Ganton
The main tournaments played at Ganton are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on the winners, their scores and prize money.
Amateur
LGU
The Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship (107th). Tidy (Eng) beat Kelsey MacDonald (Scot) 2 and 1 in the 18-hole final. [Ganton GC, nr Scarborough, North Yorkshire].
Team Events
R&A / USGA
The Walker Cup (39th). USA vs Gt Britain & Ireland. Ten top amateurs per team competing in 2x four foursomes and 2x eight singles. Result: GB&I 12.5, USA 11.5. Non-playing captains: Bob Lewis (USA); Garth McGimpsey (N.Ire/GB&I). [Ganton GC, nr Scarborough, North Yorkshire].
SATURDAY SINGLES (eight 18-hole matches; home player stated first): Gary Wolstenholme (Eng) lost to Bill Haas 1 hole; Oliver Wilson (Eng) halved with Trip Kuehne; David Inglis (Scot) lost to Brock Mackenzie 3&2; Stuart Wilson (Scot) halved with Matt Hendrix; Nigel Edwards (Wales) bt George Zahringer 3&2; Colm Moriarty (Ire) lost to Chris Nallen 2 holes; Noel Fox (Ire) lost to Adam Rubinson 3&2; Graham Gordon (Scot) lost to Casey Wittenberg 5&4.
SUNDAY SINGLES (eight 18-hole matches): O. Wilson bt Haas 1 hole; Wolstenholme bt Wittenberg 3&2; Michael Skelton (Eng) bt Rubinson 3&2; Moriarty lost to Mackenzie 3&1; S. Wilson lost to Hendrix 5&4; Inglis bt Ryan Moore 4&3; Edwards halved with Lee Williams; Stuart Manley (Wales) bt Kuehne 3&1.
Amateur
R&A
Played as the Boys Amateur Championship. Martin (Esp) beat Rafa Cabrera-Bello (Esp) 3 and 2 in the 36-hole final match. [Ganton GC, nr Scarborough, North Yorkshire].
Team Events
LGU / USGA
The Curtis Cup (31st). USA vs Gt Britain & Ireland. Eight top women amateurs per team competing in 2x three foursomes and 2x six singles. Result: USA 10, GB&I 8. Non-playing captains: Jane Bastanchury Booth (USA); Claire Dowling (Ire/GB&I; née Hourihane). [Ganton GC, nr Scarborough, North Yorkshire].
SATURDAY SINGLES (six 18-hole matches; home player stated first): Kim Andrew (Eng, née Rostron) lost to Beth Bauer 3&2; Rebecca Hudson (Eng) lost to Stephanie Keever 4&2; Fiona Brown (Eng) lost to Robin Weiss 1 hole; Lesley Nicholson (Scot) halved with Angela Stanford; Suzie O'Brien (Ire) bt Leland Beckel 3&1; Emma Duggelby (Eng) lost to Hilary Homeyer 1 hole.
SUNDAY SINGLES (six 18-hole matches): Hudson lost to Bauer 1 hole; O'Brien bt Weiss 3&2; Duggelby bt Keever 4&2; Rebecca "Becky" Brewerton (Wales) lost to Homeyer 3&2; Rebecca "Becky" Morgan (Wales) bt Stanford 5&4; Andrew bt Virgina Derby Grimes 6&5.
Carol Semple Thompson (USA) did not play in the singles.
Amateur
R&A
The Amateur Championship (96th). Wolstenholm (Eng) beat Bob May (USA) 8 and 6 in the final. [Ganton GC, nr Scarborough, North Yorkshire].
Amateur
LGU
The Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship (82nd). 20-year old Behan (Ire) (who only took up golf four years earlier) beat Claire Waite (Eng) by 1 hole in the final. [Ganton GC, nr Scarborough, North Yorkshire].
Europe
Sun Alliance
Played as the Sun Alliance PGA Championship (May 22-25). Second-placed Ken Brown (Scot) finished 4 shots behind defending champion Faldo (Eng). This was Faldo's third PGA Championship title, and the third time Brown finished second to him in this event. [Ganton GC, nr Scarborough, North Yorkshire].
Amateur
R&A
The Amateur Championship (82nd). Peter McEvoy (Eng) beat Hugh Campbell (Scot) 5 and 4 in the final. [Ganton GC, nr Scarborough, North Yorkshire].
Europe
Dunlop
Played as the Dunlop Masters (Oct 1-4). Second-placed Dale Hayes (RSA) finished 2 shots behind defending champion Gallacher (Scot). [Ganton GC, nr Scarborough, North Yorkshire].
Amateur
LGU
The Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship (63rd). Chadwick (Eng) beat Vivienne Saunders (Eng) 3 and 2 in the final. [Ganton GC, nr Scarborough, North Yorkshire].
Amateur
R&A
The Amateur Championship (69th). Clark (Eng) beat Michael Lunt (Eng) at the 39th hole in the final. [Ganton GC, nr Scarborough, North Yorkshire].
Amateur
LGU
The Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship (51st). Stephens (Eng) beat Elizabeth Price (Eng) 4 and 3 in the final. [Ganton GC, nr Scarborough, North Yorkshire].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Sept 16-19). Faulkner (Eng) beat Dai Rees (Wales) by 1 hole in the 36-hole final. [Ganton GC, nr Scarborough, North Yorkshire].
Team Events
PGA / PGA of Am
The Ryder Cup (8th) (Sept 16/17). USA vs Great Britain. Ten top professionals per team competing over two days in a total of four foursome matches and eight singles. In fact, the Americans came with nine players rather than the permitted ten. Non-playing captains: Ben Hogan (USA); Charles Whitcombe (Eng/GB). [Ganton GC, nr Scarborough, North Yorkshire].
Overall result: USA 7, GB 5.
Saturday singles (eight 36-hole matches; home player stated first): Max Faulkner (Eng) lost to E.J. "Dutch" Harrison 8&7; Jimmy Adams (Scot) bt Johnny Palmer 2&1; Charlie Ward (Eng) lost to Sam Snead 6&5; Dai Rees (Wales) bt Bob Hamilton 6&4; Dick Burton (Eng) lost to Clayton Heafner 3&2; Sam King (Eng) lost to Chick Harbert 4&3; Arthur Lees (Eng) lost to Jimmy Demaret 7&6; Fred Daly (N.Ire) lost to Lloyd Mangrum 1 hole. // Skip Alexander (USA), Laurie Ayton Jr (Scot) and Ken Bousfield (Eng) did not play in the singles.
Women’s (British) Open: the last women’s major championship of the season is hosted by Royal Porthcawl GC. It’s the first time this fabulous seaside links course has hosted the event (July 31-Aug 3).
Walker Cup: the 50th playing of this prestigious men’s amateur event sees the GB&I go head-to-head against the defending USA team at Cypress Point Club, California (Sept 6-7). After that, all eyes turn to Bethpage State Park on Long Island, NY, where the American and defending European professional teams engage in the 45th Ryder Cup (Sept 27-29).
Lottie Woad: 21-year-old Woad burst onto the professional scene in July, with wins in the Women’s Irish Open (as an amateur) and three weeks later in the Women’s Scottish Open (as a professional). She nearly picked-up a major championship, placing third in The Evian in the same month.
Pádraig Harrington: the ever-likeable Irishman added the (British) Senior Open Championship title to his stellar array of tournament successes. His win came on Sunningdale’s spectacular Old Course. Harrington had already bagged the U.S. Senior Open title in June this year.
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