The European Amateur Championship is an annual amateur golf tournament played at various locations throughout Europe. It is organized by the European Golf Association and was one of the "Elite" tournaments recognized by the World Amateur Golf Ranking. It was first held in 1986.
The winner receives an invitation to the next Open Championship, provided they maintain their amateur status prior to the Open. Before 2016, the European Amateur was played after the Open and the invitation was for the next year's Open. Since 2017, the European Amateur has been played before the Open and the invitation applies to the current year. Both 2016 and 2017 winners received entry to the 2017 Open.
Format
The top 144 amateur men golfers compete in a format consisting of four rounds of stroke play, with a cut after the third round, out of which the lowest 60 scores, including ties, qualify for the final round.
Winners
Year | Venue | Location | Player | Country | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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2024 | The Scandinavian Golf Club | Denmark | Tommy Morrison | ![]() | 279 | −9 | Playoff | ![]() ![]() |
2023 | Pärnu Bay Golf Links | Estonia | José Luis Ballester | ![]() | 267 | −21 | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
2022 | Parador Campo de Golf El Saler | Spain | Filippo Celli | ![]() | 280 | −8 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
2021 | Golf du Médoc | France | Christoffer Bring | ![]() | 264 | −20 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
2020 | Golf & Country Club Zürich | Switzerland | Matti Schmid (2) | ![]() | 273 | −11 | 3 strokes | ![]() |
2019 | Diamond Country Club | Austria | Matti Schmid | ![]() | 273 | −15 | 3 strokes | ![]() |
2018 | Royal Hague G&CC | Netherlands | Nicolai Højgaard | ![]() | 281 | −7 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2017 | Walton Heath Golf Club | England | Alfie Plant | ![]() | 273 | −15 | Playoff | ![]() ![]() |
2016 | Estonian G&CC | Estonia | Luca Cianchetti | ![]() | 272 | −16 | Playoff | ![]() |
2015 | Penati Golf Resort | Slovakia | Stefano Mazzoli | ![]() | 269 | −19 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
2014 | The Duke's St Andrews | Scotland | Ashley Chesters (2) | ![]() | 282 | −2 | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
2013 | Real Club de Golf El Prat | Spain | Ashley Chesters | ![]() | 284 | −4 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
2012 | Carton House | Ireland | Rhys Pugh | ![]() | 277 | −11 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
2011 | Halmstad Golf Club | Sweden | Manuel Trappel | ![]() | 278 | −10 | Playoff | ![]() |
2010 | Vanajanlinna G&CC | Finland | Lucas Bjerregaard | ![]() | 273 | −15 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
2009 | Golf de Chantilly | France | Victor Dubuisson | ![]() | 277 | 1 stroke | ![]() | |
2008 | Esbjerg Golf Club | Denmark | Stephan Gross | ![]() | 280 | 1 stroke | ![]() | |
2007 | Sporting Club Berlin | Germany | Benjamin Hébert | ![]() | 277 | Playoff | ![]() | |
2006 | Biella Golf Club | Italy | Rory McIlroy | ![]() | 274 | 3 strokes | ![]() | |
2005 | Antwerp G&CC Rinkven | Belgium | Marius Thorp | ![]() | 280 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() | |
2004 | Skövde Golf Club | Sweden | Matthew Richardson | ![]() | 273 | 1 stroke | ![]() | |
2003 | Nairn Golf Club | Scotland | Brian McElhinney | ![]() | 283 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
2002 | Troia Golf Club | Portugal | Raphaël Pellicioli | ![]() | 284 | 5 strokes | ![]() | |
2001 | Odense Eventyr Golf | Denmark | Stephen Browne | ![]() | 270 | −18 | 5 strokes | ![]() |
2000 | Styrian GC Murhof | Austria | Carl Pettersson | ![]() | 263 | −25 | 5 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
1999 | Celtic Manor | Wales | Grégory Havret | ![]() | 207 | −9 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
1998 | Golf du Médoc | France | Paddy Gribben | ![]() | 274 | −10 | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
1997 | Domaine Impérial | Switzerland | Didier de Vooght | ![]() | 278 | −10 | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
1996 | Karlstad Golf Club | Sweden | Daniel Olsson | ![]() | 276 | −8 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
1995 | El Prat Golf Club | Spain | Sergio García | ![]() | 276 | −12 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
1994 | Aura Golf Club | Finland | Stephen Gallacher | ![]() | 278 | −6 | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
1993 | Dalmahoy Hotel G&CC | Scotland | Morten Backhausen | ![]() | 276 | Playoff | ![]() | |
1992 | Le Querce Golf Club | Italy | Massimo Scarpa | ![]() | 284 | −4 | 4 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
1991 | Hillside Golf Club | England | Jim Payne | ![]() | 281 | 4 strokes | ![]() | |
1990 | Aalborg Golf Club | Denmark | Klas Eriksson | ![]() | 279 | 5 strokes | ![]() | |
1989 | No tournament | |||||||
1988 | Falkenstein Golf Club | Germany | David Ecob | ![]() | 284 | E | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
1987 | No tournament | |||||||
1986 | Eindhoven Golf Club | Netherlands | Anders Haglund | ![]() | 282 | 3 strokes | ![]() |
In 2017, Plant won with a birdie at the second hole of a sudden-death playoff after he and Cianchetti had earlier tied a three-hole playoff at level par, Scalise being eliminated at one-over-par. In 2016, Cianchetti won with a par at the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff after he and Hovland had earlier tied a three-hole playoff. In 2010, Trappel won the three-hole playoff. In 1993, Backhausen won the three-hole playoff by two strokes.
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