(Editor’s note: Golfweek’s Cameron Jourdan is following all the action from Olympic Club. Check out his updates from the semifinals here.)
It’s time for the championship match of the 2025 U.S. Amateur.
Teenagers Jackson Herrington, a 19-year-old sophomore at Tennessee, and Mason Howell, an 18-year-old high school senior who’s committed to Georgia, both captured victories Saturday in thrilling semifinals. Herrington birdied the 18th hole to advance while Howell got hot on the back nine to win, 3 and 2.
Now, one of them will hoist the Havemeyer Trophy come Sunday night at Olympic Club.
Follow the championship match at the 2025 U.S. Amateur on Sunday for live updates, highlights, leaderboard, scores and more.
U.S. Amateur live leaderboard
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Jackson Herrington. Mason Howell. One of those two will be the U.S. Amateur champion. The 36-hole final is underway.
U.S. Amateur championship tee times
All times ET
1:15 p.m.: No. 37 Jackson Herrington vs. No. 63 Mason Howell
U.S. Amateur TV information
All times ET
- Sunday, Aug. 17: 7-10 p.m.: Championship Match (Golf Channel)
U.S. Amateur format
Every player in the field will compete in 36 holes of stroke play on Monday and Tuesday, where the field will be cut to the low 64 players for match play, which begins Wednesday. A playoff will be used if needed to determine the 64 players. Then, the Round of 64 takes place Wednesday, Rounds of 32 and 16 on Thursday, quarterfinals on Friday, semifinals on Saturday and the 36-hole championship final on Sunday.
U.S. Amateur ticket information
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What the winner of U.S. Amateur receives
- A gold medal
- Custody of the Havemeyer Trophy for one year
- Exemption from qualifying for the next 10 U.S. Amateurs
- Exemption into 2026 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Country Club, in Southampton, N.Y.
- Exemption into 2026 Open Championship, conducted by The R&A, at Royal Birkdale (must be an amateur)
- Likely invitation into 2026 Masters Tournament (must be an amateur)
- Name engraved into 2025 USGA Champions’ plaque that resides in the USGA Museum’s Hall of Champions in Liberty Corner, N.J.
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