It’s time for the most grueling men’s amateur championship in the world.
The 2025 U.S. Amateur gets underway Monday at Olympic Club in San Francisco. Stroke play will be contested on both the Lake Course and Ocean Course, with match play moving to the Lake Course on Wednesday. The field consists of 312 of the best amateurs in the world, including 19 of the top 20 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking and 47 of the top 50.
Here’s a look at 10 must-watch players during the 2025 U.S. Amateur:
10 players to watch at U.S. Amateur 2025
Hamilton Coleman
The winner of the U.S. Junior Amateur, Coleman, a Georgia commit, will try to see if he can make match play against some of the nation’s best.
Ethan Fang
Fang has been arguably the hottest amateur this summer. He won the British Amateur at Royal St. George’s, was named to the U.S. Walker Cup team and finished runner-up at the Western Amateur.
Filip Jakubcik
Jakubcik won the European Amateur this summer, earning his spot in the field at the Open Championship, where he missed the cut.
Ben James
Another member of the U.S. Walker Cup team, James is ranked second in WAGR and made the quarterfinals at the Western Amateur, falling to Fang.
Jackson Koivun
Koivun is the top-ranked amateur in the world, and for good reason. In his last three starts on the PGA Tour, he has finished T-11, T-6 and T-5.
Michael La Sasso
La Sasso, a rising senior at Ole Miss, is a member of the U.S. Walker Cup team and won the NCAA individual title in May at Omni La Costa.
Tommy Morrison
Morrison, who’s in contention for one of the final five spots on the U.S. Walker Cup team, made match play at the Western Amateur and European Amateur this summer.
Miles Russell
The 16-year-old is the top-ranked junior in the world, and he has an outside shot at making the Walker Cup team, but he’ll likely need a win to solidify his spot.
Preston Stout
Stout, another member of the U.S. Walker Cup team, won the Northeast Amateur earlier this summer and helped Oklahoma State win the national title in May.
Jase Summy
Summy, who’s virtually a lock for the Walker Cup team, won the Western Amateur a couple weeks ago, topping Fang by a record margin.