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1972 Amateur Championship: Trevor Homer wins at Royal St George's Golf Club

Trevor Homer won the 1972 Amateur Championship at Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, Kent, beating Alan Thirlwell 4 & 3 in the final.

Updated 23 October 2026

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Edition
77th
Course
Royal St George's Golf Club, Sandwich, Kent
Format
match play
Champion
Trevor Homer · England
Runner-up
Alan Thirlwell · England
Final
4 & 3 (36-hole final)
Losing semifinalists
Michael Bonallack and Roger Revell

The draw

Every match is recorded through the semifinal.

The final, 1972 Amateur Championship

WinnerBeatenResult
Trevor Homerdef.Alan Thirlwell4 & 3

Semifinals, 1972 Amateur Championship

WinnerBeatenResult
unknownv.Michael Bonallackunknown
unknownv.Roger Revellunknown

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)