1913 Amateur Championship: Harold Hilton wins at St Andrews Links (Old Course)
Harold Hilton won the 1913 Amateur Championship at St Andrews Links (Old Course) in St Andrews, Fife, beating Robert Harris 6 & 5 in the final.
Updated 23 October 2026
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- Edition
- 29th
- Dates
- 30 May 1913
- Course
- St Andrews Links (Old Course), St Andrews, Fife
- Format
- match play
- Champion
- Harold Hilton · age 44 · England · Royal Liverpool
- Champion's title
- 4th Amateur Championship title
- Runner-up
- Robert Harris · age 30 · Scotland
- Final
- 6 & 5 (36-hole final)
- Losing semifinalists
- E. P. Kyle and Colin Aylmer
- Defending champion
- John Ball
What happened at the 1913 Amateur Championship
Quarter-final: Harold Hilton beat the American Heinrich Schmidt at the 19th hole after a great struggle
Final: Hilton won the 1st hole in three and led all the way, beating Robert Harris 6 & 5; the final finished in a thunderstorm
The draw
Every match is recorded through the quarterfinal; earlier rounds are partial (semifinal (0 of 2 matches with full result)).
The final, 1913 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Hilton | def. | Robert Harris | 6 & 5 |
Semifinals, 1913 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Harris | def. | E. P. Kyle | unknown |
| Harold Hilton | def. | Colin Aylmer | unknown |
Quarterfinals, 1913 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| E. P. Kyle | def. | F. W. H. Roulston | 5 & 4 |
| Robert Harris | def. | J. S. Worthington | 6 & 5 |
| Colin Aylmer | def. | James Jenkins | 1 up |
| Harold Hilton | def. | Heinrich Schmidt | won on 19th hole |
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.