Boys Amateur Championship
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The Boys Amateur Championship is a golf
tournament which is held annually in the United Kingdom
. The competition is organised and run by The R&A
The venue for the competition has been played at many golf courses throughout the United Kingdom
and has frequented several golf courses on more than one occasion. Notably the first two completion were both played at Royal Ascot
qualifier followed by a series of knock out match play
matches cumulating in a 36-hole final.
between all 252 competitors each of whom plays two rounds of 18 holes, one to be played on each of the two courses. The 64 lowest scores over the 36 holes and ties then compete in the match play
final stage of the Championship. Each round of the knockout is played over 18 holes with the exclusion of the final which is played over 36 holes.
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tournament which is held annually in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. The competition is organised and run by The R&A
History
The Boy's Amateur Championship was first played at Royal Ascot in 1921. Originally the age limit for the competition was 16 but this was swiftly increased to 18 in 1923, which is the age limit that has been retained since.The venue for the competition has been played at many golf courses throughout the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and has frequented several golf courses on more than one occasion. Notably the first two completion were both played at Royal Ascot
Format
The current format for the Boys Amateur Championship is of an initial stroke playStroke play
Stroke play, also known as medal play, is a scoring system in the sport of golf. It involves counting the total number of strokes taken on each hole during a given round, or series of rounds...
qualifier followed by a series of knock out match play
Match play
Match play is a scoring system for golf in which a player, or team, earns a point for each hole in which they have bested their opponents; this is as opposed to stroke play, in which the total number of strokes is counted over one or more rounds of 18 holes...
matches cumulating in a 36-hole final.
Current Format
The currently used format for the Boys Amateur Championship is the format used in 2010 and compromises of an initial stage of stroke playStroke play
Stroke play, also known as medal play, is a scoring system in the sport of golf. It involves counting the total number of strokes taken on each hole during a given round, or series of rounds...
between all 252 competitors each of whom plays two rounds of 18 holes, one to be played on each of the two courses. The 64 lowest scores over the 36 holes and ties then compete in the match play
Match play
Match play is a scoring system for golf in which a player, or team, earns a point for each hole in which they have bested their opponents; this is as opposed to stroke play, in which the total number of strokes is counted over one or more rounds of 18 holes...
final stage of the Championship. Each round of the knockout is played over 18 holes with the exclusion of the final which is played over 36 holes.
Results
| Year | Venue | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Burnham & Berrow and Enmore Park Enmore Park Golf Club Enmore Park Golf Club is a golf club set within the Quantock hills, an area of outstanding natural beauty, and in the village of Enmore within the county of Somerset in England... |
Harrison Greenberry | Patrick Kelly |
| 2010 | Kilmarnock (Barassie) Kilmarnock (Barassie) Golf Club Kilmarnock Golf Club is a golf club and course in Barassie on the west coast of Scotland. Formed as Ossington Golf Club in 1887, the first course was at Holmes Farm in Kilmarnock. The Club quickly became Kilmarnock Golf Club... |
Adrian Otaegui | Max Rottluff |
| 2009 | Royal St George's Royal St George's Golf Club The Royal St George's Golf Club is one of the premier golf clubs in the United Kingdom, and one of the courses on The Open Championship rotation. It has hosted 13 Open championships since 1894, when it became the first club outside Scotland to host the championship... |
Tom Lewis Tom Lewis (golfer) Tom Lewis is a professional golfer from Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England.In 2009, Lewis won the Boys Amateur Championship at Royal St George's. In 2010, he lost to Peter O'Malley in a playoff for the New South Wales Open, and then tied for 12th place at the Australian Open... |
Eddie Pepperell |
| 2008 | Little Aston | Pedro Figueiredo | Fraser McKenna |
| 2007 | Royal Porthcawl Royal Porthcawl Golf Club Royal Porthcawl Golf Club is a golf club located to the north of Porthcawl and bordering the Bristol Channel, in Wales.The club has hosted many prestigious tournaments including The Amateur Championship on six occasions, the Walker Cup in 1995, the Curtis Cup in 1964, the British Masters in 1961,... |
Emilio Cuartero | Fraser Fotheringham |
| 2006 | Royal Aberdeen Royal Aberdeen Golf Club Royal Aberdeen Golf Club in Aberdeen, Scotland, was founded in 1780 and claims to be the sixth oldest golf club in the world. It was founded as the Society of Golfers at Aberdeen, and became the Aberdeen Golf Club in 1815.... |
Matthew Nixon | Bjørn Åkesson |
| 2005 | Hunstanton | Bernhard Neumann | Jordan Findlay |
| 2004 | Conwy | Jordan Findlay | Tom Sherreard |
| 2003 | Royal Liverpool | Rhys Davies Rhys Davies (golfer) Rhys Davies is a Welsh professional golfer.Davies was born in Edinburgh, Scotland but has lived in Wales for the majority of his life. He played collegiate golf in the United States at East Tennessee State University where he won ten times... |
Pablo Martín Pablo Martin Pablo Martín-Benavides is a Spanish professional golfer.Martín was born in Málaga, and attended Oklahoma State University in the United States. He was awarded the Haskins Award in 2006 and featured in the top ten of the World Amateur Golf Ranking... |
| 2002 | Carnoustie Carnoustie Golf Links The Carnoustie Golf Links are in Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland. Its historic championship golf course is one of the venues in the Open Championship rotation.-History:... |
Mark Pilling | Rhys Davies Rhys Davies (golfer) Rhys Davies is a Welsh professional golfer.Davies was born in Edinburgh, Scotland but has lived in Wales for the majority of his life. He played collegiate golf in the United States at East Tennessee State University where he won ten times... |
| 2001 | Ganton Ganton Golf Club Ganton Golf Club is an 18-hole golf course in Ganton, North Yorkshire, England.Founded in 1891, the course was initially designed by Tom Chisholm and Robert Bird, but modifications to the course have been made since by a number of people including James Braid, Alister MacKenzie, Harry Colt, John... |
Pablo Martín Pablo Martin Pablo Martín-Benavides is a Spanish professional golfer.Martín was born in Málaga, and attended Oklahoma State University in the United States. He was awarded the Haskins Award in 2006 and featured in the top ten of the World Amateur Golf Ranking... |
Rafael Cabrera-Bello Rafael Cabrera-Bello Rafael Cabrera-Bello is a Spanish professional golfer.-Career:Cabrera-Bello was born in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. He first played golf aged six and went on to enjoy a successful amateur career, winning the Spanish National Championship at every age group level from under-7 through under-18... |
| 2000 | Hillside Hillside Golf Club Hillside Golf Club is located near Southport, England. It lies almost side by side with the Royal Birkdale course, amid a stretch of sandhills, and the quality of the individual holes is such that golfers may find it difficult to separate the two... |
David Inglis | David Skinns |
| 1999 | Royal St David's | Alfonso Gutierrez | Michael Skelton |
| 1998 | Ladybank | Steven O'Hara Steven O'Hara Steven O'Hara is a Scottish professional golfer.O'Hara was born in Bellshill. He had a successful amateur career which included winning the Scottish Amateur in 2000 and the St Andrews Links Trophy in 2001... |
Stefano Reale |
| 1997 | Saunton Sands Saunton Golf Club Saunton Golf Club is a private golf club in England, that is located about to the west of Braunton, Devon. It was founded in 1897.Saunton has two golf courses, East and West, and has hosted many prestigious amateur championships including the English Amateur and the Brabazon Trophy on several... |
Sergio García Sergio García Sergio García Fernández is a Spanish professional golfer who plays on both the United States PGA Tour and the European Tour. He has spent much of his career in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings... |
R. Jones |
| 1996 | Littlestone | Kenneth Ferrie Kenneth Ferrie Kenneth Ferrie is an English professional golfer.Ferrie was born in Ashington, Northumberland. He won the British Boys Championship in 1996 and made his first appearance in a European Tour event that year as an invitee at his local event, the Slaley Hall Northumberland Challenge... |
Mark Pilkington |
| 1995 | Dunbar | S. Young | Sam Walker Sam Walker (golfer) Sam James Walker is an English professional golfer.Walker was born in Birmingham and turned professional in 2000. He came through the ranks, starting his career on the third tier MasterCard Tour before graduating to the Challenge Tour and finally the top level European Tour... |
| 1994 | Little Aston | C. Smith | Chris Rodgers Chris Rodgers Chris Rodgers is an English professional golfer.Rodgers turned professional in 2000. He currently plays mainly on the Asian Tour and in 2005 he moved to Bangkok. His first Asian Tour win came at the 2006 Pakistan Open. In 2003 he won twice on the Elite Tour, a developmental tour based in the... |
| 1993 | Glenbervie | David Howell David Howell (golfer) David Alexander Howell is an English professional golfer from Swindon. His career to date peaked in 2006, when he was ranked in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings for a short time.... |
V. Gustavsson |
| 1992 | Royal Mid-Surrey | Leif Westerberg Leif Westerberg Leif Westerberg is a Swedish professional golfer.Westerberg was born in Stockholm and turned professional in 1997. He has played predominantly on Europe's second tier Challenge Tour where he has won two tournaments. He has graduated from the Challenge Tour twice, in 2004 and 2007, when he finished... |
Fredrik Jacobson Fredrik Jacobson Fredrik Ulf Yngve Jacobson is a Swedish professional golfer.Jacobson was born in Kungsbacka. He turned professional in 1994 and was a member of the European Tour in 1995 and from 1997 to 2004. In 2003 he won his first European Tour title, and went on to claim two more victories that season... |
| 1991 | Montrose | F. Valera | R. Walton |
| 1990 | Hunstanton | M. Welch | M. Ellis |
| 1989 | Nairn Nairn Golf Club Nairn Golf Club is a golf course in Nairn, Scotland.Nairn is noted for hosting the 1999 Walker Cup and the 2004 Jacques Léglise Trophy. Nairn will host the 2012 Curtis Cup.... |
C. Watts | C. Fraser |
| 1988 | Formby Formby Golf Club Formby Golf Club is a golf links in Formby, Merseyside, England.Founded in 1884, the course was redesigned by Willie Park in 1912, but has, over the years seen some changes since, including some in 1922 by James Braid.... |
S. Pardoe | D. Haines |
| 1987 | Kilmarnock (Barassie) Kilmarnock (Barassie) Golf Club Kilmarnock Golf Club is a golf club and course in Barassie on the west coast of Scotland. Formed as Ossington Golf Club in 1887, the first course was at Holmes Farm in Kilmarnock. The Club quickly became Kilmarnock Golf Club... |
C. O'Carroll | P. Olsson |
| 1986 | Seaton Carew | L. Walker | G. King |
| 1985 | Royal Burgess The Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh The Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh is a parkland golf course and is the oldest golfing society in the world, with references to its existence dating back to 1735. It is currently an exclusive golf club, situated in the area of Barnton, Edinburgh, where the golfers are mainly middle aged... |
J. Cook | W. Henry |
| 1984 | Royal Porthcawl Royal Porthcawl Golf Club Royal Porthcawl Golf Club is a golf club located to the north of Porthcawl and bordering the Bristol Channel, in Wales.The club has hosted many prestigious tournaments including The Amateur Championship on six occasions, the Walker Cup in 1995, the Curtis Cup in 1964, the British Masters in 1961,... |
L. Vannet | Adam Mednick Adam Mednick Adam Mednick is a Swedish professional golfer.Mednick was born in Bethesda, Maryland in the United States to an American father and a Swedish mother, and moved to Sweden when he was eight years old... |
| 1983 | Glenbervie | José María Olazábal José María Olazábal José María Olazábal Manterola is a Spanish professional golfer who has enjoyed success on both the European Tour and the PGA Tour, and has won two major championships.-Career outline:... |
Marc Pendaries |
| 1982 | Burnham & Berrow | M. Grieve | G. Hickman |
| 1981 | Gullane | J. Lopez | R. Weedon |
| 1980 | Formby Formby Golf Club Formby Golf Club is a golf links in Formby, Merseyside, England.Founded in 1884, the course was redesigned by Willie Park in 1912, but has, over the years seen some changes since, including some in 1922 by James Braid.... |
D. Muscroft | A. Llyr |
| 1979 | Kilmarnock-Barassie Kilmarnock (Barassie) Golf Club Kilmarnock Golf Club is a golf club and course in Barassie on the west coast of Scotland. Formed as Ossington Golf Club in 1887, the first course was at Holmes Farm in Kilmarnock. The Club quickly became Kilmarnock Golf Club... |
Ronan Rafferty Ronan Rafferty Ronan P. Rafferty is an Northern Irish professional golfer, who formerly played on the European Tour.Rafferty was born in Newry, Northern Ireland. He won the Boys Amateur Championship aged fifteen and played in the Walker Cup aged seventeen... |
D. Ray |
| 1978 | Seaton Carew | S. Keppler | M. Stokes |
| 1977 | Downfield | I. Ford | C.R. Dalgliesh |
| 1976 | Sunningdale Sunningdale Sunningdale is a large village and civil parish in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England.-Location:Sunningdale is located close to the present border with Surrey, and is not far from Ascot, Sunninghill and Virginia Water. It is situated 24 miles west of London and 7... |
Mark Mouland Mark Mouland Mark Mouland is a Welsh professional golfer.Mouland was born in St. Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan, and is the son of six times Welsh champion Sid Mouland. In 1976, he became the youngest ever winner of the British Boys Championship... |
G. Hargreaves |
| 1975 | Bruntsfield Links Bruntsfield Links Bruntsfield Links is of park in Bruntsfield, Edinburgh, immediately to the south-west of The Meadows, which it adjoins.Unlike The Meadows, which is a former loch, Bruntsfield Links was always dry... |
Brian Marchbank | Sandy Lyle Sandy Lyle Alexander Walter Barr "Sandy" Lyle, MBE is a Scottish professional golfer. Lyle has won two major championships during his career. Along with Nick Faldo and Ian Woosnam, he became one of Britain's top golfers during the 1980s... |
| 1974 | Royal Liverpool | T.R. Shannon | Sandy Lyle Sandy Lyle Alexander Walter Barr "Sandy" Lyle, MBE is a Scottish professional golfer. Lyle has won two major championships during his career. Along with Nick Faldo and Ian Woosnam, he became one of Britain's top golfers during the 1980s... |
| 1973 | Blairgowrie | D.M. Robertson | S. Betti |
| 1972 | Moortown Moortown Golf Club Moortown Golf Club is a golf club located in Alwoodley, near Leeds, England. It was founded in 1909, and the championship golf course was designed by Dr Alister MacKenzie.Moortown hosted the Ryder Cup in 1929.... |
G. Harvey | R. Newsome |
| 1971 | Kilmarnock-Barassie Kilmarnock (Barassie) Golf Club Kilmarnock Golf Club is a golf club and course in Barassie on the west coast of Scotland. Formed as Ossington Golf Club in 1887, the first course was at Holmes Farm in Kilmarnock. The Club quickly became Kilmarnock Golf Club... |
Howard Clark | G. Harvey |
| 1970 | Hillside Hillside Golf Club Hillside Golf Club is located near Southport, England. It lies almost side by side with the Royal Birkdale course, amid a stretch of sandhills, and the quality of the individual holes is such that golfers may find it difficult to separate the two... |
I.D. Gradwell | J.E Murray |
| 1969 | Dunbar | M. Foster | M. Gray |
| 1968 | Royal Lytham & St Anne's Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England, is one of the courses in the Open Championship rotation. The Women's British Open has also been played on the course four times: once prior to being designated a major championship by the LPGA Tour, and three times since.The... |
S.C. Evans | K. Dabson |
| 1967 | Western Galies | L.P. Tupling | S.C. Evans |
| 1966 | Moortown Moortown Golf Club Moortown Golf Club is a golf club located in Alwoodley, near Leeds, England. It was founded in 1909, and the championship golf course was designed by Dr Alister MacKenzie.Moortown hosted the Ryder Cup in 1929.... |
A. Phillips | A. Muller |
| 1965 | Gullane | G.R. Milne | D.K. Midgley |
| 1964 | Formby Formby Golf Club Formby Golf Club is a golf links in Formby, Merseyside, England.Founded in 1884, the course was redesigned by Willie Park in 1912, but has, over the years seen some changes since, including some in 1922 by James Braid.... |
Peter Townsend Peter Townsend (golfer) Peter Michael Paul Townsend is an English professional golfer.Townsend was born in Cambridge. Following a successful amateur career, during which he won both the Brabazon Trophy and Lytham Trophy, he turned professional at the end of 1966... |
R.J. Gray |
| 1963 | Prestwick Prestwick Golf Club Prestwick Golf Club is located in the town of Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is approximately southwest of Scotland's largest city, Glasgow. Prestwick is a classic links golf course, being built on the rolling sandy land that "links" the beach and the land further inland... |
A.H.C. Soutar | D.I. Rigby |
| 1962 | Royal Mid-Surrey | Peter Townsend Peter Townsend (golfer) Peter Michael Paul Townsend is an English professional golfer.Townsend was born in Cambridge. Following a successful amateur career, during which he won both the Brabazon Trophy and Lytham Trophy, he turned professional at the end of 1966... |
D.C. Penman |
| 1961 | Dalmahoy Dalmahoy Dalmahoy is hotel and former country house near Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is located off the A71 road, south of Ratho. The house is protected as a category A listed building, while the grounds are included in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland, the national... |
F.S. Morris | Clive Clark |
| 1960 | Olton | P. Cros | P.O. Green |
| 1959 | Pollok | A.R. Murphy | E.M. Shamash |
| 1958 | Moortown Moortown Golf Club Moortown Golf Club is a golf club located in Alwoodley, near Leeds, England. It was founded in 1909, and the championship golf course was designed by Dr Alister MacKenzie.Moortown hosted the Ryder Cup in 1929.... |
R. Braddon | I.M. Stungo |
| 1957 | Carnoustie Carnoustie Golf Links The Carnoustie Golf Links are in Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland. Its historic championship golf course is one of the venues in the Open Championship rotation.-History:... |
D. Ball | J. Wilson |
| 1956 | Sunningdale Sunningdale Sunningdale is a large village and civil parish in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England.-Location:Sunningdale is located close to the present border with Surrey, and is not far from Ascot, Sunninghill and Virginia Water. It is situated 24 miles west of London and 7... |
J. Ferguson | C.W. Cole |
| 1955 | Kilmarnock (Barassie) Kilmarnock (Barassie) Golf Club Kilmarnock Golf Club is a golf club and course in Barassie on the west coast of Scotland. Formed as Ossington Golf Club in 1887, the first course was at Holmes Farm in Kilmarnock. The Club quickly became Kilmarnock Golf Club... |
S.C. Wilson | B.J.K. Aitken |
| 1954 | Royal Liverpool | A.F. Bussell | K. Warren |
| 1953 | Dunbar | A.E. Shepperson | A.T. Booth |
| 1952 | Formby Formby Golf Club Formby Golf Club is a golf links in Formby, Merseyside, England.Founded in 1884, the course was redesigned by Willie Park in 1912, but has, over the years seen some changes since, including some in 1922 by James Braid.... |
Michael Bonallack Michael Bonallack Sir Michael Francis Bonallack, OBE is an English amateur golfer who was one of the leading administrators in world golf in the late 20th century.Bonallack was born in Chigwell, Essex. He won the British Boys Championship in 1952... |
A.E. Shepperson |
| 1951 | Prestwick Prestwick Golf Club Prestwick Golf Club is located in the town of Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is approximately southwest of Scotland's largest city, Glasgow. Prestwick is a classic links golf course, being built on the rolling sandy land that "links" the beach and the land further inland... |
N. Dunn | M.S.R. Lunt |
| 1950 | Royal Lytham & St Anne's Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England, is one of the courses in the Open Championship rotation. The Women's British Open has also been played on the course four times: once prior to being designated a major championship by the LPGA Tour, and three times since.The... |
J. Glover | I. Young |
| 1949 | St Andrews The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews is one of the oldest and most prestigious golf clubs in the world . It is based in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, and is regarded as the worldwide "Home of Golf"... |
H. MacAnespie | Norman Drew Norman Drew Norman Vico Drew is a Northern Irish professional golfer.Drew was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland and started his golfing career at Balmoral Golf Club in Belfast. From a young age he was renowned for his short game. Drew turned professional in 1954.Drew played in the 1959 Ryder Cup at Eldorado... |
| 1948 | Kilmarnock (Barassie) Kilmarnock (Barassie) Golf Club Kilmarnock Golf Club is a golf club and course in Barassie on the west coast of Scotland. Formed as Ossington Golf Club in 1887, the first course was at Holmes Farm in Kilmarnock. The Club quickly became Kilmarnock Golf Club... |
J.D. Pritchett | D.H. Reid |
| 1947 | Royal Liverpool | J. Armour | I. Caldwell |
| 1946 | Bruntsfield Links Bruntsfield Links Bruntsfield Links is of park in Bruntsfield, Edinburgh, immediately to the south-west of The Meadows, which it adjoins.Unlike The Meadows, which is a former loch, Bruntsfield Links was always dry... |
A.F.D. MacGregor | D.F. Dunstan |
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