2021 Amateur Championship: Laird Shepherd wins at Nairn Golf Club
Laird Shepherd won the 2021 Amateur Championship at Nairn Golf Club in Nairn, Highland, beating Monty Scowsill won on 38th hole in the final.
Updated 23 October 2026
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- Edition
- 126th
- Dates
- 14 June 2021 to 19 June 2021
- Course
- Nairn Golf Club, Nairn, Highland
- Format
- stroke-play qualifying (36 holes) + match play
- Champion
- Laird Shepherd · England · Rye
- Champion's title
- 1st Amateur Championship title
- Runner-up
- Monty Scowsill · England
- Final
- won on 38th hole (36-hole final)
- Match-play field
- 64
- Losing semifinalists
- James Ashfield and Jack Dyer
- Stroke-play medalist
- Matthew Clark (134)
- Defending champion
- Joe Long · did not play
- What winning earned
- The 149th Open (2021) exemption; 2022 U.S. Open exemption; Masters invitation (by tradition); invitation to a European Tour event
What happened at the 2021 Amateur Championship
Final: Shepherd was eight down after 17 holes against Scowsill and still four down with four to play.
Final: Shepherd won the last four holes (birdies at the 33rd and 35th; Scowsill hit a tree off the 36th tee) and won at the 38th when Scowsill three-putted.
Round of 64, Mason Essam v Matthew Clark, 5 & 4. Stroke-play medalist Matthew Clark lost his opening match to Mason Essam
The draw
Every match is recorded through the round of 64.
The final, 2021 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laird Shepherd | def. | Monty Scowsill | won on 38th hole |
Semifinals, 2021 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monty Scowsill | def. | James Ashfield | 2 up |
| Laird Shepherd | def. | Jack Dyer | 1 up |
Quarterfinals, 2021 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monty Scowsill | def. | John Paterson | 3 & 2 |
| James Ashfield | def. | Calum Scott | 2 & 1 |
| Laird Shepherd | def. | Sam Bairstow | 1 up |
| Jack Dyer | def. | Olly Huggins | 5 & 3 |
Round of 16, 2021 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monty Scowsill | def. | Ben Quinney | won on 20th hole |
| John Paterson | def. | Josef Hacker | 3 & 2 |
| James Ashfield | def. | Jack Bigham | 4 & 3 |
| Calum Scott | def. | Harley Smith | won on 19th hole |
| Laird Shepherd | def. | Arron Edwards-Hill | 4 & 3 |
| Sam Bairstow | def. | Ryan Tattan | 1 up |
| Olly Huggins | def. | Callan Barrow | 3 & 1 |
| Jack Dyer | def. | Robert Moran | 5 & 4 |
Round of 32, 2021 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Quinney | def. | Mason Essam | 2 & 1 |
| Monty Scowsill | def. | Jensen Hull | 2 & 1 |
| John Paterson | def. | Rory Browne | won on 19th hole |
| Josef Hacker | def. | Greg Holmes | 5 & 4 |
| Jack Bigham | def. | Jake Whelan | 6 & 5 |
| James Ashfield | def. | Alan Fahy | 4 & 3 |
| Calum Scott | def. | Hlynur Bergsson | won on 19th hole |
| Harley Smith | def. | Haider Hussain | 2 & 1 |
| Laird Shepherd | def. | Andrew Ni | 2 & 1 |
| Arron Edwards-Hill | def. | George A Burns | 4 & 3 |
| Ryan Tattan | def. | Connor Wilson | 3 & 2 |
| Sam Bairstow | def. | John Cleary | 2 up |
| Callan Barrow | def. | Joe Sullivan | 6 & 5 |
| Olly Huggins | def. | Maxwell Martin | 1 up |
| Robert Moran | def. | Josh Hill | 1 up |
| Jack Dyer | def. | Lewis Irvine | 3 & 2 |
Round of 64, 2021 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Essam | def. | Matthew Clark | 5 & 4 |
| Ben Quinney | def. | Hari Pachu | 5 & 4 |
| Jensen Hull | def. | Hugh Foley | 1 up |
| Monty Scowsill | def. | Frank Kennedy | 2 & 1 |
| John Paterson | def. | Derek Paton | 6 & 5 |
| Rory Browne | def. | Ryan Dixon | 4 & 3 |
| Josef Hacker | def. | Luke Palmowski | 3 & 2 |
| Greg Holmes | def. | Robin Williams | 1 up |
| Jake Whelan | def. | Luke O'Neill | 4 & 3 |
| Jack Bigham | def. | Archie Davies | 2 up |
| Alan Fahy | def. | Jamie Roberts | 4 & 2 |
| James Ashfield | def. | Jon Hopkins | 3 & 1 |
| Calum Scott | def. | Conor Gough | 3 & 2 |
| Hlynur Bergsson | def. | Matt Roberts | 3 & 2 |
| Harley Smith | def. | Luke Harries | 3 & 2 |
| Haider Hussain | def. | Darren Howie | 4 & 2 |
| Andrew Ni | def. | Andrew Davidson | 4 & 3 |
| Laird Shepherd | def. | Aron Snær Júlíusson | 4 & 2 |
| George A Burns | def. | Cameron Adam | 2 up |
| Arron Edwards-Hill | def. | Tom Stagg | 4 & 2 |
| Ryan Tattan | def. | Jamie Van Wyk | 4 & 2 |
| Connor Wilson | def. | Mark Power | 1 up |
| John Cleary | def. | Sigurour Arnar Garoarsson | 2 & 1 |
| Sam Bairstow | def. | Gregor Tait | 2 up |
| Joe Sullivan | def. | Ben Murray | 5 & 4 |
| Callan Barrow | def. | Ruben Lindsay | 4 & 3 |
| Maxwell Martin | def. | Max Kennedy | 2 & 1 |
| Olly Huggins | def. | Marc Boucher | won on 19th hole |
| Robert Moran | def. | Kristófer Karl Karlsson | 3 & 2 |
| Josh Hill | def. | Dagbjartur Sigurbrandsson | 1 up |
| Lewis Irvine | def. | Rory Franssen | won on 19th hole |
| Jack Dyer | def. | Markus Braadlie | 6 & 5 |
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.