The Amateur Championship winners, 1885–2026

Every The Amateur Championship winner from 1885 to 2026: 131 championships, 103 different winners. Most titles: John Ball (8).

See it in the Every Ground room (every major, amateur and cup venue). Hover or tap a name for the player's card; champions with a player page are linked.

Every champion, year by year

1. 1885Allan Macfie7 & 6 · Royal Liverpool Golf Club
2. 1886Horace Hutchinson7 & 6 · St Andrews Links
3. 1887Horace Hutchinson1 up · Royal Liverpool Golf Club
4. 1888John Ball5 & 4 · Prestwick Golf Club
5. 1889Johnny Laidlay2 & 1 · St Andrews Links
6. 1890John Ball4 & 3 · Royal Liverpool Golf Club
7. 1891Johnny Laidlay20 holes · St Andrews Links
8. 1892John Ball3 & 1 · Royal St George's Golf Club
9. 1893Peter Anderson1 up · Prestwick Golf Club
10. 1894John Ball1 up · Royal Liverpool Golf Club
11. 1895Leslie Balfour-Melville19 holes · St Andrews Links
12. 1896Freddie Tait8 & 7 · Royal St George's Golf Club
13. 1897Jack Allan4 & 2 · Muirfield
14. 1898Freddie Tait7 & 5 · Royal Liverpool Golf Club
15. 1899John Ball37 holes · Prestwick Golf Club
16. 1900Harold Hilton8 & 7 · Royal St George's Golf Club
17. 1901Harold Hilton1 up · St Andrews Links
18. 1902Charles Hutchings1 up · Royal Liverpool Golf Club
19. 1903Robert Maxwell7 & 5 · Muirfield
20. 1904Walter Travis4 & 3 · Royal St George's Golf Club
21. 1905Gordon Barry3 & 2 · Prestwick Golf Club
22. 1906James Robb4 & 3 · Royal Liverpool Golf Club
23. 1907John Ball6 & 4 · St Andrews Links
24. 1908Edward Lassen7 & 6 · Royal St George's Golf Club
25. 1909Robert Maxwell1 up · Muirfield
26. 1910John Ball10 & 9 · Royal Liverpool Golf Club
27. 1911Harold Hilton4 & 3 · Prestwick Golf Club
28. 1912John Ball38 holes · Royal North Devon Golf Club
29. 1913Harold Hilton6 & 5 · St Andrews Links
30. 1914James Jenkins3 & 2 · Royal St George's Golf Club
31. 1915Cancelled – WWI
32. 1916Cancelled – WWI
33. 1917Cancelled – WWI
34. 1918Cancelled – WWI
35. 1919Cancelled – WWI
36. 1920Cyril Tolley37 holes · Muirfield
37. 1921Willie Hunter12 & 11 · Royal Liverpool Golf Club
38. 1922Ernest Holderness1 up · Prestwick Golf Club
39. 1923Roger Wethered7 & 6 · Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club
40. 1924Ernest Holderness3 & 2 · St Andrews Links
41. 1925Robert Harris13 & 12 · Royal North Devon Golf Club
42. 1926Jess Sweetser6 & 5 · Muirfield
43. 1927William Tweddell7 & 6 · Royal Liverpool Golf Club
44. 1928Philip Perkins6 & 4 · Prestwick Golf Club
45. 1929Cyril Tolley4 & 3 · Royal St George's Golf Club
46. 1930Bobby Jones7 & 6 · St Andrews Links
47. 1931Eric Martin Smith1 up · Royal North Devon Golf Club
48. 1932John de Forest3 & 1 · Muirfield
49. 1933Michael Scott4 & 3 · Royal Liverpool Golf Club
50. 1934Lawson Little14 & 13 · Prestwick Golf Club
51. 1935Lawson Little1 up · Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club
52. 1936Hector Thomson2 up · St Andrews Links
53. 1937Robert Sweeny Jr.3 & 2 · Royal St George's Golf Club
54. 1938Charlie Yates3 & 2 · Troon Golf Club
55. 1939Alex Kyle2 & 1 · Royal Liverpool Golf Club
56. 1940Cancelled – WWII
57. 1941Cancelled – WWII
58. 1942Cancelled – WWII
59. 1943Cancelled – WWII
60. 1944Cancelled – WWII
61. 1945Cancelled – WWII
62. 1946Jimmy Bruen4 & 3 · Royal Birkdale Golf Club
63. 1947Willie Turnesa3 & 2 · Carnoustie Golf Links
64. 1948Frank Stranahan5 & 4 · Royal St George's Golf Club
65. 1949Max McCready2 & 1 · Portmarnock Golf Club
66. 1950Frank Stranahan8 & 6 · St Andrews Links
67. 1951Dick Chapman5 & 4 · Royal Porthcawl Golf Club
68. 1952Harvie Ward6 & 5 · Prestwick Golf Club
69. 1953Joe Carr2 up · Royal Liverpool Golf Club
70. 1954Doug Bachli2 & 1 · Muirfield
71. 1955Joe Conrad3 & 2 · Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club
72. 1956John Beharrell5 & 4 · Troon Golf Club
73. 1957Reid Jack2 & 1 · Formby Golf Club
74. 1958Joe Carr3 & 2 · St Andrews Links
75. 1959Deane Beman3 & 2 · Royal St George's Golf Club
76. 1960Joe Carr8 & 7 · Royal Portrush Golf Club
77. 1961Michael Bonallack6 & 4 · Turnberry
78. 1962Richard Davies1 up · Royal Liverpool Golf Club
79. 1963Michael Lunt2 & 1 · St Andrews Links
80. 1964Gordon Clark39 holes · Ganton Golf Club
81. 1965Michael Bonallack2 & 1 · Royal Porthcawl Golf Club
82. 1966Bobby Cole3 & 2 · Carnoustie Golf Links
83. 1967Bob Dickson2 & 1 · Formby Golf Club
84. 1968Michael Bonallack7 & 6 · Troon Golf Club
85. 1969Michael Bonallack3 & 2 · Royal Liverpool Golf Club
86. 1970Michael Bonallack8 & 7 · Royal County Down Golf Club
87. 1971Steve Melnyk3 & 2 · Carnoustie Golf Links
88. 1972Trevor Homer4 & 3 · Royal St George's Golf Club
89. 1973Dick Siderowf5 & 3 · Royal Porthcawl Golf Club
90. 1974Trevor Homer2 up · Muirfield
91. 1975Vinny Giles8 & 7 · Royal Liverpool Golf Club
92. 1976Dick Siderowf37 holes · St Andrews Links
93. 1977Peter McEvoy5 & 4 · Ganton Golf Club
94. 1978Peter McEvoy4 & 3 · Royal Troon Golf Club
95. 1979Jay Sigel3 & 2 · Hillside Golf Club
96. 1980Duncan Evans4 & 3 · Royal Porthcawl Golf Club
97. 1981Philippe Ploujoux4 & 2 · St Andrews Links
98. 1982Martin Thompson4 & 3 · Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club
99. 1983Philip Parkin5 & 4 · Turnberry
100. 1984José María Olazábal5 & 4 · Formby Golf Club
101. 1985Garth McGimpsey8 & 7 · Royal Dornoch Golf Club
102. 1986David Curry11 & 9 · Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club
103. 1987Paul Mayo3 & 1 · Prestwick Golf Club
104. 1988Cristian Härdin1 up · Royal Porthcawl Golf Club
105. 1989Stephen Dodd5 & 3 · Royal Birkdale Golf Club
106. 1990Rolf Muntz7 & 6 · Muirfield
107. 1991Gary Wolstenholme8 & 6 · Ganton Golf Club
108. 1992Stephen Dundas7 & 6 · Carnoustie Golf Links
109. 1993Iain Pyman37 holes · Royal Portrush Golf Club
110. 1994Lee S. James2 & 1 · Nairn Golf Club
111. 1995Gordon Sherry7 & 6 · Royal Liverpool Golf Club
112. 1996Warren Bladon1 up · Turnberry
113. 1997Craig Watson3 & 2 · Royal St George's Golf Club
114. 1998Sergio García7 & 6 · Muirfield
115. 1999Graeme Storm7 & 6 · Royal County Down Golf Club
116. 2000Mikko Ilonen2 & 1 · Royal Liverpool Golf Club
117. 2001Michael Hoey1 up · Prestwick Golf Club
118. 2002Alejandro Larrazábal1 up · Royal Porthcawl Golf Club
119. 2003Gary Wolstenholme6 & 5 · Royal Troon Golf Club
120. 2004Stuart Wilson4 & 3 · St Andrews Links
121. 2005Brian McElhinney5 & 4 · Royal Birkdale Golf Club
122. 2006Julien Guerrier4 & 3 · Royal St George's Golf Club
123. 2007Drew Weaver2 & 1 · Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club
124. 2008Reinier Saxton3 & 2 · Turnberry
125. 2009Matteo Manassero4 & 3 · Formby Golf Club
126. 2010Jin Jeong5 & 4 · Muirfield
127. 2011Bryden Macpherson3 & 2 · Hillside Golf Club
128. 2012Alan Dunbar1 up · Royal Troon Golf Club
129. 2013Garrick Porteous6 & 5 · Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club
130. 2014Bradley Neil2 & 1 · Royal Portrush Golf Club
131. 2015Romain Langasque4 & 2 · Carnoustie Golf Links
132. 2016Scott Gregory2 & 1 · Royal Porthcawl Golf Club
133. 2017Harry Ellis38 holes · Royal St George's Golf Club
134. 2018Jovan Rebula3 & 2 · Royal Aberdeen Golf Club
135. 2019James Sugrue2 up · Portmarnock Golf Club
136. 2020Joe Long4 & 3 · Royal Birkdale Golf Club
137. 2021Laird Shepherd38 holes · Nairn Golf Club
138. 2022Aldrich Potgieter3 & 2 · Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club
139. 2023Christo Lamprecht3 & 2 · Hillside Golf Club
140. 2024Jacob Skov Olesen4 & 3 · Ballyliffin Golf Club
141. 2025Ethan Fang1 up · Royal St George's Golf Club
142. 2026Stuart Grehan1 up · Royal Liverpool Golf Club