2021 U.S. Amateur: James Piot wins at Oakmont Country Club
James Piot won the 2021 U.S. Amateur at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, beating Austin Greaser 2 & 1 in the final.
Updated October 21, 2026
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- Edition
- 121st
- Dates
- August 9, 2021 to August 15, 2021
- Course
- Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pennsylvania
- Stroke-play co-host
- Longue Vue Club, Verona, Pa.
- Format
- stroke-play qualifying (36 holes) + match play
- Champion
- James Piot · age 22 · United States · Michigan State University
- Champion's title
- 1st U.S. Amateur
- Runner-up
- Austin Greaser · age 20
- Final
- 2 & 1
- Losing semifinalists
- Travis Vick and Nick Gabrelcik
- Stroke-play medalist
- Mark Goetz (132)
- Defending champion
- Tyler Strafaci · did not play (not in USGA stroke-play results)
- Entries
- 7,811
- What winning earned
- 10-year U.S. Amateur exemption; U.S. Open exemption (2022); The Open exemption (2022) and likely Masters invitation (2022) if amateur
What happened at the 2021 U.S. Amateur
Final: 3 down after 27 holes, Piot won the 28th (Oakmont No. 10) with a birdie from 4 feet and took the 29th, 30th and 31st to lead, then got up and down from a bunker at the 35th to win 2 and 1.
Piot became the first golfer from Michigan to win the U.S. Amateur.
, . Piot became the first golfer from Michigan to win the U.S. Amateur.
The draw
Every match is recorded through the round of 64.
The final, 2021 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Piot | def. | Austin Greaser | 2 & 1 |
Semifinals, 2021 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Greaser | def. | Travis Vick | 2 & 1 |
| James Piot | def. | Nick Gabrelcik | 4 & 3 |
Quarterfinals, 2021 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Greaser | def. | Ross Steelman | 2 & 1 |
| Travis Vick | def. | Brian Stark | 1 up |
| James Piot | def. | Matthew Sharpstene | 3 & 1 |
| Nick Gabrelcik | def. | Davis Chatfield | 1 up |
Round of 16, 2021 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Steelman | def. | Ricky Castillo | 3 & 2 |
| Austin Greaser | def. | Jacob Bridgeman | 6 & 4 |
| Travis Vick | def. | Jose Islas | 3 & 2 |
| Brian Stark | def. | Grayson Blunt | 6 & 5 |
| James Piot | def. | Thomas Hutchison | 4 & 3 |
| Matthew Sharpstene | def. | Van Holmgren | 1 up |
| Nick Gabrelcik | def. | Hugo Townsend | won on 19th hole |
| Davis Chatfield | def. | Devon Bling | 1 up |
Round of 32, 2021 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Castillo | def. | David Nyfjall | won on 21st hole |
| Ross Steelman | def. | John Marshall Butler | 2 & 1 |
| Jacob Bridgeman | def. | Bo Jin | 1 up |
| Austin Greaser | def. | Xavier Marcoux | 3 & 2 |
| Travis Vick | def. | Parker Coody | 3 & 2 |
| Jose Islas | def. | Caleb Surratt | 2 up |
| Brian Stark | def. | Trent Phillips | 1 up |
| Grayson Blunt | def. | Joe Highsmith | 1 up |
| James Piot | def. | Eddy Lai | 4 & 3 |
| Thomas Hutchison | def. | Luke Potter | won on 19th hole |
| Van Holmgren | def. | Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira | 4 & 3 |
| Matthew Sharpstene | def. | Caden Fioroni | won on 19th hole |
| Nick Gabrelcik | def. | Michael Thorbjornsen | 2 & 1 |
| Hugo Townsend | def. | Ryan Gerard | 2 up |
| Devon Bling | def. | William Holcomb V | won on 21st hole |
| Davis Chatfield | def. | Alex Fitzpatrick | 1 up |
Round of 64, 2021 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Nyfjall | def. | Mark Goetz | 1 up |
| Ricky Castillo | def. | Donald Kay | 5 & 4 |
| John Marshall Butler | def. | Henry Shimp | 2 & 1 |
| Ross Steelman | def. | Louis Dobbelaar | 2 up |
| Jacob Bridgeman | def. | Jonathan Griz | 1 up |
| Bo Jin | def. | Sam Murphy | 1 up |
| Xavier Marcoux | def. | Ollie Osborne | 2 up |
| Austin Greaser | def. | Bo Andrews | 2 & 1 |
| Travis Vick | def. | Preston Summerhays | 2 & 1 |
| Parker Coody | def. | Jack Parker | 1 up |
| Caleb Surratt | def. | Caleb Hicks | 3 & 2 |
| Jose Islas | def. | Mason Nome | 4 & 3 |
| Brian Stark | def. | Gordon Sargent | 1 up |
| Trent Phillips | def. | Gunnar Broin | 3 & 1 |
| Joe Highsmith | def. | Michael Cliff | 2 & 1 |
| Grayson Blunt | def. | Clay Merchent | 8 & 6 |
| Eddy Lai | def. | Brian Ma | 4 & 3 |
| James Piot | def. | Cameron Sisk | 1 up |
| Thomas Hutchison | def. | Andrew Kozan | 4 & 3 |
| Luke Potter | def. | Cooper Schultz | 2 & 1 |
| Van Holmgren | def. | Maxwell Moldovan | 3 & 2 |
| Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira | def. | Max Kreikemeier | 2 & 1 |
| Caden Fioroni | def. | Cole Sherwood | 3 & 1 |
| Matthew Sharpstene | def. | Ryggs Johnston | 1 up |
| Michael Thorbjornsen | def. | Harrison Ott | 2 & 1 |
| Nick Gabrelcik | def. | Kieran Vincent | 1 up |
| Ryan Gerard | def. | Yuxin Lin | 3 & 2 |
| Hugo Townsend | def. | Aman Gupta | 5 & 4 |
| William Holcomb V | def. | Brad Reeves | 6 & 4 |
| Devon Bling | def. | Khavish Varadan | 3 & 1 |
| Alex Fitzpatrick | def. | Chase Sienkiewicz | 3 & 2 |
| Davis Chatfield | def. | William Paysse | 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.
Values found only on Wikipedia, kept and flagged: champion_birthplace.
Data: us-amateur.json.