United States Amateur Championship (golf) tournament professional. Before World War II more top-level golfers chose to remain amateur, and the average age of U.S. Amateur champions was higher. Many of the leading figures in the history of golf have been U.S. Amateur Champion, including Bobby Jones five times, Jerome Travers four times, Jack Nicklaus twice and Tiger Woods three times (all consecutive; the only player to win three in a row). In 1993, Woods got knocked out to Kingshill Golf Club's Paul Page 2&1 in the last 16, but Woods' first win, as an 18-year-old in 1994, made him the youngest winner of the event,
2018 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship The 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship was the 80th annual tournament to determine the national champions of NCAA Division I men's golf. It was contested from May 25 to 30 at the Karsten Creek in Stillwater, Oklahoma and hosted by Oklahoma State. Oklahoma State won its 11th team championship, defeating Alabama 5–0 in the finals. Broc Everett of Augusta won the individual championship in a sudden-death playoff over Brandon Mancheno of Auburn. After 54 holes, the field of 30 teams was cut to the top 15. Remaining teams: Northwestern (884), Stanford