1965 Amateur Championship: Michael Bonallack wins at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club
Michael Bonallack won the 1965 Amateur Championship at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club in Porthcawl, Bridgend, beating Clive Clark 2 & 1 in the final.
Updated 23 October 2026
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- Edition
- 70th
- Course
- Royal Porthcawl Golf Club, Porthcawl, Bridgend
- Format
- match play
- Champion
- Michael Bonallack · England
- Runner-up
- Clive Clark · England
- Final
- 2 & 1 (36-hole final)
- Losing semifinalists
- Martin Christmas and Rodney Foster
The draw
Every match is recorded through the semifinal.
The final, 1965 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bonallack | def. | Clive Clark | 2 & 1 |
Semifinals, 1965 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | v. | Martin Christmas | unknown |
| unknown | v. | Rodney Foster | unknown |
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.