2012 Amateur Championship: Alan Dunbar wins at Royal Troon Golf Club (Old Course)
Alan Dunbar won the 2012 Amateur Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club (Old Course) in Troon, South Ayrshire, beating Matthias Schwab 1 up in the final.
Updated 23 October 2026
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- Edition
- 117th
- Dates
- 18 June 2012 to 23 June 2012
- Course
- Royal Troon Golf Club (Old Course), Troon, South Ayrshire
- Stroke-play co-host
- Glasgow Golf Club (Gailes Links)
- Format
- stroke-play qualifying (36 holes) + match play
- Champion
- Alan Dunbar · age 22 · Northern Ireland · Rathmore
- Champion's title
- 1st Amateur Championship title
- Runner-up
- Matthias Schwab · age 17 · Austria
- Final
- 1 up (36-hole final)
- Match-play field
- 78
- Losing semifinalists
- Paul Ferrier and Jack McDonald
- Stroke-play medalist
- Daniel Jennevret (136)
- Defending champion
- Bryden Macpherson · did not play
- What winning earned
- The Open (2012) exemption; 2013 U.S. Open exemption; Masters invitation (by tradition); invitation to the 2012 Irish Open
What happened at the 2012 Amateur Championship
Final: Schwab led by one after the morning 18; Dunbar went two up after the 23rd, but conceded the Postage Stamp (26th) after hacking out of rough and Schwab went one up at the 30th after Dunbar declared an unplayable.
Final: one down after bogeying the 34th from two fairway bunkers, Dunbar parred the 35th and 36th while Schwab failed to save par on both, winning 1 up when Schwab missed a four-foot par putt on the last green.
Round of 32, Jack McDonald v Will McCurdy, won on 24th hole. Jack McDonald beat Will McCurdy in a match that went 24 holes
Round of 64, Emilio Cuartero v Daniel Jennevret, 1 up. Stroke-play medalist Daniel Jennevret lost his opening match to Emilio Cuartero
The draw
Every match is recorded through the first round.
The final, 2012 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Dunbar | def. | Matthias Schwab | 1 up |
Semifinals, 2012 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Dunbar | def. | Paul Ferrier | 3 & 2 |
| Matthias Schwab | def. | Jack McDonald | 2 up |
Quarterfinals, 2012 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Ferrier | def. | Matthew Stieger | 4 & 3 |
| Alan Dunbar | def. | Robert Karlsson | 3 & 2 |
| Matthias Schwab | def. | Jacobo Pastor | 4 & 3 |
| Jack McDonald | def. | Toby Tree | won on 19th hole |
Round of 16, 2012 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stieger | def. | Daniel Nisbet | 3 & 2 |
| Paul Ferrier | def. | Lorenzo Scotto | won on 19th hole |
| Robert Karlsson | def. | Ricardo Melo Gouveia | 1 up |
| Alan Dunbar | def. | Paul Barjon | 2 up |
| Jacobo Pastor | def. | Daniel Schmieding | won on 20th hole |
| Matthias Schwab | def. | Pedro Figueiredo | 5 & 4 |
| Toby Tree | def. | Tyler Raber | 2 & 1 |
| Jack McDonald | def. | Rory McNamara | 1 up |
Round of 32, 2012 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stieger | def. | Emilio Cuartero | 4 & 2 |
| Daniel Nisbet | def. | Craig Hinton | 3 & 1 |
| Lorenzo Scotto | def. | Kevin Phelan | won on 19th hole |
| Paul Ferrier | def. | Victor Fasmer Henum | 4 & 3 |
| Robert Karlsson | def. | Nathan Kimsey | 1 up |
| Ricardo Melo Gouveia | def. | Juan F Sarasti | 1 up |
| Paul Barjon | def. | Jack Bartlett | 4 & 3 |
| Alan Dunbar | def. | Patrick Winther | 7 & 6 |
| Jacobo Pastor | def. | Jorge Fernandez Valdes | won on 19th hole |
| Daniel Schmieding | def. | Edouard Espana | 2 up |
| Matthias Schwab | def. | Tim Gornik | 1 up |
| Pedro Figueiredo | def. | Jordan Zunic | 3 & 2 |
| Toby Tree | def. | Rhys Pugh | 7 & 6 |
| Tyler Raber | def. | Antoine Schwartz | 5 & 4 |
| Rory McNamara | def. | Stephan Jaeger | 4 & 3 |
| Jack McDonald | def. | Will McCurdy | won on 24th hole |
Round of 64, 2012 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emilio Cuartero | def. | Daniel Jennevret | 1 up |
| Matthew Stieger | def. | Thomas Detry | 2 & 1 |
| Craig Hinton | def. | Daan Huizing | won on 19th hole |
| Daniel Nisbet | def. | Clement Batut | 2 & 1 |
| Lorenzo Scotto | def. | Nathan Holman | 2 & 1 |
| Kevin Phelan | def. | Kramer Hickok | 4 & 3 |
| Victor Fasmer Henum | def. | Marcos Pastor | 6 & 5 |
| Paul Ferrier | def. | Ben Stow | 7 & 6 |
| Nathan Kimsey | def. | Richard O'Donovan | 2 & 1 |
| Robert Karlsson | def. | Olivier Rozner | 3 & 1 |
| Ricardo Melo Gouveia | def. | Kristjan Einarsson | 4 & 3 |
| Juan F Sarasti | def. | James White | 3 & 2 |
| Paul Barjon | def. | Mackenzie Hughes | 5 & 3 |
| Jack Bartlett | def. | Antoni Ferrer | 4 & 2 |
| Patrick Winther | def. | Federico Zucchetti | 3 & 1 |
| Alan Dunbar | def. | Borja Virto | 1 up |
| Jorge Fernandez Valdes | def. | Carlos Pigem | won on 20th hole |
| Jacobo Pastor | def. | Paul Howard | 2 & 1 |
| Daniel Schmieding | def. | Daniel Young | 3 & 2 |
| Edouard Espana | def. | Clement Sordet | 1 up |
| Matthias Schwab | def. | Ashley Chesters | 1 up |
| Tim Gornik | def. | Jason Shufflebotham | 1 up |
| Pedro Figueiredo | def. | Daniel Bringolf | won on 19th hole |
| Jordan Zunic | def. | Adrien Saddier | 1 up |
| Rhys Pugh | def. | Franco Romero | 4 & 2 |
| Toby Tree | def. | Julien Brun | 2 & 1 |
| Tyler Raber | def. | Joel Stalter | 1 up |
| Antoine Schwartz | def. | Todd Sinnott | 4 & 3 |
| Rory McNamara | def. | Tapio Pulkkanen | 2 up |
| Stephan Jaeger | def. | Max Orrin | 4 & 3 |
| Jack McDonald | def. | Mathias Eggenberger | 1 up |
| Will McCurdy | def. | Geoff Drakeford | 8 & 7 |
Round of 128, 2012 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Schmieding | def. | Peter Valasek | won on 20th hole |
| Clement Sordet | def. | Manuel Trappel | 3 & 1 |
| Matthias Schwab | def. | Ciaran Molloy | 4 & 3 |
| Jason Shufflebotham | def. | Brian Casey | 2 & 1 |
| Pedro Figueiredo | def. | Richard Bentham | 1 up |
| Jordan Zunic | def. | Brian Soutar | 2 & 1 |
| Rhys Pugh | def. | Joshua White | 6 & 4 |
| Toby Tree | def. | Jonathan Bale | 3 & 2 |
| Tyler Raber | def. | Ben Campbell | won on 20th hole |
| Todd Sinnott | def. | Tom Berry | 1 up |
| Tapio Pulkkanen | def. | Florian Loutre | 8 & 7 |
| Max Orrin | def. | James Ross | 5 & 3 |
| Mathias Eggenberger | def. | Michael Loppnow | 4 & 3 |
| Will McCurdy | def. | Giulio Castagnara | 3 & 2 |
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.