The Amateur Championship

The H. W. Collins Trophy
(Amateur Championship)

Presented to the Union in 1948 by H. W. Collins (Hull Golf Club) the Union's first team Captain.

1948 N. Allatt (Scarborough SC)

1949 W. V. Sinclair (Hull)

1950 N. Allatt (Scarborough SC)

1951 G. Ash (Beverley)

1952 R. L. Lund (Scarborough NC)

1953 G. Ash (Beverley)

1954 G. Ash (Beverley)

1955 T. J. Biggs (Bndlington)

1956 R. H. Morfitt (Hornsea)

1957 G. Ash (Beverley & ER)

1958 G. Ash (Beverley & ER)

1959 G. Ash (Beverley & ER)

1960 R. H. Morfitt (Hornsea)

1961 G. Ash (Beverley)

1962 J. R. Acfleld (Brough)

1963 C. A. Clark (Scarborough NC)

1964 J. T. Railton (Springhead Park)

1965 R. L. Dorsey (Brough)

1966 A. E. Jordan (Hull)

1967 S. C. Evans (Hull)

1968 P. W. J. Greenhough (Brough)

1969 M. J. Kelley (Ganton)

1970 R. Hutton (Hornsea)

1971 P. W. J. Greenhough (Brough)

1972 I. J. A. Stephenson (Hull)

1973 M. J. Kelley (Scarborough NC)

1974 N. K. Hughes (Scarborough NC)

1975 L. Walker (Fulford)

1976 A. R. Walker (Hornsea)

1977 J. L. Plaxton (Scarborough SC)

1978 F. W. Wood (Hull)

1979 G. R. Kelley (Scarborough NC)

1980 A.J. Shepherd (Hessle)

1981 A. Oxtoby (Bridlington)

1982 M. J. Kelley (Scarborough NC)

1983 A. Wnght (Sutton Park)

1984 A. Wnght (Sutton Park)

1985 D. D. Grantham (Hull)

1986 J. D. Dockar (Hull)

1987 S. D. Bermitz (Brough)

1988 C. G Rawson (Brough)

1989 N. Burnley (Beverley & ER)

1990 M. J. Kelley (Scarborough NC)

1991 A. Wright (Hornsea)

1992 N. Burnley (Beverley & ER)

1993 D. Smee (Ganstead Park)

1994 C. Smith (Scarborough SC)

1995 C. Smith (Scarborough SC)

1996 J. Wells (Beverley & ER)

1997 N. M. P. Robinson (Hessle)

1998 S. Brattan (Driffield)

1999 F. Kelley (Ganton)

2000 A. Wright (Hessle)

2001 F. Kelley (Ganton)

2002 F. Kelley (Ganton)

2003 B. Ellison (Hull)

2004 J. Samuel (Hull)

2005 A. Wright (Hessle)

2006 A. Wright (Hessle)

2007 A. Wright (Hessle)

2008 A. Wright (Hessle)

2009 M. Helyard (Hessle)

2010 P. Lockwood (Hessle)

2011 R. Norton (Beverley & ER)

2012 J. Samuel (Hull)

2013 J. Samuel (Hull)

2014 R. Gray (Driffield)

2015 A. Lockwood (Hessle)

2016 J. Samuel (Hull)

2017 A. Lockwood (Hessle)

2018 B. Rozenbroek (Hull) & D. Tarbotton (Hull)

2019 S. Lynch (Boothferry)

2020 not played

2021 J. Maxey (Hornsea)

2022 S. Uzzell (Hornsea)

2023 R. Gray (Driffield)

2024 J. Samuel (Hull)

Rob McLeish Cup
(For best Boy performance in the Amateur Championship)

Presented by Mary McLeish in 1995 in memory of her husband Rob.

1995 D. Close (Hornsea)

1996 A. Stocks (Hull)

1997 C. Wilson (Ganstead Park)

1998 B. Ellison (Hull)

1999 S. Boddy (Scarborough N.C.)

2000 M. Sayers (Filey)

2001 R. McArthur (Cave Castle)

2002 R. McArthur (Cave Castle)

2003 D. Craven (Brough)

2004 J. Coughlin (Flamborough Head)

2005 J. Coughlin (Flamborough Head)

2006 D. Woodhead (Cottingham Parks)

2007 M. Helyard (Beverley & ER)

2008 M. Helyard (Hessle)

2009 M. Helyard (Hessle)

2010 P. Lockwood (Hessle)

2011 L. Robinson (Hornsea)

2012 M. Wray (Hull)

2013 C. Skinner (Brough)

2014 R. Gray (Driffield)

2015 M. Patterson (Scarborough NC)

2016 J. Allenby (Hessle)

2017 T. Duck (Scarborough NC)

2018 L. Hunt (Burstwick)

2019 J. Allenby (Hessle)

2020 not played

2021 J. Northgraves (Scarborough NC)

2022 L.Thornton (Hessle)

2023 B. Beasley (Cottingham Parks)

For the General Rules that apply to all events please click here.

1. Entry to the Championship is open to male players with a Handicap Index not exceeding 12.0 at the date of the competition. All entrants must conform to General Rule 2.

2. In the event of there being more that 72 entrants, the players with the highest Handicap Index shall be balloted out.

3. The Championship shall be decided by strokeplay over 36 holes off scratch.

4. Prizes will be awarded for gross and net scores but no player shall receive more than one prize. In determining net scores, a player shall receive a handicap allowance of 95% of his Course Handicap .

5(i). The player returning the lowest aggregate gross score shall hold the Harold Collins Trophy for one year.

5(ii). The Junior (under the age of 18 on the 1st day of January of the year of the competition) returning the lowest aggregate gross score shall hold the Rob McLeish Cup for one year.

6. In the event of a tie, the winner of the Championship shall be decided under General Rule 6(i) and all other trophies and prizes shall be decided under General Rule 6(ii).

The Amateur Championship

Past Winners of the Amateur Championship

Past Winners of the Rob McLeish Cup

Rules of The Amateur Championship