The Scottish Amateur is the national amateur match play

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. It has been played annually since 1922 (except for war years) and is organized by the Scottish Golf Union

Scottish Golf Union

The Scottish Golf Union , established in 1920 and based in St Andrews, Fife, is the governing body for amateur golf in Scotland. It is affiliated to The R&A, which is also based at St Andrews, and is responsible for administering the Rules of Golf, as laid down by The R&A, at national level...

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The tournament uses the matchplay format, beginning with 256 players. The first seven rounds, up to the semi-finals, are contested over 18 holes, whilst the final is currently contested over 36 holes. Eight players are given a seeding in the first round.

Winners

Year	Venue	Winner	Runner-up	Score
2011	Western Gailes Golf Club	David Law	Daniel Kay	6 & 5
2010	Gullane Golf Club	Michael Stewart	Jordan Finlay	3 & 2
2009	Royal Troon Golf Club Royal Troon Golf Club Royal Troon Golf Club is a links golf course located in Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The club was founded in 1878, initially with five holes. Its Old Course is now one of the host courses for The Open Championship, one of the major championships on the PGA Tour and European Tour...	David Law	Paul O'Hara	38th hole
2008	Carnoustie Golf Links Carnoustie Golf Links The Carnoustie Golf Links are in Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland. Its historic championship golf course is one of the venues in the Open Championship rotation.-History:...	Callum Macaulay	Steven McEwan	5 & 3
2007	Prestwick Golf Club Prestwick Golf Club Prestwick Golf Club is located in the town of Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is approximately southwest of Scotland's largest city, Glasgow. Prestwick is a classic links golf course, being built on the rolling sandy land that "links" the beach and the land further inland...	John Gallagher John Gallagher (golfer) John Gallagher is a Scottish professional golfer on the PGA EuroPro Tour. In April 2009 he earned tour playing privileges when he shot a closing one-under par 70 in final qualifying at Frilford Heath....	Keir McNicoll	4 & 3
2006	Nairn Golf Club Nairn Golf Club Nairn Golf Club is a golf course in Nairn, Scotland.Nairn is noted for hosting the 1999 Walker Cup and the 2004 Jacques Léglise Trophy. Nairn will host the 2012 Curtis Cup....	Kevin McAlpine	Paul O'Hara	8 & 7
2005	Southerness Golf Club	Glenn Campbell	Ben Shamash	37th hole
2004	Gullane Golf Club	George Murray George Murray (golfer) George Murray is a Scottish professional golfer.Murray was born in Anstruther, Fife and having had a successful amateur career turned professional in 2006 when he reached the final stage of the European Tour Qualifying School. That qualified him for the Challenge Tour where he won for the first...	Paul O'Hara	1 hole
2003	The Duke's Course	Graham Gordon	Stuart Wilson	4 & 3
2002	Western Gailes Golf Club	Andrew McArthur Andrew McArthur Andrew McArthur is a Scottish professional golfer.McArthur was born in Lanark. He turned professional in 2005 after a successful amateur career. He qualified for the second tier Challenge Tour by reaching the final stage of qualifying school...	Scott Jamieson Scott Jamieson (golfer) Scott Jamieson is a Scottish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.-Amateur career:Jamieson was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He spent four years playing amateur golf on a scholarship at Augusta State University in the U.S...	2 & 1
2001	Downfield Golf Club	Barry Hume	Craig Watson	5 & 4
2000	Royal Dornoch Golf Club Royal Dornoch Golf Club Royal Dornoch Golf Club is a golf club in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland. It is generally referred to as Royal Dornoch. The Championship Course is a links course located on the Dornoch Firth. The club has two 18-hole courses: the Championship Course and the Struie Course...	Steven O'Hara Steven O'Hara Steven O'Hara is a Scottish professional golfer.O'Hara was born in Bellshill. He had a successful amateur career which included winning the Scottish Amateur in 2000 and the St Andrews Links Trophy in 2001...	Craig Heap	1 hole
1999	Cruden Bay Golf Club	Craig Heap		7 & 5
1998	Prestwick Golf Club Prestwick Golf Club Prestwick Golf Club is located in the town of Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is approximately southwest of Scotland's largest city, Glasgow. Prestwick is a classic links golf course, being built on the rolling sandy land that "links" the beach and the land further inland...	Graham Rankin		6 & 5
1997	Carnoustie Golf Links Carnoustie Golf Links The Carnoustie Golf Links are in Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland. Its historic championship golf course is one of the venues in the Open Championship rotation.-History:...	Craig Hislop		5 & 3
1996	Dunbar Golf Club	Michael Brooks		7 & 6
1995	Southerness Golf Club	Simon MacKenzie		8 & 7
1994	Renfrew Golf Club	Hugh McKibbin		39th hole
1993	Royal Dornoch Golf Club Royal Dornoch Golf Club Royal Dornoch Golf Club is a golf club in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland. It is generally referred to as Royal Dornoch. The Championship Course is a links course located on the Dornoch Firth. The club has two 18-hole courses: the Championship Course and the Struie Course...	Dean Robertson Dean Robertson Dean Robertson is a Scottish professional golfer.Robertson was born in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. He attended Midland College in Texas, United States on a golf scholarship...		1 hole
1992	Glasgow Golf Club, Gailes Links	Stephen Gallacher Stephen Gallacher Stephen James Gallacher is a Scottish professional golfer.Gallacher was born in Dechmont, West Lothian and is the nephew of former European Ryder Cup Captain Bernard Gallacher. He played in a victorious Walker Cup side in 1995 and turned professional later that year.Gallacher first played on the...		37th hole
1991	Downfield Golf Club	Graham Lowson		4 & 3
1990	Gullane Golf Club	Craig Everett		7 & 5
1989	Moray Golf Club	Allan Thomson		1 hole
1988	Kilmarnock (Barassie) Golf Club	Jim Milligan		1 hole
1987	Nairn Golf Club Nairn Golf Club Nairn Golf Club is a golf course in Nairn, Scotland.Nairn is noted for hosting the 1999 Walker Cup and the 2004 Jacques Léglise Trophy. Nairn will host the 2012 Curtis Cup....	Colin Montgomerie Colin Montgomerie Colin Stuart Montgomerie, OBE is a Scottish professional golfer, often referred to by one of his nicknames 'Monty'. He has had one of the finest careers in European Tour history, having won a record eight Order of Merit titles, including a streak of seven consecutively from 1993 to 1999, and 31...		9 & 8
1986	Monifieth Golf Links	Colin Brooks		3 & 2
1985	Southerness Golf Club	David Carrick		3 & 2
1984	Renfrew Golf Club	Angus Moir		3 & 2
1983	Gullane Golf Club	Charlie Green		1 hole
1982	Carnoustie Golf Links Carnoustie Golf Links The Carnoustie Golf Links are in Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland. Its historic championship golf course is one of the venues in the Open Championship rotation.-History:...	Charlie Green		1 hole
1981	Western Gailes Golf Club	Colin Dalgleish		7 & 5
1980	Royal Aberdeen Golf Club Royal Aberdeen Golf Club Royal Aberdeen Golf Club in Aberdeen, Scotland, was founded in 1780 and claims to be the sixth oldest golf club in the world. It was founded as the Society of Golfers at Aberdeen, and became the Aberdeen Golf Club in 1815....	Donald Jamieson		2 & 1
1979	Prestwick Golf Club Prestwick Golf Club Prestwick Golf Club is located in the town of Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is approximately southwest of Scotland's largest city, Glasgow. Prestwick is a classic links golf course, being built on the rolling sandy land that "links" the beach and the land further inland...	Keith MacIntosh		5 & 4
1978	Downfield Golf Club	Iain Carslaw		7 & 6
1977	Royal Troon Golf Club Royal Troon Golf Club Royal Troon Golf Club is a links golf course located in Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The club was founded in 1878, initially with five holes. Its Old Course is now one of the host courses for The Open Championship, one of the major championships on the PGA Tour and European Tour...	Allan Brodie		1 hole
1976	Old Course at St Andrews Old Course at St Andrews The Old Course at St Andrews is the oldest golf course in the world. The Old Course is a public course over common land in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland and is held in trust by The St Andrews Links Trust under an act of Parliament...	Gordon Murray		6 & 5
1975	Montrose Golf Links	David Greig		7 & 6
1974	Western Gailes Golf Club	Gordon Murray		2 & 1
1973	Carnoustie Golf Links Carnoustie Golf Links The Carnoustie Golf Links are in Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland. Its historic championship golf course is one of the venues in the Open Championship rotation.-History:...	Ian Hutcheon		3 & 2
1972	Prestwick Golf Club Prestwick Golf Club Prestwick Golf Club is located in the town of Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is approximately southwest of Scotland's largest city, Glasgow. Prestwick is a classic links golf course, being built on the rolling sandy land that "links" the beach and the land further inland...	H B Stuart		3 & 1
1971	Old Course at St Andrews Old Course at St Andrews The Old Course at St Andrews is the oldest golf course in the world. The Old Course is a public course over common land in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland and is held in trust by The St Andrews Links Trust under an act of Parliament...	S Stephen		3 & 2
1970	Royal Aberdeen Golf Club Royal Aberdeen Golf Club Royal Aberdeen Golf Club in Aberdeen, Scotland, was founded in 1780 and claims to be the sixth oldest golf club in the world. It was founded as the Society of Golfers at Aberdeen, and became the Aberdeen Golf Club in 1815....	Charlie Green		1 hole
1969	Royal Troon Golf Club Royal Troon Golf Club Royal Troon Golf Club is a links golf course located in Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The club was founded in 1878, initially with five holes. Its Old Course is now one of the host courses for The Open Championship, one of the major championships on the PGA Tour and European Tour...	J Cannon		6 & 4
1968	Muirfield	G B Cosh		4 & 3
1967	Carnoustie Golf Links Carnoustie Golf Links The Carnoustie Golf Links are in Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland. Its historic championship golf course is one of the venues in the Open Championship rotation.-History:...	Ronnie Shade Ronnie Shade Ronald David Bell Mitchell "Ronnie" Shade MBE was a Scottish professional golfer.Shade was born in Edinburgh and grew up playing golf at Dudddingston Golf Club in that city. He enjoyed unrivalled success as an amateur player in the 1960s, winning five consecutive Scottish Amateur Championships...		5 & 4
1966	Western Gailes Golf Club	Ronnie Shade Ronnie Shade Ronald David Bell Mitchell "Ronnie" Shade MBE was a Scottish professional golfer.Shade was born in Edinburgh and grew up playing golf at Dudddingston Golf Club in that city. He enjoyed unrivalled success as an amateur player in the 1960s, winning five consecutive Scottish Amateur Championships...		9 & 8
1965	Old Course at St Andrews Old Course at St Andrews The Old Course at St Andrews is the oldest golf course in the world. The Old Course is a public course over common land in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland and is held in trust by The St Andrews Links Trust under an act of Parliament...	Ronnie Shade Ronnie Shade Ronald David Bell Mitchell "Ronnie" Shade MBE was a Scottish professional golfer.Shade was born in Edinburgh and grew up playing golf at Dudddingston Golf Club in that city. He enjoyed unrivalled success as an amateur player in the 1960s, winning five consecutive Scottish Amateur Championships...		4 & 2
1964	Nairn Golf Club Nairn Golf Club Nairn Golf Club is a golf course in Nairn, Scotland.Nairn is noted for hosting the 1999 Walker Cup and the 2004 Jacques Léglise Trophy. Nairn will host the 2012 Curtis Cup....	Ronnie Shade Ronnie Shade Ronald David Bell Mitchell "Ronnie" Shade MBE was a Scottish professional golfer.Shade was born in Edinburgh and grew up playing golf at Dudddingston Golf Club in that city. He enjoyed unrivalled success as an amateur player in the 1960s, winning five consecutive Scottish Amateur Championships...		7 & 6
1963	Royal Troon Golf Club Royal Troon Golf Club Royal Troon Golf Club is a links golf course located in Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The club was founded in 1878, initially with five holes. Its Old Course is now one of the host courses for The Open Championship, one of the major championships on the PGA Tour and European Tour...	Ronnie Shade Ronnie Shade Ronald David Bell Mitchell "Ronnie" Shade MBE was a Scottish professional golfer.Shade was born in Edinburgh and grew up playing golf at Dudddingston Golf Club in that city. He enjoyed unrivalled success as an amateur player in the 1960s, winning five consecutive Scottish Amateur Championships...		4 & 3
1962	Muirfield	S W T Murray	Ronnie Shade Ronnie Shade Ronald David Bell Mitchell "Ronnie" Shade MBE was a Scottish professional golfer.Shade was born in Edinburgh and grew up playing golf at Dudddingston Golf Club in that city. He enjoyed unrivalled success as an amateur player in the 1960s, winning five consecutive Scottish Amateur Championships...	2 & 1
1961	Western Gailes Golf Club	J Walker		4 & 3
1960	Carnoustie Golf Links Carnoustie Golf Links The Carnoustie Golf Links are in Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland. Its historic championship golf course is one of the venues in the Open Championship rotation.-History:...	J R Young		5 & 3
1959	Old Course at St Andrews Old Course at St Andrews The Old Course at St Andrews is the oldest golf course in the world. The Old Course is a public course over common land in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland and is held in trust by The St Andrews Links Trust under an act of Parliament...	Dr. F W G Deighton		6 & 5
1958	Prestwick Golf Club Prestwick Golf Club Prestwick Golf Club is located in the town of Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is approximately southwest of Scotland's largest city, Glasgow. Prestwick is a classic links golf course, being built on the rolling sandy land that "links" the beach and the land further inland...	W D Smith		6 & 5
1957	Royal Aberdeen Golf Club Royal Aberdeen Golf Club Royal Aberdeen Golf Club in Aberdeen, Scotland, was founded in 1780 and claims to be the sixth oldest golf club in the world. It was founded as the Society of Golfers at Aberdeen, and became the Aberdeen Golf Club in 1815....	J S Montgomerie		2 & 1
1956	Royal Troon Golf Club Royal Troon Golf Club Royal Troon Golf Club is a links golf course located in Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The club was founded in 1878, initially with five holes. Its Old Course is now one of the host courses for The Open Championship, one of the major championships on the PGA Tour and European Tour...	Dr. F W G Deighton		8 & 7
1955	Muirfield	R R Jack		2 & 1
1954	Nairn Golf Club Nairn Golf Club Nairn Golf Club is a golf course in Nairn, Scotland.Nairn is noted for hosting the 1999 Walker Cup and the 2004 Jacques Léglise Trophy. Nairn will host the 2012 Curtis Cup....	J W Draper		4 & 3
1953	Western Gailes Golf Club	Mjr. D A Blair		3 & 1
1952	Carnoustie Golf Links Carnoustie Golf Links The Carnoustie Golf Links are in Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland. Its historic championship golf course is one of the venues in the Open Championship rotation.-History:...	F G Dewar		4 & 3
1951	Old Course at St Andrews Old Course at St Andrews The Old Course at St Andrews is the oldest golf course in the world. The Old Course is a public course over common land in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland and is held in trust by The St Andrews Links Trust under an act of Parliament...	J M Dykes		4 & 2
1950	Prestwick Golf Club Prestwick Golf Club Prestwick Golf Club is located in the town of Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is approximately southwest of Scotland's largest city, Glasgow. Prestwick is a classic links golf course, being built on the rolling sandy land that "links" the beach and the land further inland...	W C Gibson		2 & 1
1949	Muirfield	R Wight		1 hole
1948	Royal Aberdeen Golf Club Royal Aberdeen Golf Club Royal Aberdeen Golf Club in Aberdeen, Scotland, was founded in 1780 and claims to be the sixth oldest golf club in the world. It was founded as the Society of Golfers at Aberdeen, and became the Aberdeen Golf Club in 1815....	A S Flockhart		7 & 6
1947	Glasgow Golf Club, Gailes Links	H McInally		10 & 8
1946	Carnoustie Golf Links Carnoustie Golf Links The Carnoustie Golf Links are in Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland. Its historic championship golf course is one of the venues in the Open Championship rotation.-History:...	Eric Brown Eric Brown (golfer) Eric Chalmers Brown was a Scottish professional golfer.Brown was born in Bathgate and played at the local golf course. He represented Great Britain in the Ryder Cup in 1953, 1955, 1957 and 1959 and had a 4-4-0 win-loss-half record. He won all of his four singles matches but lost his four foursomes...		3 & 2
1940–45	No tournament due to World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
1939	Prestwick Golf Club Prestwick Golf Club Prestwick Golf Club is located in the town of Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is approximately southwest of Scotland's largest city, Glasgow. Prestwick is a classic links golf course, being built on the rolling sandy land that "links" the beach and the land further inland...	H McInally		6 & 5
1938	Muirfield	E D Hamilton		4 & 2
1937	Kilmarnock (Barassie) Golf Club	H McInally		6 & 5
1936	Carnoustie Golf Links Carnoustie Golf Links The Carnoustie Golf Links are in Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland. Its historic championship golf course is one of the venues in the Open Championship rotation.-History:...	E D Hamilton		1 hole
1935	Old Course at St Andrews Old Course at St Andrews The Old Course at St Andrews is the oldest golf course in the world. The Old Course is a public course over common land in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland and is held in trust by The St Andrews Links Trust under an act of Parliament...	H Thomson		2 & 1
1934	Western Gailes Golf Club	J McLean		3 & 1
1933	Royal Aberdeen Golf Club Royal Aberdeen Golf Club Royal Aberdeen Golf Club in Aberdeen, Scotland, was founded in 1780 and claims to be the sixth oldest golf club in the world. It was founded as the Society of Golfers at Aberdeen, and became the Aberdeen Golf Club in 1815....	J McLean		6 & 5
1932	Dunbar Golf Club	J McLean		5 & 4
1931	Prestwick Golf Club Prestwick Golf Club Prestwick Golf Club is located in the town of Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is approximately southwest of Scotland's largest city, Glasgow. Prestwick is a classic links golf course, being built on the rolling sandy land that "links" the beach and the land further inland...	J Wilson		2 & 1
1930	Carnoustie Golf Links Carnoustie Golf Links The Carnoustie Golf Links are in Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland. Its historic championship golf course is one of the venues in the Open Championship rotation.-History:...	K Greig		9 & 8
1929	Royal Aberdeen Golf Club Royal Aberdeen Golf Club Royal Aberdeen Golf Club in Aberdeen, Scotland, was founded in 1780 and claims to be the sixth oldest golf club in the world. It was founded as the Society of Golfers at Aberdeen, and became the Aberdeen Golf Club in 1815....	J T Bookless		5 & 4
1928	Muirfield	W Willis MacKenzie		3 & 2
1927	Western Gailes Golf Club	A Jamieson Jnr		22nd hole
1926	Leven Links	W J Guild		2 & 1
1925	Muirfield	J T Dobson		3 & 2
1924	Royal Aberdeen	W Willis MacKenzie		3 & 2
1923	Royal Troon	T M Burrell		1 hole
1922	Old Course at St Andrews Old Course at St Andrews The Old Course at St Andrews is the oldest golf course in the world. The Old Course is a public course over common land in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland and is held in trust by The St Andrews Links Trust under an act of Parliament...	J Wilson		19th hole

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