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,
Latin America Amateur Championship based on the World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR). The remainder of the field (up to 120 players) is filled from the WAGR with a limit of six entries per country (10 for the host country). Latin America Amateur Championship The Latin America Amateur Championship is an annual amateur golf tournament. It is played at various locations throughout Latin America. It was first played in 2015 and was organized in conjunction with the Augusta National Golf Club, organizer of the Masters Tournament; The R&A, organizers of The Open Championship; and the United States Golf Association (USGA). The winner receives an invitation