The U.S. Amateur and U.S. Women’s Amateur will look decidedly different this year.
The USGA announced Monday that both championships, the only amateur competitions left on the USGA’s schedule this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, will be played later this summer with smaller fields and no fans. The governing body also released exemption criteria for the fully exempt events, which had their qualifiers canceled earlier this year.
“Making the decision to forgo qualifying for our championships this year was extremely difficult, but we’re glad to be able to continue the legacy of these competitions and provide the best amateur players in the world the opportunity to compete for a USGA title,” said John Bodenhamer, the USGA’s senior managing director of championships.