1933 Amateur Championship: Michael Scott wins at Royal Liverpool Golf Club
Michael Scott won the 1933 Amateur Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, Merseyside, beating Dale Bourn 4 & 3 in the final.
Updated 23 October 2026
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- Edition
- 44th
- Dates
- 19 June 1933 to 24 June 1933
- Course
- Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, Merseyside
- Format
- match play
- Champion
- Michael Scott · age 54 · England · Royal St George's
- Champion's title
- 1st Amateur Championship title
- Runner-up
- Dale Bourn · England
- Final
- 4 & 3 (36-hole final)
- Match-play field
- 269
- Losing semifinalists
- George Dunlap and Cyril Tolley
- Defending champion
- John de Forest · lost in first round
- Entries
- 269
What happened at the 1933 Amateur Championship
Semi-final: Dunlap was 2 up after six; at the 482-yard 8th Scott holed an 8-yard putt for an eagle 3 to square, then won six of the last nine holes played to finish it on the 15th green, 4 & 3
Final: the Hon. Michael Scott, aged 54 (nearly 55), went to lunch 5 up (76 to 82) and closed out Bourn 4 & 3 at the 15th of the afternoon round - the oldest champion
Semifinal, Michael Scott v George Dunlap, 4 & 3. Scott holed an 8-yard putt for an eagle 3 at the 8th to square, then won six of the last nine holes played
The draw
Every match is recorded through the quarterfinal; earlier rounds are partial (round of 16 (3 of 8); round of 32 (8 of 16)).
The final, 1933 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Scott | def. | Dale Bourn | 4 & 3 |
Semifinals, 1933 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Scott | def. | George Dunlap | 4 & 3 |
| Dale Bourn | def. | Cyril Tolley | won on 20th hole |
Quarterfinals, 1933 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Dunlap | def. | Ronald Hardman | 5 & 4 |
| Dale Bourn | def. | Douglas Grant | 1 up |
| Michael Scott | def. | Martin Schunck | 2 & 1 |
| Cyril Tolley | def. | H. L. Holden | 2 up |
Round of 16, 1933 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Dunlap | def. | Ross Somerville | 2 & 1 |
| Michael Scott | def. | William Tweddell | 1 up |
| Cyril Tolley | def. | Giles | 3 & 1 |
Round of 32, 1933 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Dunlap | def. | Lister Hartley | 5 & 4 |
| Ross Somerville | def. | E. P. Kyle | 3 & 2 |
| William Tweddell | def. | Roger Wethered | won on 19th hole |
| Jack Nash | def. | Rex Hartley | won on 19th hole |
| Cyril Tolley | def. | H. N. M. Fogg | won on 19th hole |
| Douglas Grant | def. | J. G. A. Sherlock | 6 & 5 |
| J. J. Cowan | def. | T. P. Ellison | 5 & 4 |
| Martin Schunck | def. | Charles Thorpe | 1 up |
Round of 64, 1933 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Dunlap | def. | Alaric de Forest | won on 19th hole |
| Ross Somerville | def. | J. Walker | 6 & 5 |
| Roger Wethered | def. | Henry Howell | 3 & 2 |
| Cyril Tolley | def. | Sam Robinson | 1 up |
| E. P. Kyle | def. | Jack McLean | 1 up |
Round of 128, 1933 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyril Tolley | def. | T. C. J. Manners | 2 & 1 |
| H. N. M. Fogg | def. | Charles Sweeny | 4 & 3 |
| Jack Nash | def. | Lionel Munn | 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.
Data: the-amateur.json.