2017 U.S. Amateur: Doc Redman wins at The Riviera Country Club
Doc Redman won the 2017 U.S. Amateur at The Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, beating Doug Ghim won on 37th hole in the final.
Updated October 22, 2026
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- Edition
- 117th
- Dates
- August 14, 2017 to August 20, 2017
- Course
- The Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California
- Stroke-play co-host
- Bel-Air Country Club, Los Angeles, Calif.
- Format
- stroke-play qualifying (36 holes) + match play
- Champion
- Doc Redman · age 19 · United States · Clemson University
- Champion's title
- 1st U.S. Amateur
- Runner-up
- Doug Ghim · age 21
- Final
- won on 37th hole
- Losing semifinalists
- Theo Humphrey and Mark Lawrence Jr.
- Stroke-play medalist
- Hayden Wood (131)
- Defending champion
- Curtis Luck · did not play (not in USGA stroke-play results)
- Entries
- 7,149
- What winning earned
- U.S. Open exemption (2018) and likely Masters invitation (2018) if still amateur; next three U.S. Amateurs (stated for both finalists; champion-only items not itemised)
What happened at the 2017 U.S. Amateur
Final: 2 down with two to play, Redman holed a 60-foot eagle putt on the par-5 35th (Riviera No. 17), birdied the 36th from 8 feet and won the 37th (No. 10) when Ghim conceded his 12-foot birdie putt.
Stroke play: Hayden Wood set the 36-hole qualifying record of 131 (64-67); Redman got into match play as the No. 62 seed via a playoff par on Riviera's 10th.
The draw
Every match is recorded through the round of 64.
The final, 2017 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doc Redman | def. | Doug Ghim | won on 37th hole |
Semifinals, 2017 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Ghim | def. | Theo Humphrey | 2 & 1 |
| Doc Redman | def. | Mark Lawrence Jr. | 1 up |
Quarterfinals, 2017 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Ghim | def. | Connor Syme | 2 & 1 |
| Theo Humphrey | def. | Chun An Yu | 1 up |
| Mark Lawrence Jr. | def. | Dawson Armstrong | 3 & 2 |
| Doc Redman | def. | Travis Smyth | 1 up |
Round of 16, 2017 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Syme | def. | Kristoffer Ventura | 1 up |
| Doug Ghim | def. | Joey Vrzich | 3 & 2 |
| Theo Humphrey | def. | Noah Norton | 3 & 1 |
| Chun An Yu | def. | Collin Morikawa | 2 up |
| Dawson Armstrong | def. | Cheng Jin | 2 & 1 |
| Mark Lawrence Jr. | def. | Shae Wools-Cobb | 2 & 1 |
| Doc Redman | def. | John Oda | 2 & 1 |
| Travis Smyth | def. | Will Zalatoris | 2 & 1 |
Round of 32, 2017 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kristoffer Ventura | def. | Hayden Wood | 3 & 2 |
| Connor Syme | def. | Ricky Castillo | 4 & 3 |
| Joey Vrzich | def. | Arthur Griffin | 4 & 2 |
| Doug Ghim | def. | Sahith Theegala | won on 19th hole |
| Theo Humphrey | def. | Kyle Mueller | 4 & 3 |
| Noah Norton | def. | Cole Madey | 2 & 1 |
| Chun An Yu | def. | Zach Bauchou | 4 & 3 |
| Collin Morikawa | def. | Dylan Perry | 1 up |
| Cheng Jin | def. | Billy Walthouse | 5 & 4 |
| Dawson Armstrong | def. | Robert MacIntyre | 3 & 1 |
| Mark Lawrence Jr. | def. | Tyler Strafaci | 1 up |
| Shae Wools-Cobb | def. | Garrett Barber | 1 up |
| Doc Redman | def. | Walker Lee | 1 up |
| John Oda | def. | Dylan Wu | 2 & 1 |
| Travis Smyth | def. | Braden Thornberry | 3 & 2 |
| Will Zalatoris | def. | Hugo Bernard | 3 & 2 |
Round of 64, 2017 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayden Wood | def. | Chris Crisologo | 4 & 3 |
| Kristoffer Ventura | def. | Hayden Buckley | 7 & 6 |
| Ricky Castillo | def. | Edwin Yi | 3 & 1 |
| Connor Syme | def. | Maverick McNealy | 2 & 1 |
| Joey Vrzich | def. | Jack Singh Brar | 3 & 1 |
| Arthur Griffin | def. | Nathan Jeansonne | 3 & 2 |
| Doug Ghim | def. | Chris Waters | 4 & 3 |
| Sahith Theegala | def. | Gavin Hall | won on 19th hole |
| Theo Humphrey | def. | Brendon Jelley | 3 & 2 |
| Kyle Mueller | def. | James Nicholas | 2 & 1 |
| Cole Madey | def. | Won Jun Lee | 3 & 2 |
| Noah Norton | def. | Turk Pettit | 2 & 1 |
| Chun An Yu | def. | Lee Hodges | 1 up |
| Zach Bauchou | def. | Joey Savoie | 2 up |
| Collin Morikawa | def. | Blake Collyer | 6 & 5 |
| Dylan Perry | def. | Alex Smalley | won on 19th hole |
| Billy Walthouse | def. | Norman Xiong | 2 up |
| Cheng Jin | def. | Kaito Onishi | 4 & 3 |
| Dawson Armstrong | def. | Andy Ogletree | 3 & 1 |
| Robert MacIntyre | def. | Cameron Young | 1 up |
| Mark Lawrence Jr. | def. | Derek Bard | 4 & 3 |
| Tyler Strafaci | def. | Matthew Wolff | 3 & 2 |
| Garrett Barber | def. | Justin Suh | 2 & 1 |
| Shae Wools-Cobb | def. | Sam Burns | 1 up |
| Doc Redman | def. | Logan Lowe | 4 & 3 |
| Walker Lee | def. | Kyle McClatchie | 2 & 1 |
| Dylan Wu | def. | Patrick Cover | 1 up |
| John Oda | def. | Justin Tereshko | 2 up |
| Braden Thornberry | def. | Joaquín Niemann | 2 up |
| Travis Smyth | def. | Will Gordon | 3 & 1 |
| Will Zalatoris | def. | Philip Barbaree | 1 up |
| Hugo Bernard | def. | John Hilliard Catanzaro | 4 & 3 |
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.