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1960 Amateur Championship: Joe Carr wins at Royal Portrush Golf Club (Dunluce)

Joe Carr won the 1960 Amateur Championship at Royal Portrush Golf Club (Dunluce) in Portrush, County Antrim, beating Bob Cochran 8 & 7 in the final.

Updated 23 October 2026

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Edition
65th
Course
Royal Portrush Golf Club (Dunluce), Portrush, County Antrim
Format
match play
Champion
Joe Carr · Ireland
Runner-up
Bob Cochran · United States
Final
8 & 7 (36-hole final)
Losing semifinalists
Gordon Huddy and James Walker

The draw

Every match is recorded through the semifinal.

The final, 1960 Amateur Championship

WinnerBeatenResult
Joe Carrdef.Bob Cochran8 & 7

Semifinals, 1960 Amateur Championship

WinnerBeatenResult
unknownv.Gordon Huddyunknown
unknownv.James Walkerunknown

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.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: The Amateur Championship (results table)
  2. Wikidata Q920060
  3. Wikipedia: Joe Carr (golfer)