2021 U.S. Mid-Amateur Fast FactsSankaty Head Golf Club, Siasconset, Mass./Miacomet Golf Course, Nantucket, Mass.
| Championship Venue | Sankaty Head Golf Club, Siasconset, Mass. |
| Stroke-Play Co-Host Venue | Miacomet Golf Course, Nantucket, Mass. |
| Opened | 1923 (Sankaty Head Golf Club) 2003 (Miacomet Golf Course) |
| Architects | Sankaty Head Golf Club: Emerson Armstrong (bunker revisions by Eugene "Skip" Wogan in 1928; revisions by A.W. Tillinghast in 1928; renovations in 2017 by Jim Urbina and C.J. Penrose) Miacomet Golf Course: Howard Mauer (renovated by Mauer in 2008) |
| Dates of Championship | September 25-30 |
| Yardages/Par | Sankaty Head: 6,652 yards/Par 70 Miacomet: 6,765 yards/Par 70 |
| Course/Slope Rating | Sankaty Head: 72.6/126 Miacomete: 73.6/128 |
| Field | 264 competitors |
| Entries Accepted | 5,339 (record, previous mark 5,271 in 1997) |
| Eligibility | Open to any amateur golfer who has reached their 25th birthday as of Sept. 12 and whose Handicap Index does not exceed 3.4. |
| Qualifying | Qualifying over 18 holes will be held at 65 sites between Aug. 10 and Sept. 2. |
| Exempt Players (40) | Jordan Batchelor (Top 40 age-eligible points leader in the World Amateur Golf Ranking) Stephen Behr (Top 40 age-eligible points leader in the World Amateur Golf Ranking) Richard "Skip" Berkmeyer (Top 40 age-eligible points leader in the World Amateur Golf Ranking) Michael Brown (Top 40 age-eligible points leader in the World Amateur Golf Ranking) Derek Busby (Top 40 age-eligible points leader in the World Amateur Golf Ranking) Mark Costanza (Top 40 age-eligible points leader in the World Amateur Golf Ranking) Joseph Deraney (2019 U.S. Mid-Amateur runner-up; Top 40 age-eligible points leader in the World Amateur Golf Ranking) Gene Elliott (2021 U.S. Senior Amateur champion; Top 40 age-eligible points leader in the World Amateur Golf Ranking) Jeronimo Esteve (Top 40 age-eligible points leader in the World Amateur Golf Ranking) Nick Geyer (2019 U.S. Mid-Amateur quarterfinalist) Jerry Gunthorpe (2021 U.S. Senior Amateur runner-up) Stewart Hagestad (2016 U.S. Mid-Amateur champion; 2019 U.S. Mid-Amateur semifinalist; Playing member of 2019 and 2021 USA Walker Cup Teams; Top 40 age-eligible points leader in the World Amateur Golf Ranking) Doug Hanzel (Top 40 age-eligible points leader in the World Amateur Golf Ranking) Scott Harvey (2014 U.S. Mid-Amateur champion; Top 40 age-eligible points leader in the World Amateur Golf Ranking) Craig Hurlbert (Top 40 age-eligible points leader in the World Amateur Golf Ra(nking) Jacob Koppenberg (2019 U.S. Mid-Amateur quarterfinalist) Randal Lewis (2011 U.S. Mid-Amateur champion) Nick Maccario (Top 40 age-eligible points leader in the World Amateur Golf Ranking) Mike McCoy (2013 U.S. Mid-Amateur champion) Nate McCoy (Top 40 age-eligible points leader in the World Amateur Golf Ranking) Yaroslav Merkulov (2019 U.S. Mid-Amateur quarterfinalist) Lukas Michel (2019 U.S. Mid-Amateur champion; Top 40 age-eligible points leader in the World Amateur Golf Ranking) William Mitchell (Low amateur who completed 72 holes at 2021 U.S. Senior Open) Josh Nichols (2017 U.S. Mid-Amateur runner-up) Miguel Ordonez (Top 40 age-eligible points leader in the World Amateur Golf Ranking) Etienne Papineau (Top 40 age-eligible points leader in the World Amateur Golf Ranking) Matt Parziale (2017 U.S. Mid-Amateur champion) Rhadames Pena (Top 40 age-eligible points leader in the World Amateur Golf Ranking) Santiago Quintero (Top 40 age-eligible points leader in the World Amateur Golf Ranking) Garrett Rank (Top 40 age-eligible points leader in the World Amateur Golf Ranking) Bob Royak (2019 U.S. Senior Amateur champion) Kyler Sauer (2018 U.S. Mid-Amateur semifinalist) Daniel Schmieding (Top 40 age-eligible points leader in the World Amateur Golf Ranking) Sammy Schmitz (2015 U.S. Mid-Amateur champion) Andres Schonbaum (2019 U.S. Mid-Amateur quarterfinalist; Top 40 age-eligible points leader in the World Amateur Golf Ranking) Jason Schultz (2019 U.S. Mid-Amateur semifinalist) Nathan Smith (2010, 2012 U.S. Mid-Amateur champion) Bradford Tilley (Top 40 age-eligible points leader in the World Amateur Golf Ranking) Alejandro Villavicencio (Top 40 age-eligible points leader in the World Amateur Golf Ranking) Chad Wilfong (Top 40 age-eligible points leader in the World Amateur Golf Ranking) |
| Hole by Hole | SANKATY HEAD GOLF CLUB (Yardages/Par subject to change) Hole 1: 390 yards (par 4) Hole 2: 392 yards (par 4) Hole 3: 193 yards (par 4) Hole 4: 478 yards (par 4) Hole 5: 416 yards (par 4) Hole 6: 175 yards (par 3) Hole 7: 407 yards (par 4) Hole 8: 597 yards (par 5) Hole 9: 280 yards (par 4) OUT: 3,328 yards (Par 35) Hole 10: 424 yards (par 4) Hole 11: 447 yards (par 4) Hole 12: 225 yards (par 4) Hole 13: 377 yards (par 4) Hole 14: 144 yards (par 3) Hole 15: 407 yards (par 4) Hole 16: 380 yards (par 4) Hole 17: 540 yards (par 5) Hole 18: 380 yards (par 4) IN: 3,324 yards (Par 35) TOTAL: 6,652 yards (Par 70) MIACOMET GOLF COURSE (Yardages/Par subject to change) Hole 1: 394 yards (par 4) Hole 2: 343 yards (par 4) Hole 3: 204 yards (par 3) Hole 4: 470 yards (par 4) Hole 5: 507 yards (par 5) Hole 6: 385 yards (par 4) Hole 7: 434 yards (par 4) Hole 8: 228 yards (par 3) Hole 9: 379 yards (par 4) OUT: 3,344 yards (Par 35) Hole 10: 400 yards (par 4) Hole 11: 374 yards (par 4) Hole 12; 196 yards (par 3) Hole 13: 420 yards (par 4) Hole 14: 491 yards (par 4) Hole 15: 172 yards (par 3) Hole 16: 435 yards (par 4) Hole 17: 443 yards (par 4) Hole 18: 490 yards (par 5) IN: 3,421 yards (Par 35) TOTAL: 6,765 yards (Par 70) |
| 2020 Championship | The 2020 U.S. Mid-Amateur was canceled due to health concerns from the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2019 Championship | Lukas Michel, 25, of Australia, became the first international champion in U.S. Mid-Amateur history by twice rallying from 3-down deficits to defeat Joseph Deraney, 36, of Tupelo, Miss., 2 and 1, at Colorado Golf Club in Parker. To read more, click here. |
| Quotable | “Being the first international to win, I mean, it’s a massive thing. Being the first of anything to win something is always great, a great feeling.” -- Lukas Michel |
| Notable Events at Sankaty Head G.C. | 2004 Massachusetts Senior Amateur (Don Anderson) |
| U.S. Mid-Amateurs in Massachusetts (0) | This will be the first U.S. Mid-Amateur contested in the Bay State. Brockton, Mass., native Matt Parziale won the 2017 title and is exempt into the field. |
| Did You Know? | Sankaty Head is known for its annual caddie camp that was first established in 1930. and remains one of the few still in existence today. Each summer, 60 youths are invited from all over the world to learn the nuances of being a caddie as well as life skills. |
| Miacomet Welcomes All | Miacomet Golf Course, which was converted from a nine-hole layout to an 18-hole facility in 2003, is the only 18-hole public-access course on Nantucket Island. It is owned by the Nantucket Island Land Bank. |
| Fast Fact | 2016 U.S. Senior Amateur runner-up Matthew Sughrue is a member at Sankaty Head. |
| Notable U.S. Mid-Amateur Champions | Jim Holtgrieve (1981); Jay Sigel (1983, 1985, 1987); David Eger (1988); Tim Jackson (1994, 2001); Danny Green (1999); Nathan Smith (2003, 2009, 2010, 2012); Trip Kuehne (2007); Mike McCoy (2013); Scott Harvey (2014), Stewart Hagestad (2016); Matt Parziale (2017) |
| Notable U.S. Mid-Amateur Runners-Up | Bob Lewis Jr. (1981, 1984); O. Gordon Brewer (1985); Bryan Norton (2003); Todd Mitchell (2008); Tim Hogarth (2010); Garrett Rank (2012); Scott Harvey (2016) |
| Schedule of Play | Saturday, Sept. 25 (Stroke Play, Round 1, 18 holes) Sunday, Sept. 26 (Stroke Play, Round 2, 18 holes) Monday, Sept. 27 (Round of 64, match play) Tuesday, Sept. 28 (Round of 32/Round of 16, match play) Wednesday, Sept. 29 (Quarterfinals/Semifinals, match play) Thursday, Sept. 30 (Championship Match, 36 holes) |
| Match-Play Cut | The low 64 scorers following stroke play will qualify for match play. If necessary, a playoff will be conducted to determine the last qualifiers for the draw. |
| What Winner Receives | -a gold medal -custody of the Robert T. Jones Jr. Memorial Trophy for one year -exemption into 2022 U.S. Open at The Country Club (must be an amateur) -exemptions from qualifying for the next 10 U.S. Mid-Amateurs -exemptions from qualifying for the next two U.S. Amateurs -likely invitation to the 2022 Masters Tournament (must be an amateur) |
| Future Sites | 2022: Erin Hills, Erin, Wis./Sept. 10-15 2023: Sleepy Hollow Country Club, Scarborough, N.Y./Sept. 9-14 2030: Bel-Air Country Club, Los Angeles, Calif./Sept. 14-19 |
