Lytham Trophy

Lytham Trophy
Tournament information
Location Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England
Established 1965
Course(s) Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club
Par 70
Length 7,118 yards (6,509 m)
Format Stroke play
Month played May
Tournament record score
Aggregate 266 James Heath (2004)
Current champion
Matthew Jordan

The Lytham Trophy is an amateur golf tournament founded in 1965 by the Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club, where it has always been held. It is a 72-hole scratch stroke play competition, and is classified as a Category A event by the World Amateur Golf Rankings.[1]

In 2004 James Heath set a new tournament record with an 18 under par total of 266, winning by eight strokes over Ross Fisher. His total was five strokes better than the 271 posted by Tom Lehman when he won The Open Championship in 1996, and is believed to be a record four round total over the course.[2]

Winners

YearWinner[3]CountryScore
2018Matthew Jordan England272
2017Jack Singh Brar England288
2016Alfie Plant England284
2015Marcus Kinhult Sweden280
2014Thriston Lawrence South Africa281
2013Albert Eckhardt Finland287
2012Daan Huizing Netherlands273
2011Jack Senior England299
2010Paul Cutler Northern Ireland284
2009James Robinson England287
2008Matt Haines England284
2007Lloyd Saltman Scotland279
2006Jamie Moul England279
2005Gary Lockerbie England276
2004James Heath England266
2003Stuart Wilson Scotland283
2002Lee Corfield England283
2001Richard McEvoy England276
2000David Dixon England285
1999Tino Schuster Germany283
1998Lorne Kelly Scotland288
1997Graham Rankin Scotland279
1996Matt Carver Australia284
1995Stephen Gallacher Scotland281
1994Warren Bennett England285
1993Tony McLure England292
1992Stuart Cage England294
1991Gary Evans England284
1990Gary Evans England291
1989Neil Williamson England286
1988Paul Broadhurst England291
1987David Wood England293
1986Steve McKenna England297
1985Michael Walls England291
1984John Hawksworth England289
1983Stephen McAllister Scotland299
1982Martin Sludds Ireland306
1981Roger Chapman England221[nb 1]
1980Ian Hutcheon Scotland293
1979Peter McEvoy England279[nb 2]
1978Brian Marchbank Scotland288
1977Peter Deeble England296
1976Michael Kelley England292
1975George Macgregor Scotland299
1974Charlie Green Scotland291
1973Geoff Birtwell
Michael King		 England
 England		292 (tie)
1972Michael Bonallack England281
1971Warren Humphreys England292
1970Geoffrey Marks
Geoff Birtwell
Jim Farmer
Charlie Green		 England
 England
 Scotland
 Scotland		296 (tie)
1969Thomas Craddock Ireland290
1968Rodney Foster England286
1967Rodney Foster England296
1966Peter Townsend England290
1965Michael Bonallack
Clive Clark		 England
 England		295 (tie)
  1. ↑ Tournament reduced to 54 holes.
  2. ↑ Tournament reduced to 68 holes.

References

  1. ↑ "Event Strength". World Amateur Golf Rankings. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
  2. ↑ Meredith, Bill (7 May 2004). "Amateur Golf: Heath makes light of Lytham". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
  3. ↑ "The Lytham Trophy Winners". Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
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