USGA Announces Qualifying Sites for 2015 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball


The United States Golf Association (USGA) has announced sectional qualifying sites for the 2015 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship at the Olympic Club in San Francisco May 2-6, 2015. Conducted over 18 holes, sectional qualifying will be held at 51 sites across the U.S. from August 13, 2014, to March 31, 2015.

In 2015, the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball will replace both the U.S. Amateur Public Links - completed Saturday and won by Byron Meth of San Diego at Sand Creek Station Golf Course in Newton, Kans. - and the WAPL, won by China's Fumie (Alice) Jo Saturday at The Home Course in Dupont, Wash.

Several U.S. Amateur Four-Ball qualifying sites have hosted prior USGA championships. Philadelphia Country Club, in Gladwyne, Pa., has been home to four, including the 1939 U.S. Open won by Byron Nelson. Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis held the 1965 U.S. Open (won by Gary Player) and the 2004 U.S. Senior Open (Peter Jacobsen). The 2015 U.S. Senior Open will be conducted at Del Paso Country Club in Sacramento, Calif., another qualifying site for the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball.

Four courses that have hosted a pair of USGA championships are serving as sites for U.S. Amateur Four-Ball sectional qualifying. Gold Mountain Golf Club in Bremerton, Wash., hosted the 2006 U.S. Amateur Public Links and 2011 U.S. Junior Amateur. Pasatiempo Golf Club in Santa Cruz, Calif., was the site of the 1986 U.S. Women's Amateur and 2004 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur. Desert Forest Golf Club in Carefree, Ariz., held the 1990 U.S. Senior Amateur and 2007 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur. Tulsa Country Club hosted the 1960 U.S. Women's Amateur and 2008 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur.

There are sectional qualifying sites in 35 states. California has the most with six, while Florida, New York and Massachusetts have three each. Two sectional qualifiers are scheduled in Texas, Ohio, Illinois and Pennsylvania.

To be eligible for the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball, a player must have a Handicap Index® not exceeding 5.4, with no age restrictions. Team partners will not be required to be from the same club, state or country, and substitution of partners will be permitted until the close of entries.

The U.S. Amateur Four-Ball will consist of 128 two-player teams, each playing their own ball throughout the round. A team's score will be determined using their better-ball score for each hole. After 36 holes of stroke-play competition, the field will be reduced to the low 32 teams for the match-play portion of the championship.

The 2015 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball will use both courses (Lake and Ocean) at the Olympic Club during 36-hole stroke-play qualifying, with Lake serving as the site of the match-play bracket. This will be the 10th USGA championship contested at the Olympic Club.

2015 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Qualifying Sites

Wednesday, August 13
Hackensack G.C., Oradell, N.J.

Tuesday, August 19
Stonewall Resort, Roanoke, W.Va.

Monday, August 25
Berkshire Hills C.C., Pittsfield, Mass.
Somersett G. & C.C., Reno, Nev.
TalonsCove G.C., Saratoga Springs, Utah

Tuesday, August 26
Shadow Ridge C.C., Omaha, Neb.
Stonebridge Ranch C.C. (Hills Course), McKinney, Texas

Thursday, August 28
Gold Mountain G.C. (Olympic Course), Bremerton, Wash.

Tuesday, September 2
Cascade Hills C.C., Grand Rapids, Mich.
Bluegrass Yacht & C.C., Hendersonville, Tenn.

Monday, September 8
Colorado G.C., Parker, Colo.
Mill River C.C., Stratford, Conn.
Mayfield Sand Ridge Club (Sand Ridge Course), Chardon, Ohio

Monday, September 15
TimberStone G.C., Caldwell, Idaho
StoneRidge G.C., Stillwater, Minn.

Friday, September 19
OGA G.C., Woodburn, Ore.

Monday, September 22
Pinetree C.C., Kennesaw, Ga.

Tuesday, September 23
Paramount C.C., New City, N.Y.

Thursday, September 25
Tulsa C.C., Tulsa, Okla.

Monday, September 29
Highlands of Elgin, Elgin, Ill.
Delaware C.C., Muncie, Ind.
Ravenwood G.C., Victor, N.Y.

Tuesday, September 30
Westmoreland C.C., Export, Pa.

Wednesday, October 1
Washington County G.C., Hartford, Wis.

Monday, October 6
Cinder Ridge G.C., Wilmington, Ill.
Kansas City C.C., Mission Hills, Kan.
Ledgemont C.C., Seekonk, Mass.
Bellerive C.C., St. Louis, Mo.

Tuesday, October 7
Bay Club at Mattapoisett, Mattapoisett, Mass.

Wednesday, October 8
Heritage Club, Mason, Ohio

Thursday, October 9
Philadelphia C.C., Gladwyne, Pa.

Thursday, October 16
Cherry Valley Club, Garden City, N.Y.

Monday, October 20
Argyle C.C., Silver Spring, Md.

Monday, October 27
Riverbend C.C., Sugar Land, Texas

Wednesday, November 12
Honolulu C.C., Honolulu, Hawaii

Monday, November 17
Golden Ocala Golf & Equestrian Club, Ocala, Fla.

Monday, December 1
Poppy Hills G.C., Pebble Beach, Calif.

Monday, December 8
Del Paso C.C., Sacramento, Calif.

Tuesday, February 17
The Farms G.C., Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.

Monday, March 9
Pasatiempo G.C., Santa Cruz, Calif.

Thursday, March 12
River Ridge C.C. (Victoria Lakes Course), Oxnard, Calif.

Tuesday, March 17
Goose Creek G.C., Mira Loma, Calif.

Monday, March 23
Ol' Colony G.C., Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Desert Forest G.C., Carefree, Ariz.
The Fox Club, Palm City, Fla.
Pinewild C.C. (Holly Course), Pinehurst, N.C.Columbia C.C., Blythewood, S.C.

Saturday, March 28
The Bluffs Golf Resort, St. Francisville, La.

Monday, March 30
Sara Bay C.C., Sarasota, Fla.
Red Hawk G.C., Las Cruces, N.M.

Tuesday, March 31
Spring Creek G.C., Gordonsville, Va.

The above report is courtesy of the USGA. For more information, visit www.usga.org. Player registration for Four-Ball Championship continues through 5 p.m. EDT on August 6 at https://champapps.usga.org/fourball/champ/31.