Event Calendar

15 - 20 June The Amateur Championship Carnoustie & Panmure
The first Amateur Championship was held at Hoylake in 1885 where 44 players from 12 clubs contested a series of matchplay rounds. Nowadays this is one of the biggest and most prestigious amateur events in the world, with 288 players competing in a mixed strokeplay and matchplay format over 6 days.
23 - 26 July The Senior Open Championship TBC
The Senior Open Championship is an event staged by The R&A in collaboration with the European Senior Tour.
04 - 06 August The Boys Home Internationals Conwy (Caernarvonshire)
The Boys Home Internationals began life in 1923 as a match between the boys teams of England and Scotland, played on the day before the Boys Amateur Championship. In 1972, a match between Ireland and Wales was added. And since 1996, the internationals have been played as a round robin event between the four countries over three days.
05 - 07 August The Seniors Open Amateur Championship Royal County Down
Launched by The R&A in 1969 and contested for the first time at Formby, the Seniors Open Amateur Championship was an instant success. Charlie Green has been the most successful player in the history of the event, winning six times in seven years from 1988.
11 - 16 August The Boys Amateur Championship Royal Birkdale and Southport & Ainsdale
The Boys Amateur Championship was inaugurated by two members of Royal Ascot Golf Club in 1921 and played by competitors under the age of 16, before the age limit was raised to 18 two years later. In 1948, The R&A were invited to take over the administration of the event, the Past Champions of which include Jose Maria Olazabal and Sergio Garcia.
28 - 29 August The Jacques Leglise Trophy Royal Dornoch
The Jacques Leglise trophy is the under-18 equivalent of the St Andrews Trophy. It is played annually, though it shares a venue with its older brother whenever the senior competition is being played. Many of today's top professionals, like Luke Donald and Sergio Garcia, have contested the Match in the past.
12 - 13 September Walker Cup Royal Lytham & St Annes
The 2015 Walker Cup will be played at Royal Lytham & St Annes on 12 & 13 September.