1914 Amateur Championship: James Jenkins wins at Royal St George's Golf Club
James Jenkins won the 1914 Amateur Championship at Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, Kent, beating Charles Hezlet 3 & 2 in the final.
Updated 23 October 2026
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- Edition
- 30th
- Dates
- 18 May 1914 to 23 May 1914
- Course
- Royal St George's Golf Club, Sandwich, Kent
- Format
- match play
- Champion
- James Jenkins · Scotland · Troon
- Champion's title
- 1st Amateur Championship title
- Runner-up
- Charles Hezlet · age 23 · Ireland
- Final
- 3 & 2 (36-hole final)
- Losing semifinalists
- Humphries and E. Martin Smith
- Defending champion
- Harold Hilton
What happened at the 1914 Amateur Championship
Semi-final: Charles Hezlet beat Humphries by one hole; Jenkins beat E. Martin Smith 2 & 1
Final (Saturday 23 May): James (J. L. C.) Jenkins beat Charles Hezlet 3 & 2 in the last championship before the First World War
The draw
Every match is recorded through the round of 16.
The final, 1914 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Jenkins | def. | Charles Hezlet | 3 & 2 |
Semifinals, 1914 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Hezlet | def. | Humphries | 1 up |
| James Jenkins | def. | E. Martin Smith | 2 & 1 |
Quarterfinals, 1914 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humphries | def. | Phillips | 2 & 1 |
| Charles Hezlet | def. | Kolesar | 1 up |
| E. Martin Smith | def. | John Graham Jr. | 3 & 2 |
| James Jenkins | def. | Hunter | 2 & 1 |
Round of 16, 1914 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humphries | def. | Campbell | 1 up |
| Phillips | def. | Edward Blackwell | won on 19th hole |
| Charles Hezlet | def. | Carr | 5 & 4 |
| Kolesar | def. | Mulholland | 2 & 1 |
| E. Martin Smith | def. | C. B. Macfarlane | 2 up |
| John Graham Jr. | def. | Ellis | won on 19th hole |
| James Jenkins | def. | Scott | 4 & 3 |
| Hunter | def. | Cecil Hutchison | 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.