1989 Amateur Championship: Stephen Dodd wins at Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Stephen Dodd won the 1989 Amateur Championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, Merseyside, beating Craig Cassells 5 & 3 in the final.
Updated 23 October 2026
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- Edition
- 94th
- Dates
- 5 June 1989 to 10 June 1989
- Course
- Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, Merseyside
- Stroke-play co-host
- Hillside
- Format
- stroke-play qualifying (36 holes) + match play
- Champion
- Stephen Dodd · age 22 · Wales · Brynhill
- Champion's title
- 1st Amateur Championship title
- Runner-up
- Craig Cassells · England
- Final
- 5 & 3 (36-hole final)
- Match-play field
- 65
- Losing semifinalists
- Garth McGimpsey and Stephen McCaw
- Stroke-play medalist
- Jim Milligan (141)
- Defending champion
- Cristian Härdin · did not play
What happened at the 1989 Amateur Championship
Round of 64: Stephen Dodd beat David Harding at the 20th hole (his closest match of the week).
Final: Stephen Dodd beat Craig Cassells 5 & 3; the match ended on the 33rd hole.
The draw
Every match is recorded through the round of 64.
The final, 1989 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Dodd | def. | Craig Cassells | 5 & 3 |
Semifinals, 1989 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Cassells | def. | Garth McGimpsey | 1 up |
| Stephen Dodd | def. | Stephen McCaw | 1 up |
Quarterfinals, 1989 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Cassells | def. | Jim Payne | 1 up |
| Garth McGimpsey | def. | Peter McEvoy | 2 & 1 |
| Stephen Dodd | def. | Chris Davison | 3 & 1 |
| Stephen McCaw | def. | M Smith | won on 19th hole |
Round of 16, 1989 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Payne | def. | Stuart Bouvier | 6 & 4 |
| Craig Cassells | def. | Ricky Willison | 5 & 4 |
| Garth McGimpsey | def. | Ben Jackson | 1 up |
| Peter McEvoy | def. | James Cook | 1 up |
| Chris Davison | def. | Per Nyman | 7 & 5 |
| Stephen Dodd | def. | Robert Bardsley | 3 & 1 |
| M Smith | def. | Robert Karlsson | 2 & 1 |
| Stephen McCaw | def. | Andrew Hare | 4 & 3 |
Round of 32, 1989 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Bouvier | def. | Jim Milligan | 3 & 2 |
| Jim Payne | def. | David Bathgate | 2 & 1 |
| Craig Cassells | def. | De Wet Basson | won on 19th hole |
| Ricky Willison | def. | Neil Williamson | 5 & 4 |
| Garth McGimpsey | def. | Jon Robson | won on 22nd hole |
| Ben Jackson | def. | Martin Hastie | 4 & 3 |
| James Cook | def. | Garry Walmsley | won on 19th hole |
| Peter McEvoy | def. | Gary Shaw | 3 & 1 |
| Per Nyman | def. | Chris Dalrymple | 2 & 1 |
| Chris Davison | def. | Gary Vanier | 2 & 1 |
| Stephen Dodd | def. | K J Weeks | 3 & 2 |
| Robert Bardsley | def. | Simon Wilkinson | 4 & 3 |
| Robert Karlsson | def. | Trevor Foster | 2 up |
| M Smith | def. | Darren Lee | 2 & 1 |
| Andrew Hare | def. | Andrew Coltart | 4 & 3 |
| Stephen McCaw | def. | Gary Evans | 3 & 2 |
Round of 64, 1989 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Milligan | def. | K A Fairbairn | 2 & 1 |
| Stuart Bouvier | def. | Lars Herne | 3 & 2 |
| David Bathgate | def. | Giles Hickman | 4 & 3 |
| Jim Payne | def. | Robert Eggo | 2 & 1 |
| Craig Cassells | def. | Martin Wild | 5 & 4 |
| De Wet Basson | def. | Alan Tait | 5 & 4 |
| Neil Williamson | def. | Ernie Els | 2 & 1 |
| Ricky Willison | def. | M P Wiggett | 4 & 3 |
| Jon Robson | def. | Garry Boardman | 5 & 4 |
| Garth McGimpsey | def. | Bryan Shields | 6 & 5 |
| Martin Hastie | def. | James Webber | 2 up |
| Ben Jackson | def. | Russell Claydon | won on 19th hole |
| Garry Walmsley | def. | Nigel Graves | 1 up |
| James Cook | def. | Simon Amor | 1 up |
| Gary Shaw | def. | Craig Everett | 3 & 2 |
| Peter McEvoy | def. | Andrew Elliot | won on 28th hole |
| Chris Dalrymple | def. | Stephane Lovey | 5 & 4 |
| Per Nyman | def. | Peter Robinson | 2 & 1 |
| Chris Davison | def. | Stephen East | 6 & 5 |
| Gary Vanier | def. | Jonathan Blewett | 1 up |
| Stephen Dodd | def. | David Harding | won on 20th hole |
| K J Weeks | def. | Dick Horne | won on 19th hole |
| Simon Wilkinson | def. | Lester Peterson | 4 & 3 |
| Robert Bardsley | def. | Dean Spriddle | 2 & 1 |
| Trevor Foster | def. | John Lawson | 5 & 4 |
| Robert Karlsson | def. | Ulrich Zilg | 3 & 2 |
| M Smith | def. | Graham Homewood | 1 up |
| Darren Lee | def. | Andrew Rogers | 1 up |
| Andrew Hare | def. | Ronald Henry Jr | 5 & 4 |
| Andrew Coltart | def. | Darren Prosser | 4 & 3 |
| Stephen McCaw | def. | Warren Hewlett | 2 & 1 |
| Gary Evans | def. | Sven Struver | 7 & 5 |
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.