Scottish Amateur Championship
Tournament information
LocationScotland
Established1922
Course(s)Various
Organised byScottish Golf Union
FormatStroke Play & Match Play
Month playedJuly/August
Tournament record score
Score10 & 8 Hamilton McInally (1947)
Current champion
Cameron Adam

The Scottish Amateur is the national amateur match play golf championship of Scotland. It has been played since 1922 and is organised by the Scottish Golf Union. It is a "closed" event with entry currently restricted to those who were either born in Scotland, have Scottish parentage, or are permanently resident in Scotland for at least the previous five years.

The youngest winner is Oliver Mukherjee, the 2022 champion, at age 16 years, 286 days.[1]

Format

The tournament used to use the match play format, beginning with 256 players. The first seven rounds, up to the semi-finals, were contested over 18 holes, whilst the final was contested over 36 holes. Eight players were given a seeding in the first round. However in 2017, the format was changed to a stroke play qualification, followed by match play for the top 64 stroke play qualifiers.

Originally the semi-finals and final were played on the final day but in 1928 the final was extended to 36 holes. In 1931, a 36-hole qualifying stage was introduced, played on a Monday and Tuesday generally on two courses, although occasionally on just one course. The leading 64 qualified with the first round played on Wednesday, two further rounds on Thursday and Friday and the final on Saturday. In 1931 there was an evening playoff for those tied for the final places but from 1932 all those tying for the final place qualified and there was a preliminary round on the Wednesday to reduce the number to 64. From 1955 the championship returned to a pure match-play event.

Winners

YearVenueWinnerScoreRunner-up
2023Royal Dornoch & TainCameron Adam5 & 3Gregor Tait
2022Glasgow Golf Club, Gailes LinksOliver Mukherjee1 upGregor Tait
2021Murcar LinksAngus Carrick2 upConnor Wilson
2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland
2019Crail Golfing SocietyGeorge Burns19 holesLewis Irvine
2018Blairgowrie Golf ClubEuan McIntosh3 & 2Jamie Stewart
2017Prestwick Golf ClubSam Locke9 & 8Ryan Lumsden
2016Royal Aberdeen Golf ClubGeorge Duncan3 & 1Andrew Burgess
2015MuirfieldRobert MacIntyre2 upDaniel Young
2014Downfield Golf ClubChris Robb4 & 3Graeme Robertson
2013Blairgowrie Golf ClubAlexander Culverwell2 & 1James White
2012Royal Dornoch Golf ClubGrant Forrest9 & 7Richard Docherty
2011Western Gailes Golf ClubDavid Law6 & 5Daniel Kay
2010Gullane Golf ClubMichael Stewart3 & 2Jordan Finlay
2009Royal Troon Golf ClubDavid Law38 holesPaul O'Hara
2008Carnoustie Golf LinksCallum Macaulay5 & 3Steven McEwan
2007Prestwick Golf ClubJohn Gallagher4 & 3Keir McNicoll
2006Nairn Golf ClubKevin McAlpine8 & 7Paul O'Hara
2005Southerness Golf ClubGlenn Campbell37 holesBen Shamash
2004Gullane Golf ClubGeorge Murray1 upPaul O'Hara
2003The Duke's CourseGraham Gordon4 & 3Stuart Wilson
2002Western Gailes Golf ClubAndrew McArthur2 & 1Scott Jamieson
2001Downfield Golf ClubBarry Hume5 & 4Craig Watson
2000Royal Dornoch Golf ClubSteven O'Hara1 upCraig Heap
1999Cruden Bay Golf ClubCraig Heap7 & 5Mark Loftus
1998Prestwick Golf ClubGraham Rankin6 & 5Mark Donaldson
1997Carnoustie Golf LinksCraig Hislop5 & 3Sam Cairns
1996Dunbar Golf ClubMichael Brooks7 & 6Allan Turnbull
1995Southerness Golf ClubSimon Mackenzie8 & 7Hugh McKibbin
1994Renfrew Golf ClubHugh McKibbin39 holesAlan Reid
1993Royal Dornoch Golf ClubDean Robertson1 upRaymond Russell
1992Glasgow Golf Club, Gailes LinksStephen Gallacher37 holesDavid Kirkpatrick
1991Downfield Golf ClubGraham Lowson4 & 3Len Salariya
1990Gullane Golf ClubCraig Everett7 & 5Mike Thomson
1989Moray Golf ClubAllan Thomson1 upAlan Tait
1988Kilmarnock (Barassie) Golf ClubJim Milligan1 upAndrew Coltart
1987Nairn Golf ClubColin Montgomerie9 & 8Alasdair Watt
1986Monifieth Golf LinksColin Brooks3 & 2Allan Thomson
1985Southerness Golf ClubDavid Carrick3 & 2David James
1984Renfrew Golf ClubAngus Moir3 & 2Kenny Buchan
1983Gullane Golf ClubCharlie Green1 upJohn Huggan
1982Carnoustie Golf LinksCharlie Green1 upGeorge Macgregor
1981Western Gailes Golf ClubColin Dalgleish7 & 5Allan Thomson
1980Royal Aberdeen Golf ClubDonald Jamieson2 & 1Charlie Green
1979Prestwick Golf ClubKeith Macintosh5 & 4Paul McKellar
1978Downfield Golf ClubIain Carslaw7 & 6John Cuddihy
1977TroonAllan Brodie1 upPaul McKellar
1976Old Course at St AndrewsGordon Murray6 & 5Hugh Stuart
1975Montrose Golf LinksDavid Greig7 & 6Gordon Murray
1974Western Gailes Golf ClubGordon Murray2 & 1Sandy Pirie
1973Carnoustie Golf LinksIan Hutcheon3 & 2Allan Brodie
1972Prestwick Golf ClubHugh Stuart3 & 1Sandy Pirie
1971Old Course at St AndrewsSandy Stephen3 & 2Charlie Green
1970Royal Aberdeen Golf ClubCharlie Green1 upHugh Stuart
1969TroonJack Cannon6 & 4Allan Hall
1968MuirfieldGordon Cosh4 & 3Lindsay Renfrew
1967Carnoustie Golf LinksRonnie Shade5 & 4Alan Murphy
1966Western Gailes Golf ClubRonnie Shade9 & 8Colin Strachan
1965Old Course at St AndrewsRonnie Shade4 & 2Gordon Cosh
1964Nairn Golf ClubRonnie Shade7 & 6Jimmy McBeath
1963TroonRonnie Shade4 & 3Newton Henderson
1962MuirfieldStuart Murray2 & 1Ronnie Shade
1961Western Gailes Golf ClubJames Walker4 & 3Stuart Murray
1960Carnoustie Golf LinksJohn Young5 & 3Sandy Saddler
1959Old Course at St AndrewsFrank Deighton6 & 5Robert Murray
1958Prestwick Golf ClubDickson Smith6 & 5Ian Harris
1957Royal Aberdeen Golf ClubJohn Montgomerie2 & 1Jack Burnside
1956TroonFrank Deighton8 & 7Alec MacGregor
1955MuirfieldReid Jack2 & 1Minty Miller
1954Nairn Golf ClubJim Draper4 & 3Crawford Gray
1953Western Gailes Golf ClubDavid Blair3 & 1Jimmy McKay
1952Carnoustie Golf LinksGordon Dewar4 & 3James Wilson
1951Old Course at St AndrewsMorton Dykes4 & 2James Wilson
1950Prestwick Golf ClubWilliam Gibson2 & 1David Blair
1949MuirfieldRobin Wight1 upHamilton McInally
1948Royal Aberdeen Golf ClubSandy Flockhart7 & 6Gordon Taylor
1947Glasgow Golf Club, Gailes LinksHamilton McInally10 & 8Jack Pressley
1946Carnoustie Golf LinksEric Brown3 & 2Robert Rutherford
194045: No championships due to World War II
1939Prestwick Golf ClubHamilton McInally6 & 5Hector Thomson
1938MuirfieldEdward Hamilton4 & 2Robert Rutherford
1937Kilmarnock (Barassie) Golf ClubHamilton McInally6 & 5Graham Patrick
1936Carnoustie Golf LinksEdward Hamilton1 upRobert Neill
1935Old Course at St AndrewsHector Thomson2 & 1Jack McLean
1934Western Gailes Golf ClubJack McLean3 & 1William Campbell
1933Royal Aberdeen Golf ClubJack McLean6 & 5Ken Forbes
1932Dunbar Golf ClubJack McLean5 & 4Ken Greig
1931Prestwick Golf ClubJohn Wilson2 & 1Andrew Jamieson Jr.
1930Carnoustie Golf LinksKen Greig9 & 8James Wallace
1929Royal Aberdeen Golf ClubJack Bookless5 & 4James Dawson
1928MuirfieldWillis Mackenzie5 & 3W E Dodds
1927Western Gailes Golf ClubAndrew Jamieson Jr.22 holesDavid Rutherford
1926Leven LinksWilliam Guild2 & 1Sydney Shepherd
1925MuirfieldTom Dobson3 & 2Willis Mackenzie
1924Royal AberdeenWillis Mackenzie3 & 2William Tulloch
1923TroonTom Burrell1 upArchibald McCallum
1922Old Course at St AndrewsJohn Wilson19 holesEdward Blackwell

References

  1. "Q&A: Meet The Champ" (PDF). Gullane Golf Club.


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