1901 Amateur Championship: Harold Hilton wins at St Andrews Links (Old Course)
Harold Hilton won the 1901 Amateur Championship at St Andrews Links (Old Course) in St Andrews, Fife, beating John L. Low 1 up in the final.
Updated 23 October 2026
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- Edition
- 17th
- Dates
- 7 May 1901 to 10 May 1901
- Course
- St Andrews Links (Old Course), St Andrews, Fife
- Format
- match play
- Champion
- Harold Hilton · age 32 · England · Royal Liverpool
- Champion's title
- 2nd Amateur Championship title
- Runner-up
- John L. Low · Scotland
- Final
- 1 up (36-hole final)
- Match-play field
- 116
- Losing semifinalists
- Horace Hutchinson and John Graham Jr.
- Defending champion
- Harold Hilton · won
- Entries
- 116
What happened at the 1901 Amateur Championship
Semi-final: John L. Low, 3 up at the turn, was caught by John Graham Jr. but won the 18th with a four to reach the final
Final: Harold Hilton beat Low by one hole over 36 holes to retain the title; Golf Illustrated called it the grandest final yet played
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, 1901 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Hilton | def. | John L. Low | 1 up |
Semifinals, 1901 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Hilton | def. | Horace Hutchinson | 2 & 1 |
| John L. Low | def. | John Graham Jr. | 1 up |
Quarterfinals, 1901 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horace Hutchinson | def. | Charles Hutchings | 1 up |
| Harold Hilton | def. | Harry Colt | 5 & 4 |
| John Graham Jr. | def. | A. R. Aitken | 2 up |
| John L. Low | def. | C. E. Dick | 1 up |
Round of 16, 1901 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horace Hutchinson | def. | J. G. Simpson | 5 & 4 |
| Charles Hutchings | def. | Herbert Taylor | 5 & 3 |
| Harry Colt | def. | T. M. Hunter | 4 & 3 |
| Harold Hilton | def. | W. Herbert Fowler | default |
| A. R. Aitken | def. | David Simpson | 1 up |
| John Graham Jr. | def. | Fred McKenzie | 2 & 1 |
| C. E. Dick | def. | John Guthrie Tait | 2 up |
| John L. Low | def. | J. M. Williamson | 2 & 1 |
Round of 32, 1901 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. G. Simpson | def. | E. R. Turnbull | 4 & 3 |
| Horace Hutchinson | def. | W. E. Fairlie | 1 up |
| Herbert Taylor | def. | G. W. Millar | 4 & 3 |
| Charles Hutchings | def. | Leslie Balfour-Melville | 1 up |
| T. M. Hunter | def. | W. S. Colville | 4 & 2 |
| Harry Colt | def. | F. H. Newnes | 1 up |
| W. Herbert Fowler | def. | G. C. Whigham | 4 & 3 |
| Harold Hilton | def. | Johnny Laidlay | 3 & 2 |
| David Simpson | def. | W. Greig | unknown |
| A. R. Aitken | def. | James Robb | 1 up |
| Fred McKenzie | def. | Edward Lassen | 6 & 5 |
| John Graham Jr. | def. | Allan Macfie | 5 & 4 |
| C. E. Dick | def. | A. W. Robertson Durham | 6 & 4 |
| John Guthrie Tait | def. | Sidney Fry | 6 & 5 |
| J. M. Williamson | def. | H. B. McCarthy | 4 & 3 |
| John L. Low | def. | N. F. Hunter | 1 up |
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.