1995 U.S. Amateur: Tiger Woods wins at Newport Country Club
Tiger Woods won the 1995 U.S. Amateur at Newport Country Club in Newport, Rhode Island, beating Buddy Marucci 2 up in the final.
Updated October 22, 2026
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- Edition
- 95th
- Dates
- August 22, 1995 to August 27, 1995
- Course
- Newport Country Club, Newport, Rhode Island
- Stroke-play co-host
- Wanumetonomy Golf & Country Club, Middletown, Rhode Island
- Format
- stroke-play qualifying (36 holes) + match play
- Champion
- Tiger Woods · age 19 · United States · Stanford University
- Champion's title
- 2nd U.S. Amateur
- Runner-up
- Buddy Marucci · age 43
- Final
- 2 up
- Losing semifinalists
- Mark Plummer and Steve Scott
- Stroke-play medalist
- Jerry Courville Jr. (137)
- Defending champion
- Tiger Woods · won
- Entries
- 5,248
What happened at the 1995 U.S. Amateur
Final: Marucci was 3 up through 12; Woods won the 21st, 23rd and 24th to lead, Marucci squared at the 26th, Woods went ahead at the 30th and won the 36th for 2 up.
Played at Newport Country Club, host of the first Amateur in 1895, for the 100th anniversary.
The draw
Every match is recorded through the round of 64.
The final, 1995 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiger Woods | def. | Buddy Marucci | 2 up |
Semifinals, 1995 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiger Woods | def. | Mark Plummer | 2 up |
| Buddy Marucci | def. | Steve Scott | won on 19th hole |
Quarterfinals, 1995 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Plummer | def. | Jason Enloe | 3 & 2 |
| Tiger Woods | def. | Scott Kammann | 5 & 3 |
| Buddy Marucci | def. | Tim Jackson | won on 19th hole |
| Steve Scott | def. | Duke Delcher | 3 & 2 |
Round of 16, 1995 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Enloe | def. | Mark Wilson | 1 up |
| Mark Plummer | def. | Matthew Goggin | 2 & 1 |
| Tiger Woods | def. | Sean Knapp | 2 & 1 |
| Scott Kammann | def. | Marc Spencer | 2 & 1 |
| Buddy Marucci | def. | Dru Fenimore | 2 & 1 |
| Tim Jackson | def. | Darron Stiles | 6 & 4 |
| Duke Delcher | def. | Chris Riley | 2 & 1 |
| Steve Scott | def. | Griff Moody III | 5 & 4 |
Round of 32, 1995 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Enloe | def. | Bill Hadden | 2 & 1 |
| Mark Wilson | def. | Trip Kuehne | 4 & 2 |
| Matthew Goggin | def. | Sean Duffy | 2 & 1 |
| Mark Plummer | def. | Kris Cox | 3 & 1 |
| Tiger Woods | def. | Chad Campbell | 4 & 2 |
| Sean Knapp | def. | Notah Begay | 1 up |
| Scott Kammann | def. | Bill Camping | 3 & 2 |
| Marc Spencer | def. | Mike McCoy | 2 & 1 |
| Buddy Marucci | def. | Chris Tidland | won on 20th hole |
| Dru Fenimore | def. | Rob Long | 5 & 3 |
| Darron Stiles | def. | Miguel Suarez | 4 & 3 |
| Tim Jackson | def. | Christian Chernock | 6 & 5 |
| Chris Riley | def. | Scott Gibson | 2 up |
| Duke Delcher | def. | Wright Waddell | 4 & 2 |
| Griff Moody III | def. | Reid Edstrom | 5 & 4 |
| Steve Scott | def. | Danny Yates | 3 & 2 |
Round of 64, 1995 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hadden | def. | Jerry Courville Jr. | 2 up |
| Jason Enloe | def. | Mark Slawter | 2 & 1 |
| Mark Wilson | def. | Chris Wollman | 3 & 1 |
| Trip Kuehne | def. | Chad Wright | 4 & 3 |
| Matthew Goggin | def. | Bill McGuinness | 1 up |
| Sean Duffy | def. | John Grace | 1 up |
| Kris Cox | def. | Ryuji Imada | 7 & 5 |
| Mark Plummer | def. | Greg Cole | 4 & 2 |
| Chad Campbell | def. | Justin Roof | 4 & 2 |
| Tiger Woods | def. | Patrick Lee | 3 & 2 |
| Notah Begay | def. | Kenneth Bakst | 3 & 1 |
| Sean Knapp | def. | Joel Hirsch | 1 up |
| Bill Camping | def. | Scott Johnson | 3 & 1 |
| Scott Kammann | def. | Ryan Mitchell | 1 up |
| Marc Spencer | def. | John Curley | 1 up |
| Mike McCoy | def. | Aaron Barber | 2 & 1 |
| Chris Tidland | def. | Lee Eagleton | 1 up |
| Buddy Marucci | def. | James Skinner | 2 up |
| Dru Fenimore | def. | Joel Kribel | 2 up |
| Rob Long | def. | Randy Cross | 2 & 1 |
| Miguel Suarez | def. | Jason Allen | 3 & 1 |
| Darron Stiles | def. | Jamie Stanley | 2 & 1 |
| Tim Jackson | def. | Charles Howell III | 3 & 2 |
| Christian Chernock | def. | Kel Devlin | won on 19th hole |
| Chris Riley | def. | Bryant MacKellar | won on 19th hole |
| Scott Gibson | def. | Rich Balla | 2 & 1 |
| Wright Waddell | def. | Len Johnson | 1 up |
| Duke Delcher | def. | Ryan Meadows | 4 & 3 |
| Reid Edstrom | def. | Casey Boyns | 1 up |
| Griff Moody III | def. | Justin Peters | 4 & 3 |
| Danny Yates | def. | Danny Green | 5 & 4 |
| Steve Scott | def. | John Ervasti | 6 & 4 |
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.