The 2013 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship was the 66th U.S. Junior Amateur, a national golf championship organized by the United States Golf Association (USGA) for boy golfers under the age of 18. The tournament was played from July 22–27, 2013, at Martis Camp in Truckee, California near Lake Tahoe. Set up as a par-72 layout measuring 7,740 yards, the Tom Fazio-designed course was the longest configuration in the championship's history up to that time.

From an initial pool of 2,860 entries, a final field of 156 players competed in a 36-hole stroke play qualifier, with the top 64 advancing to a single-elimination match play bracket. Past champion Jim Liu earned medalist honors in the stroke play portion with an 8-under par 136. The 2013 field became highly notable for its concentration of future PGA Tour professionals, including Cameron Young, Maverick McNealy, Sam Burns, Sahith Theegala, Ben Griffin, and Doug Ghim.

Future world number one Scottie Scheffler won the championship, defeating Davis Riley, 3 and 2, in the 36-hole final match. Riley held a 2-up lead through 27 holes before Scheffler mounted a late-afternoon rally, winning four consecutive holes. The match concluded on the 34th hole of play when Riley called a self-inflicted rules violation on himself after his ball moved at address, resulting in a penalty stroke that secured the victory for Scheffler.

Course The Martis Camp Club golf course is an 18-hole championship layout designed by Tom Fazio, which opened for play in June 2008. For the 2013 U.S. Junior Amateur, the course was set up as a par-72 playing at 7,740 yards, making it the longest course configuration in the tournament's history up to that time.

Situated at elevations ranging from roughly 6,200 to 6,900 feet in the Sierra Nevada mountains, the course layout features a heavily forested front nine with dramatic elevation changes, while the back nine transitions to a valley floor that repeatedly crosses Martis Creek. The course architecture emphasizes wide fairways flanked by thick pine trees, intricate greens with severe contours, and strategic bunker placements that protect the approach zones.

The course would go on to host the 2023 U.S. Senior Amateur.

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Format The championship consisted of a 36-hole stroke play qualification, from which the top 64 players advance to a single elimination match play bracket to determine the champion.

Field The USGA received 2,860 entries from which the final field was 156 was composed from a mix of local qualifying events and automatic exemptions.

To be eligible, all exempt players must have had a Handicap Index not exceeding 6.4 and must not have reached their 18th birthday by the conclusion of the championship. A number of paths to bypass local qualifying and gain automatic exemption to the championship were available including past champions, previous finalists, quarterfinalists from the previous year's U.S. Amateur, highly ranked players in the WAGR rankings, and winners of selected state, regional and international events (such as the R&A Boys Amateur).

Among the field in 2013 were future tour professionals Cameron Young, Maverick McNealy, Ben Griffin, Sam Burns, Sahith Theegala, Nick Hardy, Justin Suh, Sam Horsfield, Ryan Ruffels, Jin Cheng and Aaron Wise. Other notable additions to the field were Jim Liu, champion of the 2010 U.S. Junior Amateur and runner-up at the 2012 U.S. Junior Amateur, and Andy Zhang, who in 2012 had become the youngest player to ever compete in the U.S. Open.

Stroke play Past champion Jim Liu was the stroke play medalist after shooting rounds of 69 and 67 for a total of 8-under par 136. The top-5 was rounded out by Cameron Young at 6-under par 138, Scottie Scheffler at 5-under par 139, and Davis Riley and Zachary Bauchou at 4-under par 140. Scheffler, Liu and Corey Eddings shared the low 18-hole round of the tournament with 67s.

The cut for match play qualification came at 7-over par 151, with 12 players tied for the last 8 spots in the field. Chase Johnson, Andy Zhang, Matt Echelmeier, Coleman Self, Spencer Painton, Dean Sakata and Will Bernstein advanced with 3s on the first playoff hole, while Will Minton was eliminated with a 6. Matthew Lowe ultimately advanced over Jae Hoon Kim, Ben Doyle, and Victor Ponte with a 3 on the 4th playoff hole.

First round – Monday, July 22, 2013 Second round – Tuesday, July 23, 2013

PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Jim Liu 69-67=136 −82 Cameron Young 68-70=138 −63 Scottie Scheffler 67-72=139 −5T4 Davis Riley 71-69=140 −4 Zachary Bauchou 70-70=140T6 Jorge Pichu Garcia 69-72=141 −3 Corey Eddings 67-74=141 Sam Horsfield 70-71=141T9 Aaron Terrazas 69-73=142 −2 Adam Wood 70-72=142 Wilson Furr 71-71=142 Leaderboard below the top 10PlacePlayerScoreTo parT12 Tyler Moore 71-72=143 −1 William Register 75-68=143T14 Jack Comstock 69-75=144 E George Cunningham 69-75=144 Lucas Herbert 74-70=144 Álvaro Ortiz 70-74=144T18 Jin Cheng 74-71=145 +1 Ben Griffin 74-71=145 Daniel Connolly 72-73=145 Ryan Ruffels 76-69=145T22 P.J. Samiere 74-72=146 +2 William Gordon 74-72=146 Nick Hardy 74-72=146 Sean Crocker 77-69=146 Thaddeus Obecny II 74-72=146 Joshua Seiple 76-70=146 Brian Mogg 75-71=146T29 Maverick McNealy 78-69=147 +3 Sahith Theegala 76-71=147 Luis Gagne 78-69=147 Matthew Perrine 74-73=147 John Augenstein 72-75=147 Patrick Murphy 77-70=147 Tyson Reeder 76-71=147 Cole Berman 73-74=147 Jeremy Wall 71-76=147

Match play The match play portion of the tournament featured several future PGA Tour standouts. In the early rounds, Scottie Scheffler defeated Maverick McNealy, 1 up, in the round of 32 and Justin Suh in 19 holes in the round of 16. On the other side of the bracket, Davis Riley advanced by defeating Luis Gagne, Zecheng Dou, and John Augenstein. In the quarterfinals, Doug Ghim eliminated future PGA Tour star Cameron Young, 4 and 3, before falling to Scheffler, 6 and 4, in the semifinals.

In the 36-hole final match, Riley built an early lead and held a 2 up advantage through 27 holes. Scheffler then mounted a late-afternoon rally, winning four consecutive holes down the stretch. On the par-4 16th hole, with Scheffler leading, Riley called a rules infraction on himself when his ball moved at address. The resulting one-stroke penalty gave Riley a bogey, securing a 3 and 2 victory and the championship for Scheffler.

References

External links Photo Gallery from 2013 U.S. Junior Amateur at USGA.org