(Editor’s note: The Muara Digital Team’s Cameron Jourdanis watching all the action from Olympic Club.View his updates from the semifinals here.)
The moment has arrived for the 2025 U.S. Amateur championship match.
Teenagers Jackson Herrington, a 19-year-old second-year student at Tennessee, and Mason Howell, an 18-year-old high school senior set to join Georgia, both secured wins on Saturday during exciting semifinal matches. Herrington made a birdie on the 18th hole to move forward, while Howell performed strongly on the back nine to win with a score of 3 and 2.
Now, one of them will lift the Havemeyer Trophy at Olympic Club on Sunday night.
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Mason Howell claims victory in the 2025 U.S. Amateur championship.
The match is over. Mason Howell bests Jackson Herrington with a score of 7 and 6, claiming victory in the 125th U.S. Amateur..
Match is dormie
After matching pars, Mason Howell is in a dormie position, leading by seven holes with seven to go.
Howell maintains lead
Howel advances 7 up with 9 remaining
Mason Howell is well positioned to become a U.S. Amateur champion. He achieves par on the ninth hole, while Herrington records a bogey following a missed fairway, leaving the lead at 7 with nine holes remaining.
Howell bounces back again
Jackson Herrington has secured four holes in the championship match, while Mason Howell has matched each of those with his own victory. He claims the 25th hole and takes a 6-hole lead with 11 holes remaining.
Herrington gets one back
A gap after Jackson Herrington should have been 7 down, but he now wins the 24th with a par and is only five behind as he heads to the reachable 25th.
Herrington gets a break
Mason Howell had a chance to take a 7-stroke lead with 13 holes remaining, but he missed a short par putt on the 23rd hole. Moving on to the next hole.
Howell wins another hole
Jackson Herrington makes a mistake on the 21st hole and fails to reach the green with his initial chip shot. Meanwhile, Howell lands on the green and makes a smooth two-putt to take a 6-hole lead. With 15 holes remaining, Howell appears to be the likely winner.
Howel secures the 19th, leading by 5 strokes
Mason Howell locates the fairway and then hits it to within 20 feet, making par—another performance that outshines Herrington’s bogey after he drove into the rough off the tee. He now leads by five, matching the biggest advantage of the match.
Can Herrington make a comeback in the afternoon?
Last year, Noah Kent trailed Josele Ballester by four strokes after the first 18 holes, but he made a remarkable comeback by sinking a chip shot on the 19th hole. He kept battling and advanced to the 36th hole despite being behind, although Ballester managed to hold on.
Herrington must perform better on the first nine holes, which are the more challenging part of the golf course, than he did in the morning. Howell needs to play at even-par, but Herrington has to take advantage of any errors Howell might commit.
First 18 stats
The game will continue at 7:00 PM Eastern Time (4:00 PM Pacific Time).
Howell is leading by 4 holes at the halfway point.
Herrington secured the 18th hole, narrowing the difference, but Howell leads by 4 with 18 holes (or fewer) remaining at Olympic Club. Time for lunch now.
Mason Howell leads by five
Mason Howell is leading by 5 holes with two remaining before lunch, following a birdie on the par-5 16th. The 18-year-old has had an outstanding morning.
Three straight pars
A touch of stability for both players on the final nine holes. Mason Howell is leading by four holes with four to go in the morning wave. He and Jackson Herrington have each carded three consecutive pars.
Herrington gets one back
Howell took the lead on hole 4, but Herrington carded his first birdie of the day on the par-4 10th, cutting the deficit to three strokes behind Mason Howell.
Howell eagles the 7th
The 7th hole, a par-4 at Olympic Club, is reachable, and Mason Howell capitalized on the short course during the morning. He achieved an eagle and took a 3-stroke lead over Herrington.
Howell wins three straight
Three consecutive pars for Mason Howell are sufficient for three consecutive victories, and he is leading by two strokes after five holes.
Howell takes lead
Another par for Mason Howell, and he is now one stroke ahead of Jackson Herrington. The two haven’t played great golf so far. Combined, they have five bogeys and three pars after four holes.
Howell ties it up
A par is a solid score so far on Sunday morning. Both Howell and Herrington have each made one par through three holes, with both players winning the hole where they achieved par. Howell equalizes the score with a par on the third hole.
Fridge goes 1 up
We have our first birdie of the tournament, as Jackson Herrington parred the second to take a one-stroke lead over Mason Howell.
Championship match underway
Jackson Herrington and Mason Howell are among the contenders for the U.S. Amateur title. The 36-hole final is currently in progress.
U.S. Open tournament starting times
All times ET
1:15 p.m.: Match between No. 37 Jackson Herrington and No. 63 Mason Howell
U.S. Amateur TV information
All times ET
- Sunday, August 17: 7 to 10 p.m.: Final Game (Golf Channel)
U.S. Amateur format
Each competitor on the course will participate in 36 holes of stroke play on Monday and Tuesday, after which the field will be reduced to the top 64 players for match play, starting on Wednesday. A tiebreaker will be utilized if necessary to establish the final 64 competitors. Following this, the Round of 64 will occur on Wednesday, with the Rounds of 32 and 16 taking place on Thursday, the quarterfinals on Friday, the semifinals on Saturday, and the 36-hole championship final on Sunday.
U.S. Amateur ticket information
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What the victor of the U.S. Amateur Championship is awarded
- A gold medal
- Possession of the Havemeyer Trophy for a period of one year
- Exemption from needing to qualify for the next 10 U.S. Amateurs
- Exemption to the 2026 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Country Club, located in Southampton, N.Y.
- Exemption for the 2026 Open Championship, organized by The R&A, at Royal Birkdale (must be an amateur)
- Possible invitation to the 2026 Masters Tournament (must be an amateur)
- The name etched on the 2025 USGA Champions’ plaque located in the USGA Museum’s Hall of Champions in Liberty Corner, New Jersey.
This piece first was published on Muara Digital Team:2025 U.S. Amateur features: Mason Howell defeats Jackson Herrington at Olympic Club
