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Boys Amateur Championship

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.[1]

Boys Amateur Championship
Tournament information
LocationUnited Kingdom
Established1921
Course(s)Moortown Golf Club (2024)
FormatStroke play followed by match play
Month playedAugust
Current champion
Sweden Viggo Olsson Mörk

History

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The Boys Amateur Championship was first played at Royal Ascot in 1921.[1] In 1921 boys had to be under-16 but this was raised to under-17 in 1922 and to under-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 and has frequented several golf courses on more than one occasion. Notably the first two completion were both played at Royal Ascot.[1]

The first championship started on 5 September 1921 with nearly 50 boys competing. The first day saw 14-year-old Henry Cotton play the eventual winner, Donald Mathieson, Cotton losing by 2 holes.[2] Cotton was all square after 16 holes but lost the 17th, after being incorrectly penalised for placing his bag in a bunker, and then went out of bounds at the final hole.[3] The Scot, Mathieson, met an English boy, Guy Lintott in the 36-hole final. Lincott won the final three holes to tie the match but Mathieson won the 37th hole to win the championship.[4] Mathieson was the son of Donald MacKay Mathieson, a well-known golf journalist.[3]

Format

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The current format for the Boys Amateur Championship has been used since 2010 and comprises an initial stroke play stage with all 252 competitors playing two rounds of 18 holes, one on each of the two courses. The 64 lowest scores over the 36 holes then compete in the match play final stage of the Championship. Ties for 64th place are decided by countback. Each round of the knockout is played over 18 holes with the exception of the final which is played over 36 holes. Boys must be under 18 at the start of the year in which the championship is held.[5]

The 2020 event was cancelled, while the 2021 event was run with a reduced field of 144 played at a single venue, Royal Cinque Ports.[6]

Results

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Year Winner Score Runner-up Venue Ref.
2024 Sweden  Viggo Olsson Mörk 4 & 3 Netherlands  Scott Woltering Moortown
2023 England  Kris Kim 38 holes United States  Alex Papayoanou Ganton
2022 Sweden  Albert Hansson 2 & 1 Sweden  Didrik Ringvall Bengtsson Carnoustie
2021 England  Jack Bigham 37 holes Italy  Riccardo Fantinelli Royal Cinque Ports
2020 Cancelled [6]
2019 France  Tom Gueant 37 holes Sweden  Wilmer Ederö Saunton [7]
2018 England  Conor Gough 3 & 1 Spain  José Luis Ballester Royal Portrush [8]
2017 Portugal  Pedro Lencart 5 & 4 Germany  Falko Hanisch Nairn [9]
2016 Germany  Falko Hanisch 37 holes Spain  Alejandro Aguilera Muirfield [10]
2015 Sweden  Marcus Svensson 4 & 3 South Africa  Keegan De Lange Royal Birkdale [11]
2014 Sweden  Oskar Bergqvist 1 up Republic of Ireland  Rowan Lester Prestwick [12]
2013 Scotland  Ewen Ferguson 10 & 9 Germany  Michael Hirmer Royal Liverpool [13]
2012 England  Matt Fitzpatrick 10 & 8 Wales  Henry James Notts [14]
2011 England  Harrison Greenberry 37 holes England  Patrick Kelly Burnham & Berrow [14]
2010 Spain  Adrián Otaegui 4 & 3 Germany  Max Rottluff Kilmarnock (Barassie) [14]
2009 England  Tom Lewis 5 & 4 England  Eddie Pepperell Royal St George's [14]
2008 Portugal  Pedro Figueiredo 39 holes Scotland  Fraser McKenna Little Aston [14]
2007 Spain  Emilio Cuartero 1 up Scotland  Fraser Fotheringham Royal Porthcawl [14]
2006 England  Matthew Nixon 38 holes Sweden  Björn Åkesson Royal Aberdeen [14]
2005 Germany  Bernhard Neumann 3 & 2 Scotland  Jordan Findlay Hunstanton [14]
2004 Scotland  Jordan Findlay 2 & 1 England  Tom Sherreard Conwy [14]
2003 Wales  Rhys Davies 1 up Spain  Pablo Martín Royal Liverpool [14]
2002 England  Mark Pilling 37 holes Wales  Rhys Davies Carnoustie [14]
2001 Spain  Pablo Martín 3 & 2 Spain  Rafa Cabrera-Bello Ganton [14]
2000 Scotland  David Inglis 1 up England  David Skinns Hillside [14]
1999 Spain  Alfonso Gutierrez 1 up England  Michael Skelton Royal St David's [14]
1998 Scotland  Steven O'Hara 1 up Italy  Stefano Reale Ladybank [14]
1997 Spain  Sergio García 6 & 5 England  Richard Jones Saunton [14]
1996 England  Kenneth Ferrie 2 & 1 Wales  Mark Pilkington Littlestone [14]
1995 Scotland  Steven Young 7 & 6 England  Sam Walker Dunbar [14]
1994 England  Christopher Smith 2 & 1 England  Chris Rodgers Little Aston [14]
1993 England  David Howell 3 & 1 Sweden  Viktor Gustavsson Glenbervie [14]
1992 Sweden  Leif Westerberg 3 & 2 Sweden  Freddie Jacobson Royal Mid-Surrey [14]
1991 Spain  Francisco Valera 4 & 3 England  Robert Walton Montrose [14]
1990 England  Michael Welch 3 & 1 Wales  Matthew Ellis Hunstanton [14]
1989 England  Carl Watts 5 & 3 Scotland  Colin Fraser Nairn [14]
1988 England  Simon Pardoe 3 & 2 England  David Haines Formby [14]
1987 Wales  Calvin O'Carroll 3 & 1 Sweden  Per Olsson Kilmarnock (Barassie) [14]
1986 Republic of Ireland  Leslie Walker 5 & 4 Scotland  Graham King Seaton Carew [14]
1985 England  James Cook 5 & 4 England  Wayne Henry Royal Burgess [14]
1984 Scotland  Lee Vannet 2 & 1 Sweden  Adam Mednick Royal Porthcawl [14]
1983 Spain  José María Olazábal 6 & 5 France  Marc Pendariès Glenbervie
1982 England  Mark Grieve 37 holes England  Giles Hickman Burnham & Berrow
1981 Spain  Jesús López 4 & 3 England  Reeves Weedon Gullane
1980 England  Duncan Muscroft 7 & 6 Wales  Aled Llyr Formby
1979 Northern Ireland  Ronan Rafferty 6 & 5 England  David Ray Kilmarnock-Barassie
1978 England  Stephen Keppler 3 & 2 England  Mark Stokes Seaton Carew
1977 Scotland  Ian Ford 1 up Scotland  Colin Dalgleish Downfield
1976 Wales  Mark Mouland 6 & 5 England  Graham Hargreaves Sunningdale
1975 Scotland  Brian Marchbank 1 up England  Sandy Lyle Bruntsfield Links
1974 England  Toby Shannon 10 & 9 England  Sandy Lyle Royal Liverpool
1973 Scotland  David Robertson 5 & 3 Italy  Stefano Betti Blairgowrie
1972 Scotland  Garry Harvey 7 & 5 England  Robert Newsome Moortown
1971 England  Howard Clark 6 & 5 Scotland  Garry Harvey Kilmarnock-Barassie
1970 England  Ian Gradwell 1 up Scotland  Ewen Murray Hillside
1969 England  Martin Foster 37 holes Scotland  Martin Gray Dunbar
1968 England  Stephen Evans 3 & 2 Wales  Kim Dabson Royal Lytham & St Anne's
1967 England  Peter Tupling 4 & 2 England  Stephen Evans Western Galies
1966 England  Andrew Phillips 12 & 11 England  Alan Muller Moortown
1965 Scotland  Graham Milne 4 & 2 England  David Midgley Gullane
1964 England  Peter Townsend 9 & 8 Scotland  Roddy Gray Formby
1963 Scotland  Alex Soutar 2 & 1 England  David Rigby Prestwick
1962 England  Peter Townsend 1 up Scotland  Cameron Penman Royal Mid-Surrey
1961 Scotland  Finlay Morris 3 & 2 England  Clive Clark Dalmahoy
1960 France  Patrick Cros 5 & 3 England  Peter Green Olton
1959 Scotland  Alan Murphy 3 & 1 Scotland  Eddie Shamash Pollok
1958 England  Richard Braddon 4 & 3 England  Ian Stungo Moortown
1957 Isle of Man  David Ball 2 & 1 Scotland  John Wilson Carnoustie
1956 Scotland  John Ferguson 2 & 1 England  Clive Cole Sunningdale
1955 Scotland  Stewart Wilson 39 holes Scotland  Brian Aitken Kilmarnock (Barassie)
1954 Scotland  Alan Bussell 38 holes England  Keith Warren Royal Liverpool
1953 England  Alec Shepperson 6 & 4 England  Tom Booth Dunbar
1952 England  Michael Bonallack 37 holes England  Alec Shepperson Formby
1951 England  Neville Dunn 6 & 5 England  Michael Lunt Prestwick
1950 Northern Ireland  John Glover 2 & 1 Scotland  Ian Young Royal Lytham & St Anne's
1949 Scotland  Harry MacAnespie 3 & 2 Northern Ireland  Norman Drew St Andrews
1948 England  John Pritchett 37 holes Scotland  David Reid Kilmarnock (Barassie)
1947 Scotland  James Armour 5 & 4 England  Ian Caldwell Royal Liverpool
1946 Scotland  Alan MacGregor 7 & 5 England  Donald Dunstan Bruntsfield Links
1940–1945: No tournament due to World War II
1939 Scotland  Sandy Williamson 4 & 2 England  Ken Thom Carnoustie
1938 Scotland  Willie Smeaton 3 & 2 England  Thomas Snowball Moor Park
1937 Scotland  Ian Roberts 8 & 7 Scotland  James Stewart Bruntsfield Links
1936 Republic of Ireland  Jimmy Bruen 11 & 9 Scotland  William Innes Royal Birkdale
1935 England  John Langley 6 & 5 England  Ralph Norris Royal Aberdeen
1934 England  Robert Burles 12 & 10 England  Frederick Allpass Moortown
1933 England  Laddie Lucas 3 & 2 Scotland  William McLachlan Carnoustie
1932 Scotland  Ian MacDonald 2 & 1 Scotland  Leslie Hardie Royal Lytham & St Anne's
1931 Scotland  Hector Thomson 5 & 4 Scotland  Francis McGloin Glasgow
1930 Scotland  James Lindsay 9 & 8 Scotland  James Todd Fulwell
1929 Scotland  James Lindsay 6 & 4 Scotland  John Scott-Riddell Royal Burgess
1928 United States  Stuart Scheftel 6 & 5 Scotland  Archibald Dobbie Formby
1927 England  Eric Fiddian 4 & 2 Scotland  Ken Forbes Royal Burgess
1926 Scotland  Eric McRuvie 1 up England  Charles Timmis Coombe Hill
1925 Scotland  Robert Peattie 4 & 3 Scotland  Andrew McNair Royal Burgess
1924 Scotland  Robert Peattie 2 up France  Pierre Maneuvrier Coombe Hill
1923 Scotland  Donald Mathieson 3 & 1 England  Hugh Mitchell Dunbar [15]
1922 England  Hugh Mitchell 4 & 2 England  William Greenfield Royal Ascot [16]
1921 Scotland  Donald Mathieson 37 holes England  Guy Lintott Royal Ascot [4]

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Future venues

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "The R&A - The Boy's Championship - History". Archived from the original on 6 May 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  2. ^ "The Boys Championship". The Glasgow Herald. 6 September 1921. p. 3.
  3. ^ a b "Boy golfers at Ascot". The Sphere. 17 September 1921. Retrieved 7 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ a b "The boys' championship". The Glasgow Herald. 12 September 1921. p. 12.
  5. ^ "The R&A - The Boy's Championship". Archived from the original on 6 August 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  6. ^ a b "Amateur Championships and Matches Update". The R&A. 22 June 2020.
  7. ^ "R&A Championships and International Matches 2019" (PDF). The R&A. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  8. ^ "R&A Championships and International Matches 2018" (PDF). The R&A. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  9. ^ "R&A Championships and International Matches 2017" (PDF). The R&A. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  10. ^ "R&A Championships and International Matches 2016" (PDF). The R&A. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  11. ^ "R&A Championships and International Matches 2015" (PDF). The R&A. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  12. ^ "R&A Championships and International Matches 2014" (PDF). The R&A. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  13. ^ Lewis, Peter N. "R&A Championships and International Matches 2013" (PDF). The R&A. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac Lewis, Peter N. "R&A Championships and International Matches 1984 - 2012" (PDF). The R&A. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  15. ^ "Mathieson again boy champion". The Glasgow Herald. 1 September 1923. p. 13.
  16. ^ "The boys' championship". The Glasgow Herald. 11 September 1922. p. 13.
  17. ^ "Past Winners The Boys Amateur Championship". Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  18. ^ "Venues announced for R&A Amateur Championships and international matches in 2025". The R&A. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
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