2023 U.S. Mid-Amateur Fast FactsSleepy Hollow Country Club, Scarborough, N.Y./Fenway Golf Club, Scarsdale, N.Y.
| Championship Venue | Sleepy Hollow Country Club, Scarborough, N.Y. |
| Stroke-Play Co-Host Venue | Fenway Golf Club, Scarsdale, N.Y. |
| Opened | 1913 (Sleepy Hollow) 1924 (Fenway) |
| Architects | Sleepy Hollow: Charles Blair Macdonald (expansion by A.W. Tillinghast in 1920s; recent restoration by Gil Hanse and George Bahto) Fenway: A.W. Tillinghast (recent restoration by Gil Hanse) |
| Dates of Championship | September 9-14 |
| Yardages/Par | Sleepy Hollow: 6,830 yards/Par 70 (Subject to Change) Fenway: 6,657 yards/Par 70 |
| Course/Slope Rating | TBD |
| Field | 264 competitors |
| Entries Open | April 19 |
| Eligibility | Open to any amateur golfer who has reached their 25th birthday as of Sept. 9 and whose Handicap Index does not exceed 3.4. |
| Qualifying | Qualifying, over 18 holes, will take place at a number of to-be-determined sites between July 26 and Aug. 24. |
| 2022 Championship | Matthew McClean of the Republic of Ireland, defeated fellow countryman Hugh Foley, 3 and 1, in the 36-hole championship match at Erin Hills in Erin, Wis. It was the first-ever U.S. Mid-Amateur final between international players, and McClean became the second foreign-born champion, joining 2019 titlist Lukas Michel. McClean and Foley spent the entire week together, includuing sharing private housing. To read more, click here. |
| Quotable | ““Yeah, fantastic. Sort of probably hasn't sunk in just yet. It's been a very long week, but I'm sure once we sort of sit down this evening, it'll sort of sink in a wee bit more, but yeah, it's unbelievable really.” -- Matthew McClean |
| Hole by Hole (Yardages and Par Subject to Change) | SLEEPY HOLLOW Hole 1: 413 yards (Par 4) Hole 2: 370 yards (Par 4) Hole 3: 170 yards (Par 3) Hole 4: 410 yards (Par 4) Hole 5: 430 yards (Par 4) Hole 6: 460 yards (Par 4) Hole 7: 218 yards (Par 3) Hole 8: 484 yards (Par 4) Hole 9: 420 yards (Par 4) OUT: 3,375 yards (Par 34) Hole 10: 162 yards (Par 3) Hole 11: 430 yards (Par 4) Hole 12: 531 yards (Par 5) Hole 13: 406 yards (Par 4) Hole 14: 409 yards (Par 4) Hole 15: 510 yards (Par 5) Hole 16: 145 yards (Par 3) Hole 17: 441 yards (Par 4) Hole 18: 421 yards (Par 4) IN: 3,455 yards (Par 36) TOTAL: 6,830 yards (Par 70) FENWAY GOLF CLUB Hole 1: 277 yards (Par 4) Hole 2: 388 yards (Par 4) Hole 3: 526 yards (Par 5) Hole 4: 143 yards (Par 3) Hole 5: 480 yards (Par 4) Hole 6: 242 yards (Par 3) Hole 7: 448 yards (Par 4) Hole 8: 353 yards (Par 4) Hole 9: 386 yards (Par 4) OUT: 3,243 yards (Par 35) Hole 10: 440 yards (Par 4) Hole 11: 191 yards (Par 3) Hole 12: 459 yards (Par 4) Hole 13: 417 yards (Par 4) Hole 14: 447 yards (Par 4) Hole 15: 305 yards (Par 4) Hole 16: 427 yards (Par 4) Hole 17: 190 yards (Par 3) Hole 18: 538 yards (Par 5) IN: 3,414 yards (Par 35) TOTAL: 6,657 yards (Par 70) |
| Notable Events at Sleepy Hollow | 1944 Metropolitan Golf Association Amateur (E.H. Driggs Jr.) 1965 Metropolitan Golf Association Amateur (Mark J. Stuart Jr.) 1983 Metropolitan Golf Association Amateur (Mark Diamond) 2002 U.S. Women's Amateur (Becky Lucidi) 2011 Metropolitan Open (Tyler Hall) |
| Notable Events at Fenway | 1928 Metropolitan Golf Association Amateur (Eugene Homans) 1953 Metropolitan Golf Association Amateur (Wilson Barnes Jr.) 1955 Metropolitan Open (Art Doering) 1969 Metropolitan Open (Jimmy Wright) 2000 Metropolitan Senior Open (Jim Miller) 2007 IKE Metropolitan Golf Association Stroke Play (George Zahringer) |
| Fast Fact | Cameron Young, the 2021-22 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year, is the son of longtime Sleepy Hollow head professional David Young. |
| Did You Know? | Herman Barron, a longtime head professional at Fenway Golf Club, captured the Western Open and Senior PGA Championship and was a member of the 1947 United States Ryder Cup Team. |
| Fast Fact | Erin Hills becomes the fifth U.S. Mid-Amateur venue to have previously hosted a U.S. Open, joining Bellerive Country Club, Cherry Hills Country Club, Atlanta Athletic Club and Hazeltine National Golf Club. |
| Notable U.S. Mid-Amateur Champions | Jim Holtgrieve (1981); Jay Sigel (1983, 1985, 1987); David Eger (1988); Tim Jackson (1994, 2001); Danny Green (1999); Nathan Smith (2003, 2009, 2010, 2012); Trip Kuehne (2007); Mike McCoy (2013); Scott Harvey (2014), Stewart Hagestad (2016, 2021); Matt Parziale (2017) |
| Notable U.S. Mid-Amateur Runners-Up | Bob Lewis Jr. (1981, 1984); O. Gordon Brewer (1985); Bryan Norton (2003); Todd Mitchell (2008); Tim Hogarth (2010); Garrett Rank (2012); Scott Harvey (2016) |
| Schedule of Play | Saturday, Sept. 9 (Stroke Play, Round 1, 18 holes) Sunday, Sept. 10 (Stroke Play, Round 2, 18 holes) Monday, Sept. 11 (Round of 64, match play) Tuesday, Sept. 12 (Round of 32/Round of 16, match play) Wednesday, Sept. 13 (Quarterfinals/Semifinals, match play) Thursday, Sept. 14 (Championship Match, 36 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 last qualifiers for the draw. |
| What Winner Receives | -a gold medal -custody of the Robert T. Jones Jr. Memorial Trophy for one year -exemption into 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst Resort & C.C. (Course No. 2) -exemptions from qualifying for the next 10 U.S. Mid-Amateurs -exemptions from qualifying for the next two U.S. Amateurs -likely invitation to the 2024 Masters Tournament (must be an amateur) |
| Future Sites | 2024: Kinloch Golf Club, Manakin-Sabot, Va./Sept. 21-26 2025: Troon Country Club, Scottsdale, Ariz./Sept. 13-18 2030: Bel-Air Country Club, Los Angeles, Calif./Sept. 14-19 |
