1887 Amateur Championship: Horace Hutchinson wins at Royal Liverpool Golf Club
Horace Hutchinson won the 1887 Amateur Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, Merseyside, beating John Ball 1 up in the final.
Updated 23 October 2026
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- Edition
- 3rd
- Dates
- 2 August 1887 to 4 August 1887
- Course
- Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, Merseyside
- Format
- match play
- Champion
- Horace Hutchinson · age 28 · England · Westward Ho!
- Champion's title
- 2nd Amateur Championship title
- Runner-up
- John Ball · age 25 · England
- Final
- 1 up (18-hole final)
- Match-play field
- 33
- Losing semifinalists
- John Guthrie Tait and John Ball
- Defending champion
- Horace Hutchinson · won
What happened at the 1887 Amateur Championship
Semi-finals: Hutchinson beat John Ball Sr. 1 up while his son John Ball beat John Guthrie Tait 3 & 1, so father and son were both in the last four
Final: Horace Hutchinson retained the title, beating John Ball 1 up over 18 holes
The draw
Every match is recorded through the round of 32; earlier rounds are partial (first round (complete as published)).
The final, 1887 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horace Hutchinson | def. | John Ball | 1 up |
Semifinals, 1887 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Ball | def. | John Guthrie Tait | 3 & 1 |
| Horace Hutchinson | def. | John Ball | 1 up |
Quarterfinals, 1887 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Guthrie Tait | def. | A. H. Molesworth | 4 & 3 |
| John Ball | def. | H. S. C. Everard | 4 & 3 |
| John Ball | def. | J. G. Gibson | 3 & 1 |
| Horace Hutchinson | def. | Gregor MacGregor | won on 19th hole |
Round of 16, 1887 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. H. Molesworth | def. | E. M. Protheroe | 4 & 3 |
| John Guthrie Tait | def. | James Cullen | 2 up |
| John Ball | def. | Thomas Gilroy | 4 & 3 |
| H. S. C. Everard | def. | N. B. Foster | 3 & 2 |
| J. G. Gibson | def. | Henry Lamb | 2 & 1 |
| John Ball | def. | Harold Hilton | 3 & 1 |
| Gregor MacGregor | def. | Charles Hutchings | won on 19th hole |
| Horace Hutchinson | def. | A. E. Walker | 2 & 1 |
Round of 32, 1887 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. H. Molesworth | def. | F. J. Walker | 2 up |
| E. M. Protheroe | def. | A. Williamson | 3 & 1 |
| John Guthrie Tait | def. | A. Anderson | 2 & 1 |
| James Cullen | def. | John Dun | walkover |
| Thomas Gilroy | def. | Percy Wilson | 4 & 3 |
| John Ball | def. | James Duncan | 4 & 3 |
| H. S. C. Everard | def. | E. A. Walker | 8 & 6 |
| N. B. Foster | def. | P. Strickland | 4 & 3 |
| J. G. Gibson | def. | A. Lubbock | 4 & 3 |
| Henry Lamb | def. | Thomas Owen Potter | 5 & 3 |
| John Ball | def. | J. L. Luke | 5 & 4 |
| Harold Hilton | def. | John Sharp Jr. | 5 & 4 |
| Gregor MacGregor | def. | Kenneth Macdonald | walkover |
| Charles Hutchings | def. | Allan Macfie | walkover |
| A. E. Walker | def. | Alexander Sinclair | walkover |
| Horace Hutchinson | def. | Alexander Stewart | 8 & 6 |
Round of 64, 1887 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. H. Molesworth | def. | W. Doleman | 4 & 3 |
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's Amateur Championship data set (research collected through 20 October 2026). "unknown" means no source confirmed it; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the R&A's own record is used.
Values found only on Wikipedia, kept and flagged: champion_nationality, runner_up_nationality.
Data: the-amateur.json.