Junior Amateur Records
Age
Youngest Champion (years/months/days)
15/6/28 — Tiger Woods (1991)
15/7/20 — Sihwan Kim (2004)
15/8 — Mike Brannan (1971)
Youngest Competitor
12/2/15 — Matthew Pierce Jr. (2001)
12/10/6 — Verner Stanley Jr. (1952)
12/10/13 — Kevin Na (1996)
Youngest to Advance to Match Play (Since 1990)
13/3/6 — Jonathan Moore (1998)
13/7/10 — D.J. Trahan (1994)
13/10/29 — David Flynn (2006)
Youngest Finalists
Sihwan Kim (15) vs. David Chung (14), 2004
Cory Whitsett (15) vs. Anthony Paolucci (14), 2007
Jordan Spieth (15) vs. Jay Hwang (16), 2009
Course
Longest Course
7,251 yards — Shoal Creek, Shoal Creek, Ala., 2008
Shortest Course
6,337 yards — Purdue Univ. G.C. (South Course), West Lafayette, Ind., 1955
Most Times Host Club of Championship
2 — Manor C.C., Rockville, Md., 1957, 1971
2 — Wilmington (Del.) C.C. (South Course), 1965, 1978
2 — Yale Univ. G.C., New Haven, Conn., 1952, 1988
2 — Singing Hills G.C., El Cajon, Calif., 1973, 1989
Entries
Largest
4,508 (1999)
Smallest
416 (1949)
Champions
Most Championships Won
3 — Tiger Woods (1991, 1992, 1993)
Most Consecutive Championships Won
3 — Tiger Woods (1991, 1992, 1993)
Most Times in Final
3 — Tiger Woods (1991, 1992, 1993)
Longest Span Between Victories
1 year — Tiger Woods (1991, 1992, 1993)
Match Play
Fewest Match-Play Holes Needed By Champion
(since six-match format change in 1964)
(36-hole final began in 2005)
87 — Tiger Woods, Wollaston G.C., Milton, Mass., 1992
89 — Matthew Rosenfeld, Pumpkin Ridge G.C. (Witch Hollow and Ghost Creek), North Plains, Ore., 2000
90 — Gary Koch, Athens (Ga.) C.C., 1970
Most Match-Play Holes Needed By Champion
108 — Shane McMenamy, Forest Highlands G.C., Flagstaff, Ariz., 1996
107 — Charlie Beljan, Atlanta Athletic Club (Highlands Course), Duluth, Ga., 2002
105 — Mathew Todd, Lake Merced G. & C.C., Daly City, Calif., 1990
Largest Winning Margin, 18-Hole Match
9 and 8 — Donald M. Bisplinghoff d. Eric Jonas, fourth round, Yale Univ. G.C., New Haven, Conn., 1952
9 and 8 — Ronald L. Wright d. Gary E. Allen, first round, Stanford (Calif.) Univ. G.C., 1959
9 and 8 — Richard Meissner d. John Diesing Jr., second round, Lochmoor Club, Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich., 1962
9 and 8 — Jack Renner d. Jim Russell, first round, Brookhaven C.C., Dallas, Texas, 1972
9 and 8 — Mitch Allenspatch d. Michael Frey, second round, Ohio State Univ. G.C., (Scarlet Course), Columbus, Ohio, 1977
Largest Winning Margin, Semifinals
7 and 6 — Richard Scott d. Andrew Dresser, Oak Hills C.C., San Antonio, Texas, 2001
Largest Winning Margin, Final
10 and 8 — Cameron Peck d. Evan Beck, Shoal Creek, Shoal Creek, Ala., 2008
8 and 7 — Cory Whitsett d. Anthony Paolucci, Boone Valley G.C., Augusta, Mo., 2007
8 and 6 — Gary Koch d. Mike Nelms, Athens C.C., Athens, Ga., 1970
Longest 18-Hole Match
28 holes — Michael W. Eiserman d. Patrick Honeycutt, first round, Milburn G. & C.C., Overland Park, Kan., 1960
26 holes — Casey Wittenberg d. Daniel Im, third round, Atlanta Athletic Club, Duluth, Ga., 2002
25 holes — Forrest Fezler d. Robert Goldman, first round, Twin Hills G. & C.C., Oklahoma City, Okla., 1967
25 holes — Arthur E. Burke III, d. Richard Adams, first round, The Country Club, Brookline, Mass., 1968
Longest 18-Hole Final Match (1948-2004)
21 holes — Donald Hurter d. Keith Banes, Wilmington (Del.) C.C. (South Course), 1978
20 holes — Jack Renner d. Mike Brannan, Singing Hills C.C., El Cajon, Calif., 1973
20 holes — Charlie Beljan d. Zac Reynolds, Atlanta Athletic Club, Duluth, Ga., 2002
Most Extra-Hole Matches in Championship
11 — Oak Hills C.C., San Antonio, Texas, 2001
Stroke Play
Lowest Score, 9 Holes
30 — James Vargas, second nine, first round, Oak Hills C.C., San Antonio, Texas, 2001
30 — John Popeck, second nine, first round, Longmeadow (Mass.) C.C., 2005
30 — Jorge Fernandez Valdes, second nine, first round, Shoal Creek, Shoal Creek, Ala., 2008
31 — Eddie Lee, second nine, first round, Pumpkin Ridge G.C. (Ghost Creek), North Plains, Ore., 2000
31 — Brian Harman, second nine, first round, The Olympic Club, San Francisco, Calif., 2004
31 — Tommy Chunghao Mou, front nine, second round, Rancho Santa Fe G.C., Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., 2006
Lowest Score, 18 Holes
64 — Joe Monte, Longmeadow (Mass.) C.C., 2005
65 — J.C. Deacon, Country Club of York (Pa.), 1999
65 — Scotty Campbell, Oak Hills C.C., San Antonio, Texas, 2001
65 — James Vargas, Oak Hills C.C., San Antonio, Texas, 2001
65 — Sam Saunders, Longmeadow (Mass.) C.C., 2005
65 — Jorge Fernandez Valdes, Shoal Creek, Shoal Creek, Ala., 2008
66 — Kurt Beck, Pine Lake G.C., Orchard Lake, Mich., 1980
66 — Brad Lehmann, Yale Univ. G.C., New Haven, Conn., 1988
66 — Rob McMillan, Waverley C.C., Portland, Ore., 1993
66 — Aaron Baddeley, Conway Farms G.C., Lake Forest, Ill., 1998
66 — James Oh, Country Club of York (Pa.), 1999
66 — Sonny Nimkhum, Country Club of York (Pa.), 1999
66 — Jay Choi, Pumpkin Ridge G.C. (Ghost Creek), North Plains, Ore., 2000
66 — Chris Gilliland, Atlanta Athletic Club, Duluth, Ga., 2002
66 — Matt Savage, Columbia C.C., Chevy Chase, Md., 2003
66 — Brian Harman, The Olympic Club, San Francisco, Calif., 2004
66 — James White, Boone Valley G.C., Augusta, Mo., 2007
66 — Juan Luna, Trump National G.C. (New Course), Bedminster, N.J., 2009
Lowest Score, 36 Holes
132 — James Vargas, Oak Hills C.C., San Antonio, Texas, 2001
133 — Brian Harman, The Olympic Club, San Francisco, Calif., 2004
133 — Sam Saunders, Longmeadow (Mass.) C.C., 2005
134 — Sonny Nimkhum, Country Club of York (Pa.), 1999
Most Times Medalist
2 — Willie Wood (1977, 1978)
2 — Tiger Woods (1991, 1992)
Miscellaneous
Holes-In-One (10)
Terry Thomas, 165-yard 14th hole, Southern Hills C.C., Tulsa, Okla., 1953
Lloyd S. Monroe, 175-yard 5th hole, Taconic G.C., Williamstown, Mass., 1956
Terry Hurst, 187-yard 4th hole, Lochmoor Club, Grosse Pointe, Mich., 1962
Brian Gay, 158-yard 11th hole, Singletree G.C., Edwards, Colo., 1987
Ben Taylor, 171-yard 17th hole, Wollaston G.C., Milton, Mass., 1992
Brady Stockton, 152-yard 7th hole, Fargo (N.D.) C.C., 1995
Chanin Puntawong, 181-yard 7th hole, Atlanta Athletic Club, Duluth, Ga., 2002
Andrew DiBitetto, 212-yard 4th hole, Columbia C.C., Chevy Chase, Md., 2003
Sam Saunders, 132-yard 4th hole, Longmeadow (Mass.) C.C., 2005
Cory Whitsett, 144-yard 7th hole, Rancho Santa Fe (Calif.) G.C., 2006
Most Times Played in Championship
5 — John Konsek (1953-57)
5 — Jack Nicklaus (1953-57)
5 — Robert Kirouac (1956-60)
5 — Travis Whisman (1995-99)
5 — James Vargas (1997-2001)