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1969 Amateur Championship: Michael Bonallack wins at Royal Liverpool Golf Club

Michael Bonallack won the 1969 Amateur Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, Merseyside, beating Bill Hyndman 3 & 2 in the final.

Updated 23 October 2026

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Edition
74th
Course
Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, Merseyside
Format
match play
Champion
Michael Bonallack · England
Runner-up
Bill Hyndman · United States
Final
3 & 2 (36-hole final)
Losing semifinalists
Bill Davidson and Dale Hayes

The draw

Every match is recorded through the semifinal.

The final, 1969 Amateur Championship

WinnerBeatenResult
Michael Bonallackdef.Bill Hyndman3 & 2

Semifinals, 1969 Amateur Championship

WinnerBeatenResult
unknownv.Bill Davidsonunknown
unknownv.Dale Hayesunknown

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 Q2113534
  3. Wikipedia: Michael Bonallack
  4. Wikidata Q4909547
  5. Wikipedia: Bill Hyndman