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1963 Amateur Championship: Michael Lunt wins at St Andrews Links (Old Course)

Michael Lunt won the 1963 Amateur Championship at St Andrews Links (Old Course) in St Andrews, Fife, beating John Blackwell 2 & 1 in the final.

Updated 23 October 2026

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Edition
68th
Course
St Andrews Links (Old Course), St Andrews, Fife
Format
match play
Champion
Michael Lunt · England
Runner-up
John Blackwell · England
Final
2 & 1 (36-hole final)
Losing semifinalists
Ron Luceti and Ed Updegraff

The draw

Every match is recorded through the semifinal.

The final, 1963 Amateur Championship

WinnerBeatenResult
Michael Luntdef.John Blackwell2 & 1

Semifinals, 1963 Amateur Championship

WinnerBeatenResult
unknownv.Ron Lucetiunknown
unknownv.Ed Updegraffunknown

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 Q59640193
  3. Wikipedia: Michael Lunt