2020 U.S. Senior Amateur Fast FactsCountry Club of Detroit, Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.
| Championship Venue | Country Club of Detroit |
| Opened | 1897 (club founded); 1927 (course opened) |
| Architect | Harry Colt and Charles Hugh Alison (redesign by Robert Trent Jones Sr. in 1952; second redesign by Robert Trent Jones Jr. in 1996; restoration by Tom Doak in 2011) |
| Dates of Championship | August 29-Sept. 3 |
| Yardage/Par | 7,006 yards/Par 72 (Subject to change) |
| Field Size | 156 players |
| Entries Open | Early spring |
| Eligibility | Open to any golfer who is 55 years of age as of August 29 and whose Handicap Index does not exceed 7.4 |
| Quotable | "To be a USGA champion, to think that your name is going up on the wall [in the Hall of Champions] in Far Hills, [N.J., at the USGA Museum] with the other champions for 2019, that’s kind of beyond belief." -- Bob Royak |
| Hole by Hole | (Yardages and Par Subject to Change) Hole 1: 380 yards (Par 4) Hole 2: 427 yards (Par 4) Hole 3: 530 yards (Par 5) Hole 4: 405 yards (Par 4) Hole 5: 195 yards (Par 3) Hole 6: 387 yards (Par 4) Hole 7: 415 yards (Par 4) Hole 8: 160 yards (Par 3) Hole 9: 478 yards (Par 5) OUT: 3,377 yards (Par 36) Hole 10: 600 yards (Par 5) Hole 11: 403 yards (Par 4) Hole 12: 465 yards (Par 4) Hole 13: 182 yards (Par 3) Hole 14: 472 yards (Par 4) Hole 15: 360 yards (Par 4) Hole 16: 208 yards (Par 3) Hole 17: 517 yards (Par 5) Hole 18: 422 yards (Par 4) IN: 3,629 yards (Par 36) TOTAL: 7,006 yards (Par 72) |
| Notable Events at Country Club of Detroit | 1915 U.S. Amateur (Robert Gardner) 1954 U.S. Amateur (Arnold Palmer) |
| U.S. Senior Amateurs in Michigan (2) | 1984: Birmingham Country Club, Birmingham (Robert Rawlins) 1991: Crystal Downs Country Club, Frankfort (Bill Bosshard) |
| Did You Know? | The late Arnold Palmer always said of his 1954 U.S. Amateur triumph that was the "turning point" of his career. |
| Notable U.S. Senior Amateur Champions | J. Wood Platt (1955); J. Clark Espie (1957, 1959); Dexter Daniels (1961, 1966); Curtis Person Sr. (1968-69); Gene Andrews (1970); Lewis W. Oehmig (1972, 1976, 1985); Dale Morey (1974, 1977); William C. Campbell (1979-80); Ed Updegraff (1981); William Hyndman III (1983); John Richardson (1987); O. Gordon Brewer (1994, 1996); Bill Shean Jr. (1998, 2000); Kemp Richardson (2001, 2003); Stan Lee (2007); George “Buddy” Marucci (2008); Marvin “Vinny” Giles (2009); Paul Simson (2010, 2012); Louis Lee (2011); Pat Tallent (2014); Chip Lutz (2015); Sean Knapp (2017); Jeff Wilson (2018) |
| Notable U.S. Senior Amateur Runners-Up | J. Clark Espie (1956); Ernest Pieper Jr. (1971-72); Lewis W. Oehmig (1974, 1977, 1979); Dale Morey (1981); Ed Updegraff (1982); Richard Runkle (1983-84); John Harbottle (1986); George Zahringer (2008); Pat Tallent (2010); Bryan Norton (2014); Paul Simson (2017); Sean Knapp (2018) |
| Schedule of Play | Saturday, Aug. 29 (Stroke Play, Round 1, 18 holes) Sunday, Aug. 30 (Stroke Play, Round 1, 18 holes) Monday, Aug. 31 (Round of 64, match play) Tuesday, Sept. 1 (Round of 32/Round of 16, match play) Wednesday, Sept. 2 (Quarterfinals/Semifinals, match play) Thursday, Sept. 3 (Championship Match, 18 holes) |
| Match-Play Cut | The low 64 scorers following stroke play will qualify for match play. If necessary, a playoff will be conducted to determine the final match-play spots. |
| Future Sites | 2021: The Honors Course, Ooltewah, Tenn/Aug. 28-Sept. 2 2022: The Kittansett Club, Marion, Mass./Aug. 27-Sept. 1 2023: Martis Camp Club, Truckee, Calif./Aug. 26-31 |