2003 Amateur Championship: Gary Wolstenholme wins at Royal Troon Golf Club (Old Course)
Gary Wolstenholme won the 2003 Amateur Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club (Old Course) in Troon, South Ayrshire, beating Raphaël De Sousa 6 & 5 in the final.
Updated 23 October 2026
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- Edition
- 108th
- Dates
- 2 June 2003 to 7 June 2003
- Course
- Royal Troon Golf Club (Old Course), Troon, South Ayrshire
- Stroke-play co-host
- Irvine Golf Club
- Format
- stroke-play qualifying (36 holes) + match play
- Champion
- Gary Wolstenholme · age 42 · England · Kilworth Springs
- Champion's title
- 2nd Amateur Championship title
- Runner-up
- Raphaël De Sousa · Switzerland
- Final
- 6 & 5 (36-hole final)
- Match-play field
- 65
- Losing semifinalists
- Francesco Molinari and Eric Ramsay
- Stroke-play medalist
- David Inglis (134)
- Defending champion
- Alejandro Larrazábal · did not play
What happened at the 2003 Amateur Championship
Final: Gary Wolstenholme beat Raphaël De Sousa 6 & 5 over 36 holes.
Longest match of the week: Jack Doherty beat Inaki Alustiza in the round of 64, won on 20th hole.
Round of 64, Peter Laws v David Inglis, won on 19th hole. Stroke-play medalist David Inglis lost his opening match to Peter Laws
The draw
Every match is recorded through the first round.
The final, 2003 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Wolstenholme | def. | Raphaël De Sousa | 6 & 5 |
Semifinals, 2003 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Wolstenholme | def. | Francesco Molinari | 1 up |
| Raphaël De Sousa | def. | Eric Ramsay | 1 up |
Quarterfinals, 2003 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Wolstenholme | def. | Jean-Baptiste Gonnet | 4 & 3 |
| Francesco Molinari | def. | Andrew McArthur | 2 & 1 |
| Raphaël De Sousa | def. | Glenn Campbell | 3 & 2 |
| Eric Ramsay | def. | Sam Osborne | 1 up |
Round of 16, 2003 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Wolstenholme | def. | Craig Smith | 3 & 1 |
| Jean-Baptiste Gonnet | def. | Stuart Wilson | 4 & 2 |
| Andrew McArthur | def. | Ari Savolainen | 5 & 4 |
| Francesco Molinari | def. | Kevin Freeman | 1 up |
| Raphaël De Sousa | def. | Jack Doherty | won on 19th hole |
| Glenn Campbell | def. | Craig Watson | won on 19th hole |
| Sam Osborne | def. | Sebastian Garcia | won on 19th hole |
| Eric Ramsay | def. | Martin Sell | 3 & 2 |
Round of 32, 2003 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Wolstenholme | def. | Peter Laws | 5 & 4 |
| Craig Smith | def. | Richard Walker | 4 & 2 |
| Jean-Baptiste Gonnet | def. | Daniel Wardrop | 5 & 4 |
| Stuart Wilson | def. | Edoardo Molinari | 2 up |
| Andrew McArthur | def. | Gareth Maybin | 2 up |
| Ari Savolainen | def. | Alex Smith | 1 up |
| Francesco Molinari | def. | Paul Bradshaw | won on 19th hole |
| Kevin Freeman | def. | Michael Mezei | 2 & 1 |
| Jack Doherty | def. | Nigel Edwards | 2 & 1 |
| Raphaël De Sousa | def. | Giles Legg | 8 & 7 |
| Glenn Campbell | def. | Colm Moriarty | 7 & 6 |
| Craig Watson | def. | Nicolas Meitinger | 5 & 4 |
| Sam Osborne | def. | Albert Kruger | 5 & 4 |
| Sebastian Garcia | def. | Julien Quesne | 2 & 1 |
| Martin Sell | def. | Greg Kennedy | 2 & 1 |
| Eric Ramsay | def. | J J Jakovac | 2 & 1 |
Round of 64, 2003 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Laws | def. | David Inglis | won on 19th hole |
| Gary Wolstenholme | def. | Tommi Laitto | 6 & 5 |
| Craig Smith | def. | Matjaz Gojcic | 1 up |
| Richard Walker | def. | Darryl Berry | won on 19th hole |
| Jean-Baptiste Gonnet | def. | Claudio Blaesi | 5 & 4 |
| Daniel Wardrop | def. | Wilhelm Schauman | 2 & 1 |
| Stuart Wilson | def. | Mark Donaldson | 3 & 1 |
| Edoardo Molinari | def. | Alvaro Velasco | 3 & 1 |
| Andrew McArthur | def. | Marc Leishman | 4 & 2 |
| Gareth Maybin | def. | Adam Stott | 4 & 3 |
| Alex Smith | def. | Richard Moir | 1 up |
| Ari Savolainen | def. | Haraldur Heimisson | 3 & 2 |
| Francesco Molinari | def. | Lee Boxall | 2 & 1 |
| Paul Bradshaw | def. | Gian Paolo Zanol | 7 & 6 |
| Michael Mezei | def. | Alfredo Garcia | 1 up |
| Kevin Freeman | def. | Paul Spargo | 2 & 1 |
| Jack Doherty | def. | Inaki Alustiza | won on 20th hole |
| Nigel Edwards | def. | Carlos Del Moral | 2 & 1 |
| Raphaël De Sousa | def. | Andrew Lynch | 3 & 2 |
| Giles Legg | def. | Hugo Santos | 8 & 7 |
| Colm Moriarty | def. | Brad Shilton | 1 up |
| Glenn Campbell | def. | Stephen Lewton | 5 & 4 |
| Craig Watson | def. | Gary Lockerbie | 3 & 2 |
| Nicolas Meitinger | def. | Zane Scotland | 1 up |
| Albert Kruger | def. | Rafael Vera | 3 & 2 |
| Sam Osborne | def. | Sigurpall Sveinsson | 8 & 6 |
| Julien Quesne | def. | Heikki Mantyla | won on 19th hole |
| Sebastian Garcia | def. | Peter Chalkley | 1 up |
| Greg Kennedy | def. | Graeme Clark | won on 19th hole |
| Martin Sell | def. | Ewan Forbes | 5 & 4 |
| Eric Ramsay | def. | Graham Gordon | 2 & 1 |
| J J Jakovac | def. | Michael Thannhäuser | 5 & 3 |
Round of 128, 2003 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Thannhäuser | def. | Ville Karhu | 1 up |
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.