44th U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship: A Glimpse Ahead

The 44th U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship will be played Sept. 13-18, 2025 at Troon Country Club in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Information is available at usmidamateur.org

Course Setup

Troon Country Club will be set up at 6,977 yards and will play to a par of 35-36—71. Troon North Golf Club will measure 6,952 yards and will play to a par of 35-36—71.

TROON COUNTRY CLUB HOLE BY HOLE

TROON NORTH GOLF CLUB HOLE BY HOLE

Note: Yardages subject to change.

THE COURSES
Troon Country Club, located just north of Scottsdale, Ariz., is a classic desert golf course designed by Jay Morrish and major champion Tom Weiskopf, who won the 1973 Open Championship at Royal Troon in Scotland. The layout, which shares design similarities with its namesake, features cactus-lined fairways that stretch through the foothills of Pinnacle Peak, providing challenging golf paired with the visuals of a desert landscape.
 

Troon North Golf Club, located just a few miles north of Troon Country Club, features two 18-hole championship layouts that were also designed by Tom Weiskopf and Jay Morrish. The championship routing will be what Troon North refers to as “The Weiskopf Routing.” Troon North’s golf courses Pinnacle and Monument will be blended, using the original 18 holes of the property: the outward nine will be holes 1-9 of the Monument Course, and the inward nine will be holes 1 and 11-18 of the Pinnacle Course.
 

COURSE RATING AND SLOPE

Based on the course setup for the championship, the Course Rating™ for Troon Country Club is 73.6 and its Slope Rating® is 149. The Course Rating for Troon North Golf Club is also 73.6 and its Slope Rating is 145.
 

WHO CAN ENTER      

The championship is open to any amateur golfer who is 25 years old by Sept. 13 with a Handicap Index® not exceeding 2.4.
 

ENTRIES

The USGA accepted 5,942 entries for the 2025 U.S. Mid-Amateur. The record was established in 2023 when 6,060 entries were filed, and the 2024 total was the second-highest amount on record at 6,054. The 5,000 mark has now been surpassed six times.
 

QUALIFYING  

Qualifying, conducted over 18 holes, was held between July 16-Aug. 21. There were 69 sites in 43 U.S. states and one in Mexico. California had the most, with seven qualifying sites, while Texas hosted four qualifiers.
 

SCHEDULE OF PLAY 

Practice rounds will take place Sept. 11-12. The starting field of 264 players will play two rounds of stroke play (one round on each course), with the low 64 scorers advancing to match play. The schedule is as follows:

Sept. 13 (Saturday): First round, stroke play
Sept. 14 (Sunday): Second round, stroke play
Sept. 15 (Monday): Playoff – if necessary

Sept. 15 (Monday): Round of 64, match play
Sept. 16 (Tuesday): Round of 32 and Round of 16, match play
Sept. 17 (Wednesday): Quarterfinal and semifinal rounds, match play
Sept. 18 (Thursday): Championship match (36 holes)
 

ADMISSION    

Admission is free, and spectators are encouraged to attend.
 

2024 CHAMPION        

Evan Beck, 34, of Virginia Beach, Va., finally claimed that elusive USGA title with an impressive 9-and-8 victory over 36-year-old Bobby Massa, of Dallas, Texas, in the 36-hole final at Kinloch Golf Club, in Manakin-Sabot, Va. Beck avenged his championship match loss a year earlier to Stewart Hagestad at Sleepy Hollow Country Club. He also had lost in the 2008 U.S. Junior Amateur final to Cameron Peck at Shoal Creek in Alabama. Beck became the first Virginian to hoist the Robert T. Jones Jr. Memorial Trophy and first medalist/co-medalist to win since Scott Harvey a decade earlier.
 

U.S. MID-AMATEUR NOTES

• The 44th U.S. Mid-Amateur is the third USGA championship to be conducted at Troon Country Club
• This is the 18th USGA championship and third U.S. Mid-Amateur to be held in Arizona
• 17 U.S. Mid-Amateur champions have been members of the USA Walker Cup Team
• At the 2025 Walker Cup Match, Nathan Smith became the sixth U.S. Mid-Amateur champion to serve as captain of the USA Walker Cup Team

USGA CHAMPIONSHIPS AT TROON COUNTRY CLUB – Troon Country Club has previously hosted two USGA championships. Jim Stuart won the first of his two consecutive Mid-Amateur titles at Troon C.C. in 1990, defeating Mark Sollenberger, 1 up. After triumphing 1 up in the championship match again a year later at Long Cove Club, in Hilton Head, S.C., Stuart became the first player to ever capture the Mid-Amateur title in consecutive years. The second USGA championship held at Troon Country Club was the 2023 Senior Women’s Amateur, won by Sarah Gallagher over Brenda Corrie Kuehn in the final match, 1 up.  
 

OTHER CHAMPIONSHIPS HOSTED BY TROON COUNTRY CLUB

2018 Arizona Open (Jake Younan)

2017 Arizona Open (Calum Hill)

2016 Arizona Open (Brian Cooper)

2015 Arizona Open (R.J. Wood)

2014 Arizona Open (Chris Satterlee)

2005 Arizona Open (Tom Stankowski)

2004 Arizona Open (Steve Schneiter)

2003 Arizona Open (Greg Bruckner)

2002 Arizona Open (Greg Casagranda)

2001 Arizona Open (Rob Rashell)

2000 Arizona Open (Jay Synkelma)

1993 Ping Pro-Scratch Invitational (Ed Fiori)

1992 Ping Pro-Scratch Invitational (Kelly Gibson)

1991 Ping Pro-Scratch Invitational (Rocco Mediate)

1990 Ping Pro-Scratch Invitational (Billy Mayfair)

1989 Ping Pro-Scratch Invitational (Bob Estes)

1988 Ping Pro-Scratch Invitational (Steve Jones)

1987 Ping Pro-Scratch Invitational (Mark Brooks)
 

USGA CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ARIZONA

2023 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur: Troon Country Club, Scottsdale (Sarah Gallagher)

2019 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur: Forest Highlands Golf Club, Flagstaff (Ina Kim-Schaad)

2014 U.S. Girls’ Junior: Forest Highlands Golf Club, Flagstaff (Princess Mary Superal)

2007 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur: Desert Forest Golf Club, Carefree (Meghan Stasi)

2006 U.S. Mid-Amateur: Forest Highlands Golf Club, Flagstaff (Dave Womack)

1999 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur: Desert Mountain Club, Scottsdale (Carol Semple Thompson)

1997 USGA Women’s State Team: Kierland Golf Club, Scottsdale (Alabama | Virginia Derby Grimes, Kathy Hartwiger, Beth Williams)

1997 USGA Men’s State Team: Sun Ridge Canyon Golf Club, Fountain Hills (Minnesota | John Harris, Terry O’Loughlin, Joe Stansberry)

1996 U.S. Junior Amateur: Forest Highlands Golf Club, Flagstaff (Shane McMenamy)

1992 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur: Tucson Country Club, Tucson (Rosemary Thompson)

1991 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur: Desert Highlands Golf Club, Scottsdale (Sarah LeBrun Ingrum)

1990 U.S. Mid-Amateur: Troon Country Club, Scottsdale (Jim Stuart)

1990 U.S. Senior Amateur: Desert Forest Golf Club, Carefree (Jackie Cummings)

1982 U.S. Senior Amateur: Tucson Country Club, Tucson (Alton Duhon)

1973 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur: San Marcos Golf Resort, Chandler (Gwen Hibbs)

1971 U.S. Amateur Public Links: Papago Golf Club, Phoenix (Fred Haney)

1966 U.S. Senior Amateur: Tucson National Golf Club, Tucson (Dexter H. Daniels)
 

EXEMPT PLAYERS: A total of 41 players are exempt into the 2025 U.S. Mid-Amateur:

Juan Angel (Top 40 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 2)
Andrew Bailey (Top 40 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 2)
Jonathan Bale (Top 15 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of April 16; Top 40 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 2)
Matheus Balestrin (Top 15 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of April 16; Top 40 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 2)
Evan Beck (Champion of 2024 U.S. Mid-Amateur; Qualified for 2025 U.S. Open; Top 15 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of April 16; Top 40 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 2)
Stephen Behr Jr. (Semifinalist in 2024 U.S. Mid-Amateur)
Christian Brand (Top 40 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 2)
Louis Brown (Champion of 2024 U.S. Senior Amateur)
Jorge Corchuelo (Top 40 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 2)
Will Davenport (Quarterfinalist in 2024 U.S. Mid-Amateur)
Connor Doyal (Quarterfinalist in 2024 U.S. Mid-Amateur)
Daniel Faccini (Top 40 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 2)
Charles Fitzsimmons (2025 winner of the Canadian Mid-Amateur)
Jean-Charles Gouvernaire (Top 40 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 2)
Stewart Hagestad (Champion of 2016, 2021 and 2023 U.S. Mid-Amateur; Playing member of the 2023 USA Walker Cup Team; Top 15 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of April 16; Top 40 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 2)
Scott Harvey (Champion of 2014 U.S. Mid-Amateur; Quarterfinalist in 2024 U.S. Mid-Amateur)
Bryan Hoops (Top 40 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 2)
Sam Jackson (Semifinalist in 2023 U.S. Mid-Amateur)
Drew Kittleson (Semifinalist in 2024 U.S. Mid-Amateur)
Christoph Kogl (Winner of 2025 European Mid-Amateur)
Alexis Leray (Top 40 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 2)
Marion Ludwig (Top 40 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 2)
Bobby Massa (Runner-up in 2024 U.S. Mid-Amateur)
Matthew McClean (Champion of 2022 U.S. Mid-Amateur; Playing member of the 2023 Great Britain & Ireland Walker Cup Team; Top 15 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of April 16; Top 40 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 2)
Michael McCoy (2025 U.S. Senior Amateur champion)
Nate McCoy (Top 40 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 2)
Lukas Michel (Champion of 2019 U.S. Mid-Amateur)
Jose Luis Montano (Top 40 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 2)
Kevin O'Connell (Champion of 2018 U.S. Mid-Amateur)
Sean O'Donnell (Top 40 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 2)
Segundo Oliva Pinto (Top 15 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of April 16; Top 40 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 2)
Matt Parziale (Champion of 2017 U.S. Mid-Amateur)
Brett Patterson (Semifinalist in 2023 U.S. Mid-Amateur)
Ramiro Perez Orliacq (Top 40 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 2)
Josh Persons (Quarterfinalist in 2024 U.S. Mid-Amateur)
Colin Prater (Top 15 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of April 26; Top 40 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 2)
Mateo Pulcini (Top 40 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 2)
Greg Sanders (2025 U.S. Senior Amateur runner-up)
Matt Vogt (Qualified for 2025 U.S. Open)
Davis Womble (Special exemption from the USGA)
 

WHAT THE CHAMPION RECEIVES

Among the benefits received by the 2025 U.S. Mid-Amateur champion are:
 

• A gold medal and custody of the Robert T. Jones Jr. Memorial Trophy for the ensuing year
• An exemption from final qualifying for the 2026 U.S. Open Championship at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club (if still an amateur)
• An exemption from qualifying for the 2026 and 2027 U.S. Amateur Championships at Merion Golf Club and Oak Hill Country Club, respectively
• An exemption from qualifying for the next 10 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championships
• An exemption from qualifying for the 2026 Amateur Championship, conducted by The R&A
• A likely invitation to the 2026 Masters Tournament

CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY      

When the USGA announced its intention to hold a U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship in 1981, the Atlanta Athletic Club graciously donated a decorative, sterling silver trophy from its most famous member – Bob Jones. The ornate, three-handled cup, originally named the Davis & Freeman Golf Trophy, was first used as the prize for a junior tournament at Atlanta Athletic Club. The trophy was awarded beginning in 1909 and ending with three consecutive victories by Bob Jones in 1917, 1919, and 1920. The Freeman trophy was formally donated by the Atlanta Athletic Club and Georgia State Golf Association and officially named the Robert T. Jones Jr. Memorial Trophy. With his 1981 Mid-Amateur victory at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis, Jim Holtgrieve became the first to receive the Jones Memorial Trophy. The original U.S. Mid-Amateur Trophy is on display at the USGA Museum in Liberty Corner, N.J.
 

CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY     

This is the 44th U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship. The U.S. Mid-Amateur, for amateur golfers of at least 25 years of age, provides a formal national championship for the post-college amateur, for whom the game is truly an avocation.
 

Played at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis, Mo., in 1981, the first U.S. Mid-Amateur drew 1,638 entries. The field included three U.S. Amateur champions: Gary Cowan (1966, 1971), Marvin “Vinny” Giles III (1972) and Fred Ridley (1975). Jim Holtgrieve, 33, of Des Peres, Mo., defeated fellow 1981 USA Walker Cup Team member Bob Lewis Jr., 37, of Warren, Ohio, in the final, 2 up.
 

In 2017, the USGA began awarding a full exemption into the following year’s U.S. Open Championship to the U.S. Mid-Amateur champion.