LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. – The United States Golf Association (USGA) announced on Monday the qualifying sites for the 73rd U.S. Junior Amateur Championship, to be conducted at The Country Club of North Carolina July 19-24. CCNC is hosting its third USGA championship.
Conducted over 18 holes, qualifying will be held at 59 sites across the United States between June 2 and July 1. Online entry applications will begin today and continue through Wednesday, May 26, at 5 p.m. EDT (usga.org/champs/apply). In 2020, the U.S. Junior Amateur was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Allied Golf Associations provide the makeup for a process that allows thousands of young golfers the chance to compete in U.S. Junior Amateur qualifying and to eventually earn a place in this international field at CCNC,” said Greg Sanfilippo, director of the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship for the USGA. “The U.S. Junior Amateur, which has been conducted since 1948, has a longstanding history of excellence and with the current field expansion continues to provide more opportunities for world’s best to compete at the highest level in junior golf.”
USGA championships have been hosted at five of the U.S. Junior Amateur qualifying sites. Fargo (N.D.) Country Club, the site of the 1995 Junior Amateur (won by D. Scott Hailes), will host qualifying on June 21. Stanford (Calif.) University Golf Course, the host of the 1959 championship (won by Larry J. Lee), will be a site on June 28.
The beautiful 13th hole on the Dogwood Course at the Country Club of North Carolina.
(Photo by Kevin Murray/Courtesy of CCNC)
Steve Stricker won the 2019 U.S. Senior Open at The Warren Golf Course at Notre Dame, in South Bend, Ind., and the course will be a Junior Amateur qualifying site on June 18. Jimmie Austin OU Golf Course, in Norman, Okla., and Country Club of Birmingham (Ala.) will host on June 15 and June 30, respectively. Each course has hosted two USGA championships.
California has the most qualifying sites with six, while North Carolina, Florida, Pennsylvania and Texas each have three. There are qualifying sites in 40 states.
The Tar Heel State’s qualifying sites include Ironwood Golf and Country Club, in Greenville, on June 14; Country Club of Salisbury on June 16; and Forest Creek Golf Club (North Course), in Pinehurst, on June 28. The C.C. of Salisbury has held 23 Carolinas Golf Association championships, including two North Carolina Amateurs (1966, 1990). In South Carolina, The Golf Club at Briar’s Creek, was the site of the 2017 Carolinas Amateur and will host qualifying on June 14.
Aligning with ongoing USGA initiatives to expand support of junior golf, the field size for the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship will increase from 156 players to 264, beginning with the 2021 championship at CCNC. The Dogwood Course will host both match play and stroke play, while the Cardinal Course will serve as the stroke play co-host course.
The U.S. Junior Amateur is open to amateurs who have not reached their 19th birthday by the conclusion of the championship and who have a Handicap Index® not exceeding 4.4. Tiger Woods (three times), Jordan Spieth (twice), Johnny Miller, David Duval, Scottie Scheffler and Will Zalatoris are among the notable U.S. Junior Amateur champions.
2021 U.S. Junior Amateur Qualifying Sites (59)
Wednesday, June 2 (1)
Dogwood G.C., Austell, Ga.
Thursday, June 3 (1)
The Club at Rock Creek, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
Monday, June 7 (4)
Arizona C.C., Phoenix, Ariz.
Laurel Oak C.C. (Player Course), Sarasota, Fla.
Briarwood G.C., Ankeny, Iowa
Oxmoor C.C., Louisville, Ky.
Tuesday, June 8 (1)
UNM Championship Golf Course, Albuquerque, N.M.
Thursday, June 10 (3)
La Purisima Golf Course, Lompoc, Calif.
Ravisloe C.C., Homewood, Ill.
Hickory Hills G.C., Grove City, Ohio
Sunday, June 13 (1)
OGA Golf Course, Woodburn, Ore.
Monday, June 14 (10)
Yolo Fliers Club, Woodland, Calif.
University of Georgia Golf Course, Athens, Ga.
The Meadows at Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Mich.
Ironwood G. & C.C., Greenville, N.C.
The Legends C.C., Eureka, Mo.
Hawk Pointe G.C., Washington, N.J.
Yahnundasis G.C., New Hartford, N.Y.
C.C. of Hudson (Ohio)
The G.C. at Briar’s Creek, Johns Island, S.C.
Vaquero Club, Westlake, Texas
Tuesday, June 15 (6)
Oakbourne C.C., Lafayette, La.
TPC Michigan, Dearborn, Mich.
Jimmie Austin OU G.C., Norman, Okla.
Old Fort G.C., Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Lake Chesdin G.C., Chesterfield, Va.
Port Ludlow (Wash.) Golf Resort
Wednesday, June 16 (1)
C.C. of Salisbury (N.C.)
Thursday, June 17 (2)
Reflection Bay G.C., Henderson, Nev.
Totteridge Golf Course, Greensburg, Pa.
Friday, June 18 (1)
The Warren Golf Course at Notre Dame, South Bend, Ind.
Saturday, June 19 (1)
Mauna Lani Resort (North Course), Kohala Coast, Hawaii
Monday, June 21 (3)
Bear Creek G.C., Murrieta, Calif.
Fargo (N.D.) C.C.
Carlisle (Pa.) C.C.
Tuesday, June 22 (4)
George Wright Golf Course, Hyde Park, Mass.
Bakker Crossing Golf Course, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Cedar Creek Golf Course, San Antonio, Texas
Stonebridge G.C., West Valley City, Utah
Wednesday, June 23 (1)
Bonnie Briar C.C., Larchmont, N.Y.
Thursday, June 24 (2)
CommonGround Golf Course, Aurora, Colo.
Shoal Creek Golf Course, Kansas City, Mo.
Friday, June 25 (1)
Shadow Valley C.C., Rogers, Ark.
Monday, June 28 (8)
Belmont C.C., Fresno, Calif.
Fairbanks Ranch C.C., Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.
Stanford (Calif.) Golf Course
Quinnatisset C.C., Thompson, Conn.
The C.C. of Orlando (Fla.)
Lakewood C.C., Rockville, Md.
Forest Creek G.C. (North Course), Pinehurst, N.C.
BlackHorse G.C. (South Course), Cypress, Texas
Tuesday, June 29 (1)
Reunion G. & C.C., Madison, Miss.
Wednesday, June 30 (4)
C.C. of Birmingham (Ala.)
Pioneer Creek Golf Course, Maple Plain, Minn.
Doylestown (Pa.) C.C.
Watertown (Wis.) C.C.
Thursday, July 1 (3)
Wellington National G.C., Wellington, Fla.
Falcon Crest G.C., Kuna, Idaho
Champions Run, Omaha, Neb.