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Saturday 22 June 2019AmateurYear in Review
Sugrue wins the Amateur
Portmarnock Golf Club, Portmarnock, Ireland · Monday 17 to Saturday 22 June 2019 · 36-hole stroke-play qualifying at Portmarnock and The Island, then match play at Portmarnock; 36-hole final Saturday 22 June
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
16 h 46 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R117°/11°C · wind 23 km/h SW, gusts 47 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/10°C · wind 14 km/h SW, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R317°/11°C · wind 17 km/h WSW, gusts 36 · 1.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R415°/10°C · wind 18 km/h W, gusts 37 · 0.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R516°/9°C · wind 15 km/h SW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R617°/10°C · wind 15 km/h SE, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- The Amateur
1885–2026 in our record, 131 editions.
The ones it got away from
- Euan Walker SCO · lost 1 holeLost the first three holes and was five down after nine; fought back to all square at the 33rd, then lost the 35th and 36th after pushing his tee shots right Sugrue Savours Home Success at The Amateur (The R&A)
Same week
Men's amateur championship
The Amateur
Portmarnock Golf Club, Portmarnock
3 of 5 researched
Winner
James Sugrue
Runner-up: Euan Walker
To par not yet researched.
From the papers
The R&A (randa.org)
22 June 2019
I’m just kind of happy I did it for the crowds, really, as I didn’t want all those people who came out to support me to see me end up losing.
The R&A (randa.org)
22 June 2019
Euan is just that type of player where he doesn’t really hit bad shots. He has got a beautiful swing and very rarely hits bad shots.
The R&A (randa.org)
22 June 2019
I couldn’t give him the first three holes and expect an easy comeback from there, even though it was 36 holes.
The golfer
born 1998-12-09, Mallow, County Cork, Ireland; IRL; turned pro 2021; world No. 231 that week (World Amateur Golf Ranking 231st as stated by The R&A).
Top 10
Not yet researched
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet