2014 U.S. Amateur awarded to Atlanta Athletic Club

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06/30/2010 - Far Hills, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The United States Golf Association announced that the 2014 U.S. Amateur Championship will be held at the Atlanta Athletic Club in Duluth, Ga.

The championship is scheduled for Aug. 18-24.

This marks the sixth USGA Championship hosted by the Atlanta Athletic Club. Previous national championships were the 1976 U.S. Open (won by Jerry Pate); the 1984 U.S. Mid-Amateur (won by Michael Podolak); the 1990 U.S. Women's Open (won by Betsy King); and the 2002 U.S. Junior Amateur (won by Charlie Beljan). It was also the host of the 1950 U.S. Women's Amateur (won by Beverly Hanson) on its original course known as East Lake.

"Atlanta Athletic Club is proud to continue its tradition of hosting national championships," said Chris Borders, the club's general manager. "With a long history of Atlantic Athletic Club member amateurs who have played in the U.S. Amateur, such as Bob Jones, Charlie Yates, Watts Gunn, Charlie Harrison and Tommy Barnes, it is a pleasure for us to play host to this prestigious championship."

Founded in 1898, the Atlanta Athletic Club was the home of legendary amateur Bobby Jones, who captured five U.S. Amateur titles and four U.S. Open's.

Atlanta Athletic Club features two courses, the Highlands and the Riverside, both designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr and opened for play in 1964. Rees Jones has redesigned both venues which will be used for the 2014 U.S. Amateur.

First contested in 1895, the U.S. Amateur is the oldest golf championship in the country - one day older than the U.S. Open - and is for amateurs who have USGA Handicap Indexes not exceeding 2.4.

This year's championship will be staged at Chambers Bay in University Place, Wash., from Aug. 23-29.

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Orlando Magic 75-1

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Toronto Raptors 35-1

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Indiana 35-1

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Maryland 40-1

Memphis 50-1

Nevada 50-1

UNC 9-2

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Oregon 30-1

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Texas 30-1

Texas A&M 18-1

UCLA 6-1

Wisconsin 10-1

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