Hillside
The main tournaments played at Hillside are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on the winners, their scores and prize money.
Amateur
R&A
The Amateur Championship (128th) (June 19-24). 22-year-old Christo Lamprecht (RSA) beat 23-year-old Ronan Kleu (Switz) 3 and 2 in the 36-hole final. 6ft 8in Lamprecht was the highest-ranked player in the field at sixth on the World Amateur Golf Ranking. [Hillside GC, Southport, Merseyside; earlier rounds also played at Southport & Ainsdale GC, Southport].
Europe
Cazoo
Played as the Cazoo Classic (Jul 21-24). Second-placed Paul Waring (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Richie Ramsay (Scot), who recorded his fourth European (DP World) Tour win. [Hillside GC, Southport, Merseyside].
Europe
Betfred
Played as the Betfred British Masters (May 9-12). Second-placed Robert MacIntyre (Scot), Matt Wallace (Eng) and defending champion Eddie Pepperell (Eng) finished 1 shot behind 22-year-old Kinhult (Swe), who recorded his first European Tour win at his 52nd attempt. [Hillside GC, Southport, Merseyside].
Amateur
R&A
The Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship (115th). 20-year-old Harm (Ger) beat Stephanie Lau (USA) 3 and 2 in the 18-hole final to become the first ever German golfer to win this title. [Hillside GC, Southport, Merseyside].
Amateur
R&A
The Amateur Championship (116th). Macpherson (Aus) beat Michael Stewart (Scot) 3 and 2 in the 36-hole final to become only the second Australian to win the Amateur Championship (Doug Bachli was the first in 1954). [Hillside GC, Southport, Merseyside].
Europe
Merseyside
Played as the inaugural Merseyside English Seniors Open (Sept 26-28). Second-placed Bill Longmuir (Scot) and Denis O'Sullivan (Ire) finished 1 shot behind Mason (Eng). Mason secured the 2003 European Snr Tour Order of Merit title with this win, with two events still to be played. [Hillside GC, Southport, Merseyside].
Amateur
EGA
Played as the European Amateur Championship. Second-placed A. Prat (Esp) finished 4 shots behind Payne (Eng). [Hillside GC, Southport, Merseyside].
Europe
Sun Alliance
Played as the Sun Alliance PGA Championship (May 28-31). Jacklin (Eng) beat Bernhard Langer (Ger) in a playoff to claim the last of his eight* European Tour titles; his first European Tour win also came in this event. (*Jacklin also won several times on the European circuit, prior to the establishment of the modern European Tour). [Hillside GC, Southport, Merseyside].
Amateur
R&A
The Amateur Championship (84th). Sigel (USA) beat Scott Hoch (USA) 3 and 2 in the final. [Hillside GC, Southport, Merseyside].
Amateur
LGU
The Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship (74th). Uzielli (Eng) beat Vanessa Marvin (Eng) 6 and 5 in the final. [Hillside GC, Southport, Merseyside].
Europe
Benson & Hedges
Played as the Benson & Hedges Match Play Championship (May 23-26). Coles (Eng) beat Doug McClelland (Eng) by 2 holes in the 18-hole final, to record his third win in this prestigious event. [Hillside GC, Southport, Merseyside].
Europe
Piccadilly
Played as the Piccadilly Medal (April 26-29; medal match play format). Horton (Eng) beat Guy Hunt (Eng) by 1 shot in the 36-hole final (Horton 80, 77; Hunt 80, 78). [Hillside GC, Southport, Merseyside].
Europe
Piccadilly
Played as the inaugural Piccadilly No.1 Tournament (May 17-20; 72-hole stroke-play event). Christy O'Connor (Ire) finished 3 shots behind Thomson (Aus), who won the largest golf prize yet offered in Britain. [Hillside GC, Southport, Merseyside. Earlier rounds also on Southport & Ainsdale GC].
The Sentry: known for many years as the Tournament of Champions, the PGA Tour’s 2025 season-opener gets underway on Kapalua’s Plantation course (Jan 2-5). Chris Kirk defends.
Tournament of Champions: the LPGA Tour’s 2025 season is launched at Lake Nona with the their Tournament of Champions (Jan 30-Feb 2). The 2024 edition gave Lydia Ko her 20th LPGA Tour title.
Attahya Thitikul: also known as “Jeeno”, the Thai golfer won the LPGA Tour’s 2024 CME Group Tour Championship … and an eye-watering $4 million, the richest first-prize in women’s golf.
Rory McIlroy: scooped the 2024 European (DP World) Tour season-long Order of Merit title, joining Seve Ballesteros as a six-time winner of this prestigious award.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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