1900 Amateur Championship: Harold Hilton wins at Royal St George's Golf Club
Harold Hilton won the 1900 Amateur Championship at Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, Kent, beating James Robb 9 & 7 in the final.
Updated 23 October 2026
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- Edition
- 16th
- Dates
- 8 May 1900 to 11 May 1900
- Course
- Royal St George's Golf Club, Sandwich, Kent
- Format
- match play
- Champion
- Harold Hilton · age 31 · England · Royal Liverpool
- Champion's title
- 1st Amateur Championship title
- Runner-up
- James Robb · Scotland
- Final
- 9 & 7 (36-hole final)
- Match-play field
- 68
- Losing semifinalists
- J. A. T. Bramston and John Graham Jr.
- Defending champion
- John Ball · did not play
- Entries
- 68
What happened at the 1900 Amateur Championship
Semi-final: Harold Hilton holed a full brassie shot for a two at the 1st and beat John Graham Jr. 7 & 5
Final: Hilton, using a new Mills aluminium putter, was 3 up after the morning 18 (79 to 83) and beat James Robb on the 29th green
The draw
Every match is recorded through the round of 16; earlier rounds are partial (round of 32 (15 of 16 matches with full result)).
The final, 1900 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Hilton | def. | James Robb | 9 & 7 |
Semifinals, 1900 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Robb | def. | J. A. T. Bramston | 3 & 1 |
| Harold Hilton | def. | John Graham Jr. | 7 & 5 |
Quarterfinals, 1900 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Robb | def. | J. B. Pease | 3 & 2 |
| J. A. T. Bramston | def. | Eric Hambro | 3 & 2 |
| Harold Hilton | def. | C. F. Whigham | 6 & 4 |
| John Graham Jr. | def. | Earl of Winchilsea | 7 & 6 |
Round of 16, 1900 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Robb | def. | Johnny Laidlay | 1 up |
| J. B. Pease | def. | Herbert Taylor | 5 & 4 |
| Eric Hambro | def. | H. Finch-Hatton | 4 & 3 |
| J. A. T. Bramston | def. | G. H. A. Booth | 5 & 4 |
| C. F. Whigham | def. | T. T. Gray | 4 & 3 |
| Harold Hilton | def. | H. Holden | 7 & 6 |
| John Graham Jr. | def. | Sidney Fry | 3 & 1 |
| Earl of Winchilsea | def. | John L. Low | 2 & 1 |
Round of 32, 1900 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Robb | def. | V. A. Pollock | 7 & 6 |
| Johnny Laidlay | def. | Colin Kitto | unknown |
| Herbert Taylor | def. | Edward Lassen | 1 up |
| J. B. Pease | def. | W. Herbert Fowler | 4 & 2 |
| H. Finch-Hatton | def. | H. C. Meek | 2 & 1 |
| Eric Hambro | def. | W. Houldsworth | 3 & 2 |
| J. A. T. Bramston | def. | Fred Ballingall | 7 & 6 |
| G. H. A. Booth | def. | Leslie Balfour-Melville | 2 & 1 |
| C. F. Whigham | def. | Harry Colt | 6 & 5 |
| T. T. Gray | def. | Charles Hutchings | won on 19th hole |
| Harold Hilton | def. | Robert Maxwell | 4 & 3 |
| H. Holden | def. | H. G. B. Ellis | 3 & 2 |
| Sidney Fry | def. | G. W. Hillyard | 1 up |
| John Graham Jr. | def. | William Ballingall | 2 & 1 |
| John L. Low | def. | N. Macbeth Jr. | 1 up |
| Earl of Winchilsea | def. | Samuel Mure Fergusson | 3 & 2 |
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.
Data: the-amateur.json.