1948 Amateur Championship: Frank Stranahan wins at Royal St George's Golf Club
Frank Stranahan won the 1948 Amateur Championship at Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, Kent, beating Charlie Stowe 5 & 4 in the final.
Updated 23 October 2026
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- Edition
- 53rd
- Dates
- 29 May 1948
- Course
- Royal St George's Golf Club, Sandwich, Kent
- Format
- match play
- Champion
- Frank Stranahan · age 25 · United States
- Runner-up
- Charlie Stowe · England
- Final
- 5 & 4 (36-hole final)
- Losing semifinalists
- Willie Turnesa and Dennis Martin
- Defending champion
- Willie Turnesa · lost in semifinals
The draw
Every match is recorded through the semifinal; earlier rounds are partial (quarterfinal (1 of 4 matches); round of 16 (1 of 8 matches)).
The final, 1948 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Stranahan | def. | Charlie Stowe | 5 & 4 |
Semifinals, 1948 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Stowe | def. | Willie Turnesa | 1 up |
| Frank Stranahan | def. | Dennis Martin | 3 & 1 |
Quarterfinals, 1948 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Stowe | def. | C. D. Lawrie | unknown |
Round of 16, 1948 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| C. D. Lawrie | def. | Dick Chapman | 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.
Values found only on Wikipedia, kept and flagged: champion_age, champion_birth_year, champion_birthplace.
Data: the-amateur.json.