CHASKA, Minn. — The best men’s amateurs are in Minnesota for the greatest amateur championship in the world.
The 2024 U.S. Amateur kicked off Monday at Hazeltine National Golf Club and Chaska Town Course. There are 312 players in the field for stroke play, but only 64 will make match play, which begins Wednesday at Hazeltine, site of the 2016 and 2029 Ryder Cups.
Last year, Nick Dunlap defeated Neal Shipley 4 and 3 at Cherry Hills Country Club in Colorado to become only the second person ever to win a U.S. Junior Amateur and U.S. Amateur, joining Tiger Woods.
Here’s a look at some of the best photos from the U.S. Amateur at Hazeltine National.
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Miles Russell plays a shot on the 18th hole during the first round of stroke play…
Miles Russell plays a shot on the 18th hole during the first round of stroke play of the 2024 U.S. Amateur at Chaska Town Course in Chaska, Minn. on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. (Chris Keane/USGA)
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Calum Scott plays his tee shot on the 14th hole during the first round of stroke…
Calum Scott plays his tee shot on the 14th hole during the first round of stroke play of the 2024 U.S. Amateur at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn. on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. (Mike Ehrmann/USGA)
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Brendan Valdes plays his tee shot on the 14th hole during the first round of stroke…
Brendan Valdes plays his tee shot on the 14th hole during the first round of stroke play of the 2024 U.S. Amateur at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn. on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. (Mike Ehrmann/USGA)
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Paul Chang lines up his putt on the 14th hole during the first round of stroke…
Paul Chang lines up his putt on the 14th hole during the first round of stroke play of the 2024 U.S. Amateur at Chaska Town Course in Chaska, Minn. on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. (Chris Keane/USGA)
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Michael La Sasso plays his tee shot on the 14th hole during the first round of…
Michael La Sasso plays his tee shot on the 14th hole during the first round of stroke play of the 2024 U.S. Amateur at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn. on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. (Mike Ehrmann/USGA)
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Luke Potter as seen on the 13th hole during the first round of stroke play of…
Luke Potter as seen on the 13th hole during the first round of stroke play of the 2024 U.S. Amateur at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn. on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. (Mike Ehrmann/USGA)
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Palmer Jackson plays his tee shot on the 14th hole during the first round of stroke…
Palmer Jackson plays his tee shot on the 14th hole during the first round of stroke play of the 2024 U.S. Amateur at Chaska Town Course in Chaska, Minn. on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. (Chris Keane/USGA)
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Tommy Morrison plays a shot on the 14th hole during the first round of stroke play…
Tommy Morrison plays a shot on the 14th hole during the first round of stroke play of the 2024 U.S. Amateur at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn. on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. (Mike Ehrmann/USGA)
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Nate McCoy’s caddie/father, Mike McCoy, as seen on the fourth hole during the first round of…
Nate McCoy’s caddie/father, Mike McCoy, as seen on the fourth hole during the first round of stroke play of the 2024 U.S. Amateur at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn. on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. (Mike Ehrmann/USGA)
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Evan Beck watches his putt on the sixth hole during the first round of stroke play…
Evan Beck watches his putt on the sixth hole during the first round of stroke play of the 2024 U.S. Amateur at Chaska Town Course in Chaska, Minn. on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. (Chris Keane/USGA)
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Godfrey Nsubuga plays his tee shot on the fourth hole during the first round of stroke…
Godfrey Nsubuga plays his tee shot on the fourth hole during the first round of stroke play of the 2024 U.S. Amateur at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn. on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. (Mike Ehrmann/USGA)
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Ian Gilligan plays his tee shot on the third hole during the first round of stroke…
Ian Gilligan plays his tee shot on the third hole during the first round of stroke play of the 2024 U.S. Amateur at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn. on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. (Mike Ehrmann/USGA)
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Blades Brown plays his tee shot on the third hole during the first round of stroke…
Blades Brown plays his tee shot on the third hole during the first round of stroke play of the 2024 U.S. Amateur at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn. on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. (Mike Ehrmann/USGA)
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Trevor Gutschewski plays his tee shot on the fourth hole during the first round of stroke…
Trevor Gutschewski plays his tee shot on the fourth hole during the first round of stroke play of the 2024 U.S. Amateur at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn. on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. (Mike Ehrmann/USGA)
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Stewart Hagestad plays a shot on the sixth hole during the first round of stroke play…
Stewart Hagestad plays a shot on the sixth hole during the first round of stroke play of the 2024 U.S. Amateur at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn. on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. (Mike Ehrmann/USGA)
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Patrick Ordonez plays his second shot on the eighth hole during the first round of stroke…
Patrick Ordonez plays his second shot on the eighth hole during the first round of stroke play of the 2024 U.S. Amateur at Chaska Town Course in Chaska, Minn. on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. (Chris Keane/USGA)
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Tom Fischer watches his putt on the eighth hole during the first round of stroke play…
Tom Fischer watches his putt on the eighth hole during the first round of stroke play of the 2024 U.S. Amateur at Chaska Town Course in Chaska, Minn. on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. (Chris Keane/USGA)
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Gunnar Broin plays his tee shot on the 10th hole during the second round of stroke…
Gunnar Broin plays his tee shot on the 10th hole during the second round of stroke play of the 2024 U.S. Amateur at Chaska Town Course in Chaska, Minn. on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024. (Chris Keane/USGA)
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Lucas Politano plays his second shot on the first hole during the second round of stroke…
Lucas Politano plays his second shot on the first hole during the second round of stroke play of the 2024 U.S. Amateur at Chaska Town Course in Chaska, Minn. on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024. (Chris Keane/USGA)
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Miles Kuhl misses a birdie putt on the first hole during the second round of stroke…
Miles Kuhl misses a birdie putt on the first hole during the second round of stroke play of the 2024 U.S. Amateur at Chaska Town Course in Chaska, Minn. on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024. (Chris Keane/USGA)
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Michael Alexander Mjaaseth plays his tee shot on the second hole during the second round of…
Michael Alexander Mjaaseth plays his tee shot on the second hole during the second round of stroke play of the 2024 U.S. Amateur at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn. on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024. (Mike Ehrmann/USGA)
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