2013 "British" Amateur Championship

[Tiger_Bernhardt]

This is great news.

[Mark Chaplin]

Gordon - I believe Gordon Irvine is building the 9th tee this week

[Adrian_Stiff]

Great news Mark, congrats on getting the Amateur back.

[Andrew Mitchell]

From the R&A website:
"Prince’s hosted the Amateur Championship with Royal St Georges in 2006, when Frenchman Julien Guerrier beat England’s Adam Gee to win the title."

Not heard of either of them since.

Day 1 , European Tour Qualifying .......

TOUR COURSE
Par 70 (6577yd)
60 Julien Guerrier (Fra).
64 Keith Horne (SAf), James Ruth (Eng), Tony Carolan (Aus), Lasse Jensen (Den).
65 Colm Moriarty (Ire), Miles Tunnicliffe (Eng), Clodomiro Carranza (Arg), Lee Slattery (Eng), Martin Wiegele (Aut).
66 Fredrik Andersson Hed (Swe), Roope Kaakko (Fin), Stuart Manley (Wal), Nicolas Meitinger (Ger), Edouard Dubois (Fra), Klas Eriksson (Swe), Andrea Maestroni (Ita).
67 Jonathan Caldwell (NIr), Darren Fichardt (SAf), Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (Fra), Wes Hefferman (Can), Pedro Linhart (Spa), Andrew Marshall (Eng), Thorbjorn Olesen (Den), Iain Pyman (Eng), Anthony Snobeck (Fra), Simon Thornton (Ire).

Brian
I see Guerrier has gone backwards at a rather rapid rate of knots.  Having shot 60 on day 1 he has followed up with 75, 70 & 72 to lie tied 24th with two rounds to go.  Amazing how he can be 15 shots different from one day to the next.

He might have got his amateur status back by 2013!

[Scott Warren]

Andrew, reminds me of the 1999 Open, when Aussie Rod Pampling led after day 1 with a 71, then shot 86 and missed the cut!

[Mark Chaplin]

Does the knockout formula breed the best winners, maybe not when a guy can shoot 65 and lose then see his oppo shoot 75 in the next round and go through. It is however a traditional and exciting way to find a champion.

[Jamie Barber]

ditto medal versus match play