Scottish Amateur Stroke Play Championship

Scottish Amateur Stroke Play Championship
Tournament information
LocationScotland
Established1967
Organised byScottish Golf
FormatStroke play
Month playedMay/June
Current champion
England Dominic Clemons

The Scottish Men's Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship is the national amateur stroke play golf championship in Scotland. Entry is open to all amateur golfers. It has been played annually since 1967 and is organised by the Scottish Golf. The format is 72-hole stroke-play contested over three days. After 36 holes the leading 40 competitors and ties play a further 36 holes on the final day.

History

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The event was started in 1967, based on the format of the Brabazon Trophy which had been played in England since 1947.[1] It was held on 1 and 2 July with 36 holes played each day. Two courses, Muirfield and Gullane No. 1, were used on the first day after which the leading 40 and ties played 36 holes at Muirfield on the final day.[2] Bernard Gallacher win with a score of 291, five strokes ahead of Charlie Green.[3] A similar format was generally used in following years, with two courses used on the opening day. Starting in 1968 the championship was played in June for many years. Ronnie Shade won by six strokes in 1968 at Prestwick.[4] There was another Scottish winner in 1969, Scott Macdonald, although two English golfers, Peter Benka and Rodney Foster were runners-up.[5]

1970 saw the first non-Scottish winner, when the South African Dale Hayes won by four strokes.[6] Ian Hutcheon won in 1971 and would win again in 1974 and 1979.[7][8][9] Bert Nicholson won in 1972 while 1973 produced the only tie in the event, when Gordon Clark, from England, and David Robertson finished level. There was no playoff.[10] the experienced Charlie Green won in 1975 while Steve Martin won by a record 11 strokes in 1976.[11][12] There were further Scottish winners in 1977 and 1978 with Paul McKellar and Alistair Taylor.[13][14] Mike Miller was a runner-up three times between 1975 and 1978 but never won the championship. Gordon Brand Jnr win in 1980 when the event was reduced to 54 holes by heavy rain on the first day.[15]

The 1980s produced two overseas winners. In 1981, Philip Walton, from Ireland, won by a stroke from defending champion Gordon Brand Jnr, while in 1989 Frenchman François Illouz won by two strokes.[16][17] Charlie Green won for the second time in 1984, while Colin Montgomerie won by five strokes in 1985.[18][19] The 1990 event was reduced to 36 holes by harr. 1996 saw the first playoff in the championship. Alastair Forsyth and South African Hennie Otto were tied on 279 and it took nine sudden-death holes before Forsyth won. there were further playoffs in 2000 and 2001 won by Simon Mackenzie and the Australian John Sutherland.[20][21]

Gary Wolstenholme won the 2003, the first English winner since 1973.[22] Richie Ramsay won in 2004 with a record score of 269, but there was another English winner in 2005, Robert Dinwiddie.[23][24] Wallace Booth won in 2008, a contest reduced to 54 holes.[25] Tommy Fleetwood won in 2009 with a new record score of 268, eight strokes ahead of the field.[26]

Pre-qualifying, for players without a guaranteed place, was introduced in 2022. A single round was played a few days before the championship.[27]

Winners

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Year Winner(s) Score Margin
of victory		 Runner(s)-up Venue(s) Ref.
2024 England Dominic Clemons 260 17 strokes South Africa Jordan Burnand
Australia Kai Komulainen		 Muirfield
2023 Scotland Connor Graham 265 4 strokes South Africa Altin van der Merwe Meldrum House
2022 England Charlie Thornton 278 1 stroke England John Gough Cruden Bay
2021 England Callan Barrow 261 3 strokes England James Wilson Southerness [28]
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland
2019 England Jake Bolton 272 1 stroke England Sam Bairstow The Duke's (St Andrews) [29]
2018 France Victor Veyret 268 6 strokes Republic of Ireland Conor Purcell Gleneagles, Kings Course [30]
2017 Scotland Liam Johnston 275 2 strokes England Matthew Jordan Western Gailes [31]
2016 Australia Cameron John 269 4 strokes Scotland Grant Forrest
Republic of Ireland Stuart Grehan		 Gullane No.1 [32]
2015 England Marco Penge 278 1 stroke Scotland Graeme Robertson Moray [33]
2014 Republic of Ireland Gavin Moynihan 275 2 strokes Australia Geoff Drakeford
Republic of Ireland Jack Hume
England Nick Marsh		 Panmure [34]
2013 England Garrick Porteous 277 4 strokes Northern Ireland Dermot McElroy
Republic of Ireland Richie O'Donovan
England Callum Shinkwin		 Southerness [35]
2012 France Paul Barjon 282 4 strokes Australia Rory Bourke
South Africa Haydn Porteous		 Kilmarnock (Barassie) [36]
2011 England Andy Sullivan 282 1 stroke England Steven Brown Blairgowrie, Lansdowne [37]
2010 France Romain Wattel 275 6 strokes England Billy Hemstock Glasgow, Gailes Links [38]
2009 England Tommy Fleetwood 268 8 strokes Scotland Gavin Dear Murcar Links [26]
2008 Scotland Wallace Booth 210[a] 4 strokes France Édouard Dubois The Duke's (St Andrews) [25]
2007 Scotland Kevin McAlpine 271 2 strokes Scotland James Byrne
France Alexandre Kaleka		 Royal Dornoch [39]
2006 Scotland Scott Henry 277 1 stroke England Ross McGowan Craigielaw [40]
2005 England Robert Dinwiddie 281 3 strokes Scotland Jonathan King Royal Aberdeen [24]
2004 Scotland Richie Ramsay 269 1 stroke Finland Roope Kakko Lundin Links [23]
2003 England Gary Wolstenholme 273 4 strokes England Richard Walker Turnberry, Kintyre [22]
2002 Scotland Barry Hume 277 2 strokes Scotland David Inglis
Scotland Simon Mackenzie		 Southerness [41]
2001 Australia John Sutherland 279 Playoff[b] Scotland Steven Carmichael Nairn/Nairn Dunbar [21]
2000 Scotland Simon Mackenzie 278 Playoff[c] Scotland Barry Hume Letham Grange [20]
1999 Scotland Graham Rankin 286 3 strokes Scotland Mark Loftus St Andrews
1998 Scotland Lorne Kelly 275 6 strokes Scotland Steven Carmichael Moray/Elgin
1997 Scotland Barclay Howard 271 8 strokes Australia Geoff Ogilvy
England Robert Wiggins		 Monifieth/Panmure
1996 Scotland Alastair Forsyth 279 Playoff[d] South Africa Hennie Otto Cardross/Helensburgh
1995 Scotland Stephen Gallacher 282 1 stroke Scotland Simon Mackenzie Paisley/Renfrew
1994 Scotland David Downie 288 1 stroke Belgium Nicolas Vanhootegem Letham Grange
1993 Scotland Alan Reid 289 1 stroke Scotland Dean Robertson St Andrews
1992 Scotland Dean Robertson 281 2 strokes Scotland Scott Knowles Mortonhall/Bruntsfield Links
1991 Scotland Andrew Coltart 295 2 strokes Scotland David Carrick Royal Troon
1990 Scotland Garry Hay 133[e] 3 strokes Scotland Simon Mackenzie Royal Aberdeen/Murcar
1989 France François Illouz 281 2 strokes England Craig Cassels
Scotland Craig Everett
Scotland Jim Milligan		 Blairgowrie [17]
1988 Scotland Stephen Easingwood 277 6 strokes England Craig Cassels
Scotland Hamish Kemp		 Cathkin Braes/East Kilbride [42]
1987 Scotland David Carrick 282 6 strokes Scotland Ian Hutcheon Lundin Links/Ladybank [43]
1986 Scotland Kenny Walker 289 3 strokes Scotland Graeme Shaw Carnoustie [44]
1985 Scotland Colin Montgomerie 274 5 strokes Sweden John Lindberg Dunbar/North Berwick [19]
1984 Scotland Charlie Green 287 1 stroke Scotland Lee Vannet Blairgowrie [18]
1983 Scotland Gordon Murray 291 3 strokes Scotland Steve Campbell
Scotland Paul Girvan
Scotland Charlie Green		 Irvine/Irvine Ravenspark [45]
1982 Scotland George Macgregor 287 3 strokes France Jean-Charles Gassiat Downfield/Camperdown [46]
1981 Republic of Ireland Philip Walton 287 1 stroke Scotland Gordon Brand Jnr Renfrew/Erskine [16]
1980 Scotland Gordon Brand Jnr 207[a] 1 stroke Scotland Garry Hay
Scotland George Macgregor		 Musselburgh/Royal Musselburgh [15]
1979 Scotland Ian Hutcheon 296 1 stroke Scotland Barclay Howard
Scotland George Macgregor		 Blairgowrie [9]
1978 Scotland Alistair Taylor 281 3 strokes Scotland Keith Macintosh
Scotland Mike Miller		 Cawder [14]
1977 Scotland Paul McKellar 299 6 strokes Scotland Mike Miller Muirfield/Gullane [13]
1976 Scotland Steve Martin 283 11 strokes Scotland Peter Wilson Carnoustie/Monifieth [12]
1975 Scotland Charlie Green 295 1 stroke Scotland George Macgregor
Scotland Mike Miller		 Nairn/Nairn Dunbar [11]
1974 Scotland Ian Hutcheon 283 1 stroke Scotland David Tierney Blairgowrie/Alyth [8]
1973 England Gordon Clark
Scotland David Robertson		 284 Tied – Dunbar/North Berwick [10]
1972 Scotland Bert Nicholson 290 1 stroke Scotland Neil Rowberry Dalmahoy/Ratho Park
1971 Scotland Ian Hutcheon 277 5 strokes Scotland Alistair Wilson Leven/Lundin Links [7]
1970 South Africa Dale Hayes 275 4 strokes Scotland Allan Brodie
Scotland Alistair Thomson		 Glasgow Gailes/Barassie [6]
1969 Scotland Scott Macdonald 288 3 strokes England Peter Benka
England Rodney Foster		 Carnoustie/Monifieth [5]
1968 Scotland Ronnie Shade 282 6 strokes Scotland Gordon Cosh Prestwick/Prestwick St. Nicholas [4]
1967 Scotland Bernard Gallacher 291 5 strokes Scotland Charlie Green Muirfield/Gullane No. 1 [3]
  1. ^ a b Event reduced to 54 holes because of adverse weather.
  2. ^ Sutherland beat Carmichael with a birdie at the third extra hole.
  3. ^ Mackenzie beat Hume with a birdie at the first extra hole.
  4. ^ Forsyth beat Otto with a par at the ninth extra hole.
  5. ^ Event reduced to 36 holes because of adverse weather.

Source:[47]

See also

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References

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  2. ^ Jacobs, Raymond (1 July 1967). "Testing course for Scottish stroke play". The Glasgow Herald. p. 13.
  3. ^ a b Jacobs, Raymond (3 July 1967). "Gallacher's victory by five strokes". The Glasgow Herald. p. 4.
  4. ^ a b Jacobs, Raymond (24 June 1968). "Scottish title for Shade by six strokes". The Glasgow Herald. p. 12.
  5. ^ a b Jacobs, Raymond (23 June 1969). "Macdonald's success upsets form". The Glasgow Herald. p. 4.
  6. ^ a b Jacobs, Raymond (22 June 1970). "Dales Hayes wins open stroke play championship". The Glasgow Herald. p. 5.
  7. ^ a b Jacobs, Raymond (21 June 1971). "Hutcheon wins by five strokes". The Glasgow Herald. p. 4.
  8. ^ a b "Ian Hutcheon now dual Scottish champion". The Glasgow Herald. 17 June 1974. p. 3.
  9. ^ a b Jacobs, Raymond (18 June 1979). "Consistency key to third Hutcheon win". The Glasgow Herald. p. 23.
  10. ^ a b Jacobs, Raymond (18 June 1973). "Robertson and Clark share Scottish title". The Glasgow Herald. p. 4.
  11. ^ a b "Green wins Scots title in tense finish". The Glasgow Herald. 16 June 1975. p. 18.
  12. ^ a b "Steve Martin coasts home". The Glasgow Herald. 21 June 1976. p. 21.
  13. ^ a b Jacobs, Raymond (13 June 1977). "McKellar stakes his claim". The Glasgow Herald. p. 17.
  14. ^ a b "Yet another victory for the young". The Glasgow Herald. 19 June 1978. p. 17.
  15. ^ a b "Brand's fiery comeback steals stroke-play title". The Glasgow Herald. 16 June 1980. p. 20.
  16. ^ a b "Irish teenage Scotland's new stroke-play champion". The Glasgow Herald. 15 June 1981. p. 16.
  17. ^ a b "French burn up course". The Glasgow Herald. 19 June 1989. p. 22.
  18. ^ a b "Vannet's double 6 finish gives Green the title". The Glasgow Herald. 18 June 1984. p. 17.
  19. ^ a b "Records tumble as Colin collects his first national title". The Glasgow Herald. 17 June 1985. p. 17.
  20. ^ a b "Mackenzie overhauls Hume for play-off win". The Herald (Glasgow). 19 June 2000.
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  22. ^ a b "Golf: Gonnet no dae that when I'm hitting tee shot". Daily Record (Scotland). 16 June 2003 – via thefreelibrary.com.
  23. ^ a b "Student Ramsay Wins Scottish Open Amateur Strokeplay". University of Stirling. 24 May 2004.
  24. ^ a b "Dinwiddie putts England back on winning trail". Evening Chronicle. 13 June 2005 – via thefreelibrary.com.
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  26. ^ a b "Fleetwood storms to Scottish victory". Amateur Golf. 1 June 2009.
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  32. ^ "Cameron John wins Scottish Open Amateur". Amateur Golf. 29 May 2016.
  33. ^ "Scottish Open Amateur: Marco Penge, 17, secures biggest win of career". Amateur Golf. 31 May 2015.
  34. ^ Keogh, Brian (1 June 2014). "Moynihan wins Scottish Amateur; Hume tied second". Irish Golf Desk.
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  36. ^ "Barjon takes Scottish Open Amateur Stroke Play". Amateur Golf. 3 June 2012.
  37. ^ "Carrick Neill Scottish Stroke Play Championship: Sullivan wins wire to wire". Amateur Golf. 30 May 2011.
  38. ^ "Wattel wins Scottish Open Amateur". Amateur Golf. 30 May 2010.
  39. ^ "Well done Kevin ... and James too!". Scottish Golf View. 4 June 2007.
  40. ^ "Late drama at Craigielaw". kirkwoodgolf.co.uk. 5 June 2006.
  41. ^ "Golf: Gallacher plays for the Jersey". Daily Record (Scotland). 17 June 2002 – via thefreelibrary.com.
  42. ^ "Stephen's 6-shot win". The Glasgow Herald. 14 June 1988. p. 12.
  43. ^ "Carrick joins elite with stroke-play victory". The Glasgow Herald. 15 June 1987. p. 12.
  44. ^ "Carnoustie is a winner with Kenny". The Glasgow Herald. 16 June 1986. p. 12.
  45. ^ "Murray hands out reminder". The Glasgow Herald. 13 June 1983. p. 15.
  46. ^ "A title at last for Macgregor". The Glasgow Herald. 14 June 1982. p. 15.
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