2024 Amateur Championship: Jacob Skov Olesen wins at Ballyliffin Golf Club (Glashedy Links)
Jacob Skov Olesen won the 2024 Amateur Championship at Ballyliffin Golf Club (Glashedy Links) in Ballyliffin, County Donegal, beating Dominic Clemons 4 & 3 in the final.
Updated 23 October 2026
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- Edition
- 129th
- Dates
- 17 June 2024 to 22 June 2024
- Course
- Ballyliffin Golf Club (Glashedy Links), Ballyliffin, County Donegal
- Stroke-play co-host
- Ballyliffin Golf Club (Old Links)
- Format
- stroke-play qualifying (36 holes) + match play
- Champion
- Jacob Skov Olesen · age 25 · Denmark · University of Arkansas
- Champion's title
- 1st Amateur Championship title
- Runner-up
- Dominic Clemons · England
- Final
- 4 & 3 (36-hole final)
- Match-play field
- 64
- Losing semifinalists
- Jack Bigham and Luke Sample
- Stroke-play medalist
- Connor Graham (136)
- Defending champion
- Christo Lamprecht · did not play
- What winning earned
- The 152nd Open (2024) exemption; 2025 U.S. Open exemption; Masters invitation (by tradition)
What happened at the 2024 Amateur Championship
Final: Olesen chipped in for birdie on the 23rd to go six up.
Final: Clemons drove the 370-yard 28th and holed for eagle after Olesen holed a bunker shot for birdie; Olesen still won 4 & 3, the first Danish champion.
The draw
Every match is recorded through the round of 64.
The final, 2024 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Skov Olesen | def. | Dominic Clemons | 4 & 3 |
Semifinals, 2024 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic Clemons | def. | Jack Bigham | 1 up |
| Jacob Skov Olesen | def. | Luke Sample | 3 & 1 |
Quarterfinals, 2024 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic Clemons | def. | Laurenz Schiergen | won on 20th hole |
| Jack Bigham | def. | Marcel Fonseca | 1 up |
| Jacob Skov Olesen | def. | Calum Scott | 1 up |
| Luke Sample | def. | Matthew Dodd-Berry | 1 up |
Round of 16, 2024 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurenz Schiergen | def. | Charlie Forster | won on 19th hole |
| Dominic Clemons | def. | James Ashfield | 4 & 3 |
| Jack Bigham | def. | Lev Grinberg | 5 & 4 |
| Marcel Fonseca | def. | Gunnlaugur Árni Sveinsson | 1 up |
| Calum Scott | def. | Dylan Shaw-Radford | 3 & 2 |
| Jacob Skov Olesen | def. | Tom Osborne | won on 20th hole |
| Matthew Dodd-Berry | def. | Tommy Morrison | 1 up |
| Luke Sample | def. | Harry Crockett | 4 & 3 |
Round of 32, 2024 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurenz Schiergen | def. | Connor Graham | 3 & 2 |
| Charlie Forster | def. | Max Kennedy | 5 & 4 |
| Dominic Clemons | def. | Kent Hsiao | 2 & 1 |
| James Ashfield | def. | Josh Hill | 6 & 4 |
| Lev Grinberg | def. | Oscar Lent | won on 19th hole |
| Jack Bigham | def. | Jordan Burnand | 3 & 1 |
| Marcel Fonseca | def. | Markus Varjun | 2 & 1 |
| Gunnlaugur Árni Sveinsson | def. | Tim Wiedemeyer | 1 up |
| Dylan Shaw-Radford | def. | Michael Alexander Mjaaseth | won on 20th hole |
| Calum Scott | def. | Sebastian Cave | 5 & 4 |
| Jacob Skov Olesen | def. | Tomi Bowen | 3 & 2 |
| Tom Osborne | def. | Nevill Ruiter | 2 & 1 |
| Matthew Dodd-Berry | def. | Richard Teder | 2 & 1 |
| Tommy Morrison | def. | Kristian Hjort Bressum | 5 & 3 |
| Harry Crockett | def. | Freddie Turnell | won on 21st hole |
| Luke Sample | def. | Conor Gough | 3 & 2 |
Round of 64, 2024 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Graham | def. | Mark Stockdale | 1 up |
| Laurenz Schiergen | def. | James Morgan | 3 & 2 |
| Max Kennedy | def. | Oscar Couilleau | 3 & 2 |
| Charlie Forster | def. | Jose Luis Ballester Barrio | won on 20th hole |
| Dominic Clemons | def. | Niall Shiels Donegan | won on 19th hole |
| Kent Hsiao | def. | Gaspar Glaudas | won on 21st hole |
| James Ashfield | def. | Harley Smith | 6 & 4 |
| Josh Hill | def. | Nicklaus Mason | 1 up |
| Oscar Lent | def. | Jasper Stubbs | 6 & 5 |
| Lev Grinberg | def. | Sean Keeling | 5 & 3 |
| Jack Bigham | def. | Samuel Mukherjee | 3 & 1 |
| Jordan Burnand | def. | Pablo Alperi López | 3 & 1 |
| Marcel Fonseca | def. | Eliot Baker | 3 & 1 |
| Markus Varjun | def. | William Hopkins | 1 up |
| Tim Wiedemeyer | def. | Jaime Montojo | won on 21st hole |
| Gunnlaugur Árni Sveinsson | def. | Kevin Christopher Jegers | 1 up |
| Michael Alexander Mjaaseth | def. | Tom Haberer | 1 up |
| Dylan Shaw-Radford | def. | Wolfgang Glawe | 3 & 2 |
| Calum Scott | def. | Andrew Haswell | 3 & 2 |
| Sebastian Cave | def. | Albert Hansson | 1 up |
| Tomi Bowen | def. | Declan O'Donovan | 2 up |
| Jacob Skov Olesen | def. | Hugo Thyr | 4 & 3 |
| Tom Osborne | def. | Joshua Hayes | 3 & 2 |
| Nevill Ruiter | def. | Ralf Johan Kivi | 2 & 1 |
| Matthew Dodd-Berry | def. | Ben van Wyk | 2 & 1 |
| Richard Teder | def. | Erik Johansson | 5 & 4 |
| Tommy Morrison | def. | Isac Wallin | 1 up |
| Kristian Hjort Bressum | def. | Biagio Andrea Gagliardi | 3 & 1 |
| Freddie Turnell | def. | Daniel Svard | 3 & 1 |
| Harry Crockett | def. | Matteo Cristoni | 5 & 4 |
| Conor Gough | def. | Jamie Tofte Nielsen | 3 & 1 |
| Luke Sample | def. | Sergio Jimenez | 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.
Sources
- R&A official scoring (GolfBox) 2024 match play, competition 4607133
- R&A official scoring (GolfBox) 2024 stroke play, competition 4245219
- R&A article 2024-06-22 "Jacob Skov Olesen wins The Amateur in style at Ballyliffin"
- R&A article 2024-06-18 "Connor Graham continues fine form to advance as top qualifier"