R&A Senior Amateur Championship
Launched by The R&A in 1969 and contested for the first time at Formby, the R&A Senior 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.
Championship Overview
2021 R&A Senior Amateur Champion
Gene Elliott (USA)
After a trio of near misses, Elliott finally found success in the R&A Senior Amateur Championship as the Iowa native placed both hands on the trophy that had proved so elusive over the past three championships.
2022 CHAMPIONSHIP
Format
History
Royal Dornoch
5-8 July 2022
The Senior Amateur Championship will be played at Royal Dornoch, Scotland in 2022.
2022 CHAMPIONSHIP
Format
History
Format
198 competitors play 36 holes over the Tuesday and Wednesday, after which the leading 60 players and ties play a further 36 holes over the Thursday and Friday.
2022 CHAMPIONSHIP
Format
History
The Seniors Amateur Championship was launched by The R&A in 1969 to help select a Great Britain & Ireland side to play in the World Senior Amateur Team Championship run by the World Amateur Golf Council.
While the Seniors, played for the first time at Formby, was an instant success, the team event did not survive beyond 1969.
The Seniors Amateur Championship is played on an annual basis on courses throughout Great Britain and Ireland.
Charlie Green has been the most successful player in the history of the event, winning six times in seven years from 1988.
Since 2006, Americans Paul Simson and Chip Lutz have both won the championship on three occasions.