Australian Master of the Amateurs

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

Men

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

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

Source:[33]

References

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  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.
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  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.