The Amateur Championship year by year: every champion and every host club, 1885 to 2026
The Amateur Championship has been played 131 times from 1885 to 2026 (not in 1915–1919 and 1940–1945), at 23 host clubs in Britain and Ireland; John Ball won it the most times, 8, and Royal Liverpool Golf Club hosted it the most, 19 times. The room holds 4,124 recorded matches.
Updated October 23, 2026
2026 Amateur Championship: Stuart Grehan wins at Royal Liverpool Golf Club
Stuart Grehan won the 2026 Amateur Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, Merseyside, beating Matt Moloney 1 up in the final.
Final: Grehan was three down after the 12th, won the 13th, 14th and 16th to square, but Moloney birdied the 18th to lead by one at lunch.
2025 Amateur Championship: Ethan Fang wins at Royal St George's Golf Club
Ethan Fang won the 2025 Amateur Championship at Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, Kent, beating Gavin Tiernan 1 up in the final.
Final: Tiernan led after the morning round, which he finished one up after a tee shot to short range at the par-3 16th.
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.
Final: Olesen chipped in for birdie on the 23rd to go six up.
2023 Amateur Championship: Christo Lamprecht wins at Hillside Golf Club
Christo Lamprecht won the 2023 Amateur Championship at Hillside Golf Club in Southport, Merseyside, beating Ronan Kleu 3 & 2 in the final.
Final: Lamprecht birdied five of the last seven morning holes, including four in a row from the 15th, to lead by two at lunch.
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.
Final: Potgieter shot a bogey-free 66 in the morning to lead by seven holes at lunch.
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.
Final: Shepherd was eight down after 17 holes against Scowsill and still four down with four to play.
2020 Amateur Championship: Joe Long wins at Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Joe Long won the 2020 Amateur Championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, Merseyside, beating Joe Harvey 4 & 3 in the final.
Final: Long holed a 30-40 foot par putt to halve the 14th, and moved four up after Harvey bogeyed the 28th and 29th.
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.
Final: Sugrue won the first three holes and was five up after nine holes of the morning round.
2018 Amateur Championship: Jovan Rebula wins at Royal Aberdeen Golf Club
Jovan Rebula won the 2018 Amateur Championship at Royal Aberdeen Golf Club in Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, beating Robin Dawson 3 & 2 in the final.
Final: Rebula, nephew of Ernie Els, was never behind; he birdied the par-5 6th to go 1 up and led by one at lunch.
2017 Amateur Championship: Harry Ellis wins at Royal St George's Golf Club
Harry Ellis won the 2017 Amateur Championship at Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, Kent, beating Dylan Perry won on 38th hole in the final.
Final: all square at lunch; after Ellis won the 20th with a birdie, Perry won four consecutive holes from the 22nd and Ellis was four down with five to play after missing a par at the 31st.
2016 Amateur Championship: Scott Gregory wins at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club
Scott Gregory won the 2016 Amateur Championship at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club in Porthcawl, Bridgend, beating Robert MacIntyre 2 & 1 in the final.
Final: MacIntyre went ahead for the first time by winning the 20th and 21st holes; Gregory responded with a tee shot to a foot at the 118-yard par-3 25th.
2015 Amateur Championship: Romain Langasque wins at Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship)
Romain Langasque won the 2015 Amateur Championship at Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship) in Carnoustie, Angus, beating Grant Forrest 4 & 2 in the final.
Final: Langasque made three consecutive birdies from the 8th, holing three putts of around 20 feet, to go four up in the morning.
2014 Amateur Championship: Bradley Neil wins at Royal Portrush Golf Club (Dunluce)
Bradley Neil won the 2014 Amateur Championship at Royal Portrush Golf Club (Dunluce) in Portrush, County Antrim, beating Zander Lombard 2 & 1 in the final.
Final: Neil and Lombard both shot level-par 70 in the morning and were all square after 18 holes.
2013 Amateur Championship: Garrick Porteous wins at Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club
Garrick Porteous won the 2013 Amateur Championship at Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club in Deal, Kent, beating Toni Hakula 6 & 5 in the final.
Final: Porteous won four holes in a row from the 6th to be 4 up at the turn in winds gusting to 40mph; he led by three at lunch.
2012 Amateur Championship: Alan Dunbar wins at Royal Troon Golf Club (Old Course)
Alan Dunbar won the 2012 Amateur Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club (Old Course) in Troon, South Ayrshire, beating Matthias Schwab 1 up in the final.
Final: Schwab led by one after the morning 18; Dunbar went two up after the 23rd, but conceded the Postage Stamp (26th) after hacking out of rough and Schwab went one up at the 30th after Dunbar declared an unplayable.
2011 Amateur Championship: Bryden Macpherson wins at Hillside Golf Club
Bryden Macpherson won the 2011 Amateur Championship at Hillside Golf Club in Southport, Merseyside, beating Michael Stewart 3 & 2 in the final.
Final: Bryden Macpherson beat Michael Stewart 3 & 2 over 36 holes.
2010 Amateur Championship: Jin Jeong wins at Muirfield
Jin Jeong won the 2010 Amateur Championship at Muirfield in Gullane, East Lothian, beating James Byrne 5 & 4 in the final.
Final: Jin Jeong beat James Byrne 5 & 4 over 36 holes.
2009 Amateur Championship: Matteo Manassero wins at Formby Golf Club
Matteo Manassero won the 2009 Amateur Championship at Formby Golf Club in Formby, Merseyside, beating Sam Hutsby 4 & 3 in the final.
Final: Matteo Manassero beat Sam Hutsby 4 & 3 over 36 holes.
2008 Amateur Championship: Reinier Saxton wins at Turnberry (Ailsa Course)
Reinier Saxton won the 2008 Amateur Championship at Turnberry (Ailsa Course) in Turnberry, South Ayrshire, beating Tommy Fleetwood 3 & 2 in the final.
Final: Reinier Saxton beat Tommy Fleetwood 3 & 2 over 36 holes.
2007 Amateur Championship: Drew Weaver wins at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club
Drew Weaver won the 2007 Amateur Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, beating Tim Stewart 2 & 1 in the final.
Final: Drew Weaver beat Tim Stewart 2 & 1 over 36 holes.
2006 Amateur Championship: Julien Guerrier wins at Royal St George's Golf Club
Julien Guerrier won the 2006 Amateur Championship at Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, Kent, beating Adam Gee 4 & 3 in the final.
Final: Julien Guerrier beat Adam Gee 4 & 3 over 36 holes.
2005 Amateur Championship: Brian McElhinney wins at Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Brian McElhinney won the 2005 Amateur Championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, Merseyside, beating John Gallagher 5 & 4 in the final.
Final: Brian McElhinney beat John Gallagher 5 & 4 over 36 holes.
2004 Amateur Championship: Stuart Wilson wins at St Andrews Links (Old Course)
Stuart Wilson won the 2004 Amateur Championship at St Andrews Links (Old Course) in St Andrews, Fife, beating Lee Corfield 4 & 3 in the final.
Final: Stuart Wilson beat Lee Corfield 4 & 3 over 36 holes.
2003 Amateur Championship: Gary Wolstenholme wins at Royal Troon Golf Club (Old Course)
Gary Wolstenholme won the 2003 Amateur Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club (Old Course) in Troon, South Ayrshire, beating Raphaël De Sousa 6 & 5 in the final.
Final: Gary Wolstenholme beat Raphaël De Sousa 6 & 5 over 36 holes.
2002 Amateur Championship: Alejandro Larrazábal wins at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club
Alejandro Larrazábal won the 2002 Amateur Championship at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club in Porthcawl, Bridgend, beating Martin Sell 1 up in the final.
Final: Alejandro Larrazábal beat Martin Sell 1 up over 36 holes.
2001 Amateur Championship: Michael Hoey wins at Prestwick Golf Club
Michael Hoey won the 2001 Amateur Championship at Prestwick Golf Club in Prestwick, South Ayrshire, beating Ian Campbell 1 up in the final.
Final: Michael Hoey beat Ian Campbell 1 up over 36 holes.
2000 Amateur Championship: Mikko Ilonen wins at Royal Liverpool Golf Club
Mikko Ilonen won the 2000 Amateur Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, Merseyside, beating Christian Reimbold 2 & 1 in the final.
Quarterfinal: Mikko Ilonen beat Zane Scotland 1 up (his closest match of the week).
1999 Amateur Championship: Graeme Storm wins at Royal County Down Golf Club
Graeme Storm won the 1999 Amateur Championship at Royal County Down Golf Club in Newcastle, County Down, beating Aran Wainwright 7 & 6 in the final.
Round of 32: Graeme Storm beat Steven Barwick 1 up (his closest match of the week).
1998 Amateur Championship: Sergio García wins at Muirfield
Sergio García won the 1998 Amateur Championship at Muirfield in Gullane, East Lothian, beating Craig Williams 7 & 6 in the final.
Semifinal: Sergio García beat Mark Hilton at the 23rd hole (his closest match of the week).
1997 Amateur Championship: Craig Watson wins at Royal St George's Golf Club
Craig Watson won the 1997 Amateur Championship at Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, Kent, beating Trevor Immelman 3 & 2 in the final.
Quarterfinal: Craig Watson beat James Clive at the 19th hole (his closest match of the week).
1996 Amateur Championship: Warren Bladon wins at Turnberry (Ailsa course)
Warren Bladon won the 1996 Amateur Championship at Turnberry (Ailsa course) in Turnberry, South Ayrshire, beating Roger Beames 1 up in the final.
Round of 16: Warren Bladon beat Ronnie Clark at the 19th hole (his closest match of the week).
1995 Amateur Championship: Gordon Sherry wins at Royal Liverpool Golf Club
Gordon Sherry won the 1995 Amateur Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, Merseyside, beating Michael Reynard 7 & 6 in the final.
Round of 32: Gordon Sherry beat David Park 1 up (his closest match of the week).
1994 Amateur Championship: Lee S. James wins at Nairn Golf Club
Lee S. James won the 1994 Amateur Championship at Nairn Golf Club in Nairn, Highland, beating Gordon Sherry 2 & 1 in the final.
Semifinal: Lee S. James beat Allan Turnbull 2 & 1 (his closest match of the week).
1993 Amateur Championship: Iain Pyman wins at Royal Portrush Golf Club (Dunluce course)
Iain Pyman won the 1993 Amateur Championship at Royal Portrush Golf Club (Dunluce course) in Portrush, County Antrim, beating Paul Page won on 37th hole in the final.
Round of 64: Iain Pyman beat Dale Baker at the 22nd hole (his closest match of the week).
1992 Amateur Championship: Stephen Dundas wins at Carnoustie Golf Links
Stephen Dundas won the 1992 Amateur Championship at Carnoustie Golf Links in Carnoustie, Angus, beating Bradley Dredge 7 & 6 in the final.
Round of 16: Stephen Dundas beat Pádraig Harrington 1 up (his closest match of the week).
1991 Amateur Championship: Gary Wolstenholme wins at Ganton Golf Club
Gary Wolstenholme won the 1991 Amateur Championship at Ganton Golf Club in Ganton, North Yorkshire, beating Bob May 8 & 6 in the final.
Round of 64: Gary Wolstenholme beat Gary Winter 1 up (his closest match of the week).
1990 Amateur Championship: Rolf Muntz wins at Muirfield
Rolf Muntz won the 1990 Amateur Championship at Muirfield in Gullane, East Lothian, beating Michael Macara 7 & 6 in the final.
Quarterfinal: Rolf Muntz beat Jim Carvill at the 19th hole (his closest match of the week).
1989 Amateur Championship: Stephen Dodd wins at Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Stephen Dodd won the 1989 Amateur Championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, Merseyside, beating Craig Cassells 5 & 3 in the final.
Round of 64: Stephen Dodd beat David Harding at the 20th hole (his closest match of the week).
1988 Amateur Championship: Cristian Härdin wins at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club
Cristian Härdin won the 1988 Amateur Championship at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club in Porthcawl, Bridgend, beating Ben Fouchee 1 up in the final.
Round of 64: Cristian Härdin beat Chris Rees at the 20th hole (his closest match of the week).
1987 Amateur Championship: Paul Mayo wins at Prestwick Golf Club
Paul Mayo won the 1987 Amateur Championship at Prestwick Golf Club in Prestwick, South Ayrshire, beating Peter McEvoy 3 & 1 in the final.
Semifinal: Paul Mayo beat Len Mattiace at the 22nd hole (his closest match of the week).
1986 Amateur Championship: David Curry wins at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club
David Curry won the 1986 Amateur Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, beating Geoff Birtwell 11 & 9 in the final.
Semifinal: David Curry beat Peter McEvoy at the 19th hole (his closest match of the week).
1985 Amateur Championship: Garth McGimpsey wins at Royal Dornoch Golf Club
Garth McGimpsey won the 1985 Amateur Championship at Royal Dornoch Golf Club in Dornoch, Highland, beating Graham Homewood 8 & 7 in the final.
Round of 32: Garth McGimpsey beat Ernest Wilson 3 & 2 (his closest match of the week).
1984 Amateur Championship: José María Olazábal wins at Formby Golf Club
José María Olazábal won the 1984 Amateur Championship at Formby Golf Club in Formby, Merseyside, beating Colin Montgomerie 5 & 4 in the final.
Round of 64: José María Olazábal beat Neil Roderick 1 up (his closest match of the week).
1983 Amateur Championship: Philip Parkin wins at Turnberry
Philip Parkin won the 1983 Amateur Championship at Turnberry in Turnberry, South Ayrshire, beating Jim Holtgrieve in the final.
1982 Amateur Championship: Martin Thompson wins at Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club
Martin Thompson won the 1982 Amateur Championship at Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club in Deal, Kent, beating Andy Stubbs in the final.
1981 Amateur Championship: Philippe Ploujoux wins at St Andrews Links
Philippe Ploujoux won the 1981 Amateur Championship at St Andrews Links in St Andrews, Fife, beating Joel Hirsch in the final.
1980 Amateur Championship: Duncan Evans wins at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club
Duncan Evans won the 1980 Amateur Championship at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club in Porthcawl, Bridgend, beating David Suddards in the final.
1979 Amateur Championship: Jay Sigel wins at Hillside Golf Club
Jay Sigel won the 1979 Amateur Championship at Hillside Golf Club in Southport, Merseyside, beating Scott Hoch 3 & 2 in the final.
Semi-final: Hoch won the first three holes against Tony Gresham; at the 14th he angered the crowd by asking Gresham to hole a putt of about 22 cm before conceding, then holed a 10-metre putt at the 15th to win 3 and 2.
1978 Amateur Championship: Peter McEvoy wins at Royal Troon Golf Club
Peter McEvoy won the 1978 Amateur Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, South Ayrshire, beating Paul McKellar in the final.
1977 Amateur Championship: Peter McEvoy wins at Ganton Golf Club
Peter McEvoy won the 1977 Amateur Championship at Ganton Golf Club in Ganton, North Yorkshire, beating Hugh Campbell in the final.
1976 Amateur Championship: Dick Siderowf wins at St Andrews Links
Dick Siderowf won the 1976 Amateur Championship at St Andrews Links in St Andrews, Fife, beating John Davies in the final.
1975 Amateur Championship: Vinny Giles wins at Royal Liverpool Golf Club
Vinny Giles won the 1975 Amateur Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, Merseyside, beating Mark James in the final.
1974 Amateur Championship: Trevor Homer wins at Muirfield
Trevor Homer won the 1974 Amateur Championship at Muirfield in Gullane, East Lothian, beating Jim Gabrielsen in the final.
1973 Amateur Championship: Dick Siderowf wins at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club
Dick Siderowf won the 1973 Amateur Championship at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club in Porthcawl, Bridgend, beating Peter Moody 5 & 3 in the final.
Final: Moody conceded the 1st hole and lost the 2nd; Siderowf was four up after 10 holes and lunched four up.
1972 Amateur Championship: Trevor Homer wins at Royal St George's Golf Club
Trevor Homer won the 1972 Amateur Championship at Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, Kent, beating Alan Thirlwell 4 & 3 in the final.
1971 Amateur Championship: Steve Melnyk wins at Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship)
Steve Melnyk won the 1971 Amateur Championship at Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship) in Carnoustie, Angus, beating Jim Simons 3 & 2 in the final.
1970 Amateur Championship: Michael Bonallack wins at Royal County Down Golf Club
Michael Bonallack won the 1970 Amateur Championship at Royal County Down Golf Club in Newcastle, County Down, beating Bill Hyndman 8 & 7 in the final.
1969 Amateur Championship: Michael Bonallack wins at Royal Liverpool Golf Club
Michael Bonallack won the 1969 Amateur Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, Merseyside, beating Bill Hyndman 3 & 2 in the final.
1968 Amateur Championship: Michael Bonallack wins at Troon Golf Club (Old Course)
Michael Bonallack won the 1968 Amateur Championship at Troon Golf Club (Old Course) in Troon, South Ayrshire, beating Joe Carr 7 & 6 in the final.
1967 Amateur Championship: Bob Dickson wins at Formby Golf Club
Bob Dickson won the 1967 Amateur Championship at Formby Golf Club in Formby, Merseyside, beating Ron Cerrudo 2 & 1 in the final.
1966 Amateur Championship: Bobby Cole wins at Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship)
Bobby Cole won the 1966 Amateur Championship at Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship) in Carnoustie, Angus, beating Ronnie Shade 3 & 2 in the final.
1965 Amateur Championship: Michael Bonallack wins at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club
Michael Bonallack won the 1965 Amateur Championship at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club in Porthcawl, Bridgend, beating Clive Clark 2 & 1 in the final.
1964 Amateur Championship: Gordon Clark wins at Ganton Golf Club
Gordon Clark won the 1964 Amateur Championship at Ganton Golf Club in Ganton, North Yorkshire, beating Michael Lunt won on 39th hole in the final.
1963 Amateur Championship: Michael Lunt wins at St Andrews Links (Old Course)
Michael Lunt won the 1963 Amateur Championship at St Andrews Links (Old Course) in St Andrews, Fife, beating John Blackwell 2 & 1 in the final.
1962 Amateur Championship: Richard Davies wins at Royal Liverpool Golf Club
Richard Davies won the 1962 Amateur Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, Merseyside, beating John Povall 1 up in the final.
1961 Amateur Championship: Michael Bonallack wins at Turnberry (Ailsa)
Michael Bonallack won the 1961 Amateur Championship at Turnberry (Ailsa) in Turnberry, South Ayrshire, beating James Walker 6 & 4 in the final.
1960 Amateur Championship: Joe Carr wins at Royal Portrush Golf Club (Dunluce)
Joe Carr won the 1960 Amateur Championship at Royal Portrush Golf Club (Dunluce) in Portrush, County Antrim, beating Bob Cochran 8 & 7 in the final.
1959 Amateur Championship: Deane Beman wins at Royal St George's Golf Club
Deane Beman won the 1959 Amateur Championship at Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, Kent, beating Bill Hyndman 3 & 2 in the final.
1958 Amateur Championship: Joe Carr wins at St Andrews Links (Old Course)
Joe Carr won the 1958 Amateur Championship at St Andrews Links (Old Course) in St Andrews, Fife, beating Alan Thirlwell 3 & 2 in the final.
Final: Carr drove the green at the 360-yard 30th hole and holed a 75-foot putt for an eagle 2, the decisive blow in his 3 & 2 win before a gallery of about 800.
1957 Amateur Championship: Reid Jack wins at Formby Golf Club
Reid Jack won the 1957 Amateur Championship at Formby Golf Club in Formby, Merseyside, beating Harold Ridgley 2 & 1 in the final.
Semifinal (36 holes): Harold Ridgley, a 43-year-old USAF master sergeant with no American club, beat Arthur Walker 13 & 12, one of the most lopsided wins in the championship's history.
1956 Amateur Championship: John Beharrell wins at Troon Golf Club (Old Course)
John Beharrell won the 1956 Amateur Championship at Troon Golf Club (Old Course) in Troon, South Ayrshire, beating Leslie Taylor 5 & 4 in the final.
Beharrell, 18 and told to leave school that year for his health, won the first hole of the final with a par 4 and was never headed; reported as the youngest champion in the championship's history.
1955 Amateur Championship: Joe Conrad wins at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club
Joe Conrad won the 1955 Amateur Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, beating Alan Slater 3 & 2 in the final.
Final: Conrad, a U.S. Air Force lieutenant, was only 1 up after nine but 4 up at lunch as Slater went wild off the tee; a lucky break at the 34th hole gave him the 3 & 2 win in rain and cold wind before fewer than 1,000 spectators.
1954 Amateur Championship: Doug Bachli wins at Muirfield
Doug Bachli won the 1954 Amateur Championship at Muirfield in Gullane, East Lothian, beating William C. Campbell 2 & 1 in the final.
Final: the lead changed hands or the match was squared nine times; Campbell looked the winner until Bachli squared at the 32nd hole and won the next two, Campbell wasting four strokes in two bunkers - described as the greatest upset in the championship since the war.
1953 Amateur Championship: Joe Carr wins at Royal Liverpool Golf Club
Joe Carr won the 1953 Amateur Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, Merseyside, beating Harvie Ward 2 up in the final.
Carr beat the holder Harvie Ward 2 up in the final; spectators swarmed the last green to cheer the first home winner since 1949, keeping the trophy on the eastern side of the Atlantic.
1952 Amateur Championship: Harvie Ward wins at Prestwick Golf Club
Harvie Ward won the 1952 Amateur Championship at Prestwick Golf Club in Prestwick, South Ayrshire, beating Frank Stranahan 6 & 5 in the final.
Final: Ward, 26, was 2 down at the 14th but played the rest of the match four under par; Stranahan conceded on the 31st hole without putting (6 & 5), ending his bid to be the first American to win three times.
1951 Amateur Championship: Dick Chapman wins at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club
Dick Chapman won the 1951 Amateur Championship at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club in Porthcawl, Bridgend, beating Charles Coe 5 & 4 in the final.
Chapman, 40, won at his 16th attempt at the title after losing the 1947 and 1950 finals; he squared the final for the first time since the 11th hole when Coe's 8-foot putt at the short hole stopped on the lip, and won 5 & 4.
1950 Amateur Championship: Frank Stranahan wins at St Andrews Links (Old Course)
Frank Stranahan won the 1950 Amateur Championship at St Andrews Links (Old Course) in St Andrews, Fife, beating Dick Chapman 8 & 6 in the final.
Final: Stranahan beat Chapman 8 & 6 in wet, slow conditions (the 30 holes took 5 hr 40 min), finishing with a drive to four yards of the 316-yard 13th green, a chip and a single putt.
1949 Amateur Championship: Max McCready wins at Portmarnock Golf Club
Max McCready won the 1949 Amateur Championship at Portmarnock Golf Club in Portmarnock, County Dublin, beating Willie Turnesa 2 & 1 in the final.
Quarterfinal upset: McCready beat the holder Frank Stranahan 4 & 3, then won his semifinal against Ken Thom with a birdie 3 at the 20th hole the same afternoon.
1948 Amateur Championship: Frank Stranahan wins at Royal St George's Golf Club
Frank Stranahan won the 1948 Amateur Championship at Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, Kent, beating Charlie Stowe 5 & 4 in the final.
1947 Amateur Championship: Willie Turnesa wins at Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship)
Willie Turnesa won the 1947 Amateur Championship at Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship) in Carnoustie, Angus, beating Dick Chapman 3 & 2 in the final.
Final: Turnesa was five down after nine holes, won the next five to be all square at lunch, went ahead for the first time at the 27th and closed Chapman out on the 34th green with a 10-foot putt for par, using a putter borrowed from his mother-in-law (18 one-putt greens in 34 holes).
1946 Amateur Championship: Jimmy Bruen wins at Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Jimmy Bruen won the 1946 Amateur Championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, Merseyside, beating Robert Sweeny Jr. 4 & 3 in the final.
Bruen, playing with a No. 7 iron borrowed from Henry Cotton after breaking two of his own, one-putted nine greens and clinched the 36-hole final 4 & 3 with a one-under-par 4 at the 517-yard 14th (32nd hole) in heavy rain.
1945 Amateur Championship: not played (World War II)
There was no Amateur Championship in 1945 (World War II).
1944 Amateur Championship: not played (World War II)
There was no Amateur Championship in 1944 (World War II).
1943 Amateur Championship: not played (World War II)
There was no Amateur Championship in 1943 (World War II).
1942 Amateur Championship: not played (World War II)
There was no Amateur Championship in 1942 (World War II).
1941 Amateur Championship: not played (World War II)
There was no Amateur Championship in 1941 (World War II).
1940 Amateur Championship: not played (World War II)
There was no Amateur Championship in 1940 (World War II).
1939 Amateur Championship: Alex Kyle wins at Royal Liverpool Golf Club
Alex Kyle won the 1939 Amateur Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, Merseyside, beating Tony Duncan 2 & 1 in the final.
Third round: Melbourne's J. M. Baillieu beat the American tennis professional Ellsworth Vines 2 & 1 before a huge, excited crowd; the same day R. D. Chapman beat the holder Charlie Yates 4 & 3.
1938 Amateur Championship: Charlie Yates wins at Troon Golf Club (Old Course; now Royal Troon)
Charlie Yates won the 1938 Amateur Championship at Troon Golf Club (Old Course; now Royal Troon) in Troon, South Ayrshire, beating Cecil Ewing 3 & 2 in the final.
Semi-final: Yates beat 1936 champion Hector Thomson at the 19th before an unruly gallery of 5,000; in the final Ewing was 1 up at lunch before Yates won 3 & 2.
1937 Amateur Championship: Robert Sweeny Jr. wins at Royal St George's Golf Club
Robert Sweeny Jr. won the 1937 Amateur Championship at Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, Kent, beating Lionel Munn 3 & 2 in the final.
Final: Sweeny won the 1st hole and led all the way until Munn drew level at the 23rd; Sweeny then won the next three holes and closed out 3 & 2. Munn, a seven-time Irish champion in his fifties, had played first-class golf for 30 years.
1936 Amateur Championship: Hector Thomson wins at St Andrews Links (Old Course)
Hector Thomson won the 1936 Amateur Championship at St Andrews Links (Old Course) in St Andrews, Fife, beating Jim Ferrier 2 up in the final.
Final: Ferrier led 3 up at the 12th, Thomson squared by the 18th, went ahead at the 22nd and 2 up at the 26th; at the 36th Thomson hit a mashie-niblick of about 130-150 yards to six inches and Ferrier, six yards away, conceded.
1935 Amateur Championship: Lawson Little wins at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club
Lawson Little won the 1935 Amateur Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, beating William Tweddell 1 up in the final.
Final: Little was 3 up at lunch (73 to 76); Tweddell squared with six to play, Little went 2 up again, came to the 36th dormie one and halved it in par 4s to win 1 up - the first American to win in successive years.
1934 Amateur Championship: Lawson Little wins at Prestwick Golf Club
Lawson Little won the 1934 Amateur Championship at Prestwick Golf Club in Prestwick, South Ayrshire, beating James Wallace 14 & 13 in the final.
Final: Little went round in 66 in the morning (3 better than the course record), was 6 up at the turn and 12 up at lunch, and won 14 & 13 after 23 holes - the record margin for a final - taking only 36 putts for the 23 holes.
1933 Amateur Championship: Michael Scott wins at Royal Liverpool Golf Club
Michael Scott won the 1933 Amateur Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, Merseyside, beating Dale Bourn 4 & 3 in the final.
Semi-final: Dunlap was 2 up after six; at the 482-yard 8th Scott holed an 8-yard putt for an eagle 3 to square, then won six of the last nine holes played to finish it on the 15th green, 4 & 3.
1932 Amateur Championship: John de Forest wins at Muirfield (The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers)
John de Forest won the 1932 Amateur Championship at Muirfield (The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers) in Gullane, East Lothian, beating Eric Fiddian 3 & 1 in the final.
Final: de Forest won six of the first seven holes, Fiddian fought back to 4 down at lunch; de Forest went 7 up at the 28th and won 3 & 1 in rain, the match taking a record six and a half hours.
1931 Amateur Championship: Eric Martin Smith wins at Royal North Devon Golf Club
Eric Martin Smith won the 1931 Amateur Championship at Royal North Devon Golf Club in Westward Ho!, Devon, beating John de Forest 1 up in the final.
Final: all square with two to play; Martin Smith won 1 up on the 36th green as the crowd stampeded across the course - the two youngest finalists to that date (22 and 24).
1930 Amateur Championship: Bobby Jones wins at St Andrews Links (Old Course)
Bobby Jones won the 1930 Amateur Championship at St Andrews Links (Old Course) in St Andrews, Fife, beating Roger Wethered 7 & 6 in the final.
Fourth round: Jones beat the holder Cyril Tolley at the 19th before about 15,000; Tolley laid Jones a stymie at the 19th but Jones won the hole.
1929 Amateur Championship: Cyril Tolley wins at Royal St George's Golf Club
Cyril Tolley won the 1929 Amateur Championship at Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, Kent, beating John Nelson Smith 4 & 3 in the final.
Semi-final: John Nelson Smith, a 36-year-old joiner from Earlsferry (James Braid's village), was dormie three down to the American John Dawson, squared with a five-yard putt on the 18th and won at the 19th.
1928 Amateur Championship: Philip Perkins wins at Prestwick Golf Club
Philip Perkins won the 1928 Amateur Championship at Prestwick Golf Club in Prestwick, South Ayrshire, beating Roger Wethered 5 & 4 in the final.
Final: Perkins, 23, chain-smoking and bespectacled, was 2 up at lunch (76) and was never headed against Wethered; the R&A records the margin as 5 & 4 (contemporary cables and magazines: 6 & 4).
1927 Amateur Championship: William Tweddell wins at Royal Liverpool Golf Club
William Tweddell won the 1927 Amateur Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, Merseyside, beating Eustace Landale 7 & 6 in the final.
Semi-final: Tweddell played the first five holes in par while Wethered dropped a shot at each, going 5 up; Wethered pulled two back but Tweddell won 4 & 3 in a match so slow it held up the field.
1926 Amateur Championship: Jess Sweetser wins at Muirfield (The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers)
Jess Sweetser won the 1926 Amateur Championship at Muirfield (The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers) in Gullane, East Lothian, beating Fred Simpson 6 & 5 in the final.
Semi-final: Sweetser was dormie two on W. G. Brownlow, who holed long putts on the 17th and 18th to square; Sweetser won at the 21st (third extra hole) with a par 4.
1925 Amateur Championship: Robert Harris wins at Royal North Devon Golf Club
Robert Harris won the 1925 Amateur Championship at Royal North Devon Golf Club in Westward Ho!, Devon, beating Kenneth Fradgley 13 & 12 in the final.
Final: Harris, twice a beaten finalist (1913, 1923), won the first five holes, was 9 up at lunch (82 to 91) and won 13 & 12 - then the record final margin - against a Fradgley who had been under a doctor for three days.
1924 Amateur Championship: Ernest Holderness wins at St Andrews Links (Old Course)
Ernest Holderness won the 1924 Amateur Championship at St Andrews Links (Old Course) in St Andrews, Fife, beating Eustace Storey 3 & 2 in the final.
Semi-final: Wethered needed two putts on the 15th to go 2 up with 3 to play, took three, sliced out of bounds at the 16th, lost the 17th and the 18th; Storey won 2 up.
1923 Amateur Championship: Roger Wethered wins at Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club
Roger Wethered won the 1923 Amateur Championship at Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club in Deal, Kent, beating Robert Harris 7 & 6 in the final.
Semi-final: Ouimet, 4 down with 5 to play, won the 14th (laying a pitch dead) and the 15th (birdie 3), nearly holed on the 16th; Wethered halved the 17th to win 2 & 1.
1922 Amateur Championship: Ernest Holderness wins at Prestwick Golf Club
Ernest Holderness won the 1922 Amateur Championship at Prestwick Golf Club in Prestwick, South Ayrshire, beating John Caven 1 up in the final.
Final: Caven was 2 up with 5 to go in the morning; Holderness, 1 up at the 36th, saw Caven hole a five-yard putt on the last green and then holed his own three-yarder for the half and the title, before a crowd Darwin put at 15,000-20,000.
1921 Amateur Championship: Willie Hunter wins at Royal Liverpool Golf Club
Willie Hunter won the 1921 Amateur Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, Merseyside, beating Allan Graham 12 & 11 in the final.
Final: Hunter was 9 up after the morning round and won 12 & 11, then the record margin for a final; play was delayed more than an hour by flooding.
1920 Amateur Championship: Cyril Tolley wins at Muirfield (The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers)
Cyril Tolley won the 1920 Amateur Championship at Muirfield (The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers) in Gullane, East Lothian, beating Robert A. Gardner won on 37th hole in the final.
Final: Gardner, 3 down with 4 to play, won the 33rd/15th and 34th/16th and the 36th to square; at the 37th (the 1st, a c.210-yard one-shotter) Tolley holed a putt of about four yards for a 2 to win.
1919 Amateur Championship: not played (World War I)
There was no Amateur Championship in 1919 (World War I).
1918 Amateur Championship: not played (World War I)
There was no Amateur Championship in 1918 (World War I).
1917 Amateur Championship: not played (World War I)
There was no Amateur Championship in 1917 (World War I).
1916 Amateur Championship: not played (World War I)
There was no Amateur Championship in 1916 (World War I).
1915 Amateur Championship: not played (World War I)
There was no Amateur Championship in 1915 (World War I).
1914 Amateur Championship: James Jenkins wins at Royal St George's Golf Club
James Jenkins won the 1914 Amateur Championship at Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, Kent, beating Charles Hezlet 3 & 2 in the final.
Semi-final: Charles Hezlet beat Humphries by one hole; Jenkins beat E. Martin Smith 2 & 1.
1913 Amateur Championship: Harold Hilton wins at St Andrews Links (Old Course)
Harold Hilton won the 1913 Amateur Championship at St Andrews Links (Old Course) in St Andrews, Fife, beating Robert Harris 6 & 5 in the final.
Quarter-final: Harold Hilton beat the American Heinrich Schmidt at the 19th hole after a great struggle.
1912 Amateur Championship: John Ball wins at Royal North Devon Golf Club
John Ball won the 1912 Amateur Championship at Royal North Devon Golf Club in Westward Ho!, Devon, beating Abe Mitchell won on 38th hole in the final.
Quarter-final: John Ball was five down with eight to play and dormie three against F. S. Bond, but won at the 19th.
1911 Amateur Championship: Harold Hilton wins at Prestwick Golf Club
Harold Hilton won the 1911 Amateur Championship at Prestwick Golf Club in Prestwick, South Ayrshire, beating Edward Lassen 4 & 3 in the final.
Semi-final: Edward Lassen beat Leicester Stevens by two holes after Stevens was penalised twice, once for grounding his club in the rushes at the 7th and once for his caddie standing on the line.
1910 Amateur Championship: John Ball wins at Royal Liverpool Golf Club
John Ball won the 1910 Amateur Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, Merseyside, beating Colin Aylmer 10 & 9 in the final.
Semi-final: John Ball beat the young artisan Abe Mitchell 4 & 3.
1909 Amateur Championship: Robert Maxwell wins at Muirfield
Robert Maxwell won the 1909 Amateur Championship at Muirfield in Gullane, East Lothian, beating Cecil Hutchison 1 up in the final.
Semi-finals: Robert Maxwell beat Bernard Darwin 3 & 2 and Cecil Hutchison beat R. Andrew 3 & 2.
1908 Amateur Championship: Edward Lassen wins at Royal St George's Golf Club
Edward Lassen won the 1908 Amateur Championship at Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, Kent, beating Herbert Taylor 7 & 6 in the final.
Second round: V. A. Pollock beat the holder John Ball 6 & 5 on the 13th green after Ball was stymied at the 8th and 9th.
1907 Amateur Championship: John Ball wins at St Andrews Links (Old Course)
John Ball won the 1907 Amateur Championship at St Andrews Links (Old Course) in St Andrews, Fife, beating Charles Palmer 6 & 4 in the final.
Round of 16: R. Andrew beat Harold Hilton 5 & 3.
1906 Amateur Championship: James Robb wins at Royal Liverpool Golf Club
James Robb won the 1906 Amateur Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, Merseyside, beating Clifford Lingen 4 & 3 in the final.
Round of 16: E. A. Smirke beat Horace Hutchinson by one hole, then reached the semi-finals; Harry Colt also reached the last four.
1905 Amateur Championship: Gordon Barry wins at Prestwick Golf Club
Gordon Barry won the 1905 Amateur Championship at Prestwick Golf Club in Prestwick, South Ayrshire, beating Osmund Scott 3 & 2 in the final.
Quarter-final: Gordon Barry beat Robert Maxwell at the 19th hole.
1904 Amateur Championship: Walter Travis wins at Royal St George's Golf Club
Walter Travis won the 1904 Amateur Championship at Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, Kent, beating Edward Blackwell 4 & 3 in the final.
Walter Travis, putting with a mallet-shaped metal putter, beat Harold Hilton 5 & 4 and Horace Hutchinson 4 & 2 on the way to the final.
1903 Amateur Championship: Robert Maxwell wins at Muirfield
Robert Maxwell won the 1903 Amateur Championship at Muirfield in Gullane, East Lothian, beating Horace Hutchinson 7 & 5 in the final.
Semi-final: Robert Maxwell beat Herman de Zoete at the 19th hole.
1902 Amateur Championship: Charles Hutchings wins at Royal Liverpool Golf Club
Charles Hutchings won the 1902 Amateur Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, Merseyside, beating Sidney Fry 1 up in the final.
Second round: Robert Maxwell knocked out John Ball 2 & 1 before a huge crowd.
1901 Amateur Championship: Harold Hilton wins at St Andrews Links (Old Course)
Harold Hilton won the 1901 Amateur Championship at St Andrews Links (Old Course) in St Andrews, Fife, beating John L. Low 1 up in the final.
Semi-final: John L. Low, 3 up at the turn, was caught by John Graham Jr. but won the 18th with a four to reach the final.
1900 Amateur Championship: Harold Hilton wins at Royal St George's Golf Club
Harold Hilton won the 1900 Amateur Championship at Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, Kent, beating James Robb 9 & 7 in the final.
Semi-final: Harold Hilton holed a full brassie shot for a two at the 1st and beat John Graham Jr. 7 & 5.
1899 Amateur Championship: John Ball wins at Prestwick Golf Club
John Ball won the 1899 Amateur Championship at Prestwick Golf Club in Prestwick, South Ayrshire, beating Freddie Tait won on 37th hole in the final.
Final, 35th hole (the Alps): Tait's ball finished floating in the water-filled bunker; he waded in, got out, halved the hole and won the 36th to square the match.
1898 Amateur Championship: Freddie Tait wins at Royal Liverpool Golf Club
Freddie Tait won the 1898 Amateur Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, Merseyside, beating Samuel Mure Fergusson 7 & 5 in the final.
Semi-final: Freddie Tait beat John L. Low at the 22nd hole.
1897 Amateur Championship: Jack Allan wins at Muirfield
Jack Allan won the 1897 Amateur Championship at Muirfield in Gullane, East Lothian, beating James Robb 4 & 2 in the final.
Third round: W. Greig beat the holder Freddie Tait by one hole, winning the 17th when Tait missed his putt.
1896 Amateur Championship: Freddie Tait wins at Royal St George's Golf Club
Freddie Tait won the 1896 Amateur Championship at Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, Kent, beating Harold Hilton 8 & 7 in the final.
Freddie Tait beat Johnny Laidlay (3 & 1), John Ball (5 & 4) and Horace Hutchinson (3 & 2) on the way to the final.
1895 Amateur Championship: Leslie Balfour-Melville wins at St Andrews Links (Old Course)
Leslie Balfour-Melville won the 1895 Amateur Championship at St Andrews Links (Old Course) in St Andrews, Fife, beating John Ball won on 19th hole in the final.
Leslie Balfour-Melville won his quarter-final (W. Greig), semi-final (Laurie Auchterlonie) and final all at the 19th hole; in each case his opponent found the Swilcan Burn at the extra hole.
1894 Amateur Championship: John Ball wins at Royal Liverpool Golf Club
John Ball won the 1894 Amateur Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, Merseyside, beating Samuel Mure Fergusson 1 up in the final.
Second round: Freddie Tait beat Horace Hutchinson at the 19th hole, then beat Harold Hilton 1 up in the quarter-finals.
1893 Amateur Championship: Peter Anderson wins at Prestwick Golf Club
Peter Anderson won the 1893 Amateur Championship at Prestwick Golf Club in Prestwick, South Ayrshire, beating Johnny Laidlay 1 up in the final.
Semi-final: Johnny Laidlay and Freddie Tait halved the 18 and Laidlay won the first extra hole when Tait missed a four-foot putt; earlier Tait had beaten Harold Hilton 3 & 2.
1892 Amateur Championship: John Ball wins at Royal St George's Golf Club
John Ball won the 1892 Amateur Championship at Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, Kent, beating Harold Hilton 3 & 1 in the final.
Quarter-final: John Ball beat Horace Hutchinson by one hole; Freddie Tait, playing his first championship, lost to F. A. Fairlie at the last after being 3 up at the 13th.
1891 Amateur Championship: Johnny Laidlay wins at St Andrews Links (Old Course)
Johnny Laidlay won the 1891 Amateur Championship at St Andrews Links (Old Course) in St Andrews, Fife, beating Harold Hilton won on 20th hole in the final.
Second round: the holder John Ball went out to R. B. Sharp by one hole.
1890 Amateur Championship: John Ball wins at Royal Liverpool Golf Club
John Ball won the 1890 Amateur Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, Merseyside, beating Johnny Laidlay 4 & 3 in the final.
Semi-final: Laidlay beat D. Leitch 1 up with a three at the last after Leitch had led by two holes.
1889 Amateur Championship: Johnny Laidlay wins at St Andrews Links (Old Course)
Johnny Laidlay won the 1889 Amateur Championship at St Andrews Links (Old Course) in St Andrews, Fife, beating Leslie Balfour-Melville 2 & 1 in the final.
Semi-final: Johnny Laidlay and John Ball finished all square; the 19th was halved and Ball, bunkered at the 20th, lost the hole and the match.
1888 Amateur Championship: John Ball wins at Prestwick Golf Club
John Ball won the 1888 Amateur Championship at Prestwick Golf Club in Prestwick, South Ayrshire, beating Johnny Laidlay 5 & 4 in the final.
Round of 16: Alexander Stuart knocked out the two-time champion Horace Hutchinson 2 & 1; Hutchinson topped two successive tee shots.
1887 Amateur Championship: Horace Hutchinson wins at Royal Liverpool Golf Club
Horace Hutchinson won the 1887 Amateur Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, Merseyside, beating John Ball 1 up in the final.
Semi-finals: Hutchinson beat John Ball Sr. 1 up while his son John Ball beat John Guthrie Tait 3 & 1, so father and son were both in the last four.
1886 Amateur Championship: Horace Hutchinson wins at St Andrews Links (Old Course)
Horace Hutchinson won the 1886 Amateur Championship at St Andrews Links (Old Course) in St Andrews, Fife, beating Henry Lamb 7 & 6 in the final.
Semi-final: Henry Lamb routed John Ball 7 & 6; Hutchinson beat Charles Chambers 5 & 2.
1885 Amateur Championship: Allan Macfie wins at Royal Liverpool Golf Club
Allan Macfie won the 1885 Amateur Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, Merseyside, beating Horace Hutchinson 7 & 6 in the final.
Semi-final (Thu 23 Apr): Horace Hutchinson beat John Ball 2 up, 79 strokes to 83, after Ball had knocked out his own father (John Ball Sr.) 4 & 2 in the third round.
How this was built
What is included: every Amateur Championship from 1885 to 2026, newest first: the champion, the club, the final result, and a link to that year's page with every recorded match of its draw.
Where it comes from: the data file behind this room (the-amateur/data/the-amateur.json, research collected through October 20, 2026), built from the R&A's records and contemporary newspaper reports. Each row names its own sources on its year page.
What is not claimed: many early draws are recorded only in part; a round the data does not hold is left out, not filled, and rounds the record names but a bracket cannot place are listed under their recorded names. Values found only on Wikipedia are flagged on the year pages.