2009 Amateur Championship: Matteo Manassero wins at Formby Golf Club
Matteo Manassero won the 2009 Amateur Championship at Formby Golf Club in Formby, Merseyside, beating Sam Hutsby 4 & 3 in the final.
Updated 23 October 2026
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- Edition
- 114th
- Dates
- 15 June 2009 to 20 June 2009
- Course
- Formby Golf Club, Formby, Merseyside
- Stroke-play co-host
- West Lancashire Golf Club
- Format
- stroke-play qualifying (36 holes) + match play
- Champion
- Matteo Manassero · age 16 · Italy
- Champion's title
- 1st Amateur Championship title
- Runner-up
- Sam Hutsby · age 20 · England
- Final
- 4 & 3 (36-hole final)
- Match-play field
- 76
- Losing semifinalists
- Darren Renwick and Stiggy Hodgson
- Stroke-play medalist
- Matteo Manassero (135)
- Defending champion
- Reinier Saxton · lost in round of 64
What happened at the 2009 Amateur Championship
Final: Matteo Manassero beat Sam Hutsby 4 & 3 over 36 holes.
Longest match of the week: Richard Hooper beat Nunzio Lombardi in the first round, won on 21st hole.
The draw
Every match is recorded through the first round.
The final, 2009 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matteo Manassero | def. | Sam Hutsby | 4 & 3 |
Semifinals, 2009 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matteo Manassero | def. | Darren Renwick | 4 & 3 |
| Sam Hutsby | def. | Stiggy Hodgson | won on 21st hole |
Quarterfinals, 2009 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matteo Manassero | def. | Tommy Fleetwood | 2 & 1 |
| Darren Renwick | def. | Mark Hillson | 2 up |
| Sam Hutsby | def. | Jurrian Van Der Vaart | 5 & 3 |
| Stiggy Hodgson | def. | Nils Floren | 2 up |
Round of 16, 2009 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matteo Manassero | def. | Peter Baunsoe | 2 & 1 |
| Tommy Fleetwood | def. | John Carroll | 5 & 4 |
| Mark Hillson | def. | Jack Bartlett | 1 up |
| Darren Renwick | def. | Steve Ziegler | 1 up |
| Jurrian Van Der Vaart | def. | Stefan Wiedergruen | 2 & 1 |
| Sam Hutsby | def. | Maximilian Kieffer | 2 & 1 |
| Nils Floren | def. | James Byrne | 2 & 1 |
| Stiggy Hodgson | def. | Ryan Dreyer | 1 up |
Round of 32, 2009 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matteo Manassero | def. | Joon Kim | 5 & 3 |
| Peter Baunsoe | def. | Simon Ward | 1 up |
| John Carroll | def. | Matt Jager | won on 20th hole |
| Tommy Fleetwood | def. | Jesper Kennegard | 2 up |
| Jack Bartlett | def. | Jonathan Hurst | 4 & 3 |
| Mark Hillson | def. | Stephan Jaeger | 6 & 5 |
| Steve Ziegler | def. | James White | 3 & 2 |
| Darren Renwick | def. | Tommy King | 7 & 5 |
| Stefan Wiedergruen | def. | Kalle Samooja | 3 & 1 |
| Jurrian Van Der Vaart | def. | Ignacio Elvira | 2 up |
| Maximilian Kieffer | def. | Willem Vork | 1 up |
| Sam Hutsby | def. | Niall Kearney | 5 & 4 |
| James Byrne | def. | Fredrik Qvicker | 2 & 1 |
| Nils Floren | def. | Matthew Nixon | 4 & 3 |
| Stiggy Hodgson | def. | Jamie Abbott | 5 & 4 |
| Ryan Dreyer | def. | Nigel Edwards | won on 20th hole |
Round of 64, 2009 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matteo Manassero | def. | Steven Brown | 6 & 5 |
| Joon Kim | def. | Stephan Gross | 2 & 1 |
| Simon Ward | def. | David Markle | 2 up |
| Peter Baunsoe | def. | Joe Vickery | 7 & 5 |
| Matt Jager | def. | Rhys Enoch | 2 & 1 |
| John Carroll | def. | Greg Paterson | 6 & 5 |
| Jesper Kennegard | def. | Charlie Cossins | 3 & 1 |
| Tommy Fleetwood | def. | Andrea Pavan | 2 up |
| Jack Bartlett | def. | Niclas Johansson | won on 20th hole |
| Jonathan Hurst | def. | Chris Cannon | 8 & 7 |
| Stephan Jaeger | def. | Jonathan Gidney | 3 & 2 |
| Mark Hillson | def. | Luke Lennox | 2 & 1 |
| Steve Ziegler | def. | Gavin Dear | 2 & 1 |
| James White | def. | Jake Amos | 4 & 3 |
| Tommy King | def. | James Robinson | won on 19th hole |
| Darren Renwick | def. | Pontus Widegren | 2 up |
| Kalle Samooja | def. | Russell Henley | 1 up |
| Stefan Wiedergruen | def. | Adam Wainwright | 3 & 1 |
| Jurrian Van Der Vaart | def. | Adam Runcie | 2 & 1 |
| Ignacio Elvira | def. | Reinier Saxton | won on 19th hole |
| Willem Vork | def. | Richard Hooper | 4 & 2 |
| Maximilian Kieffer | def. | Henrik Norlander | 3 & 2 |
| Niall Kearney | def. | Daniel Nisbet | 1 up |
| Sam Hutsby | def. | Eugene Wong | 6 & 5 |
| James Byrne | def. | Sam Stuart | 3 & 1 |
| Fredrik Qvicker | def. | Billy Hemstock | 3 & 1 |
| Nils Floren | def. | Bryden Macpherson | 2 up |
| Matthew Nixon | def. | Brendan Smith | 4 & 3 |
| Jamie Abbott | def. | Alexander Knappe | 1 up |
| Stiggy Hodgson | def. | Ben Rickett | 1 up |
| Ryan Dreyer | def. | Daan Huizing | 1 up |
| Nigel Edwards | def. | Pedro Oriol | 5 & 4 |
Round of 128, 2009 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hooper | def. | Nunzio Lombardi | won on 21st hole |
| Henrik Norlander | def. | William Wilcox | 3 & 2 |
| Daniel Nisbet | def. | Paul Cutler | 2 & 1 |
| Eugene Wong | def. | Gregor Main | 5 & 4 |
| Sam Stuart | def. | Robin Kind | won on 19th hole |
| Billy Hemstock | def. | Lincoln Tighe | 5 & 4 |
| Nils Floren | def. | Sam Haywood | 4 & 3 |
| Matthew Nixon | def. | Adrian Ford | 6 & 5 |
| Alexander Knappe | def. | Tim Sluiter | won on 19th hole |
| Stiggy Hodgson | def. | Johann Lopez Lazaro | won on 19th hole |
| Ryan Dreyer | def. | Victor Flatau | 3 & 2 |
| Pedro Oriol | def. | Dale Whitnell | 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.