2022 U.S. Amateur: Sam Bennett wins at The Ridgewood Country Club
Sam Bennett won the 2022 U.S. Amateur at The Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus, New Jersey, beating Ben Carr 1 up in the final.
Updated October 22, 2026
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- Edition
- 122nd
- Dates
- August 15, 2022 to August 21, 2022
- Course
- The Ridgewood Country Club, Paramus, New Jersey
- Stroke-play co-host
- Arcola Country Club, Paramus, N.J.
- Format
- stroke-play qualifying (36 holes) + match play
- Champion
- Sam Bennett · age 22 · United States · Texas A&M University
- Champion's title
- 1st U.S. Amateur
- Runner-up
- Ben Carr
- Final
- 1 up
- Losing semifinalists
- Dylan Menante and Derek Hitchner
- Stroke-play medalist
- Fred Biondi (138)
- Defending champion
- James Piot · did not play (not in USGA stroke-play results)
- Entries
- 7,749
- What winning earned
- Next 10 U.S. Amateurs; U.S. Open exemption (2023); The Open exemption (2023) if amateur; likely Masters invitation (2023) if amateur
What happened at the 2022 U.S. Amateur
Final: Bennett led by as much as 5 up; Carr holed birdies of 60-plus feet on the 23rd and 24th holes and a 14-footer on the 35th, but Bennett hit an 8-iron to 15 feet at the 36th and two-putted to win 1 up.
At the par-5 31st both players hit their second shots out of bounds and made double-bogey sixes.
, . At the par-5 31st both players hit their second shots out of bounds and made double-bogey sixes.
The draw
Every match is recorded through the round of 64.
The final, 2022 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Bennett | def. | Ben Carr | 1 up |
Semifinals, 2022 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Bennett | def. | Dylan Menante | 1 up |
| Ben Carr | def. | Derek Hitchner | 3 & 2 |
Quarterfinals, 2022 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Menante | def. | Nicholas Gross | 4 & 3 |
| Sam Bennett | def. | Stewart Hagestad | 3 & 2 |
| Ben Carr | def. | Alex Price | 2 & 1 |
| Derek Hitchner | def. | Shea Lague | 3 & 2 |
Round of 16, 2022 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Menante | def. | Maxwell Moldovan | 1 up |
| Nicholas Gross | def. | Luke Potter | 4 & 3 |
| Sam Bennett | def. | David Puig | 4 & 2 |
| Stewart Hagestad | def. | Hayden Hopewell | 2 & 1 |
| Ben Carr | def. | Nathan Franks | won on 19th hole |
| Alex Price | def. | Ricky Castillo | 3 & 2 |
| Shea Lague | def. | Hugo Townsend | won on 19th hole |
| Derek Hitchner | def. | Justin Biwer | 3 & 2 |
Round of 32, 2022 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maxwell Moldovan | def. | Peyton Snoeberger | 2 & 1 |
| Dylan Menante | def. | Carson Lundell | 1 up |
| Luke Potter | def. | Bartley Forrester | 3 & 2 |
| Nicholas Gross | def. | Chris Francoeur | 3 & 2 |
| Sam Bennett | def. | Fred Biondi | 6 & 5 |
| David Puig | def. | Bryce Lewis | 2 up |
| Hayden Hopewell | def. | Ford Clegg | 2 & 1 |
| Stewart Hagestad | def. | Ben James | 6 & 4 |
| Ben Carr | def. | Andrew Von Lossow | 1 up |
| Nathan Franks | def. | Connor McKinney | 1 up |
| Alex Price | def. | Christo Lamprecht | 1 up |
| Ricky Castillo | def. | Owen Avrit | 2 & 1 |
| Hugo Townsend | def. | Campbell Kremer | 1 up |
| Shea Lague | def. | Yuxin Lin | 3 & 2 |
| Derek Hitchner | def. | Josh Gliege | 3 & 2 |
| Justin Biwer | def. | Walker Isley | 2 & 1 |
Round of 64, 2022 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Snoeberger | def. | Luke Gutschewski | won on 20th hole |
| Maxwell Moldovan | def. | Matthew Anderson | 1 up |
| Dylan Menante | def. | Andres Scevedo | 3 & 2 |
| Carson Lundell | def. | Jared Nelson | 1 up |
| Luke Potter | def. | Nicolas Cassidy | won on 19th hole |
| Bartley Forrester | def. | Blain Turner | 3 & 2 |
| Nicholas Gross | def. | Cohen Trolio | 3 & 1 |
| Chris Francoeur | def. | David Timmins | 3 & 2 |
| Fred Biondi | def. | Frankie Capan | 1 up |
| Sam Bennett | def. | Nick Gabrelcik | won on 19th hole |
| Bryce Lewis | def. | Tommy Kuhl | won on 19th hole |
| David Puig | def. | Griffin Barela | 1 up |
| Ford Clegg | def. | Gordon Sargent | won on 21st hole |
| Hayden Hopewell | def. | Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira | won on 19th hole |
| Ben James | def. | Ross Steelman | 3 & 2 |
| Stewart Hagestad | def. | Sam Bairstow | 3 & 1 |
| Andrew Von Lossow | def. | Michael Thorbjornsen | 3 & 2 |
| Ben Carr | def. | Jake Holbrook | 7 & 5 |
| Connor McKinney | def. | Travis Vick | 3 & 1 |
| Nathan Franks | def. | Tyler Stahle | 3 & 2 |
| Christo Lamprecht | def. | Garrett Wood | 1 up |
| Alex Price | def. | Wenyi Ding | won on 23rd hole |
| Owen Avrit | def. | Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen | 3 & 2 |
| Ricky Castillo | def. | Ludvig Åberg | 1 up |
| Hugo Townsend | def. | JonErik Alford | 4 & 3 |
| Campbell Kremer | def. | Josh Hill | 2 & 1 |
| Shea Lague | def. | Hazen Newman | won on 21st hole |
| Yuxin Lin | def. | Peter Fountain | 1 up |
| Derek Hitchner | def. | Adrien Dumont de Chassart | 1 up |
| Josh Gliege | def. | Pietro Bovari | 1 up |
| Walker Isley | def. | Mark Power | 3 & 2 |
| Justin Biwer | def. | Khavish Varadian | 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.