The U.S. Mid-Amateur, often called the Mid-Am for short, is the leading annual golf tournament in the United States for post-college amateur golfers, organized by the USGA.
It was first played in at Bellerive Country Club in Creve Coeur, Missouri, near St. Louis. The Mid-Am was the first new USGA championship in 19 years, since the U.S. Senior Women's Amateur was added in 1962.
Qualifications for the Mid-Am are similar to those for the U.S. Amateur, except for the following:
The U.S. Mid-Amateur does not have a gender restriction, but there has never been a female champion. The USGA's analogous event for women only is the U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur, first played in 1987.
The USGA specifically intended the Mid-Am as a championship for post-college golfers who were not pursuing golf as a career, as virtually all golfers who pursue a professional career decide to do so no later than their early twenties. This was most likely a response to the fact that less than half of all U.S. Amateur qualifiers are 25 or older, and most older golfers found themselves disadvantaged in competing against college golfers who typically play much more often.
Like the U.S. Amateur, the Mid-Am consists of two days of stroke play, with the leading 64 competitors then playing a knockout competition held at match play to decide the champion. The profile of Mid-Am champions, with respect to age, is somewhat similar to that of U.S. Amateur champions before World War II. In that era, more top-level golfers chose to remain amateur, and the average age of U.S. Amateur Champions was higher.
While the list of winners is considerably less illustrious than that of the U.S. Amateur, one notable winner was Jay Sigel, a three-time winner of this event and a two-time U.S. Amateur champion who went on to play the Champions Tour. The winner receives an automatic invitation to play in the Masters Tournament and the U.S. Open (starting in 2018).
| Year | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Sleepy Hollow Country Club Fenway Golf Club (NY) |  Stewart Hagestad (3) | 3 & 2 | Evan Beck | |
| 2022 | Erin Hills Blue Mound Golf & Country Club (WI) | 3 & 1 |  Hugh Foley | ||
| 2021 | Sankaty Head Golf Club Miacomet Golf Course (MA) | Stewart Hagestad (2) | 2 & 1 | Mark Costanza | |
| 2020 | Kinloch Golf Club | Tournament deferred to 2024 due to the COVID-19 pandemic[1] | |||
| 2019 | Colorado Golf Club (CO) | 2 & 1 | Joseph Deraney | ||
| 2018 | Charlotte Country Club (NC) | 4 & 3 | Brett Boner | ||
| 2017 | Capital City Club Atlanta National Golf Club (GA) | 8 & 6 | |||
| 2016 | Stonewall (Old and North Courses) (PA) | 37 holes | Scott Harvey | ||
| 2015 | John's Island Club (West Course) (FL) | 3 & 2 | Marc Dull | ||
| 2014 | Saucon Valley Country Club (Old Course) (PA) | 6 & 5 | Brad Nurski | ||
| 2013 | Country Club of Birmingham (West Course) (AL) | 8 & 6 | Bill Williamson | ||
| 2012 | Conway Farms Golf Club (IL) | Nathan Smith (4) | 1 up |  Garrett Rank | |
| 2011 | Shadow Hawk Golf Club (TX) | 3 & 2 | Kenny Cook | ||
| 2010 | Atlantic Golf Club (NY) | Nathan Smith (3) | 7 & 5 | Tim Hogarth | |
| 2009 | The Kiawah Island Club (SC) | Nathan Smith (2) | 7 & 6 | Tim Spitz | |
| 2008 | Milwaukee Country Club (WI) | 5 & 4 | Todd Mitchell | ||
| 2007 | Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (OR) | 9 & 7 | Dan Whitaker | ||
| 2006 | Forest Highlands Golf Club (Canyon Course) (AZ) | 1 up | Ryan Hybl | ||
| 2005 | The Honors Course (TN) | 10 & 9 | Carlton Forrester | ||
| 2004 | Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course) (GA) | 1 up | Josh Dennis | ||
| 2003 | Wilmington Country Club (DE) | 9 holes* | Bryan Norton | ||
| 2002 | The Stanwich Club (CT) | 3 & 2 | Jerry Courville Jr. | ||
| 2001 | San Joaquin Country Club (CA) | Tim Jackson (2) | 1 up | George Zahringer | |
| 2000 | The Homestead (Cascades Course) (VA) | 3 & 1 | Wayne Raath | ||
| 1999 | Old Warson Country Club (MO) | 2 & 1 | Jerry Courville Jr. | ||
| 1998 | NCR Country Club (South Course) (OH) | Spider Miller (2) | 1 up | Chip Halcombe | |
| 1997 | Dallas Athletic Club (Blue Course) (TX) | 1 up | Rick Stimmel | ||
| 1996 | Hartford Golf Club (CT) | 3 & 2 | Randal Lewis | ||
| 1995 | Caves Valley Golf Club (MD) | 1 up | Warren Sye | ||
| 1994 | Hazeltine National Golf Club (MN) | 1 up | Tommy Brennan | ||
| 1993 | Eugene Country Club (OR) | 1 up | Joey Ferrari | ||
| 1992 | Detroit Golf Club (North Course) (MI) | 1 up | David Lind | ||
| 1991 | Long Cove Club (SC) | Jim Stuart (2) | 1 up | Bert Atkinson | |
| 1990 | Troon Golf & Country Club (AZ) | 1 up | Mark Sollenberger | ||
| 1989 | Crooked Stick Golf Club (IN) | 4 & 3 | Bill Hadden | ||
| 1988 | Prairie Dunes Country Club (KS) | 2 & 1 | Scott Mayne | ||
| 1987 | Brook Hollow Golf Club (TX) | Jay Sigel (3) | 20 holes | David Lind | |
| 1986 | Annandale Golf Club (WI) | 4 & 3 | Charles Pinkard | ||
| 1985 | The Vintage Club (Mountain Course) (CA) | Jay Sigel (2) | 3 & 2 | O. Gordon Brewer, Jr. | |
| 1984 | Atlanta Athletic Club (Highlands Course) (GA) | 5 & 4 | Bob Lewis | ||
| 1983 | Cherry Hills Country Club (CO) | 1 up | Randy Sonnier | ||
| 1982 | Knollwood Club (IL) | 3 & 2 | Jeffrey Ellis | ||
| 1981 | Bellerive Country Club (MO) | 2 up | Bob Lewis | ||
* Match was conceded due to injury
| Year | Edition | Course | Location | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 43rd | September 21−26 | |||
| 2025 | 44th | September 13−18 | |||
| 2026 | 45th | September 26−October 1 | |||
| 2027 | 46th | TBD | |||
| 2030 | 49th | September 14−19 |