2019 Amateur Championship: James Sugrue wins at Portmarnock Golf Club
James Sugrue won the 2019 Amateur Championship at Portmarnock Golf Club in Portmarnock, County Dublin, beating Euan Walker 1 up in the final.
Updated 23 October 2026
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- Edition
- 124th
- Dates
- 17 June 2019 to 22 June 2019
- Course
- Portmarnock Golf Club, Portmarnock, County Dublin
- Stroke-play co-host
- The Island Golf Club
- Format
- stroke-play qualifying (36 holes) + match play
- Champion
- James Sugrue · age 20 · Ireland · Mallow
- Champion's title
- 1st Amateur Championship title
- Runner-up
- Euan Walker · Scotland
- Final
- 1 up (36-hole final)
- Match-play field
- 76
- Losing semifinalists
- David Micheluzzi and Ben Jones
- Stroke-play medalist
- Thomas Plumb (139)
- Defending champion
- Jovan Rebula · did not play
- What winning earned
- The 148th Open (2019) exemption; 2020 U.S. Open exemption; Masters invitation (by tradition)
What happened at the 2019 Amateur Championship
Final: Sugrue won the first three holes and was five up after nine holes of the morning round.
Final: Walker squared the match at the 33rd, but Sugrue won the 35th with a par after Walker drove into trouble and sealed the title on the 36th green.
First round, Giovanni Manzoni v Eduard Rousaud, won on 25th hole. Giovanni Manzoni beat Eduard Rousaud in a match that went 25 holes
First round, Ludvig Åberg v Nathan Barbieri, won on 23rd hole. Ludvig Åberg beat Nathan Barbieri in a match that went 23 holes
First round, Ben Jones v Jayden Schaper, won on 22nd hole. Ben Jones beat Jayden Schaper in a match that went 22 holes
The draw
Every match is recorded through the first round.
The final, 2019 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Sugrue | def. | Euan Walker | 1 up |
Semifinals, 2019 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Sugrue | def. | David Micheluzzi | 3 & 1 |
| Euan Walker | def. | Ben Jones | 2 & 1 |
Quarterfinals, 2019 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Micheluzzi | def. | Cameron Sisk | 1 up |
| James Sugrue | def. | Koen Kouwenaar | won on 19th hole |
| Euan Walker | def. | Sandy Scott | won on 19th hole |
| Ben Jones | def. | Ronan Mullarney | 3 & 1 |
Round of 16, 2019 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Micheluzzi | def. | Alexander George Frances | 2 & 1 |
| Cameron Sisk | def. | Vincent Norrman | won on 20th hole |
| Koen Kouwenaar | def. | Matthias Schmid | 3 & 2 |
| James Sugrue | def. | Sergio Parriego Cornejo | 5 & 3 |
| Euan Walker | def. | Jonatan Jolkkonen | won on 20th hole |
| Sandy Scott | def. | Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra | 2 & 1 |
| Ronan Mullarney | def. | Matty Lamb | 1 up |
| Ben Jones | def. | Bailey Gill | 2 & 1 |
Round of 32, 2019 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander George Frances | def. | Thomas Plumb | 5 & 4 |
| David Micheluzzi | def. | Tom Sloman | 4 & 3 |
| Cameron Sisk | def. | Billy McKenzie | 4 & 3 |
| Vincent Norrman | def. | Gerold Folk | 2 up |
| Koen Kouwenaar | def. | Pontus Nyholm | 5 & 3 |
| Matthias Schmid | def. | Angus Flanagan | 3 & 2 |
| James Sugrue | def. | Christoffer Pålsson | 1 up |
| Sergio Parriego Cornejo | def. | James Robinson | won on 21st hole |
| Euan Walker | def. | Riccardo Leo | 5 & 4 |
| Jonatan Jolkkonen | def. | David Ravetto | 4 & 3 |
| Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra | def. | Giovanni Manzoni | 4 & 2 |
| Sandy Scott | def. | Daniel O'Loughlin | 2 & 1 |
| Ronan Mullarney | def. | Ludvig Åberg | 4 & 3 |
| Matty Lamb | def. | Kengo Aoshima | 1 up |
| Bailey Gill | def. | Morten Toft Hansen | 4 & 3 |
| Ben Jones | def. | Simon Bukrinsky | 3 & 2 |
Round of 64, 2019 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Plumb | def. | Alejandro del Rey Gonzalez | 7 & 5 |
| Alexander George Frances | def. | Kyler Tate | 3 & 1 |
| David Micheluzzi | def. | Kyle Michel | 2 up |
| Tom Sloman | def. | Joseph Pagdin | 1 up |
| Billy McKenzie | def. | David Langley | 7 & 6 |
| Cameron Sisk | def. | Alexandre Fuchs | 3 & 1 |
| Gerold Folk | def. | Anton Albers | 4 & 3 |
| Vincent Norrman | def. | Ben Hutchinson | 3 & 1 |
| Koen Kouwenaar | def. | William Buhl | 3 & 2 |
| Pontus Nyholm | def. | Cole Madey | 3 & 2 |
| Matthias Schmid | def. | Sam Done | 9 & 8 |
| Angus Flanagan | def. | Jake Burnage | won on 20th hole |
| James Sugrue | def. | Harry Hall | 2 up |
| Christoffer Pålsson | def. | Thomas Hutchison | 3 & 2 |
| Sergio Parriego Cornejo | def. | Ayoub Ssouadi | 7 & 6 |
| James Robinson | def. | Therion Nel | 4 & 3 |
| Riccardo Leo | def. | Euan McIntosh | 4 & 3 |
| Euan Walker | def. | Eanna Griffin | 2 up |
| David Ravetto | def. | Josh Armstrong | 3 & 1 |
| Jonatan Jolkkonen | def. | Caolan Rafferty | 1 up |
| Giovanni Manzoni | def. | Andreas Hillersborg Sørensen | 2 & 1 |
| Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra | def. | Ryunosuke Sakane | 3 & 2 |
| Daniel O'Loughlin | def. | Sam Broadhurst | won on 19th hole |
| Sandy Scott | def. | Markus Braadlie | 1 up |
| Ludvig Åberg | def. | Connor McKinney | won on 19th hole |
| Ronan Mullarney | def. | Jake Bolton | 2 & 1 |
| Matty Lamb | def. | Yurav Premlall | 3 & 1 |
| Kengo Aoshima | def. | Paul Foulquie | 4 & 3 |
| Bailey Gill | def. | Albin Bergström | 4 & 2 |
| Morten Toft Hansen | def. | Dario Antonisse | 3 & 2 |
| Simon Bukrinsky | def. | David Nyfjäll | 2 & 1 |
| Ben Jones | def. | John Axelsen | 2 up |
Round of 128, 2019 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giovanni Manzoni | def. | Eduard Rousaud | won on 25th hole |
| Ryunosuke Sakane | def. | Adam Blommé | 2 up |
| Sam Broadhurst | def. | Graysen Huff | 1 up |
| Markus Braadlie | def. | Stefano Mazzoli | 3 & 1 |
| Ludvig Åberg | def. | Nathan Barbieri | won on 23rd hole |
| Ronan Mullarney | def. | Mason Andersen | 2 & 1 |
| Matty Lamb | def. | Jarle Kaldestad Volden | 3 & 2 |
| Paul Foulquie | def. | Daniel Hebenstreit | 3 & 2 |
| Albin Bergström | def. | Elliot Anger | 5 & 4 |
| Morten Toft Hansen | def. | Jack Ainscough | 3 & 2 |
| David Nyfjäll | def. | Adrian Mata | 2 up |
| Ben Jones | def. | Jayden Schaper | won on 22nd hole |
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.