Completed Edition

1981 U.S. Amateur

U.S. Amateur September 1–September 6, 1981

Results

Published results

Recorded score

Decided by playoff.

Sources and record notes

The 1981 edition was won by Nathaniel Crosby. Verified venue assignments are published in this record.

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
- 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
USGA: 2026 U.S. Amateur Record Book
- Lake Course
  The USGA’s 2026 U.S. Amateur Record Book names The Olympic Club’s Lake Course as the 1981 championship venue (printed/PDF page 10). The Club’s own golf overview distinguishes Lake, Ocean and Cliffs as separate courses at its Lakeside property. Ocean’s stroke-play co-host role is documented separately on page 12 of the record book.
  Verified 2026-11-13