Australian Boys' Amateur

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The Australian Boys' Amateur is the nations premier junior golf championship for boys. It is run by Golf Australia. It is a 72-hole stroke-play event for players under the age of 18. Until 1993 the age limit was 21. [1]

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Winners

YearWinnerScoreMargin
of victory
Runner(s)-upVenue(s)Ref.
2022 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jeffrey Guan 2783 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joseph Buttress The Vines of Reynella [2]
2021 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jeffrey Guan 2801 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg Aldrich Potgieter Gold Creek [3]
2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia Gold Creek [4]
2019 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Elvis Smylie 2715 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Kazuma Kobori Southport [5]
2018 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Connor Fewkes 2752 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Jung Gosnells [6]
2017 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron John 2691 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Garner Wollongong [7]
2016 Flag of New Zealand.svg Daniel Hillier 2786 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matias Sanchez Ulverstone [8]
2015 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryan Ruffels 27315 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Hong Kooyonga [9]
2014 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryan Ruffels 2773 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Blake Windred Heritage [10]
2013 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony Murdaca 2723 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lucas Herbert Pinjarra [11]
2012 Flag of New Zealand.svg Tyler Hodge 2831 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Viraat Badhwar Bribie Island [12]
2011 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Smith 2798 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jake Higginbottom Carnarvon [13]
2010 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony Murdaca 2802 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jake Higginbottom Launceston [14]
2009 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Do Eun An 2841 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrius Belkus
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony Houston
Alice Springs [15]
2008 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Nisbet 2813 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aiden Bae Spring Valley [16]
2007 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Scrivener 2812 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Danny An Cottesloe [17]
2006 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Boyd Watts 2775 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kevin Lee Toowoomba [18]
2005 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eagle Chang 284Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Day Barwon Heads [19]
2004 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Day 2827 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Jae An
Flag of Singapore.svg Choo Tze-huang
Yowani [20]
2003 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tom Davis 205 [lower-alpha 1] 6 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Lutterus Mowbray [21]
2002 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garrard Weston 293Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Flanagan Grange (East) [22]
2001 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kulacz 2781 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Bowditch
Flag of New Zealand.svg Eddie Lee
Melville Glades [23]
2000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Wuersching 2891 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Richard Moir Indooroopilly (East) [24]
1999 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Richard Moir 2835 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony Brown Kew [25]
1998 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Scott 2874 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jonathan O'Sullivan Orange & Wentworth [26]
1997 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Scott 2791 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaron Baddeley Alice Springs [27]
1996 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Lacey 2873 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg James McLean Riverside [28]
1995 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nigel Spence 29010 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Beste
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Gleeson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joshua Madden
Grange (East) [29]
1994 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Gleeson 292Cottesloe
1993 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tom Arnott 299Royal Queensland
1992 Flag of New Zealand.svg Saali Herewini 2783 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stuart Appleby Cumberland [30]
1991 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stuart Appleby 2923 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marty Roberts Grange (East) [31]
1990 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Allenby 288Playoff Flag of New Zealand.svg Grant Moorhead Keysborough [32]
1989 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marty Roberts 2861 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stuart Bouvier Launceston [33]
1988 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Zidar 291Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Mills Capel [34]
1987 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stuart Bouvier 301Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Stewart Royal Queensland [35]
1986 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter O'Malley 2808 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Taylor New South Wales [36]
1985 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brett Ogle 2817 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Taylor Glenelg [37]
1984 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Jackson 305Playoff Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Cadogan Victoria [38]
1983 Flag of New Zealand.svg Grant Waite 297Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Parry
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jeff Wagner
Cottesloe [39]
1982 Flag of New Zealand.svg Grant Waite 2923 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Turner Royal Queensland [40]
  1. Event reduced to 54 holes.

Source: [1]

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