Western Amateur

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The Western Amateur is a leading annual golf tournament in the United States for male amateur golfers. It is organized by the Western Golf Association.

The Western Amateur, first held in 1899, features an international field of top-ranked amateur golfers. Point O'Woods Golf and Country Club near Benton Harbor, Michigan has hosted the Western Amateur annually since 1971. The winner receives the George R. Thorne championship trophy and an exemption to play in the Cialis Western Open, the PGA TOUR's annual stop at Cog Hill Golf Club in Lemont, Illinois.

Past winners of the Western Amateur include golf greats: Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, Ben Crenshaw, Justin Leonard, Phil Mickelson, Curtis Strange, Hal Sutton, Lanny Wadkins, and Tom Weiskopf.

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