2016 U.S. Amateur: Curtis Luck wins at Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course)
Curtis Luck won the 2016 U.S. Amateur at Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course) in Bloomfield Township, Michigan, beating Brad Dalke 6 & 4 in the final.
Updated October 22, 2026
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- Edition
- 116th
- Dates
- August 15, 2016 to August 21, 2016
- Course
- Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course), Bloomfield Township, Michigan
- Stroke-play co-host
- Oakland Hills Country Club (North Course), Bloomfield Township, Mich.
- Format
- stroke-play qualifying (36 holes) + match play
- Champion
- Curtis Luck · age 20 · Australia
- Champion's title
- 1st U.S. Amateur
- Runner-up
- Brad Dalke · age 19
- Final
- 6 & 4
- Losing semifinalists
- Nick Carlson and Jonah Texeira
- Stroke-play medalist
- Alex Smalley (133)
- Defending champion
- Bryson DeChambeau
- Entries
- 7,385
- What winning earned
- Gold medal; 10-year U.S. Amateur exemption; U.S. Open exemption (2017); The Open exemption (2017); likely Masters invitation (2017); must remain amateur
What happened at the 2016 U.S. Amateur
Final: after Dalke won the first hole of the afternoon, Luck won eight consecutive holes - believed the longest streak since 1973 - to go 7 up and won 6 and 4 on the 32nd hole.
Semifinal: Luck beat home-state favourite Nick Carlson in 21 holes, the longest 18-hole semifinal in championship history.
The draw
Every match is recorded through the round of 64.
The final, 2016 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Luck | def. | Brad Dalke | 6 & 4 |
Semifinals, 2016 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Luck | def. | Nick Carlson | won on 21st hole |
| Brad Dalke | def. | Jonah Texeira | 3 & 2 |
Quarterfinals, 2016 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Carlson | def. | Dylan Meyer | 3 & 1 |
| Curtis Luck | def. | Sahith Theegala | 2 up |
| Jonah Texeira | def. | Luis Gagne | 3 & 2 |
| Brad Dalke | def. | David Boote | 3 & 2 |
Round of 16, 2016 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Meyer | def. | Sam Horsfield | won on 19th hole |
| Nick Carlson | def. | KK Limbhasut | won on 19th hole |
| Sahith Theegala | def. | Joaquín Niemann | 3 & 1 |
| Curtis Luck | def. | Cameron Young | 6 & 4 |
| Jonah Texeira | def. | Kyler Dunkle | 6 & 5 |
| Luis Gagne | def. | Jimmy Stanger | 3 & 1 |
| David Boote | def. | Collin Morikawa | 2 & 1 |
| Brad Dalke | def. | Bryan Baumgarten | won on 19th hole |
Round of 32, 2016 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Meyer | def. | Alex Smalley | 4 & 3 |
| Sam Horsfield | def. | Doc Redman | 5 & 4 |
| KK Limbhasut | def. | Cristobal Del Solar | 4 & 3 |
| Nick Carlson | def. | Scott Gregory | won on 19th hole |
| Sahith Theegala | def. | Sam Burns | 1 up |
| Joaquín Niemann | def. | Zach Bauchou | won on 19th hole |
| Curtis Luck | def. | Davis Riley | 4 & 2 |
| Cameron Young | def. | Stephen Franken | won on 23rd hole |
| Jonah Texeira | def. | Dawson Armstrong | 4 & 3 |
| Kyler Dunkle | def. | Garrett Rank | 1 up |
| Jimmy Stanger | def. | Wyndham Clark | 2 & 1 |
| Luis Gagne | def. | Bryson Nimmer | 3 & 2 |
| David Boote | def. | Ben Schlottman | 3 & 1 |
| Collin Morikawa | def. | Doug Ghim | 5 & 4 |
| Brad Dalke | def. | Blair Hamilton | 2 up |
| Bryan Baumgarten | def. | Brandon Pierce | 3 & 2 |
Round of 64, 2016 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Smalley | def. | Scott Harvey | 2 & 1 |
| Dylan Meyer | def. | Connor Syme | 2 up |
| Doc Redman | def. | Noah Goodwin | 2 up |
| Sam Horsfield | def. | Hugo Bernard | 3 & 1 |
| KK Limbhasut | def. | Franklin Huang | 1 up |
| Cristobal Del Solar | def. | Matt Oshrine | 4 & 2 |
| Scott Gregory | def. | Raymond Knoll | 7 & 5 |
| Nick Carlson | def. | Zach Foushee | 2 & 1 |
| Sahith Theegala | def. | Justin Suh | 1 up |
| Sam Burns | def. | Santiago Gomez | 3 & 1 |
| Zach Bauchou | def. | Blake Barens | 4 & 2 |
| Joaquín Niemann | def. | Ben Davis | 5 & 3 |
| Davis Riley | def. | Matthew Wolff | won on 19th hole |
| Curtis Luck | def. | Andrew Huseman | 4 & 3 |
| Stephen Franken | def. | Hunter Shattuck | 1 up |
| Cameron Young | def. | Scottie Scheffler | 3 & 2 |
| Dawson Armstrong | def. | Bradley Moore | 1 up |
| Jonah Texeira | def. | Colton Yates | 2 & 1 |
| Kyler Dunkle | def. | Brandon Kida | 1 up |
| Garrett Rank | def. | Benjamin Griffin | 1 up |
| Wyndham Clark | def. | Will Gordon | 3 & 2 |
| Jimmy Stanger | def. | Robin Petersson | 4 & 2 |
| Luis Gagne | def. | Paul Pastore | 5 & 3 |
| Bryson Nimmer | def. | Jack Hume | 1 up |
| David Boote | def. | Gavin Hall | 3 & 2 |
| Ben Schlottman | def. | Mario Galiano | 1 up |
| Collin Morikawa | def. | Austin James | 2 & 1 |
| Doug Ghim | def. | Todd White | 2 & 1 |
| Blair Hamilton | def. | John Oda | 4 & 2 |
| Brad Dalke | def. | Will Zalatoris | 1 up |
| Brandon Pierce | def. | Matthias Schwab | 1 up |
| Bryan Baumgarten | def. | Harrison Shih | 2 & 1 |
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.