2004 Amateur Championship: Stuart Wilson wins at St Andrews Links (Old Course)
Stuart Wilson won the 2004 Amateur Championship at St Andrews Links (Old Course) in St Andrews, Fife, beating Lee Corfield 4 & 3 in the final.
Updated 23 October 2026
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- Edition
- 109th
- Dates
- 31 May 2004 to 5 June 2004
- Course
- St Andrews Links (Old Course), St Andrews, Fife
- Stroke-play co-host
- St Andrews Links (Jubilee Course)
- Format
- stroke-play qualifying (36 holes) + match play
- Champion
- Stuart Wilson · age 26 · Scotland · Forfar
- Champion's title
- 1st Amateur Championship title
- Runner-up
- Lee Corfield · England
- Final
- 4 & 3 (36-hole final)
- Match-play field
- 80
- Losing semifinalists
- Andrew Svoboda and Eric Ramsay
- Stroke-play medalist
- James Heath (135)
- Defending champion
- Gary Wolstenholme · lost in round of 32
What happened at the 2004 Amateur Championship
Final: Stuart Wilson beat Lee Corfield 4 & 3 over 36 holes.
Longest match of the week: Mark Halliday beat Ross McGowan in the round of 64, won on 24th hole.
First round, Korey Mahoney v William Drohen, won on 22nd hole. Korey Mahoney beat William Drohen in a match that went 22 holes
Round of 64, Ryan Harrison v Paul Ring, won on 22nd hole. Ryan Harrison beat Paul Ring in a match that went 22 holes
Round of 64, Mark Halliday v Ross McGowan, won on 24th hole. Mark Halliday beat Ross McGowan in a match that went 24 holes
Round of 64, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano v James Heath, 1 up. Stroke-play medalist James Heath lost his opening match to Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano
The draw
Every match is recorded through the first round.
The final, 2004 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Wilson | def. | Lee Corfield | 4 & 3 |
Semifinals, 2004 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Corfield | def. | Andrew Svoboda | 1 up |
| Stuart Wilson | def. | Eric Ramsay | 2 & 1 |
Quarterfinals, 2004 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Corfield | def. | Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano | won on 19th hole |
| Andrew Svoboda | def. | Mark Halliday | 4 & 3 |
| Stuart Wilson | def. | Francesco Molinari | 3 & 1 |
| Eric Ramsay | def. | Rhys Davies | won on 20th hole |
Round of 16, 2004 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano | def. | Patrick Niederdrenk | 3 & 2 |
| Lee Corfield | def. | Gareth Maybin | 5 & 4 |
| Mark Halliday | def. | Robert Dinwiddie | 3 & 2 |
| Andrew Svoboda | def. | Ryan Tipping | won on 21st hole |
| Francesco Molinari | def. | Jonathan King | 7 & 5 |
| Stuart Wilson | def. | Paul Waring | 2 up |
| Rhys Davies | def. | Michael McGeady | 1 up |
| Eric Ramsay | def. | Heidar Bragason | 5 & 4 |
Round of 32, 2004 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano | def. | Dawie Van Der Walt | 1 up |
| Patrick Niederdrenk | def. | Gary Wolstenholme | 3 & 2 |
| Gareth Maybin | def. | Michael Sim | 2 & 1 |
| Lee Corfield | def. | Ryan Harrison | 6 & 5 |
| Robert Dinwiddie | def. | Julien Duclos-Grenet | 3 & 2 |
| Mark Halliday | def. | Martin Young | 2 & 1 |
| Andrew Svoboda | def. | Matthew Cryer | 4 & 3 |
| Ryan Tipping | def. | Matthew Kent | won on 19th hole |
| Jonathan King | def. | Martin Sell | 1 up |
| Francesco Molinari | def. | Nigel Edwards | 1 up |
| Stuart Wilson | def. | Maximilian Kramer | 1 up |
| Paul Waring | def. | Lloyd Saltman | 3 & 2 |
| Michael McGeady | def. | Florian Fritsch | 3 & 1 |
| Rhys Davies | def. | Brandon Knaub | 4 & 3 |
| Eric Ramsay | def. | Llewellyn Matthews | 5 & 4 |
| Heidar Bragason | def. | Kevin McAlpine | 1 up |
Round of 64, 2004 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano | def. | James Heath | 1 up |
| Dawie Van Der Walt | def. | Matthew Richardson | won on 19th hole |
| Patrick Niederdrenk | def. | Ricardo Santos | 1 up |
| Gary Wolstenholme | def. | George Cowan | 1 up |
| Michael Sim | def. | Ross Fisher | 2 & 1 |
| Gareth Maybin | def. | Darren Crowe | 1 up |
| Ryan Harrison | def. | Paul Ring | won on 22nd hole |
| Lee Corfield | def. | Lindsay Bernakevitch | 2 & 1 |
| Robert Dinwiddie | def. | George Murray | 3 & 2 |
| Julien Duclos-Grenet | def. | Edoardo Molinari | 1 up |
| Mark Halliday | def. | Ross McGowan | won on 24th hole |
| Martin Young | def. | John Gallagher | 4 & 2 |
| Matthew Cryer | def. | Mark O'Sullivan | 4 & 3 |
| Andrew Svoboda | def. | Keir McNicoll | 2 & 1 |
| Matthew Kent | def. | David Sutton | 4 & 3 |
| Ryan Tipping | def. | Glenn Campbell | 1 up |
| Jonathan King | def. | Claudio Blaesi | 5 & 3 |
| Martin Sell | def. | Heikki Mantyla | 1 up |
| Francesco Molinari | def. | Roope Kakko | 2 & 1 |
| Nigel Edwards | def. | Chris Botsford | 4 & 3 |
| Maximilian Kramer | def. | Lloyd Campbell | 4 & 3 |
| Stuart Wilson | def. | Lee Harper | 4 & 3 |
| Paul Waring | def. | Sebastian Garcia | 4 & 3 |
| Lloyd Saltman | def. | Ignacio Sanchez-Palencia | 4 & 2 |
| Florian Fritsch | def. | James Ruebotham | won on 19th hole |
| Michael McGeady | def. | Korey Mahoney | 2 up |
| Brandon Knaub | def. | Orn Hjartarson | 2 & 1 |
| Rhys Davies | def. | Cennydd Mills | 4 & 3 |
| Llewellyn Matthews | def. | Jamie McLeary | won on 21st hole |
| Eric Ramsay | def. | Sean McTernan | 1 up |
| Heidar Bragason | def. | Jon Abbott | 1 up |
| Kevin McAlpine | def. | Chris McDonnell | 2 & 1 |
Round of 128, 2004 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claudio Blaesi | def. | Jakobus Roos | won on 19th hole |
| Martin Sell | def. | Lawrence Dodd | 3 & 2 |
| Francesco Molinari | def. | Graeme Brown | 2 & 1 |
| Chris Botsford | def. | Nicolas Meitinger | 2 & 1 |
| Lloyd Campbell | def. | Sam Osborne | 3 & 2 |
| Lee Harper | def. | William Bowe | 1 up |
| Paul Waring | def. | Kane Streat | 3 & 2 |
| Ignacio Sanchez-Palencia | def. | Gary Lockerbie | 2 & 1 |
| Florian Fritsch | def. | Jamie Farnsworth | 3 & 2 |
| Korey Mahoney | def. | William Drohen | won on 22nd hole |
| Orn Hjartarson | def. | Gareth Wright | 4 & 3 |
| Cennydd Mills | def. | Jamie Moul | 2 up |
| Llewellyn Matthews | def. | Michael Kanski | 3 & 2 |
| Sean McTernan | def. | Michael Skelton | won on 19th hole |
| Heidar Bragason | def. | David Inglis | 2 up |
| Chris McDonnell | def. | Ewan Forbes | 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.
Data: the-amateur.json.