English Amateur Championship

Schedule

Status: Champion: Jamie Van Wyk
Dates: Jul 28 — Aug 2, 2026
Course: Beau Desert Golf Club
Location: Cannock, ENG
Format: Stroke Play
Division: Men

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Recap

Royal Lytham's Jamie Van Wyk wins English Amateur with 4 & 2 final victory

The Royal Lytham & St Annes member and 2025 Welsh Open champion defeated No. 5 seed Morton Bailey at Beau Desert

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Past Champions & Results

18 years on record · 2008–2026

2026 Champion

Jamie Van Wyk

Runner-upMorton Bailey

2026 Results

Pos	Player	Points
Winner	Jamie Van Wyk	700
Runner-up	Morton Bailey	500
Semifinals	Ellish Bright	400
Semifinals	Kipp Popert	400
Quarterfinals	Andrew Haswell	300
Quarterfinals	Luke Kelly	300
Quarterfinals	Luke Metcalf	300
Quarterfinals	Lucas Martin	300
Final 16	Alex Timms	200
Final 16	Spencer Davies	200

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About the tournament

The English Amateur was played in its inaugural year of 1925 at Hoylake when local golfer T Froes Ellison captured the title. He successfully defended the following year at Walton Heath, a feat achieved by only six others: Frank Pennink, Alan Thirlwell, Michael Bonallack, Harry Ashby, Mark Foster, and Paul Casey. Sir Nick Faldo is the most famous to have won the event as the six-time major champion won the 1975 tournament at Royal Lytham & St. Annes.

The tournament consists of two stroke play rounds, after which the top 64 players will advance to the match play rounds, culminating in a 36-hole final between two finalists.

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Tournament Facts

FormatStroke Play

CategoryMen

How to enter

Enter online through the Golf Genius registration system at the England Golf website by the closing date of Thursday 2 July at 16:00. Entry fee is £125. Players must have a CDH (Central Database of Handicaps) ID number and a competition CONGU handicap to enter.

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