2011 Amateur Championship: Bryden Macpherson wins at Hillside Golf Club
Bryden Macpherson won the 2011 Amateur Championship at Hillside Golf Club in Southport, Merseyside, beating Michael Stewart 3 & 2 in the final.
Updated 23 October 2026
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- Edition
- 116th
- Dates
- 13 June 2011 to 18 June 2011
- Course
- Hillside Golf Club, Southport, Merseyside
- Stroke-play co-host
- Hesketh Golf Club
- Format
- stroke-play qualifying (36 holes) + match play
- Champion
- Bryden Macpherson · age 20 · Australia
- Champion's title
- 1st Amateur Championship title
- Runner-up
- Michael Stewart · Scotland
- Final
- 3 & 2 (36-hole final)
- Match-play field
- 65
- Losing semifinalists
- Sébastien Gros and Greg Paterson
- Stroke-play medalist
- Gregory Eason (139)
- Defending champion
- Jin Jeong · did not play
What happened at the 2011 Amateur Championship
Final: Bryden Macpherson beat Michael Stewart 3 & 2 over 36 holes.
Bryden Macpherson's closest escape: won his round of 64 match against Henry Smart on the 21st hole.
Round of 64, Ben Stow v Joshua White, won on 22nd hole. Ben Stow beat Joshua White in a match that went 22 holes
Round of 32, Alastair Jones v Toni Hakula, won on 24th hole. Alastair Jones beat Toni Hakula in a match that went 24 holes
Round of 64, Matthew Wallace v Gregory Eason, 2 & 1. Stroke-play medalist Gregory Eason lost his opening match to Matthew Wallace
The draw
Every match is recorded through the first round.
The final, 2011 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryden Macpherson | def. | Michael Stewart | 3 & 2 |
Semifinals, 2011 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Stewart | def. | Sébastien Gros | 5 & 4 |
| Bryden Macpherson | def. | Greg Paterson | 4 & 3 |
Quarterfinals, 2011 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sébastien Gros | def. | Joakim Mikkelsen | 1 up |
| Michael Stewart | def. | Tom Lewis | 4 & 3 |
| Bryden Macpherson | def. | Antonio Hortal | 2 & 1 |
| Greg Paterson | def. | Alastair Jones | 1 up |
Round of 16, 2011 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sébastien Gros | def. | Ashley Chesters | won on 19th hole |
| Joakim Mikkelsen | def. | Jason Timmis | 4 & 2 |
| Michael Stewart | def. | Philipp Fendt | 2 up |
| Tom Lewis | def. | Andy Sullivan | 6 & 4 |
| Antonio Hortal | def. | Oliver Farr | 2 & 1 |
| Bryden Macpherson | def. | Marc Dobias | 2 & 1 |
| Greg Paterson | def. | Jack Bartlett | 7 & 6 |
| Alastair Jones | def. | Alex Johnson | 2 up |
Round of 32, 2011 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Chesters | def. | Matthew Wallace | 1 up |
| Sébastien Gros | def. | Simon Richardson | 6 & 5 |
| Joakim Mikkelsen | def. | Ben Campbell | 2 up |
| Jason Timmis | def. | Stuart Phillips | 6 & 4 |
| Philipp Fendt | def. | Paul Cutler | 2 & 1 |
| Michael Stewart | def. | Daniel Stapff | 4 & 3 |
| Tom Lewis | def. | David Booth | 1 up |
| Andy Sullivan | def. | Kenny Subregis | 5 & 4 |
| Oliver Farr | def. | Oskar Arvidsson | 5 & 4 |
| Antonio Hortal | def. | David Coupland | 6 & 5 |
| Marc Dobias | def. | Landyn Edwards | won on 19th hole |
| Bryden Macpherson | def. | Patrick Spraggs | 4 & 2 |
| Jack Bartlett | def. | Le Riche Ehlers | 3 & 1 |
| Greg Paterson | def. | Ben Stow | 5 & 4 |
| Alex Johnson | def. | Adrien Saddier | 3 & 1 |
| Alastair Jones | def. | Toni Hakula | won on 24th hole |
Round of 64, 2011 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Wallace | def. | Gregory Eason | 2 & 1 |
| Ashley Chesters | def. | Thomas Detry | won on 19th hole |
| Simon Richardson | def. | Maximilian Rottluff | 4 & 2 |
| Sébastien Gros | def. | Mark Bookless | 1 up |
| Ben Campbell | def. | Conor O'Neil | 1 up |
| Joakim Mikkelsen | def. | Garth McGee | won on 19th hole |
| Jason Timmis | def. | Gary Stal | 2 & 1 |
| Stuart Phillips | def. | Mike Bedford | 2 up |
| Philipp Fendt | def. | Victor Flatau | 2 & 1 |
| Paul Cutler | def. | Victor Perez | 5 & 4 |
| Daniel Stapff | def. | Reikus Nortje | 4 & 3 |
| Michael Stewart | def. | Mark Young | 5 & 4 |
| Tom Lewis | def. | Garrick Porteous | 2 up |
| David Booth | def. | Moritz Lampert | 3 & 2 |
| Andy Sullivan | def. | Olafur Loftsson | won on 20th hole |
| Kenny Subregis | def. | Josh Loughrey | 1 up |
| Oskar Arvidsson | def. | Phillipp Westermann | 5 & 4 |
| Oliver Farr | def. | Ross Dee | 1 up |
| Antonio Hortal | def. | Tim Gornik | 3 & 2 |
| David Coupland | def. | Adrián Otaegui | 4 & 3 |
| Marc Dobias | def. | George Thacker | won on 19th hole |
| Landyn Edwards | def. | James Fox | 4 & 2 |
| Bryden Macpherson | def. | Henry Smart | won on 21st hole |
| Patrick Spraggs | def. | Steven Brown | 3 & 2 |
| Le Riche Ehlers | def. | Paul Lockwood | 3 & 1 |
| Jack Bartlett | def. | Neil Raymond | 1 up |
| Ben Stow | def. | Joshua White | won on 22nd hole |
| Greg Paterson | def. | Jose Maria Joia | 2 & 1 |
| Alex Johnson | def. | Hamza Sayin | 2 & 1 |
| Adrien Saddier | def. | Kris Nicol | 1 up |
| Toni Hakula | def. | Dylan Boshart | 2 & 1 |
| Alastair Jones | def. | Richard Bentham | 1 up |
Round of 128, 2011 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Bentham | def. | Tapio Pulkkanen | 2 & 1 |
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.