2018 Amateur Championship: Jovan Rebula wins at Royal Aberdeen Golf Club
Jovan Rebula won the 2018 Amateur Championship at Royal Aberdeen Golf Club in Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, beating Robin Dawson 3 & 2 in the final.
Updated 23 October 2026
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- Edition
- 123rd
- Dates
- 18 June 2018 to 23 June 2018
- Course
- Royal Aberdeen Golf Club, Aberdeen, Aberdeen City
- Stroke-play co-host
- Murcar Links Golf Club
- Format
- stroke-play qualifying (36 holes) + match play
- Champion
- Jovan Rebula · age 20 · South Africa
- Champion's title
- 1st Amateur Championship title
- Runner-up
- Robin Dawson · Ireland
- Final
- 3 & 2 (36-hole final)
- Match-play field
- 77
- Losing semifinalists
- Mitch Waite and Conor Purcell
- Stroke-play medalist
- Wilco Nienaber (133)
- Defending champion
- Harry Ellis · did not play
- What winning earned
- The 147th Open (2018, Carnoustie) exemption; 2019 U.S. Open exemption; 2019 Masters invitation (by tradition)
What happened at the 2018 Amateur Championship
Final: Rebula, nephew of Ernie Els, was never behind; he birdied the par-5 6th to go 1 up and led by one at lunch.
Final: Rebula reached 5 up with six to play before Dawson won two holes back; Rebula closed out a 3 & 2 win, the first South African champion since Bobby Cole in 1966.
The draw
Every match is recorded through the first round.
The final, 2018 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jovan Rebula | def. | Robin Dawson | 3 & 2 |
Semifinals, 2018 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jovan Rebula | def. | Mitch Waite | 6 & 4 |
| Robin Dawson | def. | Conor Purcell | 3 & 2 |
Quarterfinals, 2018 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jovan Rebula | def. | Tom Sloman | 2 & 1 |
| Mitch Waite | def. | Christoffer Pålsson | 3 & 2 |
| Conor Purcell | def. | David Micheluzzi | 3 & 2 |
| Robin Dawson | def. | John Murphy | 2 & 1 |
Round of 16, 2018 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Sloman | def. | Wilco Nienaber | 1 up |
| Jovan Rebula | def. | Ben Hutchinson | 1 up |
| Mitch Waite | def. | Timo Vahlenkamp | won on 19th hole |
| Christoffer Pålsson | def. | Luca Filippi | 4 & 3 |
| Conor Purcell | def. | Adam Blommé | 3 & 2 |
| David Micheluzzi | def. | Raul Pereda | 5 & 4 |
| Robin Dawson | def. | Elis Svärd | 6 & 5 |
| John Murphy | def. | Viktor Hovland | 6 & 5 |
Round of 32, 2018 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilco Nienaber | def. | Perry Cohen | 1 up |
| Tom Sloman | def. | Jeff Wright | 1 up |
| Ben Hutchinson | def. | Rowan Lester | 2 up |
| Jovan Rebula | def. | Malcolm Mitchell | 1 up |
| Timo Vahlenkamp | def. | Ben Jones | 7 & 6 |
| Mitch Waite | def. | Stuart Easton | 1 up |
| Christoffer Pålsson | def. | James Sugrue | 3 & 2 |
| Luca Filippi | def. | Therion Nel | 4 & 3 |
| Conor Purcell | def. | Matthew Jordan | won on 19th hole |
| Adam Blommé | def. | Blake Collyer | 1 up |
| David Micheluzzi | def. | Blake Wagoner | 5 & 4 |
| Raul Pereda | def. | Sandy Scott | 3 & 1 |
| Robin Dawson | def. | Victor Pastor | 2 up |
| Elis Svärd | def. | Marcos Montenegro | 5 & 4 |
| John Murphy | def. | Walker Lee | 4 & 2 |
| Viktor Hovland | def. | Thomas Forster | 1 up |
Round of 64, 2018 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilco Nienaber | def. | Niclas Weiland | 5 & 4 |
| Perry Cohen | def. | Zan Luka Stirn | 2 & 1 |
| Tom Sloman | def. | Jediah Morgan | 1 up |
| Jeff Wright | def. | Euan McIntosh | 1 up |
| Ben Hutchinson | def. | Jamie Li | 5 & 3 |
| Rowan Lester | def. | David Hague | 6 & 5 |
| Malcolm Mitchell | def. | Ben Ferguson | 2 up |
| Jovan Rebula | def. | Billy McKenzie | 2 & 1 |
| Ben Jones | def. | Matt Saulez | 2 up |
| Timo Vahlenkamp | def. | Sam Done | 3 & 2 |
| Mitch Waite | def. | Alexander Herrmann | 6 & 4 |
| Stuart Easton | def. | William Heffernan | 1 up |
| James Sugrue | def. | Kyle Michel | won on 19th hole |
| Christoffer Pålsson | def. | Angus Flanagan | 2 up |
| Luca Filippi | def. | Stefano Mazzoli | 3 & 1 |
| Therion Nel | def. | Laird Shepherd | won on 19th hole |
| Matthew Jordan | def. | Matias Honkala | won on 20th hole |
| Conor Purcell | def. | Pablo Rodriguez-Tabernero Torres | 2 & 1 |
| Adam Blommé | def. | Lorenzo Scalise | won on 21st hole |
| Blake Collyer | def. | Eetu Isometsä | 2 up |
| David Micheluzzi | def. | Maximilian Oelfke | 2 & 1 |
| Blake Wagoner | def. | Paul Foulquie | 3 & 2 |
| Sandy Scott | def. | Claudio Consul | 3 & 2 |
| Raul Pereda | def. | Sam Meek | 2 & 1 |
| Robin Dawson | def. | David Ravetto | 4 & 2 |
| Victor Pastor | def. | John Paterson | 2 & 1 |
| Marcos Montenegro | def. | Rory Franssen | 2 & 1 |
| Elis Svärd | def. | Harry Hall | won on 20th hole |
| Walker Lee | def. | Jack Cope | 2 up |
| John Murphy | def. | Oliver Farrell | 4 & 2 |
| Thomas Forster | def. | Daniel Hillier | 2 & 1 |
| Viktor Hovland | def. | Lukas Euler | 5 & 4 |
Round of 128, 2018 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eetu Isometsä | def. | Robin Williams | 3 & 2 |
| Maximilian Oelfke | def. | Francesco Donaggio | 7 & 6 |
| Paul Foulquie | def. | Antoine Auboin | 2 up |
| Claudio Consul | def. | Robbie Morrison | 1 up |
| Raul Pereda | def. | Callan Barrow | 4 & 3 |
| David Ravetto | def. | Will Miles | 1 up |
| John Paterson | def. | Pierre Pineau | 1 up |
| Marcos Montenegro | def. | Takumi Kanaya | 4 & 3 |
| Elis Svärd | def. | Matias Sanchez | 1 up |
| Jack Cope | def. | Max O'Hagan | won on 20th hole |
| Oliver Farrell | def. | Adrian Mata | won on 19th hole |
| Thomas Forster | def. | Frédéric Lacroix | won on 19th hole |
| Lukas Euler | def. | Álvaro Ortiz | 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.