was born in Huntington, West Virginia. He served in the U.S...
  
  , Bill Hyndman
  Bill Hyndman
  William Hyndman III was an American amateur golfer.Hyndman was born in Glenside, Pennsylvania. Hyndman won many amateur tournaments, over an almost 50 year span, including the U.S. Senior Amateur twice . He was runner-up in four major amateur tournaments, the 1955 U.S. Amateur and the 1959, 1969,...
  
  , R. S. Williams, Clarence Moore, O. Gordon Brewer, Jr., Bill Shean, Jr., Kemp Richardson

External links

• Official site (most information is in the archive sections)