2022 Amateur Championship: Aldrich Potgieter wins at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club
Aldrich Potgieter won the 2022 Amateur Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, beating Sam Bairstow 3 & 2 in the final.
Updated 23 October 2026
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- Edition
- 127th
- Dates
- 13 June 2022 to 18 June 2022
- Course
- Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire
- Stroke-play co-host
- St Annes Old Links Golf Club
- Format
- stroke-play qualifying (36 holes) + match play
- Champion
- Aldrich Potgieter · age 17 · South Africa
- Champion's title
- 1st Amateur Championship title
- Runner-up
- Sam Bairstow · age 24 · England
- Final
- 3 & 2 (36-hole final)
- Match-play field
- 79
- Losing semifinalists
- John Gough and Alex Maguire
- Stroke-play medalist
- Jonathan Broomhead (135)
- Defending champion
- Laird Shepherd · did not play
- What winning earned
- The 150th Open (2022) exemption; 2023 U.S. Open exemption; Masters invitation (by tradition); invitation to a DP World Tour event
What happened at the 2022 Amateur Championship
Final: Potgieter shot a bogey-free 66 in the morning to lead by seven holes at lunch.
Final: Bairstow cut the lead to two down with four to play, but his double bogey at the 33rd let 17-year-old Potgieter close out a 3 & 2 win with a par at the 34th.
First round, Matteo Cristoni v Jordan Peter Duminy, won on 24th hole. Matteo Cristoni beat Jordan Peter Duminy in a match that went 24 holes
Round of 64, Henrik Lilja v Kieron van Wyk, won on 23rd hole. Henrik Lilja beat Kieron van Wyk in a match that went 23 holes
Round of 64, Archie Davies v Kristian Hjort Bressum, won on 22nd hole. Archie Davies beat Kristian Hjort Bressum in a match that went 22 holes
Round of 32, Nevill Ruiter v Kiet van der Weele, won on 22nd hole. Nevill Ruiter beat Kiet van der Weele in a match that went 22 holes
The draw
Every match is recorded through the first round.
The final, 2022 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aldrich Potgieter | def. | Sam Bairstow | 3 & 2 |
Semifinals, 2022 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Bairstow | def. | John Gough | 5 & 4 |
| Aldrich Potgieter | def. | Alex Maguire | 3 & 1 |
Quarterfinals, 2022 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Bairstow | def. | Ludvig Åberg | 2 up |
| John Gough | def. | Peter O' Keeffe | 2 & 1 |
| Alex Maguire | def. | Max Charles | 2 & 1 |
| Aldrich Potgieter | def. | Laurenz Schiergen | 2 & 1 |
Round of 16, 2022 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Bairstow | def. | Jack Hearn | 4 & 3 |
| Ludvig Åberg | def. | Matthew McClean | 3 & 1 |
| Peter O' Keeffe | def. | Nathan Legendre | 1 up |
| John Gough | def. | James Ashfield | 1 up |
| Max Charles | def. | Caolan Rafferty | 4 & 3 |
| Alex Maguire | def. | Jamie Roberts | 1 up |
| Aldrich Potgieter | def. | Kyle De Beer | won on 19th hole |
| Laurenz Schiergen | def. | Nevill Ruiter | 2 & 1 |
Round of 32, 2022 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Bairstow | def. | Jonathan Broomhead | 6 & 4 |
| Jack Hearn | def. | Lucas Nicolas Fallotico | 4 & 3 |
| Ludvig Åberg | def. | Henrik Lilja | won on 19th hole |
| Matthew McClean | def. | Christian Banke | won on 19th hole |
| Nathan Legendre | def. | Joe Harvey | 1 up |
| Peter O' Keeffe | def. | James Hydes | 2 up |
| James Ashfield | def. | Hugo Townsend | 3 & 1 |
| John Gough | def. | Sandy Scott | 7 & 6 |
| Max Charles | def. | William Hopkins | 1 up |
| Caolan Rafferty | def. | Archie Davies | 3 & 2 |
| Jamie Roberts | def. | Sam Murphy | 1 up |
| Alex Maguire | def. | Mark Power | 2 & 1 |
| Aldrich Potgieter | def. | Matteo Cristoni | 3 & 2 |
| Kyle De Beer | def. | Luke Harries | 3 & 2 |
| Nevill Ruiter | def. | Kiet van der Weele | won on 22nd hole |
| Laurenz Schiergen | def. | Gustav Frimodt | 1 up |
Round of 64, 2022 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Broomhead | def. | Callan Barrow | 1 up |
| Sam Bairstow | def. | Herman Huus | 1 up |
| Jack Hearn | def. | Calum Scott | 2 & 1 |
| Lucas Nicolas Fallotico | def. | David Lundgren | 2 & 1 |
| Ludvig Åberg | def. | Jasper Stubbs | 4 & 2 |
| Henrik Lilja | def. | Kieron van Wyk | won on 23rd hole |
| Christian Banke | def. | Connor Wilson | 5 & 4 |
| Matthew McClean | def. | Jack Ingham | 3 & 2 |
| Nathan Legendre | def. | Leon D'Souza | 5 & 3 |
| Joe Harvey | def. | Jerry Ji | 1 up |
| Peter O' Keeffe | def. | Mattias Varjun | 4 & 2 |
| James Hydes | def. | Richard Knightly | 2 & 1 |
| Hugo Townsend | def. | Sam Easterbrook | 2 & 1 |
| James Ashfield | def. | Joshua Greer | 6 & 4 |
| John Gough | def. | Frederik Birkelund | 8 & 6 |
| Sandy Scott | def. | Matt Roberts | 2 & 1 |
| William Hopkins | def. | Jack Gnam | 4 & 2 |
| Max Charles | def. | Paul Beauvy | 2 up |
| Caolan Rafferty | def. | Youssef Guezzale | 1 up |
| Archie Davies | def. | Kristian Hjort Bressum | won on 22nd hole |
| Jamie Roberts | def. | Markus Luoma | 3 & 2 |
| Sam Murphy | def. | Jonas Baumgartner | 3 & 1 |
| Alex Maguire | def. | Martin Couvra | 1 up |
| Mark Power | def. | Jack Buchanan | 1 up |
| Aldrich Potgieter | def. | Monty Scowsill | 6 & 4 |
| Matteo Cristoni | def. | Olly Huggins | 1 up |
| Kyle De Beer | def. | Jack Maxey | 5 & 4 |
| Luke Harries | def. | Alexander Settemsdal | 2 & 1 |
| Nevill Ruiter | def. | Mathias Lorentzen | 4 & 3 |
| Kiet van der Weele | def. | Luke O'Neill | 1 up |
| Laurenz Schiergen | def. | Jack Bigham | 1 up |
| Gustav Frimodt | def. | Barclay Brown | 4 & 3 |
Round of 128, 2022 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callan Barrow | def. | Samuel Slater | 5 & 3 |
| Gustav Frimodt | def. | Lars van der Vight | 4 & 3 |
| Jack Buchanan | def. | Markus Braadlie | 5 & 4 |
| Leon D'Souza | def. | John Cleary | 3 & 2 |
| Sam Easterbrook | def. | Patrick Mullins | 1 up |
| Kristian Hjort Bressum | def. | Jake Benson | won on 20th hole |
| Alexander Settemsdal | def. | Angus Carrick | 7 & 6 |
| Jasper Stubbs | def. | Harry Lord | 3 & 2 |
| Connor Wilson | def. | Hayden Hopewell | 4 & 3 |
| Matteo Cristoni | def. | Jordan Peter Duminy | won on 24th hole |
| Paul Beauvy | def. | Marco Florioli | 2 & 1 |
| Frederik Birkelund | def. | Ryan Griffin | 2 & 1 |
| Peter O' Keeffe | def. | Anton Albers | 2 & 1 |
| Jonas Baumgartner | def. | Connor McKinney | 1 up |
| Kiet van der Weele | def. | Paul Coughlan | 2 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.