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| Championship Venue |
Daniel Island Club (Ralston Creek), Charleston, S.C. |
| Stroke-Play Co-Host Venue |
Daniel Island Club (Beresford Creek), Charleston, S.C. |
| Opened |
2000 (Beresford Creek); 2006 (Ralston Creek) |
| Architects |
Tom Fazio (Beresford Creek); Rees Jones (Ralston Creek) |
| Yardages/Par (Subject to change) |
Ralston Creek Course: 7,367 yards/Par 72
Beresford Creek Course: 7,039 yards/Par 71 |
| Course and Slope Rating |
Ralston Creek Course: 77.3/148
Beresford Creek Course: 75.1/150 |
| Dates of Championship |
July 24-29 |
| Field Size |
264 |
| Eligibility |
A competitor cannot have a Handicap Index exceeding 4.4, and not reached his 19th birthday by July 29, 2023. |
| Entries Accepted |
4,261 |
| Qualifying |
Qualifying was conducted over 18 holes at 59 sites between May 30 and June 29. For results, click here. |
| 2022 Championship |
Wenyi Ding, 17, became the first male golfer from the People's Republic of China to claim a USGA championship when he defeated Caleb Surratt, 3 and 2, in the 36-hole championship match at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Bandon Dunes Course) in Bandon, Ore. Ding built as much as an 8-up lead in the second 18 before holding off a late charge by Surratt, an incoming freshman at the University of Tennessee from Indian Trail, N.C. To read more, click here |
| Quotable |
“My caddie told me, just calm down. You have the advantage. He is nervous and he's more nervous than you, so you're going to win.” -- Wenyi Ding |
| Hole by Hole |
RALSTON CREEK COURSE
(Yardages subject to change)
Hole 1: 426 yards (Par 4)
Hole 2: 438 yards (Par 4)
Hole 3: 615 yards (Par 5)
Hole 4: 187 yards (Par 3)
Hole 5: 399 yards (Par 4)
Hole 6: 535 yards (Par 5)
Hole 7: 453 yards (Par 4)
Hole 8: 393 yards (Par 4)
Hole 9: 210 yards (Par 3)
OUT: 3,656 yards (Par 36)
Hole 10: 468 yards (Par 4)
Hole 11: 579 yards (Par 5)
Hole 12: 224 yards (Par 3)
Hole 13: 464 yards (Par 4)
Hole 14: 420 yards (Par 4)
Hole 15: 172 yards (Par 3)
Hole 16: 445 yards (Par 4)
Hole 17: 385 yards (Par 4)
Hole 18: 554 yards (Par 5)
IN: 3,711 yards (Par 36)
TOTALS: 7,367 yards (Par 72)
BERESFORD CREEK COURSE
Hole 1: 460 yards (Par 4)
Hole 2: 389 yards (Par 4)
Hole 3: 551 yards (Par 5)
Hole 4: 172 yards (Par 3)
Hole 5: 362 yards (Par 4)
Hole 6: 432 yards (Par 4)
Hole 7: 356 yards (Par 4)
Hole 8: 582 yards (Par 5)
Hole 9: 150 yards (Par 3)
OUT: 3,454 yards (Par 36)
Hole 10: 574 yards (Par 5)
Hole 11: 410 yards (Par 4)
Hole 12: 395 yards (Par 4)
Hole 13: 445 yards (Par 4)
Hole 14: 407 yards (Par 4)
Hole 15: 232 yards (Par 3)
Hole 16: 473 yards (Par 4)
Hole 17: 196 yards (Par 3)
Hole 18: 453 yards (Par 4)
IN: 3,585 yards (Par 35)
TOTALS: 7,039 yards (Par 71) |
| Notable Past Events at Daniel Island Club |
2005 South Carolina Golf Association Amateur (Emmett Turner)
2009 Korn Ferry Tour Championship (Matt Every)
2010 Korn Ferry Tour Championship (Brendan Steele)
2011 Korn Ferry Tour Championship (Ken Duke)
2018 Trusted Choice "Big I" Championship (Connor Howe, Boys; Emily Hawkins, Girls)
2021 Daniel Island Intercollegiate (Team: Seton Hall; Individual: Nevill Ruiter, College of Charleston) |
| Exempt Players (54) |
Joshua Bai (Top 25 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking; Top 85 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Rene Bergendi (Top 85 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Teerawut Boonseeor ((Top 85 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Caolan Burford (Top 85 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Xihuan Chang (Top 85 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Ratchanon Tk Chantananuwat (Top 25 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking; Top 85 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Chi Chun Chen (Top 85 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Jean Paul Ducruet (Top 85 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Zeqian Fang (Top 85 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Erich Fortlage (Top 85 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Ethan Gao (Top 85 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Nicholas Gross (2022 U.S. Amateur quarterfinalist; Top 85 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Henry Guan (Top 85 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Kelvin Hernandez (Top 85 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Zenghao Hou (Top 85 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Simon Hovdal (Top 85 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Pocheng Hsu (Top 85 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Joao Iglesias (Top 85 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Sean Keeling (Top 85 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Carson Kim (Top 85 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Bryan Kim (Top 85 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Denny Kloeth (Top 85 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Pongsapak Laopakdee (Top 25 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking; Top 85 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Rayhan Abdul Latief (Top 25 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking; Top 85 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Eric Lee (2022 U.S. Junior Amateur semifinalist; Top 25 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking; Top 85 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Jay Leng Jr. (Top 85 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Stanley Lin (Top 85 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Daryl Low (Top 85 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Jordan Marcello (Top 85 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Michael Mikus Vasquez (Top 85 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Jaime Montojo Fernandez (Top 25 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking; Top 85 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Basthyan Facundo Moraga (Top 25 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking; Top 85 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Tommy Morrison (Top 25 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking; Top 85 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Taishi Moto (Top 25 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking; Top 85 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Oliver Mukherjee (Top 85 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Gabriel Palacios (Top 25 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking; Top 85 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Mateo Payan (Top 85 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Virgilio Paz (Top 85 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Zachery Pollo (Top 85 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Aaron Pounds (Top 85 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Zihang Qiu (Top 85 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Christopher Richards (Top 25 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking; Top 85 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Syed Yashal Shah (Top 85 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Kartik Singh (Top 85 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Francisco Solorza (Winner of 2023 LXXII Campeonato Nacional-XXVI Edicion Internacional)
Zackary Swanick (Top 25 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking; Top 85 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Harry Takis (Top 85 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Richard Teder (Top 85 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Robby Turnbull (Top 85 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Juan Velasquez (Top 25 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking; Top 85 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Yixiang Wang (Top 85 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Hristo Yanakiev (Top 85 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Ziqin Zhou (Top 25 points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking; Top 85 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Yanhan Zhou (Top 85 age-eligible points leaders in the World Amateur Golf Ranking) |
| U.S. Junior Amateurs in South Carolina (3) |
1963: Florence Country Club, Eugene (Gregg McHatton)
1979: Moss Creek Golf Club, Hilton Head Island (Jack Larkin)
2015: Colleton River (Plantation Course), Bluffton (Philip Barbaree) |
| Notable U.S. Junior Amateur Champions |
Gay Brewer (1949); Mason Rudolph (1950); Johnny Miller (1964); Gary Koch (1970); Willie Wood (1977); Charlie Rymer (1985); David Duval (1989); Tiger Woods (1991-93); Hunter Mahan (1999); Brian Harman (2003); Kevin Tway (2005); Jordan Spieth (2009, 2011); Scottie Scheffler (2013); Will Zalatoris (2014); Min Woo Lee (2016) |
| Notable Runners-Up |
Ken Venturi (1948); Jay Sigel (1961); Andy North (1967); Scott Simpson (1972): Mark Wilson (1992); Charles Howell III (1996); Trevor Immelman (1997); Aaron Baddeley (1998); Camilo Villegas (1999); Ryan Moore (2000); Justin Thomas (2010); Matthew Wolff (2017); Akshay Bhatia (2018) |
| What Champion Receives |
-A gold medal
-Custody of the U.S. Junior Amateur Trophy for one season
-Exemption from qualifying from future U.S. Junior Amateurs
-Exemption into 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club (must be an amateur)
-Exemption into the 2023 and 2024 U.S. Amateur Championships |
| Schedule of Play |
Monday, July 24 (18 holes, stroke play)
Tuesday, July 25 (18 holes, stroke play)
Wednesday, July 26 (Round of 64, match play)
Thursday, July 27 (Round of 32/Round of 16 matches)
Friday, July 28 (Quarterfinal/Semifinal matches)
Saturday, July 29 (36-hole championship match) |
| Match-Play Cut |
64 competitors will qualify for match play following two rounds of stroke play; a playoff, if necessary, will be conducted to get the draw to exactly 64 golfers |
| Broadcast Schedule (All Times EDT) |
Friday, July 28 (Semifinals)
2 p.m.-4 p.m. (Golf Channel)
Saturday, July 29 (Championship Match)
3 p.m.-5 p.m. (Golf Channel) |
| Future Sites |
2024: Oakland Hills Country Club, Bloomfield Hills, Mich./July 22-27
2025: Trinity Forest Golf Club, Dallas, Texas/July 21-26
2026: Saucon Valley Country Club, Bethlehem, Pa./July 20-25
2027: Chambers Bay, University Place, Wash./July 19-24
2045: Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Ore./Dates TBD |
