1990 Amateur Championship: Rolf Muntz wins at Muirfield
Rolf Muntz won the 1990 Amateur Championship at Muirfield in Gullane, East Lothian, beating Michael Macara 7 & 6 in the final.
Updated 23 October 2026
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- Edition
- 95th
- Dates
- 4 June 1990 to 9 June 1990
- Course
- Muirfield, Gullane, East Lothian
- Stroke-play co-host
- Luffness New
- Format
- stroke-play qualifying (36 holes) + match play
- Champion
- Rolf Muntz · age 21 · Netherlands
- Champion's title
- 1st Amateur Championship title
- Runner-up
- Michael Macara · Wales
- Final
- 7 & 6 (36-hole final)
- Match-play field
- 76
- Losing semifinalists
- Craig Cassells and Richard Johnson
- Stroke-play medalist
- Adam Hart (138)
- Defending champion
- Stephen Dodd · did not play
What happened at the 1990 Amateur Championship
Quarterfinal: Rolf Muntz beat Jim Carvill at the 19th hole (his closest match of the week).
Final: Rolf Muntz beat Michael Macara 7 & 6; the match ended on the 30th hole.
Round of 16, Michael Macara v. Gary Wolstenholme, won on 23rd hole. Michael Macara beat Gary Wolstenholme at the 23rd hole.
The draw
Every match is recorded through the first round.
The final, 1990 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rolf Muntz | def. | Michael Macara | 7 & 6 |
Semifinals, 1990 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rolf Muntz | def. | Craig Cassells | 2 & 1 |
| Michael Macara | def. | Richard Johnson | 1 up |
Quarterfinals, 1990 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rolf Muntz | def. | Jim Carvill | won on 19th hole |
| Craig Cassells | def. | Gary Winter | 5 & 4 |
| Richard Johnson | def. | Gary Evans | 2 & 1 |
| Michael Macara | def. | Olivier Edmond | won on 20th hole |
Round of 16, 1990 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rolf Muntz | def. | Andrew Sandywell | 5 & 4 |
| Jim Carvill | def. | Enrico Nistri | 1 up |
| Craig Cassells | def. | Gavin Lawrie | 2 up |
| Gary Winter | def. | Nick Walton | 1 up |
| Richard Johnson | def. | Gary Pooley | 1 up |
| Gary Evans | def. | Christophe Pottier | 2 & 1 |
| Olivier Edmond | def. | K J Weeks | 2 & 1 |
| Michael Macara | def. | Gary Wolstenholme | won on 23rd hole |
Round of 32, 1990 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Sandywell | def. | Greg Kennedy | 8 & 7 |
| Rolf Muntz | def. | Andrew Nicholson | 4 & 3 |
| Enrico Nistri | def. | Graeme Millar | 8 & 7 |
| Jim Carvill | def. | Wilson Bryson | 5 & 4 |
| Gavin Lawrie | def. | Jim Payne | 1 up |
| Craig Cassells | def. | Liam White | 4 & 3 |
| Nick Walton | def. | Warren Hewlett | 3 & 1 |
| Gary Winter | def. | Matthew McGuire | 2 up |
| Richard Johnson | def. | Colin Cuthbert | 1 up |
| Gary Pooley | def. | John Bickerton Jr | won on 19th hole |
| Christophe Pottier | def. | Jody Fanagan | 5 & 4 |
| Gary Evans | def. | Darren Clarke | 7 & 6 |
| Olivier Edmond | def. | Timothy Spence | 2 & 1 |
| K J Weeks | def. | Robert Eggo | 2 & 1 |
| Gary Wolstenholme | def. | Adrian Hill | 5 & 3 |
| Michael Macara | def. | Lucas J K Parsons | 3 & 2 |
Round of 64, 1990 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Kennedy | def. | Adam Hart | 3 & 2 |
| Andrew Sandywell | def. | George Zahringer III | 7 & 5 |
| Rolf Muntz | def. | Mark Wiggett | 2 & 1 |
| Andrew Nicholson | def. | David Kirkpatrick | 3 & 2 |
| Graeme Millar | def. | Paul Blaikie | won on 19th hole |
| Enrico Nistri | def. | Scott Henderson | 4 & 3 |
| Jim Carvill | def. | Van Phillips | 5 & 4 |
| Wilson Bryson | def. | Matt Stanford | 1 up |
| Jim Payne | def. | Jim Noon | 3 & 2 |
| Gavin Lawrie | def. | Raymond Russell | 2 & 1 |
| Craig Cassells | def. | Seth Knight III | 6 & 4 |
| Liam White | def. | Bill Barnes USA | 3 & 2 |
| Nick Walton | def. | Keith Hird | 8 & 6 |
| Warren Hewlett | def. | Thomas Nielsen | 3 & 1 |
| Matthew McGuire | def. | Martin Hastie | 4 & 2 |
| Gary Winter | def. | Art Butler | 2 up |
| Colin Cuthbert | def. | Bryan Shields | 2 & 1 |
| Richard Johnson | def. | Lester Peterson | won on 23rd hole |
| Gary Pooley | def. | Ian Garbutt | 2 & 1 |
| John Bickerton Jr | def. | John Metcalfe | 5 & 3 |
| Christophe Pottier | def. | Steven Green | 1 up |
| Jody Fanagan | def. | Andrew Jones | 2 & 1 |
| Gary Evans | def. | Melvin Goodin | 6 & 5 |
| Darren Clarke | def. | David McToldridge | 3 & 2 |
| Timothy Spence | def. | Mark Dove | 1 up |
| Olivier Edmond | def. | Peter Sefton | 4 & 3 |
| Robert Eggo | def. | Andrew Rogers | 1 up |
| K J Weeks | def. | Graham Homewood | 3 & 2 |
| Adrian Hill | def. | David Brookreson | 2 & 1 |
| Gary Wolstenholme | def. | Donald Gammon | 3 & 2 |
| Lucas J K Parsons | def. | Jeffrey Kiley | 6 & 4 |
| Michael Macara | def. | Michael Brannan | 2 up |
Round of 128, 1990 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Rogers | def. | Erkki Valimaa | 4 & 2 |
| Robert Eggo | def. | Bob Burns | won on 21st hole |
| K J Weeks | def. | Gary Shaw | 3 & 2 |
| Graham Homewood | def. | David Beech | 4 & 2 |
| Adrian Hill | def. | Marion Moore | 1 up |
| David Brookreson | def. | George Patterson | 4 & 3 |
| Donald Gammon | def. | Ricardo Oliveira | 3 & 2 |
| Gary Wolstenholme | def. | Nigel Graves | 1 up |
| Jeffrey Kiley | def. | Peter Macleod | 2 & 1 |
| Lucas J K Parsons | def. | Andrew Harrhy | 2 up |
| Michael Macara | def. | Fraser Stewart | 4 & 3 |
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: runner_up_nationality.
Data: the-amateur.json.