Championship
Boys Amateur The 87th
Royal Liverpool & Wallasey, 13–18 August 2013
Far left: Michael Bonallack Left: The 1st green at Hoylake Below: The Hoylake links
South, continued to run the event. In 1923, the age limit was changed to
18 and under. It was recommended in 1949 that The
R&A should take on the responsibility of the event and that by doing so it would be acting ‘in the best interest and traditions of the game’. The venue for the first Boys Amateur
TOGETHER WITH WALLASEY GOLF CLUB, Royal Liverpool is proud to be hosting this fine event. It is the stage on which some of the world’s finest golfers aged 18 or under put their skills to the test by getting to grips with traditional British links golf, and an opportunity to see at close quarters the stars of tomorrow. The Boys Amateur Championship
was introduced in 1921 for the under-16 age group. For the first two years it was played at Royal Ascot but, when the club dissolved in 1923, two of its founders, D.M. Mathieson and Colonel Thomas
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Championship to be played under the administration of The R&A was the Old Course, St Andrews. It generated a profit of £300. A sub-committee ran the event until 1952, when it was finally handed over to the Championship Committee. Since 1952, a prize has been presented
to the best performing 16-year-old. This, the Peter Garner Bowl, commemorates the death of a competitor who was killed tragically in a road accident while returning from the 1951 championship. One outstanding player who enjoyed
early success in the Boys Amateur Championship was Sir Michael Bonallack. He won in 1952, and went on to win the Amateur Championship in 1961, 1965, 1968, 1969 and 1970. Professionals who won the title earlier in their careers include Ronan Rafferty
(1979), Jose Maria Olazabal (1983) and more recently, Sergio Garcia (1997). In 2001, Pablo Martin secured Spain’s
sixth victory since the championship began, beating fellow countryman Rafael Cabrera. This was only the second time that neither of the finalists hailed from the home countries; the first was in 1992, when Sweden dominated the final. Last year, England’s Matthew
Fitzpatrick produced a magnificent display of controlled golf to defeat Welshman Henry James by 10&8 in the 36-hole final of the 86th Boys Amateur Championship at Notts (Hollinwell) Golf Club. Royal Liverpool and Wallasey Golf
Club look forward to welcoming both the players and spectators to what promises to be a great display of golf. ■
For details please visit The R&A website –
www.randa.org.
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