1986 Amateur Championship: David Curry wins at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club
David Curry won the 1986 Amateur Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, beating Geoff Birtwell 11 & 9 in the final.
Updated 23 October 2026
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- Edition
- 91st
- Dates
- 2 June 1986 to 7 June 1986
- Course
- Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire
- Stroke-play co-host
- St Annes Old Links
- Format
- stroke-play qualifying (36 holes) + match play
- Champion
- David Curry · England · Prudhoe
- Champion's title
- 1st Amateur Championship title
- Runner-up
- Geoff Birtwell · England
- Final
- 11 & 9 (36-hole final)
- Match-play field
- 76
- Losing semifinalists
- Bryan Shields and Peter McEvoy
- Stroke-play medalist
- Dana Banke (142)
- Defending champion
- Garth McGimpsey · lost in round of 64
What happened at the 1986 Amateur Championship
Semifinal: David Curry beat Peter McEvoy at the 19th hole (his closest match of the week).
Final: David Curry beat Geoff Birtwell 11 & 9; the match ended on the 27th hole.
The draw
Every match is recorded through the first round.
The final, 1986 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Curry | def. | Geoff Birtwell | 11 & 9 |
Semifinals, 1986 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Birtwell | def. | Bryan Shields | 1 up |
| David Curry | def. | Peter McEvoy | won on 19th hole |
Quarterfinals, 1986 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Shields | def. | Gary Wolstenholme | 1 up |
| Geoff Birtwell | def. | John Metcalfe | 1 up |
| David Curry | def. | Paul Mayo | 5 & 3 |
| Peter McEvoy | def. | Peter Baker | 6 & 4 |
Round of 16, 1986 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Wolstenholme | def. | C S Edwards | won on 19th hole |
| Bryan Shields | def. | David Wood | 1 up |
| Geoff Birtwell | def. | R A Muscroft | won on 19th hole |
| John Metcalfe | def. | Joseph Peterson | 2 & 1 |
| Paul Mayo | def. | Jim Milligan | 4 & 2 |
| David Curry | def. | Jack Nicklaus II | 3 & 2 |
| Peter McEvoy | def. | R. Neil Roderick | 3 & 1 |
| Peter Baker | def. | Stephen Field | 2 up |
Round of 32, 1986 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| C S Edwards | def. | Lee Vannet | 3 & 2 |
| Gary Wolstenholme | def. | J G S Robinson | 2 & 1 |
| David Wood | def. | Alex Robertson | 2 up |
| Bryan Shields | def. | Gary Wilson | 2 up |
| R A Muscroft | def. | Keith Williams | 2 & 1 |
| Geoff Birtwell | def. | Peter Robinson | 1 up |
| Joseph Peterson | def. | John Ambridge | 1 up |
| John Metcalfe | def. | Garry Lacy | 2 up |
| Jim Milligan | def. | Arthur Pierse | 4 & 3 |
| Paul Mayo | def. | James Stahl Jr | 3 & 2 |
| Jack Nicklaus II | def. | Stephen Easingwood | 6 & 5 |
| David Curry | def. | Craig Warren | 3 & 2 |
| Peter McEvoy | def. | Gary Vanier | 2 & 1 |
| R. Neil Roderick | def. | Alan Ferguson | 2 & 1 |
| Stephen Field | def. | James Cook | 3 & 2 |
| Peter Baker | def. | Glenn Joyner | 3 & 2 |
Round of 64, 1986 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Vannet | def. | Dana Banke | won on 19th hole |
| C S Edwards | def. | Chris Davison | 2 & 1 |
| J G S Robinson | def. | David Bristow | 4 & 3 |
| Gary Wolstenholme | def. | Michael Ure | 3 & 2 |
| David Wood | def. | Tony Louw | won on 21st hole |
| Alex Robertson | def. | Steven McKenna | 1 up |
| Bryan Shields | def. | John Mee | walkover |
| Gary Wilson | def. | Nolan Henke | won on 19th hole |
| R A Muscroft | def. | Garth McGimpsey | won on 19th hole |
| Keith Williams | def. | Colin Montgomerie | 5 & 4 |
| Geoff Birtwell | def. | Richard Kaplan | 3 & 2 |
| Peter Robinson | def. | B J Hilsdon | 1 up |
| John Ambridge | def. | Paul Girvan | 1 up |
| Joseph Peterson | def. | Alan Martinez | 2 & 1 |
| Garry Lacy | def. | Jonathan Earl | 5 & 3 |
| John Metcalfe | def. | Phillip Price | 2 up |
| Jim Milligan | def. | Dick Siderowf | 3 & 2 |
| Arthur Pierse | def. | Robert Eggo | 1 up |
| Paul Mayo | def. | Jason Bennett | 5 & 4 |
| James Stahl Jr | def. | Paul Broadhurst | 1 up |
| Jack Nicklaus II | def. | Laurent Lassalle | 5 & 4 |
| Stephen Easingwood | def. | Geoffrey Stephens | 2 & 1 |
| Craig Warren | def. | S M Bottomley | won on 19th hole |
| David Curry | def. | Steven Richardson | 4 & 2 |
| Peter McEvoy | def. | Andrew Clark | 5 & 4 |
| Gary Vanier | def. | Robert Fitzpatrick | 4 & 2 |
| R. Neil Roderick | def. | Graham King | 6 & 4 |
| Alan Ferguson | def. | Adam Eisner | 6 & 5 |
| James Cook | def. | Garry Boardman | 4 & 3 |
| Stephen Field | def. | Bernard White | 3 & 2 |
| Glenn Joyner | def. | Stephen Jones | won on 19th hole |
| Peter Baker | def. | Mark Davis | won on 21st hole |
Round of 128, 1986 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graham King | def. | Leslie Walker | won on 19th hole |
| R. Neil Roderick | def. | Joel Hirsch | 1 up |
| Adam Eisner | def. | Wayne Henry | 5 & 3 |
| Alan Ferguson | def. | Andrew Rogers | won on 21st hole |
| James Cook | def. | Andre Cruse | 6 & 5 |
| Garry Boardman | def. | Gary Orr | 7 & 6 |
| Bernard White | def. | Simon Wood | 3 & 1 |
| Stephen Field | def. | Mark Bearcroft | 4 & 2 |
| Glenn Joyner | def. | G R Krause | won on 21st hole |
| Stephen Jones | def. | Neville Clarke | 2 up |
| Peter Baker | def. | David Carrick | 3 & 2 |
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.
Values found only on Wikipedia, kept and flagged: champion_nationality, runner_up_nationality.
Data: the-amateur.json.