Victorian Amateur Championship

The Victorian Amateur Championship is the state amateur golf championship of Victoria, Australia. It has been played annually since 1899, except for the war years.[1]

Victorian Amateur Championship

Tournament information
Location	Victoria, Australia
Established	1899
Format	Match play
Current champion
Harrison Crowe

Two players have won the championship six times, Michael Scott between 1904 and 1910, and Eric Routley between 1952 and 1966. Ivo Whitton won five times between 1919 and 1924, while Harry Williams won five times in the 1930s.

Format

The event is a match play tournament. Matches are over 18 holes, except for the final which is over 36 holes. Normally the leading 32 players in the Port Phillip Open Amateur qualify. In 2020 the number of qualifiers was reduced to 8, the championship being played over two days instead three.

The Port Phillip Open Amateur is a 72-hole stroke-play tournament played at Commonwealth and Kingston Heath golf clubs immediately before the Victorian Amateur Championship.[2]

History

In 1894 the Melbourne Golf Club (later Royal Melbourne) founded the "Victorian Golf Cup" open to "all amateurs in Australasia".[3] The Victorian Golf Cup rapidly established itself as the most important tournament in Australia, and was regarded as the Amateur Championship of Australia.[4] The Australian Golf Union was formed in 1898 and organised their first championship meeting at Royal Sydney Golf Club in May 1899, the main event being the Amateur Championship.[5] Although the Victorian Golf Cup continued in 1899, the Amateur Championship at the AGU championship immediately replaced it as the Amateur Championship of Australia. Despite some initial confusion, the Victorian Golf Cup became established as the Amateur Championship of Victoria. In 1897 and 1898, the Victorian Golf Cup had been played as a 72-hole stroke-play event and the same format was used in 1899. Jim Howden was the winner, by 3 strokes, with a score of 354.[6]

Jim Howden won again in 1900, followed by Walter Carre Riddell in 1901, who finished 19 strokes ahead of the runner-up.[7][8] In 1902 Royal Melbourne hosted the AGU championship meeting for the first time. No separate Victorian championship was arranged, the winner of the Australian Amateur simultaneously becoming the champion of Victoria and holder of the Victorian Golf Cup.[9] Hugh MacNeil, a Scottish-born New Zealander who had recently moved to Sydney was the winner with a score of 328.[10] There was tie for second place between Peter Anderson and Walter Carre Riddell, and a short 8-hole playoff was arranged to determine the winner of the second prize, Riddell winning by a stroke.[11] Riddell won for the second time in 1903, this time by 27 strokes.[12]

Michael Scott, the youngest son of the Earl of Eldon, had emigrated to Australia in about 1900 but had played little golf until 1904.[13] Scott immediately showed that he was one of the leading golfers in Australia, winning the inaugural Australian Open and, later in 1904, the Victorian championship.[14] He would eventually win all six Victorian championships that he played in, from 1904 to 1910, before his permanent return to the United Kingdom in 1911.[15] He didn't compete in 1906, having made returned to the UK, enabling Riddell to win the event for a third time.[16] William Bruce, an ex-Test cricketer, was the runner-up in 1905, having taken up golf after his cricketeting career had ended.[17] Norman Brookes was the runner-up in 1906. He was better known as a tennis player, winning Wimbledon twice, in 1907 and 1914.[16] There was another tie for second place in 1908 between Brookes and Audley Lemprière, Lemprière winning a 4-hole playoff to take the second prize.[18] Lemprière won the championship in 1911, with Ivo Whitton runner-up.[19] The 1913 Australian championship meeting was originally planned to be played at The Australian Golf Club in Sydney, but was moved to Royal Melbourne because of a smallpox outbreak and the poor condition of the course, caused by wet weather.[20] As a result the Victorian Amateur Championship was played as part of the Metropolitan Golf Club's annual meeting. Following closely after the Australian championship meeting, many of the leading Victorian golfers could not attend for business reasons.[21] The championship was won by Gordon Burnham, an Aide-de-Camp to the Governor-General of Australia.[22]

Ivo Whitton was a runner-up in 1911 but didn't play in 1912, 1913 or 1914. When the championship resumed in 1919, after World War I, Whitton was the winner, 8 strokes ahead of Bruce Pearce.[23] 1920 saw two major changes, the venue varied from year to year, the 1920 championship being played at Victoria Golf Club, and the championship was the first to be played by match play. There was a 36-hole stroke-play stage with the leading 16 qualifying. Matches were over 18 holes, except for the final which was over 36 holes.[24] Whitton retained his title, beating Pearce in the final.[25] The 1921 championship returned to stroke-play but match-play was restored in 1922, with 8 qualifiers playing three rounds of 36-hole match-play.[26] Whitton didn't play in 1921 but won again in 1922, 1923 and 1924, a run of 5 wins in 6 years.[27][28][29] The winner continued to receive the Victorian Golf Cup, and a permanent trophy valued at 5 guineas, with the runner-up getting a trophy valued at 3 guineas.[30] The number of qualifiers was increased to 16 in 1929, with 4 days of 36-hole match play.[31]

Harry Williams dominated the 1930s, winning 5 times between 1931 and 1939.[32] Mick Ryan won twice, in 1930 and 1932, but lost three finals to Williams, in 1931, 1934 and 1936.[33][34][35] The format was revised in 1937, the championship becoming match-play only, with matches over 18 holes except for the final.[36] In 1939 there was a return to the 36-hole stroke-play stage, but with 32 qualifiers. All matches were then over 36 holes.[37]

1946 saw a return to the format used in 1937 and 1938. Peter Thomson won in 1948, his last before turning professional.[38] Thomson beat Doug Bachli in the final but Bachli would win in 1949 and 1950 and for a third time in 1953.[39][40][41] Bill Edgar won for a third time in 1951, his previous wins being in 1927 and 1938.[42] In 1951 there were 88 entries and a 36-hole stroke-play event was organised to reduce the field to 64.[43] Many of the leading players complained about the arrangement and the format was revised in 1952, with the leading 16 amateurs in the Victorian Close Championship qualifying, all matches being over 36 holes.[44][45][46] Eric Routley won the championship in 1952, the first of six wins in the event.[47] He won again in 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963 and 1966. There was no Close Championship in 1956 and a 36-hole amateur medal championship was organised instead, the leading 16 qualifying.[48] From 1957 the Victorian Open acted as the qualifying event.[49]

In 1964 the number of qualifiers was increased to 32, with the first two rounds of match-play being over 18 holes. John Lindsay was a three-time winner, in 1968, 1970 and 1983, as was Mike Cahill who won three years in a row from 1971 to 1973.[50][51] Neil Titheridge won the championship two years in succession, in 1961 and 1962.[52] Don Reiter won in 1967 and 1974 and was followed by his brother Alan in 1976.[53][54] The 1990s saw a number of wins by players who went on to have successful professionals careers. Robert Allenby in 1990, Stuart Appleby in 1991, Geoff Ogilvy in 1997 and Aaron Baddeley in 1998, all won on the PGA Tour in America and reached the top-20 of the world rankings.[55][56][57][58] A number of other winners would later reach the top-100 of the world rankings, including Mike Clayton, Bradley Hughes and Craig Spence, who each won the championship twice, and Marcus Fraser, James Morrison and Cameron Davis.

Winners

Year	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Venue	Ref.
2020	Harrison Crowe	6 & 5	Joshua Greer	Metropolitan	[59]
2019	Andre Lautee (2)	5 & 4	Lukas Michel	Kingston Heath	[60]
2018	Andre Lautee	2 & 1	Kyle Michel	Huntingdale	[61]
2017	David Micheluzzi	9 & 8	Zach Murray	Commonwealth	[62]
2016	Dylan Perry	41 holes	John Lyras	Woodlands	[63]
2015	Cameron John	6 & 4	David Micheluzzi	Commonwealth	[64]
2014	Cameron Davis	7 & 5	Tom Power Horan	Victoria
2013	Zach Murray	1 up	Todd Sinnott	Kingston Heath
2012	Taylor Macdonald	4 & 3	Anthony Houston	Yarra Yarra
2011	Nathan Holman	9 & 7	Troy Moses	Commonwealth	[65]
2010	Jack Wilson	3 & 2	Ryan McCarthy	Woodlands	[66]
2009	Kieran Pratt	3 & 1	Tim Hart	Kingston Heath	[67]
2008	Luke Bleumink	39 holes	Ryan McCarthy	Sanctuary Lakes	[68]
2007	Leighton Lyle	2 & 1	Kieran Pratt	Royal Melbourne
2006	Aaron Pike	2 & 1	David McKendrick	The Heritage
2005	James Morrison	1 up	Aaron Pike	Spring Valley	[69]
2004	Steven Jones	2 & 1		Portsea
2003	Gavin Flint	2 & 1		Cranbourne
2002	Luke Hickmott	5 & 4	Marc Leishman	Peninsula	[70]
2001	Craig Scott	2 & 1		Woodlands
2000	Michael Cocking	3 & 2	Andrew Webster	Southern
1999	Marcus Fraser	4 & 3	Marcus Burns	Kingston Heath	[71]
1998	Aaron Baddeley	4 & 3	Ben Mayers	Yarra Yarra	[58]
1997	Geoff Ogilvy	6 & 5	Ed Stedman	Commonwealth	[57]
1996	Cameron Percy	5 & 4	Geoff Ogilvy	Victoria	[72]
1995	Craig Spence (2)	3 & 1	Jamie McCallum	Kingswood	[73]
1994	Craig Spence	2 & 1	Gavin Vearing	Metropolitan	[74]
1993	David Bransdon	7 & 6	Stephen Symons	Spring Valley	[75]
1992	Adam Henwood	5 & 4	Stephen Symons	Huntingdale	[76]
1991	Stuart Appleby	7 & 6	Euan Walters	Kingston Heath	[56]
1990	Robert Allenby	3 & 2	Jamie Taylor	Kew	[55]
1989	Stephen McCraw	4 & 3	Peter Sweeney	Kingswood	[77]
1988	Bradley Hughes (2)	3 & 1	Stephen McCraw	Yarra Yarra	[78]
1987	Bradley Hughes	5 & 4	Peter Campbell	Woodlands	[79]
1986	Paul Moloney	3 & 2	Paul Thompson	Metropolitan	[80]
1985	Michael Sammells	5 & 4	John Cole	Huntingdale	[81]
1984	David Briggs	37 holes	Terry Jones	Yarra Yarra	[82]
1983	John Lindsay (3)	3 & 2	Doug Perry	Victoria	[50]
1982	Alan Lehner	5 & 4	John Munro	Royal Melbourne	[83]
1981	Mike Clayton (2)	1 up	Peter Sweeney	Commonwealth	[84]
1980	Darren Cole	9 & 8	Peter Junor	Kingston Heath	[85]
1979	Ray Jenner	8 & 7	Jim Kirby	Woodlands	[86]
1978	Peter Sweeney	7 & 6	John Hood	Royal Melbourne	[87]
1977	Mike Clayton			Metropolitan
1976	Alan Reiter	1 up	Rick Wines	Huntingdale	[54]
1975	Rick Wines	37 holes	Peter Bleazby	Yarra Yarra	[88]
1974	Don Reiter (2)	6 & 5	Alan Reiter	Victoria	[53]
1973	Mike Cahill (3)	3 & 2	Ray Jenner	Commonwealth	[51]
1972	Mike Cahill (2)	8 & 7	Ray Jenner	Kingston Heath	[89]
1971	Mike Cahill	4 & 3	Ken Kilburn	Kingswood	[90]
1970	John Lindsay (2)	37 holes	Tony Limon	Metropolitan	[91]
1969	Kevin Hartley	12 & 10	Tony Limon	Royal Melbourne	[92]
1968	John Lindsay	2 up	Eric Routley	Huntingdale	[93]
1967	Don Reiter	3 & 2	Graham Marsh	Victoria	[94]
1966	Eric Routley (6)	2 up	Roger Cowan	Woodlands	[95]
1965	Harry McGain	2 & 1	Ken Kilburn	Metropolitan	[96]
1964	Eric Wishart	6 & 5	Don Moir	Yarra Yarra	[97]
1963	Eric Routley (5)	7 & 6	Les O'Shea	Commonwealth	[98]
1962	Neil Titheridge (2)	2 & 1	Les O'Shea	Kingston Heath	[52]
1961	Neil Titheridge	3 & 2	Tom Crow	Riversdale	[99]
1960	Eric Routley (4)	6 & 5	Doug Bachli	Woodlands	[100]
1959	Eric Routley (3)	6 & 5	John Hood	Huntingdale	[101]
1958	Eric Routley (2)	2 & 1	Tom Crow	Commonwealth	[102]
1957	Barry West	1 up	Tom Crow	Yarra Yarra	[103]
1956	Tom Crow	2 up	Eric Routley	Victoria	[104]
1955	Hartley Mitchell	2 & 1	Bill Edgar	Northern	[105]
1954	Bob Bull	6 & 5	Geoff Wagstaff	Riversdale	[106]
1953	Doug Bachli (3)	2 up	Peter Toogood	Royal Melbourne	[41]
1952	Eric Routley	1 up	Bill Edgar	Kingston Heath	[47]
1951	Bill Edgar (3)	4 & 3	Jack O'Sullivan	Kingswood	[42]
1950	Doug Bachli (2)	8 & 6	Jack O'Sullivan	Huntingdale	[40]
1949	Doug Bachli	2 & 1	Barry West	Kew	[39]
1948	Peter Thomson	6 & 4	Doug Bachli	Woodlands	[38]
1947	Dick Payne	3 & 2	Bill Edgar	Commonwealth	[107]
1946	Bob Brown	1 up	Eric Routley	Commonwealth	[108]
1940–1945 No tournament due to World War II
1939	Harry Williams (5)	5 & 3	Laurie Duffy	Yarra Yarra	[32]
1938	Bill Edgar (2)	12 & 10	Dick Buxton	Victoria	[109]
1937	Bill Higgins	2 & 1	Dick Payne	Riversdale	[110]
1936	Harry Williams (4)	4 & 3	Mick Ryan	Royal Melbourne	[35]
1935	Harry Williams (3)	2 & 1	Alex King	Kingston Heath	[111]
1934	Harry Williams (2)	8 & 6	Mick Ryan	Woodlands	[112]
1933	Gus Jackson (2)	3 & 2	Harry Williams	Metropolitan	[113]
1932	Mick Ryan (2)	7 & 6	Alex Rae	Yarra Yarra	[34]
1931	Harry Williams	4 & 3	Mick Ryan	Victoria	[114]
1930	Mick Ryan	2 & 1	Len Nettlefold	Victoria	[33]
1929	Sloan Morpeth	2 & 1	Bob Hancock	Commonwealth	[115]
1928	Bill Fowler	9 & 8	Legh Winser	Kingston Heath	[116]
1927	Bill Edgar	1 up	Alex Russell	Metropolitan	[117]
1926	Gus Jackson	38 holes	Alex Russell	Metropolitan	[118]
1925	Alex Russell	10 & 9	William Bailey	Royal Melbourne	[119]
1924	Ivo Whitton (5)	3 & 2	Abe Schlapp	Victoria	[29]
1923	Ivo Whitton (4)	6 & 4	Abe Schlapp	Metropolitan	[28]
1922	Ivo Whitton (3)	2 & 1	Eric Quirk	Royal Melbourne	[27]

Year	Winner	Score	Margin of victory	Runner-up	Venue	Ref.
1921	George Fawcett	305	6 strokes	Bruce Pearce	Metropolitan	[120]
1920	Ivo Whitton (2)	7 & 5		Bruce Pearce	Victoria	[25]
1919	Ivo Whitton	314	8 strokes	Bruce Pearce	Royal Melbourne	[23]
1915–1918 No tournament due to World War I
1914	Eric Quirk	322	Playoff	Frank Murdoch	Royal Melbourne	[121][122]
1913	Gordon Burnham	332	1 stroke	Douglas Morrison	Metropolitan	[123]
1912	Frank Murdoch	325	12 strokes	Charles Kirkby	Royal Melbourne	[124]
1911	Audley Lemprière	328	9 strokes	Ivo Whitton	Royal Melbourne	[19]
1910	Michael Scott (6)	321	22 strokes	Bruce Pearce	Royal Melbourne	[15]
1909	Michael Scott (5)	337	8 strokes	Clyde Pearce	Royal Melbourne	[125]
1908	Michael Scott (4)	355	5 strokes	Audley Lemprière Norman Brookes	Royal Melbourne	[18]
1907	Michael Scott (3)	337	8 strokes	Walter Carre Riddell	Royal Melbourne	[126]
1906	Walter Carre Riddell (3)	332	6 strokes	Norman Brookes	Royal Melbourne	[16]
1905	Michael Scott (2)	354	17 strokes	William Bruce	Royal Melbourne	[17]
1904	Michael Scott	313	14 strokes	Leslie Penfold Hyland	Royal Melbourne	[14]
1903	Walter Carre Riddell (2)	323	27 strokes	Jim Howden	Royal Melbourne	[12]
1902	Hugh MacNeil	328	6 strokes	Peter Anderson Walter Carre Riddell	Royal Melbourne	[127][10]
1901	Walter Carre Riddell	343	19 strokes	Leslie Penfold Hyland	Royal Melbourne	[8]
1900	Jim Howden (2)	361	7 strokes	Walter Carre Riddell	Royal Melbourne	[7]
1899	Jim Howden	354	3 strokes	Frank Stewart	Royal Melbourne	[6]

Additional source:[1]

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