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One of golf’s most extraordinary events, the U.S. Amateur, returns to Cherry Hills Country Club this week.
The Denver-area course has hosted this competition two times before, most recently in 2012, when Steven Fox captured the title on the 37th hole.
Twenty-two years earlier, in 1990, Phil Mickelson won his only U.S. Amateur at Cherry Hills, defeating South African Manny Zerman 5 & 4 in the finals.
Last year, Sam Bennett of Texas A&M defeated Ben Carr 1-up at Ridgewood Country Club in New Jersey. As defending champion, Bennett received an invitation to Augusta National, where he caught the attention of the entire golfing world at the 2023 Masters.
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This year, the USGA accepted a record 8,253 entrants, which was eventually whittled down to 312 competitors through various qualifying stages.
Those 312 players will play two 18-hole stroke play rounds, one at Cherry Hills and one at nearby Colorado Golf Club. Then, the USGA will take the top-64 players and create a bracket for match play.
Should there be ties, the USGA will create a playoff to ensure 64 players advance to the match-play stage.
Schedule:
Monday, August 14
One 18-hole stroke-play round for all competitors at either Cherry Hills or Colorado Golf Club. Every U.S. Amateur venue has a co-host, as a full field of 156 players tee it up at each course on both days.
Tuesday, August 15
One 18-hole stroke-play round for all competitors at either Cherry Hills or Colorado Golf Club.
USGA enforces cut; the top 64 players advance to the match-play bracket.
Wednesday, August 16
The round of 64 marks the first day of television coverage. Peacock will show live coverage from 5 to 6 p.m. ET while Golf Channel will air matches from 6 to 8 p.m. ET.
Thursday, August 17
Both the round of 32 and round of 16 matches take place. Peacock will cover the round of 16 from 5 to 6 p.m. ET while Golf Channel continues showing live coverage from 6 to 8 p.m. ET.
Friday, August 18
The top eight remaining players square off in the quarterfinal matches. Coverage on Peacock runs from 5 to 6 p.m. ET while Golf Channel will air the quarterfinals from 6 to 8 p.m. ET.
Saturday, August 19
The final four golfers left standing play in the semifinal matches concurrently. Golf Channel begins coverage at 3 p.m. ET, then NBC picks it up at 4 p.m. ET and carries the live broadcast until 6 p.m. ET.
Sunday, August 20
The championship match is always 36-holes, with both rounds being played at Cherry Hills. Coverage of the final match will air on Golf Channel from 3-4 p.m. ET. NBC then picks up the coverage, airing the championship from 4-6 p.m. ET or until the winner hoists the elusive Havemeyer Trophy.
Jack Milko is a golf staff writer for SB Nation’s Playing Through. You can follow him on Twitter @jack_milko for more golf coverage. Be sure to check out @_PlayingThrough too.
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