National Championships Conducted by the USGA

The U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship is only one of many national championships conducted by the United States Golf Association.  Below is the complete list of the thirteen national championships conducted each year:

U.S. Open
U.S. Senior Open
U.S. Women's Open
U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links
U.S. Junior Amateur
U.S. Girls' Junior
U.S. Junior Amateur
U.S. Women's Amateur
U.S. Amateur
U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur
U.S. Mid-Amateur
USGA Senior Amateur
USGA Senior Women's Amateur

Two other events, the Men's and Women's State Team Championships, are conducted every other year.

The USGA also helps conduct three international competitions -- the Walker Cup and Curtis Cup matches, and the World Amateur Team Championships.

For more information about future USGA championships or on how you can participate in a national championship, be sure to visit the USGA's web site at www.usga.org and select "Championships" from the menu.

  

U.S. Amateur Public Links

PAR AND YARDAGE – Shaker Run will play at 6,966 yards and a par of 35-35—70.

HOLE BY HOLE – Holes 1-9 (Woodlands Nine) will play at 3,542 yards and par 35.

Holes 10-18 (Lakeside Nine) will play at 3,424 and par 35.

COURSE SET-UP:

  • Teeing ground – Height of grass – approximately ½ inch
  • Fairways and approaches – Height of grass – approximately ½ inch
  • Putting green collars – Height of grass – one mower width at approximately ½ inch
  • Putting greens – Height of grass – 5/32 inch with a speed of 10-11 feet on USGA Stimpmeter
  • Intermediate rough – Height of grass – 1½ inches
  • Primary rough – Height of grass – 3 inches

The course is hilly and fairways are tight and lined with trees. Some of the greens feature multiple tiers.

ARCHITECT – Arthur Hills, a native of Toledo, Ohio, designed Shaker Run Golf Club, which was opened in 1979. The course originally was a private club owned by Armco Steel for its employees. But in 1993 Shaker Run became a daily-fee public facility when Armco sold it. The facility is now managed by Premier Golf Management.

LET'S PLAY 27 – Shaker Run is actually a 27-hole facility, but only the Woodlands and Lakeside nines will be used for the APL. This will be the first USGA championship hosted by the course.

 
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