Saucon Valley Country Club will be hosting its ninth USGA Championship when we welcome male players up to age 18 and other guests to our beautiful facility July 20–25, 2026 for the 78th U.S. Junior Amateur (USJA).
Our hosting of the USJA will make SVCC the 15th most frequent host of USGA Championships in the U.S. and the USGA’s third most frequent site in Pennsylvania. Other facilities that have hosted the USJA include Merion, Oakmont, Baltusrol, Pebble Beach, Winged Foot, Oakland Hills and The Country Club.
| Dates of Championship | July 20–25, 2026 |
| Field Size | 264 |
| Eligibility | Handicap Index not exceeding 2.4, and not reached his 19th birthday by July 25, 2026. |
| Qualifying | 18-hole qualifying will be conducted between May 21–June 26 at sites to be determined. |
| Broadcast Schedule (All times EDT) | TBD |
| Opened | Old Course: 1921 Grace Course: 1953 |
| Architects | Old Course: Herbert Strong (1922); Perry Maxwell (1941); Tom Fazio (2008) Grace Course: William and David Gordon (1955); Andrew Green (2014) |
| Yardages/Par (Subject to change) | Old Course: 74.5/140 Grace Course: 73.9/140 |
Monday, July 20 (18 holes, stroke play)
Tuesday, July 21 (18 holes, stroke play)
Wednesday, July 22 (Round of 64, match play)
Thursday, July 23 (Round of 32/Round of 16 matches)
Friday, July 24 (Quarterfinal/Semifinal matches)
Saturday, July 25 (36-hole championship match)
64 competitors will qualify for match play following two rounds of stroke play; a playoff, if necessary, will be conducted to get the draw to exactly 64 golfers.
- A gold medal
- Custody of the U.S. Junior Amateur Trophy for one year
- Exemption from qualifying for future U.S. Junior Amateurs
- Exemption into 2027 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Country Club (must be an amateur)
- Exemption into the 2026 and 2027 U.S. Amateur Championships
- Name engraved on a plaque honoring the 2026 USGA champions that will reside in the Hall of Champions inside the USGA Museum in Liberty Corner, N.J.
1951 U.S. Amateur (Billy Maxwell)
1983 U.S. Junior Amateur (Tim Straub)
1987 U.S. Senior Amateur (John Richardson)
1992 U.S. Senior Open (Larry Laoretti)
2000 U.S. Senior Open (Hale Irwin)
2009 U.S. Women’s Open (Eun-Hee Ji)
2014 U.S. Mid-Amateur (Scott Harvey)
2022 U.S. Senior Open (Pádraig Harrington)
Gay Brewer (1949); Mason Rudolph (1950); Johnny Miller (1964); Gary Koch (1970); Willie Wood (1977); Charlie Rymer (1985); David Duval (1989); Tiger Woods (1991–93); Hunter Mahan (1999); Brian Harman (2003); Kevin Tway (2005); Jordan Spieth (2009, 2011); Scottie Scheffler (2013); Will Zalatoris (2014); Min Woo Lee (2016); Michael Thorbjornsen (2018); Nick Dunlap (2021)
Ken Venturi (1948); Jay Sigel (1961); Andy North (1967); Scott Simpson (1972); Mark Wilson (1992); Charles Howell III (1996); Trevor Immelman (1997); Aaron Baddeley (1998); Camilo Villegas (1999); Ryan Moore (2000); Justin Thomas (2010); Davis Riley (2013, 2014); Matthew Wolff (2017); Akshay Bhatia (2018)
2027: Chambers Bay, University Place, Wash./July 19–24
2028: Woodmont Country Club, Rockville, Md./July 17–22
2029: Sand Valley Resort, Nekoosa, Wis./July 23–28
2032: Pinehurst Resort & C.C., Village of Pinehurst/July 19–24
2033: Whistling Straits, Kohler, Wis./July 25–30
2039: Erin Hills, Erin, Wis./Dates TBD
2045: Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Ore./Dates TBD
OLD COURSE (Subject to change) Hole 1: 558 yards (Par 4/5) | GRACE COURSE Hole 1: 582 yards (Par 5) |