1974 U.S. Amateur: Jerry Pate wins at Ridgewood Country Club
Jerry Pate won the 1974 U.S. Amateur at Ridgewood Country Club in Ridgewood, New Jersey, beating John Grace 2 & 1 in the final.
Updated October 22, 2026
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- Edition
- 74th
- Dates
- August 26, 1974 to August 31, 1974
- Course
- Ridgewood Country Club, Ridgewood, New Jersey
- Format
- match play
- Champion
- Jerry Pate · age 20 · United States · University of Alabama
- Champion's title
- 1st U.S. Amateur
- Runner-up
- John Grace
- Final
- 2 & 1
- Losing semifinalists
- Curtis Strange and Gary Koch
- Defending champion
- Craig Stadler · lost in first round (to Larry Lis, 1 up)
- Entries
- 2,420
What happened at the 1974 U.S. Amateur
Final: Pate hit his first tee shot out of bounds; trailing 1 down after the 25th, he won the 14th (par) and 15th and 16th (birdies) of the afternoon to go 2 up with two to play.
Bill Campbell, 51, reached the quarterfinals after two extra-hole matches, one of 25 holes (USGA records list Campbell d. Warren J. Choate, 25 holes, second round).
Round of 128, Bill Campbell v Warren J. Choate, won on 25th hole. Campbell, 51, needed seven extra holes in the second round and went on to the quarterfinals
The draw
Every match is recorded through the quarterfinal; earlier rounds are partial (round of 16 (3 of 8 matches); round of 32 (2 of 16 matches); round of 64 (2 of 32 matches); round of 128 (7 matches); round of 256 (2 matches)).
The final, 1974 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Pate | def. | John Grace | 2 & 1 |
Semifinals, 1974 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Pate | def. | Curtis Strange | 2 & 1 |
| John Grace | def. | Gary Koch | 3 & 1 |
Quarterfinals, 1974 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Pate | def. | Bill Campbell | 4 & 2 |
| Curtis Strange | def. | Jerry Courville Jr. | unknown |
| John Grace | def. | Richard Sucher | unknown |
| Gary Koch | def. | Jeff Pomerantz | unknown |
Round of 16, 1974 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Campbell | def. | Steve Lejko | won on 19th hole |
| Gary Koch | def. | Shelby Houston | 1 up |
| John Grace | def. | Brian Willard | 6 & 5 |
Round of 32, 1974 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Koch | def. | Vince Heafner | won on 20th hole |
| John Grace | def. | Bill Harvey | 5 & 3 |
Round of 64, 1974 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Cooke | def. | Vinny Giles | 1 up |
| Julian Arnold | def. | Dick Siderowf | 2 up |
Round of 128, 1974 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Haines Jr. | def. | Mike Brannan | 5 & 4 |
| Curtis Strange | def. | Art Nash | 2 & 1 |
| Bill Campbell | def. | Warren J. Choate | won on 25th hole |
| Tim Brauch | def. | Jay Haas | 3 & 1 |
| Richard Blooston | def. | Jim Gabrielsen | 3 & 2 |
| Amos Jones | def. | John Harris | 1 up |
| Bill Sibbick | def. | Larry Lis | 1 up |
Round of 256, 1974 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Lis | def. | Craig Stadler | 1 up |
| Jay Haas | def. | Dan Bogdan | 8 & 7 |
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's U.S. Amateur data set (research collected through October 20, 2026). "unknown" means no source confirmed it; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the USGA's own record is used.
Data: us-amateur.json.