1921 Amateur Championship: Willie Hunter wins at Royal Liverpool Golf Club

Willie Hunter won the 1921 Amateur Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, Merseyside, beating Allan Graham 12 & 11 in the final.

Updated 23 October 2026

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Edition: 32nd
Dates: 23 May 1921 to 27 May 1921
Course: Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, Merseyside
Format: match play
Champion: Willie Hunter · age 29 · Scotland · Walmer & Kingsdown
Champion's title: 1st Amateur Championship title
Runner-up: Allan Graham · Scotland
Final: 12 & 11 (36-hole final)
Losing semifinalists: Bernard Darwin and Henry Tubbs
Defending champion: Cyril Tolley · lost in fourth round (round of 32)

What happened at the 1921 Amateur Championship

Final: Hunter was 9 up after the morning round and won 12 & 11, then the record margin for a final; play was delayed more than an hour by flooding

Fourth round: Allan Graham, using a borrowed putter, beat Bobby Jones 6 & 5 (match ended on the 13th green)

Round of 32, Allan Graham v Bobby Jones, 6 & 5. Graham, putting with his sister's borrowed putter, was 4 up at the turn and finished Jones off on the 13th green

The draw

Every match is recorded through the round of 16; earlier rounds are partial (round of 32 (16 of 16 matches; one score unknown)).

The final, 1921 Amateur Championship

Winner		Beaten	Result
Willie Hunter	def.	Allan Graham	12 & 11

Semifinals, 1921 Amateur Championship

Winner		Beaten	Result
Allan Graham	def.	Henry Tubbs	1 up
Willie Hunter	def.	Bernard Darwin	3 & 2

Quarterfinals, 1921 Amateur Championship

Winner		Beaten	Result
Henry Tubbs	def.	J. B. Beddard	3 & 2
Allan Graham	def.	F. C. Harrison	2 & 1
Willie Hunter	def.	Ernest Holderness	4 & 3
Bernard Darwin	def.	Fred Wright	won on 19th hole

Round of 16, 1921 Amateur Championship

Winner		Beaten	Result
Henry Tubbs	def.	W. W. McKenzie	2 & 1
J. B. Beddard	def.	A. J. Coleman	7 & 6
Allan Graham	def.	Charles Hezlet	4 & 3
F. C. Harrison	def.	F. S. Withers	2 & 1
Willie Hunter	def.	Edward Blackwell	7 & 6
Ernest Holderness	def.	J. B. Pease	1 up
Fred Wright	def.	John Ball	4 & 3
Bernard Darwin	def.	Paul Hunter	5 & 4

Round of 32, 1921 Amateur Championship

Winner		Beaten	Result
W. W. McKenzie	def.	R. Thompson	4 & 3
Henry Tubbs	def.	G. Rennie	won on 22nd hole
J. B. Beddard	def.	Cyril Tolley	3 & 1
A. J. Coleman	def.	V. A. Pollack	won on 19th hole
Allan Graham	def.	Bobby Jones	6 & 5
Charles Hezlet	def.	C. C. Aylmer	3 & 1
F. S. Withers	def.	Pugh	7 & 6
F. C. Harrison	def.	W. A. Murray	1 up
Edward Blackwell	def.	H. D. Gillies	1 up
Willie Hunter	def.	C. H. Haywood	unknown
J. B. Pease	def.	P. C. Quilter	won on 19th hole
Ernest Holderness	def.	T. Chilton	4 & 3
Fred Wright	def.	W. C. Fownes Jr.	3 & 2
John Ball	def.	J. H. Douglas Jr.	won on 19th hole
Paul Hunter	def.	F. E. Pegler	2 up
Bernard Darwin	def.	Harry Braid	5 & 4

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: runner_up_nationality.

Data: the-amateur.json.