Completed Edition
1981 U.S. Amateur
Results
Published results
Recorded score
- Won byNathaniel Crosby37 holes
- Runner-upBrian Lindley
Decided by playoff.
Venues
- Primary venueThe Olympic Club

- Co-host venueOcean
Hosted by The Olympic ClubEarly rounds
Nearby editions
Sources and record notes
Archive note
The 1981 edition was won by Nathaniel Crosby. Verified venue assignments are published in this record.
Record sources
- USGA: 2024 U.S. Amateur Record Book
- 1981 U.S. Amateur · Championship identity
Printed/PDF page 10, 1981 result row. Nathaniel Crosby d. Brian Lindley, 37 holes. Match margins and extra-hole lengths are not stroke totals. Actual dates from the retrospective result table.
Verified 2026-10-22 - The Olympic Club
Printed/PDF page 10, 1981 result row. Club identity matched to The Olympic Club, San Francisco, CA. Exact physical course remains unassigned; no sole-course or current-layout inference. Lake versus legacy Lakeside requires separate resolution; no course UUID has been inferred.
Verified 2026-10-22 - Ocean
Printed/PDF page 12, 1981 stroke-play co-host row: The Olympic Club (Ocean Course), San Francisco, Calif.. Club identity matched to The Olympic Club, San Francisco, CA. Explicit physical course resolved to held canonical Ocean under this parent. This is championship stroke play leading into match play, not a separate local or sectional qualifying event.
Verified 2026-10-22 - Nathaniel Crosby · Brian Lindley
Printed/PDF page 10, 1981 result row. Nathaniel Crosby d. Brian Lindley, 37 holes. Match margins and extra-hole lengths are not stroke totals.
Verified 2026-10-22
- 1981 U.S. Amateur · Championship identity