Royal St George's
The main tournaments played at Royal St George's 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 (130th) (June 16-21). [Royal St George's GC, Sandwich, Kent. Earlier rounds also at Prince's GC].
Majors
R&A
The Open Championship (149th) (July 15-18). Second-placed Jordan Spieth (USA) finished 2 shots behind 24-year-old Collin Morikawa (USA), who became the first player since Bobby Jones (USA) in 1926 to win his first two majors after just eight starts in the majors. This was Morikawa's debut appearance in The Open; his first major title came in his first appearance in the US PGA Championship in 2020. [Royal St George's GC, Sandwich, Kent].
Majors
R&A
The Open Championship not played in 2020 (scheduled for July 16-19; cancelled due to world coronavirus pandemic). [Royal St George's GC, Sandwich, Kent].
Amateur
R&A
The Amateur Championship (122nd) (June 19-24). Ellis (Eng) beat Dylan Perry (Aus) at the 38th hole, having battled back from being four down with five to play, and two holes later dormy three. Ellis is from Hampshire in England, the same county as Scott Gregory, the 2016 winner. [Royal St George's GC, Sandwich, Kent. Earlier rounds also at Prince's GC].
Amateur
LGU
The Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship (111th). 18 year-old Emily Kristine Pedersen (Den) beat Leslie Cloots (Belg) 3 and 1 in the 18-hole final. [Royal St George's GC, Sandwich, Kent].
Majors
R&A
The Open Championship (140th) (July 14-17). Second-placed Phil Mickelson (USA) and Dustin Johnson (USA) finished 3 shots behind Clarke (N.Ire). This was the first win in a major championship for the popular 42-year-old Irishman. [Royal St George's GC, Sandwich, Kent].
Amateur
R&A
Played as the Boys Amateur Championship. Lewis (Eng) beat Eddie Pepperell (Eng) 5 and 4 in the 36-hole final match. [Royal St George's GC, Sandwich, Kent].
Amateur
R&A
The Amateur Championship (111th). Guerrier (Fra) beat Adam Gee (Eng) by 4 and 3 in the 36-hole final. [Royal St George's GC, Sandwich, Kent. Early rounds also played at nearby Prince's GC].
Majors
R&A
The Open Championship (132nd) (July 17-20). Second-placed Thomas Bjørn (Den) and Vijay Singh (Fiji) finished 1 shot behind 26-year-old Curtis (USA). PGA Tour rookie Curtis was making his first appearance in a major championship. The last debut winner of a major championship was Francis Ouimet (1913, US Open). The last debut winner of The Open Championship was Tom Watson (1975). [Royal St George's GC, Sandwich, Kent].
Amateur
R&A
The Amateur Championship (102nd). Watson (Scot) beat Trevor Immelman (RSA) 3 and 2 in the final. [Royal St George's GC, Sandwich, Kent].
Majors
R&A
The Open Championship (122nd) (July 15-18). Second-placed Nick Faldo (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Norman (Aus), who recorded his second Open Championship win. [Royal St George's GC, Sandwich, Kent].
Team Events
LGU / USGA
The Curtis Cup (25th). USA vs Gt Britain & Ireland. Eight top women amateurs per team competing in 2x three foursomes and 2x six singles. Result: USA 11, GB&I 7. Non-playing captains: Diane Bailey (Eng/GB&I); Judy Bell (USA). [Royal St George's GC, Sandwich, Kent].
FRIDAY SINGLES (six 18-hole matches; home player stated first): Linda Bayman (Eng) halved with Tracy Kerdyk; Julie Wade (Eng) bt Cindy Scholefield 2 holes; Susan Shapcott (Eng) lost to Carol Semple Thompson 1 hole; Karen Davies (Wales) lost to Pearl Sinn 4&3; Shirley Lawson (Scot) bt Pat Cornett-Iker 1 hole; Jill Thornhill (Eng) bt Leslie Shannon 3&2.
SATURDAY SINGLES (six 18-hole matches): Wade lost to Kerdyk 2&1; Shapcott bt Caroline Keggi 3&2; Lawson lost to Kathleen McCarthy Scrivner 4&3; Vicki Thomas (Wales) bt Cornett-Iker 5&3; Bayman bt Sinn 1 hole; Thornhill lost to Thompson 3&2.
Claire Hourihane (Ire) did not play in any matches.
Majors
R&A
The Open Championship (114th) (July 18-21). Second-placed Payne Stewart (USA) finished 1 shot behind first-time major championship winner Lyle (Scot). [Royal St George's GC, Sandwich, Kent].
Europe
Sun Alliance
Played as the Sun Alliance PGA Championship (May 27-30). Second-placed Ken Brown (Scot) and Sandy Lyle (Scot) finished 2 shots behind Ballesteros (Esp), who recorded his 20th European Tour win. [Royal St George's GC, Sandwich, Kent].
Majors
R&A
The Open Championship (110th) (July 16-19). Second-placed Bernhard Langer (Ger) finished 4 shots behind Rogers (USA), who recorded his first and only major championship win. [Royal St George's GC, Sandwich, Kent].
Europe
Sun Alliance
Played as the Sun Alliance PGA Championship (May 23-26). Second-placed Ken Brown (Scot) finished 1 shot behind Faldo (Eng), who claimed his second PGA Championship title. [Royal St George's GC, Sandwich, Kent].
Europe
Penfold
Played as the Penfold PGA Championship (May 25-28). Second-placed Peter Oosterhuis (Eng) finished 3 shots behind Piñero (Esp), the first Spanish winner of this event. [Royal St George's GC, Sandwich, Kent].
Europe
Penfold
Played as the Penfold PGA Championship (May 28-31). Coles (Eng) beat Eamonn Darcy (Ire) and Gary Player (RSA) at the third playoff hole. [Royal St George's GC, Sandwich, Kent].
Europe
Penfold
Played as the Penfold PGA Championship (May 23-26). Second-placed Eamonn Darcy (Ire) finished 2 shots behind Palmer (USA), the event's first winner from outside UK or Ireland. [Royal St George's GC, Sandwich, Kent].
Amateur
R&A
The Amateur Championship (77th). Homer (Eng) beat Alan Thirlwell (Eng) 4 and 3 in the final. [Royal St George's GC, Sandwich, Kent].
Europe
Dunlop
Played as the Dunlop Masters (Sept 14-16). Second-placed and defending champion Neil Coles (Eng) finished 3 shots behind 23-year-old Jacklin (Eng). Jacklin's hole-in-one at the par-3 16th contributed to a final round 64, and was the first ace to be screened on live UK television. [Royal St George's GC, Sandwich, Kent].
Team Events
R&A / USGA
The Walker Cup (21st). USA vs Gt Britain & Ireland. Ten top amateurs per team competing in 2x four foursomes and 2x eight singles. Result: USA 13, GB&I 7; no points awarded for the four halved matches. Non-playing captain: Jess Sweetser (USA); playing captain: Joe Carr (Ire/GB&I). [Royal St George's GC, Sandwich, Kent].
FRIDAY SINGLES (eight 18-hole matches; home player stated first): Ronnie Shade (Scot) lost to William C. "Bill" Campbell 2&1; Rodney Foster (Eng) lost to Bob Murphy Jr 2&1; Michael Bonallack (Eng) halved with Downing Gray Jr; Michael Attenborough (Eng) lost to Ron Cerrudo 4&3; Peter Oosterhuis (Eng) lost to Bob Dickson 6&4; Tom Craddock (Ire) lost to Jack Lewis Jr 2&1; Sandy Pirie (Scot) halved with Don Allen; Sandy Saddler (Scot) bt Marty Fleckman 3&2.
SATURDAY SINGLES (eight 18-hole matches): Shade lost to Campbell 3&2; Bonallack bt Murphy 4&2; Saddler bt Gray 3&2; Foster halved with Cerrudo; Pirie lost to Dickson 4&3; Craddock bt Lewis 5&4; Oosterhuis lost to James A. Grant 1 hole; Dudley Millensted (Eng) lost to Edgar M. Tutwiler 3&1.
Joe Carr (GB capt) was not involved in the singles.
NOTE: This marked the last of Joe Carr's eleven consecutive Walker Cup appearances for GB&I, during which time he was once the non-playing captain (1965) and once the playing captain (1967). In a total of 20 foursomes and singles matches played, he won 5, lost 14 and halved 1.
Amateur
LGU
The Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship (61st). Sorenson (USA) beat Bridget Jackson (Eng) at the 37th hole in the final. [Royal St George's GC, Sandwich, Kent].
Amateur
R&A
The Amateur Championship (64th). Beman (USA) beat Bill Hyndman (USA) 3 and 2 in the final. [Royal St George's GC, Sandwich, Kent].
Majors
R&A
The Open Championship (78th) (July 6-8). Bobby Locke (RSA) beat Harry Bradshaw (Ire) in a 36-hole playoff: Locke 135 (-9), Bradshaw 147 (+3). This was the first of Locke's four Open Championship wins. [Royal St George's GC, Sandwich, Kent].
Amateur
R&A
The Amateur Championship (53rd). Stranahan (USA) beat Charles Stowe (Eng) 5 and 4 in the final. [Royal St George's GC, Sandwich, Kent].
Majors
R&A
The Open Championship (73rd) (July 6-8). Second-placed James "Jimmy" Adams (Scot) finished 2 shots behind Whitcombe (Eng). [Royal St George's GC, Sandwich, Kent].
Amateur
R&A
The Amateur Championship (48th). Sweeney (USA) beat Lionel Munn (N.Ire) by 3 and 2 in the final. [Royal St George's GC, Sandwich, Kent].
Majors
R&A
The Open Championship (69th) (June 27-29). Second-placed Sydney "Sid" Brews (RSA) finished 5 shots behind Cotton (Eng), despite Cotton's closing round of 79. [Royal St George's GC, Sandwich, Kent].
Team Events
R&A / USGA
The Walker Cup (6th). USA vs Gt Britain & Ireland. Ten top amateurs per team competing in four foursomes and eight singles. Result: USA 10, GB&I 2. Playing captains: Bobby Jones (USA); Roger Wethered (Eng/GB&I). [Royal St George's GC, Sandwich, Kent].
FRIDAY SINGLES (eight 36-hole matches; home player stated first): Cyril Tolley (Eng) lost to Harrison Johnston 5&4; Roger Wethered (Eng) lost to Bobby Jones 9&8; Rex Hartley (Eng) lost to George Von Elm 3&2; Ernest Holderness (Eng) lost to George Voigt 10&8; John Nelson Smith (Scot) lost to Oscar F. Willing 2&1; Tony Torrance (Scot) bt Francis Ouimet 7&6; Bill Stout (Eng) lost to Don Moe 1 hole; William Campbell (Scot) lost to Roland MacKenzie 6&5.
John Andrew Lang (Scot) did not play in any of the matches. Including their respective playing captains, the American team comprised eight players, and GB&I nine players.
NOTE: Following a near whitewash in 1928, the GB&I team doubled their points tally in 1930, winning one of the four foursomes, and one of the eight singles.
Amateur
R&A
The Amateur Championship (40th). Tolley (Eng) beat J. Nelson Smith (Scot) 4 and 3 in the final. [Royal St George's GC, Sandwich, Kent].
Majors
R&A
The Open Championship (63rd) (May 9-11). Second-placed Gene Sarazen (USA) finished 2 shots behind Hagen (USA). This was the third of Hagen's four Open Championship wins. [Royal St George's GC, Sandwich, Kent].
Majors
R&A
The Open Championship (57th) (June 22-23). Second-placed Jim Barnes (USA) and George Duncan (Scot) finished 1 shot behind Hagen (USA). This was the first of Hagen's four Open Championship wins. [Royal St George's GC, Sandwich, Kent].
Amateur
LGU
The Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship (25th). Wethered (Eng) beat defending champion Cecil Leitch (Eng) 9 & 7 in the 36-hole final. [Royal St George's GC, Sandwich, Kent].
Amateur
R&A
The Amateur Championship (30th). J.L.C. Jenkins (Scot) beat Charles Hezlet (Wales) 3 and 2 in the final. [Royal St George's GC, Sandwich, Kent].
Majors
R&A
The Open Championship (51st) (June 26-29). Vardon (Eng) won a 36-hole stroke play playoff against Arnaud Massy (Fra). Massy, 5 shots behind at the time, conceded at the 35th hole. This was the fifth of Vardon's six Open Championship wins. [Royal St George's GC, Sandwich, Kent].
Amateur
R&A
The Amateur Championship (24th). E.A. Lassen (Eng) beat H.E. Taylor (Eng) 7 and 6 in the final. [Royal St George's GC, Sandwich, Kent].
Majors
R&A
The Open Championship (44th) (June 8-10). Second-placed J.H. Taylor (Eng) and James Braid (Scot) finished 1 shot behind White (Scot). [Royal St George's GC, Sandwich, Kent].
Amateur
R&A
The Amateur Championship (20th). Travis (USA) beat Edward Blackwell (Scot) 4 and 3 in the final. [Royal St George's GC, Sandwich, Kent].
Amateur
R&A
The Amateur Championship (16th). Hilton (Eng) beat James Robb (Scot) 8 and 7 in the final. This was the first of Hilton's four Amateur Championship wins. [Royal St George's GC, Sandwich, Kent].
Majors
R&A
The Open Championship (39th) (June 7/8). Second-placed Jack White (Scot) finished 5 shots behind defending champion Vardon (Jersey). This was the third of Vardon's six Open Championship wins. [Royal St George's GC, Sandwich, Kent].
Amateur
R&A
The Amateur Championship (12th). Tait (Scot) beat Harold Hilton (Eng) 8 and 7 in the final. First year the final was contested over 36 holes rather than 18. [Royal St George's GC, Sandwich, Kent].
Majors
R&A
The Open Championship (34th) (June 11/12). Second-placed Douglas Rolland (Scot) finished 5 shots behind John H. Taylor (Eng). This was the first of Taylor's five Open Championship wins. The first Open Championship played outside Scotland. [Royal St George's GC, Sandwich, Kent].
Amateur
R&A
The Amateur Championship (8th). Ball (Eng) beat Harold Hilton (Eng) 3 and 1 in the final. This was the third of Ball's eight Amateur Championship titles. [Royal St George's GC, Sandwich, Kent].
Chevron Championship: Carlton Woods near Houston in Texas provides the stage for the first women’s major championship of 2025, where Nelly Korda defends her title. (April 24-27).
Soudal Open: successor to the Belgian Open, the Soudal Open takes place on the quiet, wooded North course of Rinkven Golfclub. Belgian stars Thomas Pieters and Nicolas Colsaerts will be vying for top honours. (May 22-25).
Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.
Bernhard Langer: he may have played in his last Masters Tournament, but the 67-year-old German will be trying to extend his own record, and win a 13th senior major title at the 36th Regions Tradition. (May 15-18).
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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