Photos: 2024 U.S. Amateur at Hazeltine National Golf Club

CHASKA, Minn. — The best men’s amateurs are in Minnesota for the greatest amateur championship in the world.

The 2024 U.S. Amateur kicked off Monday at Hazeltine National Golf Club and Chaska Town Course. There are 312 players in the field for stroke play, but only 64 will make match play, which begins Wednesday at Hazeltine, site of the 2016 and 2029 Ryder Cups.

Last year, Nick Dunlap defeated Neal Shipley 4 and 3 at Cherry Hills Country Club in Colorado to become only the second person ever to win a U.S. Junior Amateur and U.S. Amateur, joining Tiger Woods.

Here’s a look at some of the best photos from the U.S. Amateur at Hazeltine National.

Stewart Hagestad plays his tee shot on the third hole during the second round of stroke…

Trevor Gutschewski plays his tee shot on the third hole during the second round of stroke…

Preston Summerhays plays his second shot on the third hole during the second round of stroke…

Benjamin James plays his second shot from a bunker on the third hole during the second…

Evan Thompson plays his tee shot on the fifth hole during the second round of stroke…

Bryan Kim plays his tee shot on the eighth hole during the second round of stroke…

Gunnar Broin plays his tee shot on the eighth hole during the second round of stroke…

Tyler Watts plays his tee shot on the 14th hole during the second round of stroke…

Jimmy Ellis shakes hands with competitors and their caddies after finishing the second round of stroke…

Jimmy Ellis plays his tee shot on the 18th hole during the second round of stroke…

Jimmy Ellis lines up his putt on the 18th hole during the second round of stroke…

Jimmy Ellis lines up his putt on the 18th hole during the second round of stroke…

Miles Russell plays a shot on the 18th hole during the first round of stroke play…

Calum Scott plays his tee shot on the 14th hole during the first round of stroke…

Brendan Valdes plays his tee shot on the 14th hole during the first round of stroke…

Paul Chang lines up his putt on the 14th hole during the first round of stroke…

Michael La Sasso plays his tee shot on the 14th hole during the first round of…

Luke Potter as seen on the 13th hole during the first round of stroke play of…

Palmer Jackson plays his tee shot on the 14th hole during the first round of stroke…

Tommy Morrison plays a shot on the 14th hole during the first round of stroke play…

Nate McCoy’s caddie/father, Mike McCoy, as seen on the fourth hole during the first round of…

Evan Beck watches his putt on the sixth hole during the first round of stroke play…

Godfrey Nsubuga plays his tee shot on the fourth hole during the first round of stroke…

Ian Gilligan plays his tee shot on the third hole during the first round of stroke…

Blades Brown plays his tee shot on the third hole during the first round of stroke…

Trevor Gutschewski plays his tee shot on the fourth hole during the first round of stroke…

Stewart Hagestad plays a shot on the sixth hole during the first round of stroke play…

Patrick Ordonez plays his second shot on the eighth hole during the first round of stroke…

Tom Fischer watches his putt on the eighth hole during the first round of stroke play…

Gunnar Broin plays his tee shot on the 10th hole during the second round of stroke…

Lucas Politano plays his second shot on the first hole during the second round of stroke…

Miles Kuhl misses a birdie putt on the first hole during the second round of stroke…

Michael Alexander Mjaaseth plays his tee shot on the second hole during the second round of…