2017 Amateur Championship: Harry Ellis wins at Royal St George's Golf Club
Harry Ellis won the 2017 Amateur Championship at Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, Kent, beating Dylan Perry won on 38th hole in the final.
Updated 23 October 2026
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- Edition
- 122nd
- Dates
- 19 June 2017 to 24 June 2017
- Course
- Royal St George's Golf Club, Sandwich, Kent
- Stroke-play co-host
- Prince's Golf Club
- Format
- stroke-play qualifying (36 holes) + match play
- Champion
- Harry Ellis · age 21 · England · Meon Valley
- Champion's title
- 1st Amateur Championship title
- Runner-up
- Dylan Perry · Australia
- Final
- won on 38th hole (36-hole final)
- Match-play field
- 77
- Losing semifinalists
- Alejandro Tosti and Luca Cianchetti
- Stroke-play medalist
- Caolan Rafferty (132)
- Defending champion
- Scott Gregory · did not play
- What winning earned
- The 146th Open (2017, Royal Birkdale) exemption; 2018 U.S. Open exemption; 2018 Masters invitation (by tradition)
What happened at the 2017 Amateur Championship
Final: all square at lunch; after Ellis won the 20th with a birdie, Perry won four consecutive holes from the 22nd and Ellis was four down with five to play after missing a par at the 31st.
Final: Ellis won the 32nd, 34th and 35th, Perry missed a 10-foot par putt to win on the 36th, and Ellis won at the par-4 38th when Perry made double bogey, completing a comeback from four down with five to play.
Round of 32, Alejandro Tosti v Caolan Rafferty, won on 25th hole. Alejandro Tosti beat Caolan Rafferty in a match that went 25 holes
The draw
Every match is recorded through the first round.
The final, 2017 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Ellis | def. | Dylan Perry | won on 38th hole |
Semifinals, 2017 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Perry | def. | Alejandro Tosti | 3 & 2 |
| Harry Ellis | def. | Luca Cianchetti | 3 & 2 |
Quarterfinals, 2017 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alejandro Tosti | def. | Stefano Mazzoli | 3 & 2 |
| Dylan Perry | def. | Jarle Kaldestad Volden | 1 up |
| Harry Ellis | def. | Paul McBride | 2 up |
| Luca Cianchetti | def. | Fredrik Niléhn | 1 up |
Round of 16, 2017 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alejandro Tosti | def. | Charlie Strickland | 4 & 3 |
| Stefano Mazzoli | def. | Zach Murray | 3 & 2 |
| Dylan Perry | def. | Hayden Springer | won on 19th hole |
| Jarle Kaldestad Volden | def. | Ryan Lumsden | 2 up |
| Paul McBride | def. | Jack Singh Brar | 1 up |
| Harry Ellis | def. | Kristoffer Ventura | 3 & 1 |
| Luca Cianchetti | def. | Matias Honkala | 1 up |
| Fredrik Niléhn | def. | Robert MacIntyre | 1 up |
Round of 32, 2017 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alejandro Tosti | def. | Caolan Rafferty | won on 25th hole |
| Charlie Strickland | def. | Min Woo Lee | 1 up |
| Stefano Mazzoli | def. | Jordan Sundborg | 6 & 5 |
| Zach Murray | def. | Daniel O'Loughlin | 1 up |
| Hayden Springer | def. | Hurly Long | 2 & 1 |
| Dylan Perry | def. | Frédéric Lacroix | 1 up |
| Jarle Kaldestad Volden | def. | Harrison Endycott | 3 & 2 |
| Ryan Lumsden | def. | Stuart Grehan | 1 up |
| Jack Singh Brar | def. | Perry Cohen | 1 up |
| Paul McBride | def. | Jimmy Stanger | 2 up |
| Kristoffer Ventura | def. | Craig Howie | won on 20th hole |
| Harry Ellis | def. | Joshua Seiple | 6 & 5 |
| Luca Cianchetti | def. | Casper Simberg | 5 & 4 |
| Matias Honkala | def. | Tom Sloman | 1 up |
| Robert MacIntyre | def. | George Baylis | 1 up |
| Fredrik Niléhn | def. | David Langley | 4 & 3 |
Round of 64, 2017 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caolan Rafferty | def. | David Ravetto | 5 & 3 |
| Alejandro Tosti | def. | Gian-Marco Petrozzi | 3 & 1 |
| Charlie Strickland | def. | Sandy Scott | 2 & 1 |
| Min Woo Lee | def. | Conor O'Rourke | 3 & 2 |
| Stefano Mazzoli | def. | Joey Savoie | 2 & 1 |
| Jordan Sundborg | def. | Euan Walker | 3 & 2 |
| Zach Murray | def. | Andres Gallegos | 2 & 1 |
| Daniel O'Loughlin | def. | Craig Ross | 1 up |
| Hayden Springer | def. | Evan Griffith | 4 & 2 |
| Hurly Long | def. | Ben Chamberlain | 2 & 1 |
| Frédéric Lacroix | def. | Vitor Londot Lopes | 3 & 2 |
| Dylan Perry | def. | Michael Hirmer | 4 & 3 |
| Harrison Endycott | def. | Lars Keunen | 1 up |
| Jarle Kaldestad Volden | def. | Timo Vahlenkamp | 4 & 3 |
| Ryan Lumsden | def. | Robin Dawson | 5 & 3 |
| Stuart Grehan | def. | Peter Melching | 4 & 2 |
| Jack Singh Brar | def. | Sean Flanagan | 2 & 1 |
| Perry Cohen | def. | Travis Smyth | won on 19th hole |
| Jimmy Stanger | def. | Antoine Moreau | 4 & 3 |
| Paul McBride | def. | Oliver Gillberg | 4 & 2 |
| Kristoffer Ventura | def. | Blake Windred | 5 & 4 |
| Craig Howie | def. | Zan Luka Stirn | 4 & 2 |
| Joshua Seiple | def. | Matthew Jordan | 2 & 1 |
| Harry Ellis | def. | Kim Koivu | 2 & 1 |
| Casper Simberg | def. | Kyle McClatchie | won on 21st hole |
| Luca Cianchetti | def. | Llewellyn Matthews | 3 & 1 |
| Matias Honkala | def. | Giacomo Fortini | 1 up |
| Tom Sloman | def. | Christopher MacLean | 1 up |
| George Baylis | def. | Gisli Sveinbergsson | 5 & 4 |
| Robert MacIntyre | def. | Ben Ferguson | 3 & 2 |
| Fredrik Niléhn | def. | David Boote | 3 & 2 |
| David Langley | def. | Alberto Castagnara | 5 & 3 |
Round of 128, 2017 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul McBride | def. | David Micheluzzi | 1 up |
| Blake Windred | def. | Paul Chaplet | 2 & 1 |
| Zan Luka Stirn | def. | Albert Venter | 5 & 3 |
| Matthew Jordan | def. | Mateusz Gradecki | won on 20th hole |
| Kim Koivu | def. | Timothy Harry | won on 19th hole |
| Casper Simberg | def. | John Ross Galbraith | 3 & 2 |
| Llewellyn Matthews | def. | Franck Medale | 1 up |
| Matias Honkala | def. | Garrick Higgo | 3 & 2 |
| Tom Sloman | def. | William Whiteoak | 2 up |
| George Baylis | def. | Josh Hilleard | 5 & 4 |
| Robert MacIntyre | def. | Zheng Kai Bai | 3 & 1 |
| Fredrik Niléhn | def. | Conor Purcell | 3 & 1 |
| David Langley | def. | Connor Syme | 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.