An Alabama golfer is headed to one of the most prestigious events at his level of the sport.

Crimson Tide rising sophomore Nick Gross qualified for the 2025 U.S. Amateur Championship after firing a bogey-free 68 on July 14, the university announced Monday.

The tournament will be held from August 11-17 at The Olympic Club in San Francisco. 

The winner of the U.S. Amateur earns, among other things, exemptions to compete in the Masters, U.S. Open and the Open Championship, provided they retain their amateur status.

A Downingtown, Pennsylvania native, Gross was the No. 1 ranked player in his class in the World Amateur Golf Rankings. As a freshman, he was one of five Alabama golfers to be named to the starting lineup of every event in which the Tide competed last fall.

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