Winning bidder will receive a basket that includes four passes for the 9-day 113th U.S. Amateur Golf Championship event, held August 12-18th in Brookline at The Country Club.  This is the 100th Anniversary of Francis Ouimet's amateur victory at the U.S Open in Brookline.  This is a wonderful opportunity to see 312 of the best male amateur golfers from around the world compete (previous winners have included: Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Justin Leonard, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer).

The basket includes the following:

• Certificate for 4 passes - 9 day event passes for the U.S. Amateur (value $340)


• Children are admitted free of charge with each pass (maximum: 4 adults -- 12 children for week long use)


• Men's T-shirt


• U.S. Amateur Hat


• 2 Tervis Tumblers


• U.S. Amateur Logo Ball


• U.S. Amateur Logo Poker Chip


• U.S. Amateur Logo Notepad


• Booklet about U.S. Amateur

History of the Event:

The U.S. Amateur Championship is the oldest golf championship in this country, one day older than the U.S. Open. Except for an eight-year period, 1965-1972, when it was stroke play, the Amateur has been a match-play championship.

Throughout its history, the U.S. Amateur has been the most coveted of all amateur titles. Many of the great names of professional golf, such as Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Lanny Wadkins, Craig Stadler, Jerry Pate, Mark O'Meara, Hal Sutton, Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods, grace the Havemeyer Trophy.

It was, however, legendary amateur Robert T. Jones Jr., who first attracted national media coverage and sparked spectator attendance at the U.S. Amateur. Jones captured the championship five times (1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1930). His 1930 victory was a seminal moment in golf history when, at Merion Cricket Club in Ardmore, Pa., Jones completed the Grand Slam, winning the four major American and British championships in one year.

Sixty-six years later, in 1996, Tiger Woods attracted similar interest and enthusiasm at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club in North Plains, Ore., when he won a record third straight U.S. Amateur, having registered 18 consecutive match-play victories. In 1994, Woods, at 18, had first entered the record book as the youngest ever to win the Amateur Championship, following his three consecutive Junior Amateur titles (1991-1993). That record has since been broken twice, first by 17-year-old Danny Lee in 2008 at Pinehurst No. 2 in the Village of Pinehurst, N.C., and then in 2009, when 17-year-old Byeong-Hun An won at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Okla., with a 7-and-5 victory over Ben Martin, of Greenwood, S.C.

The Event:

The Country Club and Charles River Country Club, the championship companion course, look forward to welcoming all those who will attend the championship.

This event will be fun for golfers and non-golfers alike and will be a perfect outing for families. Each ticketed adult may bring two juniors, 17 years of age and under, to the championship free-of-charge.

In an effort to make the championship accessible to all attendees, a Special Needs Spectator Services Committee will operate throughout the grounds and scooter carts will be available, compliments of the USGA.

At the 2013 U.S. Amateur Championship, spectators can expect to experience more than just viewing exceptional golf. They will have the opportunity to learn about Francis Ouimet’s historic victory in the 1913 U.S. Open, as the centennial of that legendary championship is celebrated.

For more information about the event, go to www.2013usamateur.com or call 617-456-3817.