The English Men’s Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship for the Brabazon Trophy is the national amateur stroke play golf championship in England (although entry is open to overseas golfers). It has been played annually since 1947 and is organized by the English Golf Union. The format is 72 hole stroke play contested over four days. After 36 holes the leading 60 competitors and ties play a further 36 holes over the final two days. The equivalent match play championship is the English Amateur.
Brabazon Trophy
1949
Paddy Hine**
1952
Philip Scrutton
1954
Philip Scrutton
1955
Philip Scrutton
** Paddy Hine Aged 17; the youngest ever winner, also winner of the RAFGS Challege Cup 1952. (Brabazon Trophy was replaced by the English Amateur Strokeplay Championship in 1957)
BRABAZON TROPHY RUNNER UP
1954
Michael Pearson
1955
Michael Pearson
1955
Guy Wolstenholme
ENGLISH STROKEPLAY CHAMPIONS
1957
Douglas Sewell
1959
Douglas Sewell
1960
Guy Wolstenholme**
Guy Wolstenholme was also winner of the RAFGS Swinton Cup in 1951
ENGLISH STROKEPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP RUNNER UP
1968
Bill MCrea DFC
ENGLISH AMATEUR MATCHPLAY CHAMPIONS
1934
Stanley Lunt AFC
1936
Harry (HG) Bentley
1939
Arnold (AL) Bentley
1956
Guy Wolstenholme
1958
Douglas Sewell
1959
Guy Wolstenholme
1960
Douglas Sewell
ENGLISH AMATEUR MATCHPLAY CHAMPIONS (RUNNERS UP)
1926
Cecil Hayward
1946
Ken Thom
1954
Harry (HG) Bentley
SCOTTISH AMATEUR CHAMPION
1962
Stuart Murray
SCOTTISH AMATEUR CHAMPION – RUNNER UP
1961
Stuart Murray
IRISH OPEN AMATEUR CHAMPION
1934
Harry (HG) Bentley
IRISH OPEN AMATEUR CHAMPION – RUNNER UP
1934
Harry (HG) Bentley
1952
Cecil Beamish
WELSH AMATEUR MATCHPLAY CHAMPION
1970
Ted Davies
1972
Ted Davies
WELSH AMATEUR MATCHPLAY CHAMPION RUNNERS UP
1966
Ted Davies
1969
Ted Davies
WELSH AMATEUR STROKEPLAY CHAMPION
1967
Ted Davies
1971
Ted Davies
EUROPEAN AMATEUR CHAMPION AND WINNER OF THE SHERRY CUP
1984
Jon Marks
EUROPEAN TEAM CHAMPION
1965 (Ireland)
Bill McCrea DFC
EUROPEAN MID AMATEUR CHAMPION
1995
Jon Marks
AUSTRIAN AMATEUR OPEN CHAMPION
1965
Bill McCrea DFC
BELGIAN OPEN AMATEUR CHAMPIONS
1947
Nick Nicholson
1951
Cecil Beamish
BELGIAN OPEN AMATEUR CHAMPIONS – RUNNER UP
1938
Harry (HG) Bentley
CEYLON AMATEUR CHAMPION
1954
Cecil Beamish
CEYLON AMATEUR CHAMPION – RUNNER UP
1954
John Niven DFC
DUTCH INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR CHAMPION
1966
Bill McCrea
DUTCH INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR CHAMPION – RUNNER UP
1961
Michael Holliday
1965
Bill McCrea
FRENCH OPEN AMATEUR CHAMPION
1931
Harry (HG) Bentley
1932
Harry (HG) Bentley
FRENCH OPEN AMATEUR CHAMPION – RUNNER UP
1938
Arnold (AL) Bentley
1949
Philip Scrutton
1953
Harry (HG) Bentley
GERMAN AMATEUR OPEN CHAMPIONS
1933
Harry (HG) Bentley
1937
Harry (HG) Bentley
1938
Harry (HG) Bentley
1939
Harry (HG) Bentley
1956
Guy Wolstenholme
1961
Michael Holliday
GHANA CHAMPIONS
1948
J.E. Stewart
1949
J.E. Stewart
1950
J.E. Stewart
1951
J.E. Stewart
1967
C.J.B. Murdoch AFM
HONG KONG OPEN AMATEUR CHAMPIONS
1953
Cecil Beamish
1956
Kim Hall
1957
Kim Hall
1963
Kim Hall
ITALIAN OPEN AMATEUR CHAMPION
1954
Harry (HG) Bentley
ITALIAN OPEN AMATEUR CHAMPION – RUNNER UP
1951
Harry (HG) Bentley
JAMAICAN AMATEUR CHAMPION
1948
Max McCready
MALAYAN AMATEUR CHAMPION
1954
Cecil Beamish
1955
Cecil Beamish
MONTE CARLO AMATEUR CHAMPION
1948
Harry (HG) Bentley
1949
Harry (HG) Bentley
PORTUGUESE AMATEUR CHAMPION
1974
Gordon Clark
SINGAPORE OPEN CHAMPION
1954
Cecil Beamish
1959
Colin Stokes
SINGAPORE AMATEUR CHAMPION
1959
Colin Stokes
SWISS OPEN CHAMPION
1954
C.J. Anderson
INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT BADEN-BADEN WINNER
1936
Arnold (AL) Bentley
THE BRITISH OPEN LEADING AMATEURS
1935
PB (Laddie) Lucas
1960
Guy Wolstenholme
Guy Wolstenholme – His 72 hole total of 282 at St Andrews was the lowest amateur score in the open for 30 Years.
GOLF ILLUSTRATED GOLD VASE
The Golf Illustrated Gold Vase was a prestigious amateur golf tournament in England. It was a 36-hole scratch stroke play competition.
The contest for a gold vase was announced in The Times on 3 April 1909. The vase, valued at 250 guineas, was presented by the proprietors the Golf Illustrated. The initial event was to be at Mid-Surrey on 17 June and was open to amateurs with a handicap of scratch or better. The vase would be held by the winner’s home club and the winner himself would receive a silver replica. Three consecutive wins would win the vase outright.
Advertisement for the Golf Illustrated Golf Vase at Stoke Poges GC.
(Lowest aggregate of English Strokeplay & The Berkshire Trophy)
1959
Douglas Sewell
1960
Guy Wolstenholme
ROYAL ST GEORGE’S CHALLENGE CUP
1932
Harry (HG) Bentley
1947
PB (Laddie) Lucas DSO DFC
1949
Philip Scrutton
1951
Philip Scrutton
1955
Philip Scrutton
1957
Philip Scrutton
1958
Philip Scrutton
1961
Bill McCrea DFC
1962
Bill McCrea DFC
1963
Bill McCrea DFC
Won by Jack Nicklaus in 1959
ROYAL ST GEORGE CHALLENGE CUP – RUNNER UP
1962
Michael Holliday
THE BERKSHIRE TROPHY
1947
PB (Laddie) Lucas
1949
PB (Laddie) Lucas
1950
Philip Scrutton
1951
Philip Scrutton
1952
Philip Scrutton
1954
Kim Hall
1956
Guy Wolstenholme
1958
Guy Wolstenholme
1960
Guy Wolstenholme
THE BERKSHIRE TROPHY – RUNNER UP
1948
PB (Laddie) Lucas
THE HAMPSHIRE HOG (NORTH HANTS)
1958
Philip Scrutton
1963
Bill McCrea DFC
PRINCE OF WALES CHALLENGE CUP
This competition is open to all men who are members of recognised golf clubs with handicaps of 14 or less. The winner of the Prince of Wales Challenge Cup will the person who returns the lowest gross aggregate score over the 36 holes.
(Royal Cinque Ports Deal)
1947
PB (Laddie) Lucas DSO DFC
1956
Philip Scrutton
1963
Bill McCrea DFC
PRINCE OF WALES CHALLENGE CUP – RUNNER UP
1936
Raymond Oppenheimer
ROSEBERY CHALLENGE CUP (ASHRIDGE)
1935
PB (Laddie) Lucas DSO DFC
1956
Cecil Beamish
1959
R.W. Acton
1966
Alex Holmes
1967
Alex Holmes
1968
Alex Holmes
1969
Alex Holmes
1971
Alex Holmes
1972
Alex Holmes
ENGLISH MID-AMATEUR RUNNER-UP AND WINNER OF THE LOGAN TROPHY
1991
Jon Marks
FRENCH, BELGIAN and CZECHOSLOVAKIAN PROFESSIONAL OPEN LEADING AMATEUR
1935
Harry (HG) Bentley
ENGLISH AMATEUR MATCHPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI-FINALIST
WEST OF ENGLAND OPEN MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONS – RUNNER UP
1936
Raymond Oppenheimer
1963
Michael Holliday
WEST OF SCOTLAND CHAMPION
1958
Stuart Murray
SOUTH OF SCOTLAND CHAMPION
1952
Alan Hall
BORDER AMATEUR CHAMPION
1924
C.J. Anderson
NORTH MALAYA CHAMPION
1954
John Niven
SELANGOR CHAMPION
1953
John Niven
1954
John Niven
EAST ANGLIAN OPEN CHAMPION
Dave Marshall
TENNANT CUP (KILLERMONT)
The oldest open amateur strokeplay competition in the world
1932
Sam McKinlay
1963
Sam McKinlay
1966
Allan Hall
MIDLAND AMATEUR-PROFESSIONAL FOURSOMES
1951
TM Collinge
1958
Cecil Beamish
1961
Alex Holmes
HERTFORDSHIRE STAG (MOOR PARK)
1946
Ken Thom
1972
Alex Holmes
FORMBY HARE
1950
Cecil Beamish
CHANCTONBURY RING (WEST SUSSEX)
1947
Ken Thom
1948
Cecil Beamish
1950
Cecil Beamish
1960
David Harrison
1961
David Harrison
1962
David Harrison
1963
David Harrison
1967
David Harrison
1975
David Harrison
1976
David Harrison
GEORGE HILLYARD TROPHY (WEST SUSSEX)
1957
Philip Scrutton
1966
David Harrison
1972
David Harrison
CAMERON CORBETT VASE (HAGGS CASTLE)
1928
Sam McKinlay
ST DAVID’S GOLD CROSS (ROYAL ST DAVID’S)
1953
Stanley Lunt AFC
1956
Cecil Beamish
1968
Alex Holmes
1972
Ted Davies
CENTRAL ENGLAND MIXED FOURSOMES
1955
Guy Wolstenholme
1958
Roy Shrivell
1984
Peter Edge
DERBYSHIRE OPEN CHAMPION (AGAINST PROFESSIONALS)
1953
Max McCready
LINCOLNSHIRE OPEN CHAMPION (AGAINST PROFESSIONALS)
1962
Roy Shrivell AFC
SUFFOLK OPEN CHAMPION (AGAINST PROFESSIONALS)
1994
Jon Marks
LEADING AMATEUR NORTHERN SCOTTISH OPEN (5TH AGAINST PROFESSIONALS)
1950
John Niven DFC
MORAY OPEN WINNER
1959
Chris Macleod
1961
Chris Macleod
1989
Ian McGarva
1991
Ian McGarva
ABERCONWY TROPHY (CONWY)
1977
Ted Davies
THE GLENNIE MEDAL
The fifth scratch medal was donated by Royal Blackheath Golf Club in 1880, in recognition of the services of Honorary Secretary and Treasurer, George Glennie. Glennie was a fine amateur player, whose score of 88 in the 1855 competition for the Royal Medal stood as a medal record of the Club for twenty-four years. He was Captain of the Club in 1884.
George Glennie Medal
1929
Raymond Oppenheimer
1990
David Harrison
EDWARD TROPHY (EDINBURGH)
1933
Sam McKinlay
1937
Sam McKinlay
1960
Stuart Murray
1961
Stuart Murray
HERTFORDSHIRE OPEN CHAMPION (AGAINST PROFESSIONALS)
1967
Alex Holmes
US AMATEUR CHAMPION
1954
Robert Sweeney
THE GOLD MEDAL (AUTUMN MEETING OF THE R and A)
1929
Raymond Oppenheimer
1932
Raymond Oppenheimer
1935
Raymond Oppenheimer
1950
Raymond Oppenheimer
THE SILVER MEDAL (SPRING MEETING OF THE R and A)
1936
Raymond Oppenheimer
1949
Raymond Oppenheimer
THE SILVER MEDAL (2nd at the R and A Spring Meeting)
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