Australian Master of the Amateurs

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Australian Master of the Amateurs
Tournament information
LocationKeysborough, Victoria (2024)
Established1997
Course(s)Southern Golf Club (2024)
Format72-hole stroke play
Month playedJanuary
Current champion
Phoenix Campbell and
Rianne Malixi

The Australian Master of the Amateurs is an amateur golf tournament. It is a four-day 72-hole stroke play event held in early January. The men's event started in 1997 with the women's event added in 2018.

The event was originally called the Master of the Amateurs and was held in Queensland from its founding in 1997 until 2000. After missing a year in 2001 the event relocated to Melbourne, Victoria. It has been held at Yarra Yarra, Royal Melbourne and Victoria. Southern Golf Club hosted the event for the first time in 2023.[1]

Winners[edit]

Men[edit]

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Venue Ref.
Australian Master of the Amateurs
2024 Australia Phoenix Campbell 276 −12 1 stroke Australia Siddharth Nadimpalli Southern
2023 England John Gough 273 −15 4 strokes Scotland Gregor Tait Southern
2022 Australia Harrison Crowe 282 −6 1 stroke Australia Konrad Ciupek
Australia Andre Lautee
Victoria [2]
2021 Australia Lukas Michel 282 −6 2 strokes Australia Ryan Thomas Victoria [3]
2020 United States Sahith Theegala 278 −10 4 strokes South Korea Lee Jang-hyun Victoria [4]
2019 Taiwan Kevin Yu 282 −6 Playoff Japan Keita Nakajima Royal Melbourne [5]
2018 Australia David Micheluzzi 270 −18 5 strokes United States Shintaro Ban
Australia Darcy Brereton
Royal Melbourne [6]
2017 Australia Charlie Dann 280 −8 Playoff Australia Zach Murray Royal Melbourne [7]
2016 United States Aaron Wise 283 −5 2 strokes England Jonathan Thomson Royal Melbourne [8]
2015 Australia Zach Murray 276 −12 2 strokes Australia Cory Crawford Royal Melbourne [9]
2014 Australia Simon Viitakangas 282 −6 2 strokes Australia Todd Sinnott Royal Melbourne [10]
2013 Australia Viraat Badhwar 279 −9 2 strokes Australia Brady Watt Royal Melbourne [11]
2012 Australia Nathan Holman 278 −10 5 strokes Australia Daniel Nisbet Royal Melbourne [12]
2011 Australia Tarquin MacManus 276 −12 3 strokes New Zealand Ryan Fox
Australia Ryan McCarthy
England Andy Sullivan
Royal Melbourne [13]
Master of the Amateurs
2010 Australia Jordan Sherratt 284 −4 Playoff United States Bud Cauley Yarra Yarra [14]
2009 United States Mark Anderson 284 −4 Playoff United States Rickie Fowler Yarra Yarra [15]
2008 Australia Toby Wilcox 286 −2 2 strokes Australia Josh Younger Yarra Yarra [16]
2007 Australia Ashley Umbers 284 −4 2 strokes Australia Ryan McCarthy
Australia Daniel Popovic
Yarra Yarra [17]
2006 Australia Jason Day 281 −7 2 strokes Australia Matthew Griffin Yarra Yarra [18]
2005 Australia Ashley Hall 280 −8 1 stroke Australia Jason Day Yarra Yarra [19]
2004 Australia Andrew Tampion 280 −8 1 stroke Australia Marc Leishman Yarra Yarra [20]
2003 Australia Heath D'Altera 287 −1 10 strokes Australia Troy Cox Yarra Yarra [21]
2002 Australia Ben Meyers 281 −7 8 strokes Australia Alistair Presnell
Australia Kane Streat
Yarra Yarra [22]
2001 Not held
2000 Australia Chee Huat Choong 309 +21 1 stroke Australia Adrian Garnett Lakelands [23]
1999 Australia Brendan Jones 216 E 17 strokes Australia Justin Woodcock Lakelands [24]
1998 Australia Jim Stone 154 +10 Playoff Australia Barry Miles Palm Meadows [25]
1997 Australia Barry Miles 156 +12 4 strokes Australia Brian Baker
Australia John Neeson
Royal Pines [26]

The event was held over 36 holes in 1997 and 1998 and over 54 holes in 1999.

Source:[27]

Women[edit]

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Venue Ref.
Australian Master of the Amateurs
2024 Philippines Rianne Malixi 285 −7 1 stroke India Avani Prashanth Southern
2023 Japan Yuna Araki 280 −12 6 strokes Japan Mamika Shinchi Southern
2022 Malaysia Jeneath Wong 284 −4 7 strokes Australia Belinda Ji Victoria [28]
2021 Australia Lion Higo 286 −2 6 strokes Australia Stephanie Bunque Victoria [29]
2020 Malaysia Alyaa Abdulghany 286 −2 Playoff Taiwan An Ho-yu
Australia Cassie Porter
Victoria [30]
2019 Australia Stephanie Kyriacou 290 +2 3 strokes Australia Julienne Soo Royal Melbourne [31]
2018 Japan Yuka Yasuda 287 −1 5 strokes Australia Julienne Soo Royal Melbourne [32]

Source:[33]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Australian Master of the Amateurs History of the Tournament". Southern Golf Club. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  2. ^ "2022 AMOTA Men's 72-hole gross scores" (PDF). Australian Master of the Amateurs. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  3. ^ "2021 Men's Australian Master of the Amateurs Championship 72-Hole Gross Scores" (PDF). Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  4. ^ "2020 Men's Australian Master of the Amateurs Championship 72-Holes Gross Scores" (PDF). Australian Master of the Amateurs. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  5. ^ "2019 Men's Australian Master of the Amateurs Championship 72-Hole Gross Scores" (PDF). Australian Master of the Amateurs. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  6. ^ "2018 Men's Australian Master of the Amateurs Championship 72-Hole Gross Scores" (PDF). Australian Master of the Amateurs. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  7. ^ "2017 Australian Master of the Amateurs Championship 72 Holes Gross Scores" (PDF). Australian Master of the Amateurs. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  8. ^ "2016 Australian Master of the Amateurs Championship 72 Hole Scores" (PDF). Australian Master of the Amateurs. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  9. ^ "2015 Australian Master of the Amateurs Championship 72-Hole Gross Scores" (PDF). Australian Master of the Amateurs. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  10. ^ "2014 Australian Master of the Amateurs Championship 72-Hole Gross Scores" (PDF). Australian Master of the Amateurs. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  11. ^ "2013 Australian Master of the Amateurs Championship 72-Hole Gross Scores" (PDF). Australian Master of the Amateurs. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  12. ^ "2012 Australian Master of the Amateurs Championship 72-Hole Gross Scores" (PDF). Australian Master of the Amateurs. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  13. ^ "2011 Australian Master of the Amateurs Championship 72-hole Gross Scores" (PDF). Australian Master of the Amateurs. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  14. ^ "2010 NEC Master of the Amateurs Championship 72-Hole Gross Scores" (PDF). Australian Master of the Amateurs. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  15. ^ "2009 NEC Master of the Amateurs Championship 72-Hole Gross Scores" (PDF). Australian Master of the Amateurs. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  16. ^ "2008 NEC Master of the Amateurs Championship 72-Hole Gross Scores" (PDF). Australian Master of the Amateurs. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  17. ^ "2007 NEC Master of the Amateurs Championship 72-Hole Gross Scores" (PDF). Australian Master of the Amateurs. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  18. ^ "2006 NEC Master of the Amateurs Championship 72-Hole Gross Scores" (PDF). Australian Master of the Amateurs. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  19. ^ "2005 NEC Master of the Amateurs 72-Hole Gross Scores" (PDF). Australian Master of the Amateurs. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  20. ^ "2004 De Bortoli Master of the Amateurs 72-Hole Gross Scores" (PDF). Australian Master of the Amateurs. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  21. ^ "2003 De Bortoli Master of the Amateurs 72-Hole Gross Scores" (PDF). Australian Master of the Amateurs. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  22. ^ "2002 De Bortoli Master of the Amateurs 72-Hole Gross Scores" (PDF). Australian Master of the Amateurs. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  23. ^ "2000 Radisson Master of the Amateurs 72-Hole Gross Scores" (PDF). Australian Master of the Amateurs. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  24. ^ "1999 Radisson Master of the Amateurs Championship 54-Hole Gross Scores" (PDF). Australian Master of the Amateurs. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  25. ^ "1998 Radisson Master of the Amateurs Championship 36-Hole Gross Scores" (PDF). Australian Master of the Amateurs. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  26. ^ "1997 Master of the Amateurs Championship 36-Hole Gross Scores" (PDF). Australian Master of the Amateurs. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  27. ^ "Men's Green Jacket Champions". Australian Master of the Amateurs. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  28. ^ "2022 AMOTA Women's 72-hole gross scores" (PDF). Australian Master of the Amateurs. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  29. ^ "2021 Women's Australian Master of the Amateurs Championship 72-Hole Gross Scores" (PDF). Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  30. ^ "2020 Women's Australian Master of the Amateurs Championship 72-Holes Gross Scores" (PDF). Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  31. ^ "2019 Women's Australian Master of the Amateurs Championship 72-Holes Gross Scores" (PDF). Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  32. ^ "2018 Women's Australian Master of the Amateurs Championship 72-Hole Gross Scores" (PDF). Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  33. ^ "Women's Green Jacket Champions". Australian Master of the Amateurs. Retrieved 31 December 2022.

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