The 6th green at Sunnehanna Country Club, host of Local Qualifying for the U.S. Amateur Championship in 2024.
U.S. Amateur Qualifying changes
March 13, 2024
By Mike Dudurich
Qualifying for the U.S. Amateur is a challenge. Just ask anybody who’s ever tried to do it.
It has become a grueling, 36-hole test that starts early in the morning and ends when the shadows start to lengthen – if there are no ties, of course.
There has been much conversation about the format over the years and in 2023 changes were finally made in the event, as well as several other events, that will be implemented in 2024.
In a nutshell, the USGA acknowledged that the number of entries and qualifying sites continue to increase, while at the same time pressure also increases the burden on the large number of host clubs and courses for the qualifiers.