BB&O Amateur Championship
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Golf tournament
Golf tournament
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | England |
| Established | 1925 |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Month played | August |
The BB&O Amateur Championship is a 72 hole stroke play golf tournament that qualifies for World Amateur Golf Ranking points. After 36 holes the top 16 scores and ties go through to play the final two rounds. It is organised by Berks Bucks & Oxon Golf.[1] 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.[2] and Ryder Cup player Tyrrell Hatton[3]
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| Year | Winner | Winner's club | Score | Runner-up | Score | Club | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025[5] | E Davis | Studley Wood | 279 | B Loveard | 279 | Woburn | Burnham Beeches |
| 2024[6] | E Davis | Studley Wood | 283 | O Martin | 288 | Sand Martins | Frilford Heath |
| 2023[7] | H Thomas | Frilford Heath | 281 | L Perkins | 286 | Frilford Heath | Buckinghamshire |
| 2022[8] | T Paul | Harleyford | 291 | H Arnold | 291 | Castle Royle | The Caversham |
| 2021[9] | 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[10] | 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[11] | 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 |
Multiple 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 |
References
- ↑ "What does BB&O Golf do?". Berks Bucks & Oxon Golf.
- ↑ "Donald retains title". Bucks Free Press. 20 June 1998.
- ↑ "Hatton powers to landslide victories". Bucks Free Press. 20 August 2010.
- ↑ "The Amateur Championship". Berks Bucks & Oxon Golf.
- ↑ "Berks Bucks & Oxon Amateur – 2025". World Amateur Golf Ranking.
- ↑ "Berks Bucks & Oxon Amateur – 2024". World Amateur Golf Ranking.
- ↑ "Berks Bucks & Oxon Amateur – 2023". World Amateur Golf Ranking.
- ↑ "Berks Bucks & Oxon Amateur – 2022". World Amateur Golf Ranking.
- ↑ "Berks Bucks & Oxon Amateur – 2021". World Amateur Golf Ranking.
- ↑ "Golf: Bolton claims county crown". Oxford Mail. 12 August 2009.
- ↑ "Golf: Champion Clive bowls 'em over". Oxford Mail. 21 June 2001.