BB&O Amateur Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | England |
| Established | 1925 |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Month played | August |
BB&O Golf subsidises and organises championships and tournaments for men, boys, seniors and clubs.[1]. The BB&O Amateur Championship is an amateur Stroke play golf championship that qualifies for World Amateur Golf Ranking points[2].The format is 72 hole stroke play contested over two days, with the leading 16 scores and ties going through to play two further rounds. The championship has been held annually since 1925 with exception of the years 1940 to 1945 due to the Second World War and the format has been 72 holes Stroke play since 1975. Most notable winners have been ex world number 1 and Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald[3] and Ryder Cup player Tyrrell Hatton[4].
Winners [5]
| Year | Winner | Winners Club | Score | Runner-up | Score | Club | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 [6] | E Davis | Studley Wood | 279 | B Loveard | 279 | Woburn | Burnham Beeches |
| 2024 [7] | E Davis | Studley Wood | 283 | O Martin | 288 | Sand Martins | Frilford Heath |
| 2023 [8] | H Thomas | Frilford Heath | 281 | L Perkins | 286 | Frilford Heath | Buckinghamshire |
| 2022 [9] | T Paul | Harleyford | 291 | H Arnold | 291 | Castle Royle | The Caversham |
| 2021 [10] | T W Lawson | Stoke Park | 278 | T Wilde | 284 | Lambourne | Maidenhead |
| 2020 | O Huggins | Frilford Heath | 133 | T W Lawson | 136 | Stoke Park | East Berkshire |
| 2019 | J Gough | Stoke Park | 284 | T W Lawson | 286 | Stoke Park | Stoke Park |
| 2018 | O Huggins | Frilford Heath | 293 | T Shin | 296 | Castle Royle | Woburn |
| 2017 | T Shin | Castle Royle | 280 | M Dhaubhadel | 286 | Calcot Park | Frilford Heath |
| 2016 | J Kemp | Woburn | 289 | T Shin | 291 | Castle Royle | The Oxfordshire |
| 2015 | J Gough | Stoke Park | 275 | J Kemp | 280 | Woburn | Ellesborough |
| 2014 | D Langley | Castle Royle | 270 | J Kemp | 278 | Woburn | Mentmore |
| 2013 | T W Lawson | Stoke Park | 287 | C Buttivant | 290 | Gerrards Cross | Stoke Park |
| 2012 | M Smith | Newbury Racecourse | 282 | A Watkins | 283 | East Berkshire | East Berkshire |
| 2011 | J Kemp | Woburn | 269 | L Woodford | 277 | Woburn | Sonning |
| 2010 | Tyrrell Hatton | Harleyford | 269 | L Robinson | 280 | Tadmarton Heath | Denham |
| 2009 [11] | S Bolton | Goring & Streatley | 275 | A Walton | 277 | Frilford Heath | Burnham Beeches |
| 2008 | A Walton | Frilford Heath | 287 | T Wilde | 288 | Beaconsfield | Castle Royle |
| 2007 | K Freeman | Stoke Park | 276 | S Barwick | 282 | Stoke Park | The Berkshire |
| 2006 | T W Lawson | Ellesborough | 275 | M Briggs | 275 | Stoke Park | Ellesborough |
| 2005 | T W Lawson | Ellesborough | 276 | K Freeman | 288 | Stoke Park | Stoke Park |
| 2004 | T W Lawson | Ellesborough | 291 | G Blainey | 294 | East Berkshire | Woburn |
| 2003 | L Gauthier | East Berkshire | 271 | T W Lawson | 274 | Ellesborough | East Berkshire |
| 2002 | A Walton | Frilford Heath | 284 | T Whittaker | 288 | Beaconsfield | Beaconsfield |
| 2001 [12] | C Bowler | Oxford City | 275 | K Freeman | 278 | Stoke Park | Gerrards Cross |
| 2000 | K Freeman | Gerrards Cross | 290 | T W Lawson | 290 | Ellesborough | Harleyford |
| 1999 | L Rusher | Stoke Poges | 289 | M Housego | 293 | Wycombe Heights | Frilford Heath |
| 1998 | Luke Donald | Beaconsfield | 293 | A Stubbs | 299 | The Oxfordshire | The Oxfordshire |
| 1997 | Luke Donald | Beaconsfield | 270 | S Jarman | 276 | Woburn | Burnham Beeches |
| 1996 | J Carlsen | Frilford Heath | 283 | R Stroud | 286 | Tadmarton | Ellesborough |
| 1995 | D G Lane | Goring & Streatley | 288 | S Barwick | 288 | East Berkshire | Goring & Streatley |
| 1994 | D A Fisher | Stoke Poges | 281 | L R Bishop | 285 | Stoke Poges | Denham |
| 1993 | R Walton | Calcot Park | 283 | Van Phillips | 285 | Stoke Poges | The Berkshire |
| 1992 | Van Phillips | Stoke Poges | 277 | S Maynard | 278 | East Berkshire | Maidenhead |
| 1991 | Van Phillips | Stoke Poges | 288 | L Bishop | 292 | Stoke Poges | Stoke Poges |
| 1990 | S Barwick | East Berkshire | 292 | D Cowap | 293 | East Berkshire | Frilford Heath |
| 1989 | H Bareham | Henley | 284 | J B Berney | 287 | Gerrards Cross | Temple |
| 1988 | F George | Beaconsfield | 283 | S Barwick | 283 | East Berkshire | East Berkshire |
| 1987 | F George | Beaconsfield | 282 | D G Lane | 284 | Goring & Streatley | Gerrards Cross |
| 1986 | D G Lane | Goring & Streatley | 288 | M Orris | 295 | Henley | Burnham Beeches |
| 1985 | M T Rapley | Sonning | 288 | F George | 288 | Beaconsfield | Denham |
| 1984 | N G Webber | Goring & Streatley | 284 | A P S Brewer | 294 | Denham | Ellesborough |
| 1983 | M Orris | Henley | 289 | D G Lane | 289 | Goring & Streatley | Berkshire |
| 1982 | D G Lane | Goring & Streatley | 286 | M T Rapley | 290 | Sonning | Maidenhead |
| 1981 | M T Rapley | Sonning | 283 | J B Berney | 294 | Gerrards Cross | Calcot Park |
| 1980 | D G Lane | Goring & Streatley | 293 | J B Berney | 293 | Gerrards Cross | Beaconsfield |
| 1979 | A Millar | Denham Artisans | 303 | J B Berney | 305 | Gerrards Cross | Frilford Heath |
| 1978 | A L Parsons | Harewood Downs | 302 | D Davis | 305 | Temple | Stoke Poges |
| 1977 | D Owers | Maidenhead | 285 | R Fish | 286 | East Berkshire | Temple |
| 1976 | W S Gronow | East Berkshire | 288 | J B Berney | 290 | Gerrards Cross | East Berkshire |
| 1975 | A L Parsons | Harewood Downs | 291 | J B Berney | 293 | Gerrards Cross | Gerrards Cross |
| 1974 | Michael King | Reading | 139 | A Jackson | 140 | Burnham Beeches | Burnham Beeches |
| 1973 | Michael King | Reading | 139 | C Speight | 143 | East Berkshire | Berkshire |
| 1972 | J A Putt | Frilford Heath | 140 | Michael King | 142 | Reading | Denham |
| 1971 | J G K Borrett | Denham | 137 | W S Gronow | 144 | East Berkshire | Sonning |
| 1970 | Michael King | Reading | 148 | W S Gronow | 149 | East Berkshire | Maidenhead |
| 1969 | Michael King | Reading | 143 | C J Ball | 143 | Newbury | Beaconsfield |
| 1968 | Michael King | Reading | 140 | A W Holmes | 141 | Denham | Calcot Park |
| 1967 | R W J Addey | East Berkshire | 147 | J Lawrence | 147 | Stoke Poges | East Berkshire |
| 1966 | J Lawrence | Stoke Poges | 144 | R W J Addey | 145 | East Berkshire | Temple |
| 1965 | J Coomber | Frilford Heath | 145 | J Lawrence | 146 | Stoke Poges | Frilford Heath |
| 1964 | J Lawrence | Stoke Poges | 143 | J Coomber | 146 | Frilford Heath | Berkshire |
| 1963 | J Coomber | Frilford Heath | 151 | J Lawrence | 151 | Stoke Poges | Sonning |
| 1962 | J Lawrence | Stoke Poges | 153 | L Saunders | 153 | Gerrards Cross | Stoke Poges |
| 1961 | J Lawrence | Beaconsfield Arts | 148 | P Cross | 149 | Oxford City | Burnham Beeches |
| 1960 | T O W Cocker | ||||||
| 1959 | J K Tullis | ||||||
| 1958 | F B Reed | ||||||
| 1957 | J Niven | ||||||
| 1956 | J J Macbeth | ||||||
| 1955 | R S G Scott | ||||||
| 1954 | R K Pitambor | ||||||
| 1953 | I R Harris | ||||||
| 1952 | G M F Bisset | ||||||
| 1951 | N R M Philcox | ||||||
| 1950 | B W Parmenter | ||||||
| 1949 | J E Kitchin | ||||||
| 1948 | A R Strong | ||||||
| 1947 | R Sweeny Jr | ||||||
| 1946 | R Sweeny Jr | ||||||
| 1940-1945 | No Competition | ||||||
| 1939 | H C M Stono | ||||||
| 1938 | C B Booth | ||||||
| 1937 | A Keith | ||||||
| 1936 | E H Chambers | ||||||
| 1935 | C W Mole | ||||||
| 1934 | J O H Greenly | ||||||
| 1933 | G R Girdlestone | ||||||
| 1932 | R W Fortescue | ||||||
| 1931 | D Provan | ||||||
| 1930 | C B Booth | ||||||
| 1929 | C H Brickhill | ||||||
| 1928 | G H MacCallum | ||||||
| 1927 | G H MacCallum | ||||||
| 1926 | R W A Speed | ||||||
| 1925 | G H MacCallum |
Winners top 5
| Winner | Number of wins |
|---|---|
| T W Lawson | 5 |
| Michael King | 5 |
| D G Lane | 4 |
| J Lawrence | 4 |
| G H MacCallum | 3 |
Greatest Winning Margin (since moving to 72 holes)
| Winner | Winning margin | Year |
|---|---|---|
| T W Lawson | 12 | 2005 |
| Tyrrell Hatton | 11 | 2010 |
| M T Rapley | 11 | 1981 |
| N G Webber | 10 | 1984 |
| D Langley | 8 | 2014 |
| J Kemp | 8 | 2011 |
| D G Lane | 7 | 1986 |
Number top 2 finishes (Top 5 players)
| Player | Number of top 2 finishes |
|---|---|
| T W Lawson | 9 |
| J Lawrence | 7 |
| Michael King | 6 |
| D G Lane | 6 |
| J B Berney | 6 |
| J Kemp | 4 |
| K Freeman | 4 |
| S Barwick | 4 |
| G H MacCallum | 3 |
| A Walton | 3 |
| Van Phillips | 3 |
| F George | 3 |
| M T Rapley | 3 |
| J Coomber | 3 |
| T Shin | 3 |
| W S Gronow | 3 |
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