1907 Amateur Championship: John Ball wins at St Andrews Links (Old Course)
John Ball won the 1907 Amateur Championship at St Andrews Links (Old Course) in St Andrews, Fife, beating Charles Palmer 6 & 4 in the final.
Updated 23 October 2026
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- Edition
- 23rd
- Dates
- 27 May 1907 to 31 May 1907
- Course
- St Andrews Links (Old Course), St Andrews, Fife
- Format
- match play
- Champion
- John Ball · age 45 · England · Royal Liverpool
- Champion's title
- 6th Amateur Championship title
- Runner-up
- Charles Palmer · England
- Final
- 6 & 4 (36-hole final)
- Match-play field
- 200
- Losing semifinalists
- Robert Harris and Guy Campbell
- Defending champion
- James Robb · lost in round of 32
- Entries
- 200
What happened at the 1907 Amateur Championship
Round of 16: R. Andrew beat Harold Hilton 5 & 3
Final: John Ball beat Charles Palmer 6 & 4 in stormy weather for his sixth title
The draw
Every match is recorded through the round of 16.
The final, 1907 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Ball | def. | Charles Palmer | 6 & 4 |
Semifinals, 1907 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Palmer | def. | Robert Harris | 2 & 1 |
| John Ball | def. | Guy Campbell | 2 & 1 |
Quarterfinals, 1907 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Harris | def. | S. C. Wyatt | 5 & 3 |
| Charles Palmer | def. | H. D. Gillies | 4 & 3 |
| John Ball | def. | R. Andrew | 5 & 4 |
| Guy Campbell | def. | Edward Blackwell | 4 & 3 |
Round of 16, 1907 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. C. Wyatt | def. | K. M. Carlisle | 4 & 2 |
| Robert Harris | def. | F. W. H. Weaver | 5 & 4 |
| H. D. Gillies | def. | A. S. Johnston | 5 & 4 |
| Charles Palmer | def. | A. J. Bethell | 4 & 3 |
| R. Andrew | def. | Harold Hilton | 5 & 3 |
| John Ball | def. | Cecil Hutchison | 4 & 3 |
| Guy Campbell | def. | A. C. Lincoln | 5 & 4 |
| Edward Blackwell | def. | D. F. Ranson | 4 & 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.
Values found only on Wikipedia, kept and flagged: champion_nationality, runner_up_nationality.
Data: the-amateur.json.