“The USGA is excited to return to Country Club of Charleston and appreciates the club’s support of amateur golf and their collaboration throughout the years,” said Bill McCarthy, director of the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship for the USGA. “The club will host an international field of the best mid-amateur players; all hoping to manage and execute their games at the highest level as they compete for the Robert T. Jones Memorial Trophy.”
Country Club of Charleston has hosted two USGA championships – the 2013 U.S. Women’s Amateur, won by Emma Talley, and the 2019 U.S. Women’s Open, won by Jeongeun Lee6 in a two-shot victory over several others including Lexi Thompson and 2011 champion So Yeon Ryu.
“We are honored to welcome the USGA back to the Country Club of Charleston for the 2028 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship,” said Justin Boulware, president of the Country Club of Charleston. “We could not be more excited to partner with Yeamans Hall Club to have the top mid-amateur players take on our Seth Raynor designed courses.”
A vintage Seth Raynor design, the course at Country Club of Charleston opened in 1925. John LaFoy made revisions in 1990-1991 following Hurricane Hugo, with additional revisions from Brian Silva in 2007.
The club has a storied tradition of hosting state and regional tournaments. It first hosted the Carolinas Amateur in 1911 and has served as host site seven times since. The club has hosted a total of eight South Carolina Amateurs and four Women’s South Carolina Amateurs. Since 1946, the club has hosted the Azalea Invitational, which includes among its champions Dale Morey, Billy Joe Patton and Webb Simpson.
The Country Club of Charleston also boasts a membership rich in championship pedigree. Henry Picard, a World Golf Hall of Fame member who won 27 PGA Tour events, including the 1938 Masters and 1939 PGA Championship, was a longtime member.
Yeamans Hall Club, 15 miles north of Charleston, was also designed by Seth Raynor and opened for play in 1925. The club, which features unique character and old-world charm, previously hosted the 1997 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur.
There have been 21 USGA championships contested in the state of South Carolina through the 2024 season, including two U.S. Mid-Amateurs (1991 at Long Cove Club and 2009 at The Kiawah Island Club).
Upcoming U.S. Mid-Amateur Sites
2025 – Troon Country Club, Scottsdale, Ariz.
2026 – Sand Valley Resort (The Lido), Nekoosa, Wis.
2027 – Jupiter Hills Club, Tequesta, Fla.
2028 – Country Club of Charleston, Charleston, S.C.
2030 – Bel-Air Country Club, Los Angeles, Calif.
