The European Amateur Championship is an annual amateur golf tournament played at various locations throughout Europe. It is organized by the European Golf Association and was one of the "Elite" tournaments recognized by the World Amateur Golf Ranking. It was first held in 1986.
The winner receives an invitation to the next Open Championship, provided they maintain their amateur status prior to the Open. Before 2016, the European Amateur was played after the Open and the invitation was for the next year's Open. Since 2017, the European Amateur has been played before the Open and the invitation applies to the current year. Both 2016 and 2017 winners received entry to the 2017 Open.
Format The top 144 amateur men golfers compete in a format consisting of four rounds of stroke play, with a cut after the third round, out of which the lowest 60 scores, including ties, qualify for the final round.
Winners YearVenueLocationPlayerCountryScoreTo parMarginof victoryRunner(s)-up2026 Linna Golf Finland Tim Wiedemeyer 271 −13 2 strokes Nevill Ruiter2025 Vasatorp Golf Club Sweden Filip Jakubčík 280 −8 3 strokes Kristian Bressum2024 The Scandinavian Golf Club Denmark Tommy Morrison 279 −9 Playoff Max Kennedy Preston Summerhays2023 Pärnu Bay Golf Links Estonia José Luis Ballester 267 −21 2 strokes James Ashfield Mads Laage2022 Parador Campo de Golf El Saler Spain Filippo Celli 280 −8 1 stroke Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen2021 Golf du Médoc France Christoffer Bring 264 −20 2 strokes Ludvig Åberg2020 Golf & Country Club Zürich Switzerland Matti Schmid (2) 273 −11 3 strokes Nick Bachem2019 Diamond Country Club Austria Matti Schmid 273 −15 3 strokes Euan Walker2018 Royal Hague G&CC Netherlands Nicolai Højgaard 281 −7 1 stroke Robin Dawson Viktor Hovland Jerry Ji Mitch Waite2017 Walton Heath Golf Club England Alfie Plant 273 −15 Playoff Luca Cianchetti Lorenzo Scalise2016 Estonian G&CC Estonia Luca Cianchetti 272 −16 Playoff Viktor Hovland2015 Penati Golf Resort Slovakia Stefano Mazzoli 269 −19 1 stroke Gary Hurley2014 The Duke's St Andrews Scotland Ashley Chesters (2) 282 −2 3 strokes Gary Hurley Max Röhrig2013 Real Club de Golf El Prat Spain Ashley Chesters 284 −4 1 stroke David Morago2012 Carton House Ireland Rhys Pugh 277 −11 1 stroke James Frazer2011 Halmstad Golf Club Sweden Manuel Trappel 278 −10 Playoff Steven Brown2010 Vanajanlinna G&CC Finland Lucas Bjerregaard 273 −15 1 stroke Tommy Fleetwood Andrea Pavan2009 Golf de Chantilly France Victor Dubuisson 277 1 stroke Ross Kellett2008 Esbjerg Golf Club Denmark Stephan Gross 280 1 stroke Richard Kind2007 Sporting Club Berlin Germany Benjamin Hébert 277 Playoff Joel Sjöholm2006 Biella Golf Club Italy Rory McIlroy 274 3 strokes Steve Lewton2005 Antwerp G&CC Rinkven Belgium Marius Thorp 280 1 stroke Rafa Cabrera-Bello Matthew Cryer2004 Skövde Golf Club Sweden Matthew Richardson 273 1 stroke Gary Lockerbie2003 Nairn Golf Club Scotland Brian McElhinney 283 1 stroke Pablo Martín Matthew Richardson Michael Thannhäuser2002 Troia Golf Club Portugal Raphaël Pellicioli 284 5 strokes James Heath2001 Odense Eventyr Golf Denmark Stephen Browne 270 −18 5 strokes Stuart Wilson2000 Styrian GC Murhof Austria Carl Pettersson 263 −25 5 strokes Panu Kylliäinen Graeme McDowell1999 Celtic Manor Wales Grégory Havret 207 −9 2 strokes Barry Hume1998 Golf du Médoc France Paddy Gribben 274 −10 2 strokes Craig Williams Gary Wolstenholme1997 Domaine Impérial Switzerland Didier de Vooght 278 −10 3 strokes Luke Donald Robert Duck Sergio García1996 Karlstad Golf Club Sweden Daniel Olsson 276 −8 1 stroke Barclay Howard Maarten Lafeber1995 El Prat Golf Club Spain Sergio García 276 −12 1 stroke Mattias Eliasson1994 Aura Golf Club Finland Stephen Gallacher 278 −6 2 strokes Lee S. James Gordon Sherry1993 Dalmahoy Hotel G&CC Scotland Morten Backhausen 276 Playoff Lee Westwood1992 Le Querce Golf Club Italy Massimo Scarpa 284 −4 4 strokes Fredrik Andersson Bradley Dredge1991 Hillside Golf Club England Jim Payne 281 4 strokes Álvaro Prat1990 Aalborg Golf Club Denmark Klas Eriksson 279 5 strokes Paul Moloney1989 No tournament1988 Falkenstein Golf Club Germany David Ecob 284 E 1 stroke Cristian Härdin Borja Queipo de Llano1987 No tournament1986 Eindhoven Golf Club Netherlands Anders Haglund 282 3 strokes David Gilford
In 2017, Plant won with a birdie at the second hole of a sudden-death playoff after he and Cianchetti had earlier tied a three-hole playoff at level par, Scalise being eliminated at one-over-par. In 2016, Cianchetti won with a par at the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff after he and Hovland had earlier tied a three-hole playoff. In 2010, Trappel won the three-hole playoff. In 1993, Backhausen won the three-hole playoff by two strokes.
External links European Golf Association Past results