This year, Nguyen Anh Minh was given a wildcard to participate in the tournament thanks to his ranking in the top 40 of the world amateur golf rankings.
The U.S. Amateur 2026 tournament will take place from August 10 to 16, local time in the US.
This year, U.S. Amateur 2026 is held at two traditional golf courses in Pennsylvania (USA), Merion Golf Club (East Course) and Philadelphia Country Club. In particular, Merion Stadium will be the main competition venue.
In the first round, Nguyen Anh Minh had time to play with golfers Sihan Sandhum and Ieuan Jones.
This year's tournament is the third time Nguyen Anh Minh has participated in the U.S. competition. Amateur in America.
This year, 312 golfers have a spot to participate in the competition. Golfers will compete in the first 2 rounds with 36 holes.
From here, the Organizing Committee performs a cut-off to select 64 people with the best results to continue to the next round.
After elimination, golfers will enter the match-play knockout round from August 12 to August 16.
Previously, Anh Minh competed unsuccessfully at the U.S. tournament. Amateur in 2024 and 2025. This year, Anh Minh is the only Vietnamese golfer with a spot in the U.S. tournament. Amateur 2026.
Recently, Nguyen Anh Minh dropped 2 places in the world amateur golf rankings to maintain 27th place.
Vietnam's No. 1 golfer just attended The Western Amateur Championship 2026 but did not pass the cut despite having a score of -7. Mr. Minh ranked 32nd in this tournament.
