Country Club of Charleston
The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced Country Club of Charleston (S.C.) as the host site for the 47th U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship. The dates of the championship are Sept. 23-28, 2028. Yeamans Hall Club, in nearby Hanahan, S.C., will serve as the stroke-play co-host course.
“The USGA is excited to return to Country Club of Charleston and appreciates the club’s support of amateur golf and their collaboration throughout the years,” said Bill McCarthy, director of the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship for the USGA. “The club will host an international field of the best mid-amateur players; all hoping to manage and execute their games at the highest level as they compete for the Robert T. Jones Memorial Trophy.”
Country Club of Charleston has hosted two USGA championships – the 2013 U.S. Women’s Amateur, won by Emma Talley, and the 2019 U.S. Women’s Open, won by Jeongeun Lee6 in a two-shot victory over several others including Lexi Thompson and 2011 champion So Yeon Ryu.
“We are honored to welcome the USGA back to the Country Club of Charleston for the 2028 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship,” said Justin Boulware, president of the Country Club of Charleston. “We could not be more excited to partner with Yeamans Hall Club to have the top mid-amateur players take on our Seth Raynor designed courses.”
A vintage Seth Raynor design, the course at Country Club of Charleston opened in 1925. John LaFoy made revisions in 1990-1991 following Hurricane Hugo, with additional revisions from Brian Silva in 2007.
The club has a storied tradition of hosting state and regional tournaments. It first hosted the Carolinas Amateur in 1911 and has served as host site seven times since. The club has hosted a total of eight South Carolina Amateurs and four Women’s South Carolina Amateurs. Since 1946, the club has hosted the Azalea Invitational, which includes among its champions Dale Morey, Billy Joe Patton and Webb Simpson.
The Country Club of Charleston also boasts a membership rich in championship pedigree. Henry Picard, a World Golf Hall of Fame member who won 27 PGA Tour events, including the 1938 Masters and 1939 PGA Championship, was a longtime member.
Beth Daniel, a Charleston native, learned the game at the club and went on to enjoy a career that included two U.S. Women’s Amateur titles, 33 LPGA Tour victories including the 1990 Women’s PGA Championship, and induction into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2000.
Other notable club members include Alberta (Bea) Bower, who claimed the 1975 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur; five-time PGA Tour winner and 2010 U.S. Open low amateur Russell Henley; and career amateurs Frank Ford Sr., and his grandson Frank Ford III, who between them won the Azalea Amateur 11 times. D.J. Trahan, the 2000 U.S. Amateur Public Links and 2002 Azalea Amateur champion, is an honorary member.
Yeamans Hall Club, 15 miles north of Charleston, was also designed by Seth Raynor and opened for play in 1925. The club, which features unique character and old-world charm, previously hosted the 1997 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur.
There have been 21 USGA championships contested in the state of South Carolina through the 2024 season, including two U.S. Mid-Amateurs (1991 at Long Cove Club and 2009 at The Kiawah Island Club).
Upcoming U.S. Mid-Amateur Sites
2025 – Troon Country Club, Scottsdale, Ariz.
2026 – Sand Valley Resort (The Lido), Nekoosa, Wis.
2027 – Jupiter Hills Club, Tequesta, Fla.
2028 – Country Club of Charleston, Charleston, S.C.
2030 – Bel-Air Country Club, Los Angeles, Calif.
About the USGA
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ABOUT THE
U.S. Mid-Amateur
The U.S. Mid-Amateur originated in 1981 for the
amateur golfer of at least 25 years of age, the
purpose of which to provide a formal national
championship for the post-college player. 264
players
begin the championship with two rounds of sroke
play
qualifying held at two courses, after which the low
64
(with a playoff if necessary to get the exact number)
advance to single elimination match play.
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