The United States Junior Amateur Championship is one of the fourteen U.S. national golf championships organized by the United States Golf Association. It is open to amateur boys who are under 19 on the last day of the competition and have a USGA Handicap Index of 4.4 or less. The competition was established in 1948. It consists of two days of stroke play, with the leading 64 competitors then playing a match play competition to decide the champion.
The first tournament in 1948 was won by Dean Lind from a field of 495 entries. In 1999, the tournament set a record with 4,508 entries. Only two players have won the championship multiple times: Tiger Woods won the tournament for three consecutive years beginning in 1991; Jordan Spieth won in 2009 and 2011.[1] In 2010, Jim Liu, at 14 years, 11 months, became the youngest champion ever, breaking Woods' mark of 15 years and 220 days.[2]
The number of winners who have gone on to become PGA pros is considerable. Apart from Woods, well known winners include Johnny Miller (1964), David Duval (1989), Hunter Mahan (1999), Jordan Spieth (2009 and 2011), and Scottie Scheffler (2013). Jack Nicklaus's best result was a semifinal loss.
The equivalent competition for girls is the U.S. Girls' Junior Championship.
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 & 3 | Oakland Hills Country Club (MI) | |||
| 2023 | 2 up | Daniel Island Club (SC) | |||
| 2022 | 3 & 2 | Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (OR) | |||
| 2021 | 3 & 2 | Country Club of North Carolina, Dogwood Course (NC) | |||
| 2020 | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3] | ||||
| 2019 | 2 & 1 |  Jin Bo | Inverness Club (OH) | ||
| 2018 | 1 up | Baltusrol Golf Club, Upper Course (NJ) | |||
| 2017 | 1 up | Flint Hills National Golf Club (KS) | |||
| 2016 | 2 & 1 | Honors Course (TN) | |||
| 2015 | 37 holes | Colleton River Plantation Club, Dye Course (SC) | |||
| 2014 | 5 & 3 | The Club at Carlton Woods, Nicklaus Course (TX) | |||
| 2013 | 3 & 2 | Martis Camp (CA) | |||
| 2012 | 4 & 3 | The Golf Club of New England (NH) | |||
| 2011 |  Jordan Spieth (2) | 6 & 5 | Gold Mountain Golf Club, Olympic Course (WA) | ||
| 2010 | 4 & 2 | Egypt Valley Country Club (MI) | |||
| 2009 | 4 & 3 | Trump National Golf Club, Old and New Courses (NJ) | |||
| 2008 | Cameron Peck | 10 & 8 | Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club (AL) | ||
| 2007 | 8 & 7 | Boone Valley Golf Club (MO) | |||
| 2006 | 3 & 2 | Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club (CA) | |||
| 2005 | 3 & 2 | Longmeadow Country Club (MA) | |||
| 2004 |  Sihwan Kim[4] | 1 up | The Olympic Club (CA) | ||
| 2003 | 5 & 4 | Columbia Country Club (MD) | |||
| 2002 | 20 holes | Atlanta Athletic Club, Highlands Course (GA) | |||
| 2001 | 2 & 1 | Oak Hills Country Club (TX) | |||
| 2000 | 3 & 2 | Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club, Ghost Creek Course (OR) | |||
| 1999 | 4 & 2 | Country Club of York (PA) | |||
| 1998 | 1 up | Conway Farms Golf Club (IL) | |||
| 1997 | 1 up | Aronimink Golf Club (PA) | |||
| 1996 | 19 holes | Forest Highlands Golf Club (AZ) | |||
| 1995 | 1 up | Fargo Country Club (ND) | |||
| 1994 | 2 up | Echo Lake Country Club (NJ) | |||
| 1993 | Tiger Woods (3) | 19 holes | Waverley Country Club (OR) | ||
| 1992 | Tiger Woods (2) | 1 up | Wollaston Golf Club (MA) | ||
| 1991 | 19 holes | Bay Hill Club and Lodge (FL) | |||
| 1990 | 1 up | Lake Merced Golf Club (CA) | |||
| 1989 | 1 up | Singing Hills Golf and Country Club (CA) | |||
| 1988 | 1 up | Yale Golf Course (CT) | |||
| 1987 | 1 up | Singletree Golf Club (CO) | |||
| 1986 | 2 & 1 | Muirfield Village (OH) | |||
| 1985 | 19 holes | Brookfield Country Club (NY) | |||
| 1984 | 4 & 2 | Wayzata Country Club (MN) | |||
| 1983 | 1 up | Saucon Valley Country Club, Old Course (PA) | |||
| 1982 | 4 & 3 | Crooked Stick Golf Club (IN) | |||
| 1981 | 4 & 3 | Sunnyside Country Club (CA) | |||
| 1980 | 4 & 3 | Pine Lake Country Club (MI) | |||
| 1979 | 1 up | Moss Creek Golf Club (SC) | |||
| 1978 | 21 holes | Wilmington Country Club, South Course (DE) | |||
| 1977 | 4 & 3 | Ohio State University Golf Club, Scarlet Course (OH) | |||
| 1976 | 3 & 2 | Hiwan Golf Club (CO) | |||
| 1975 | 2 & 1 | Richland Country Club (TN) | |||
| 1974 | 4 & 3 | Brooklawn Country Club (CT) | |||
| 1973 | 20 holes | Singing Hills Country Club (CA) | |||
| 1972 | 2 & 1 | Brookhaven Country Club (TX) | |||
| 1971 | 4 & 3 | Manor Country Club (MD) | |||
| 1970 | 8 & 6 | Athens Country Club (GA) | |||
| 1969 | 3 & 1 | Spokane Country Club (WA) | |||
| 1968 | 6 & 5 | The Country Club (MA) | |||
| 1967 | 2 & 1 | Twin Hills Golf & Country Club (OK) | |||
| 1966 | 2 up | California Country Club (CA) | |||
| 1965 | 3 & 2 | Wilmington Country Club, South Course (DE) | |||
| 1964 | 2 & 1 | Eugene Country Club (OR) | |||
| 1963 | 4 & 3 | Florence Country Club (SC) | |||
| 1962 | 4 & 3 | Lochmoor Club (MI) | |||
| 1961 | 2 up | Cornell University Golf Club (NY) | |||
| 1960 | 2 & 1 | Milburn Golf & Country Club (KS) | |||
| 1959 | 2 up | Stanford University Golf Course (CA) | |||
| 1958 | 2 & 1 | University of Minnesota Golf Club (MN) | |||
| 1957 | 6 & 5 | Manor Country Club (MD) | |||
| 1956 | 3 & 1 | Taconic Golf Club (MA) | |||
| 1955 | 3 & 2 | Purdue University Golf Club, South Course (IN) | |||
| 1954 | 3 & 1 | Los Angeles Country Club, North Course (CA) | |||
| 1953 | 2 & 1 | Southern Hills Country Club (OK) | |||
| 1952 | 2 up | Yale Golf Course (CT) | |||
| 1951 | 4 & 2 | University of Illinois Golf Club (IL) | |||
| 1950 | 2 & 1 | Denver Country Club (CO) | |||
| 1949 | 6 & 4 | Congressional Country Club (MD) | |||
| 1948 | 4 & 2 | University of Michigan Golf Club (MI) |
| Year | Edition | Course | Location | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 77th | July 21–26 | |||
| 2026 | 78th | July 20–25 | |||
| 2027 | 79th | July 19–24 | |||
| 2028 | 80th | July 17–22 | |||
| 2029 | 81st | July 23–28 |