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 | |
| Marcus Kinhult | |
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
| Year | Winner[3] | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Marcus Kinhult |  Sweden | 280 |
| 2014 | Thriston Lawrence |  South Africa | 281 |
| 2013 | Albert Eckhardt |  Finland | 287 |
| 2012 | Daan Huizing |  Netherlands | 273 |
| 2011 | Jack Senior |  England | 299 |
| 2010 | Paul Cutler |  Northern Ireland | 284 |
| 2009 | James Robinson | England | 287 |
| 2008 | Matt Haines | England | 284 |
| 2007 | Lloyd Saltman |  Scotland | 279 |
| 2006 | Jamie Moul | England | 279 |
| 2005 | Gary Lockerbie | England | 276 |
| 2004 | James Heath | England | 266 |
| 2003 | Stuart Wilson | Scotland | 283 |
| 2002 | Lee Corfield | England | 283 |
| 2001 | Richard McEvoy | England | 276 |
| 2000 | David Dixon | England | 285 |
| 1999 | Tino Schuster |  Germany | 283 |
| 1998 | Lorne Kelly | Scotland | 288 |
| 1997 | Graham Rankin | Scotland | 279 |
| 1996 | Matt Carver |  Australia | 284 |
| 1995 | Stephen Gallacher | Scotland | 281 |
| 1994 | Warren Bennett | England | 285 |
| 1993 | Tony McLure | England | 292 |
| 1992 | Stuart Cage | England | 294 |
| 1991 | Gary Evans | England | 284 |
| 1990 | Gary Evans | England | 291 |
| 1989 | Neil Williamson | England | 286 |
| 1988 | Paul Broadhurst | England | 291 |
| 1987 | David Wood | England | 293 |
| 1986 | Steve McKenna | England | 297 |
| 1985 | Michael Walls | England | 291 |
| 1984 | John Hawksworth | England | 289 |
| 1983 | Stephen McAllister | Scotland | 299 |
| 1982 | Martin Sludds |  Ireland | 306 |
| 1981 | Roger Chapman | England | 221[nb 1] |
| 1980 | Ian Hutcheon | Scotland | 293 |
| 1979 | Peter McEvoy | England | 279[nb 2] |
| 1978 | Brian Marchbank | Scotland | 288 |
| 1977 | Peter Deeble | England | 296 |
| 1976 | Michael Kelley | England | 292 |
| 1975 | George MacGregor | Scotland | 299 |
| 1974 | Charlie Green | Scotland | 291 |
| 1973 | Geoff Birtwell Michael King | England England | 292 (tie) |
| 1972 | Michael Bonallack | England | 281 |
| 1971 | Warren Humphreys | England | 292 |
| 1970 | Geoffrey Marks Geoff Birtwell Jim Farmer Charlie Green | England England Scotland Scotland | 296 (tie) |
| 1969 | Thomas Craddock | Ireland | 290 |
| 1968 | Rodney Foster | England | 286 |
| 1967 | Rodney Foster | England | 296 |
| 1966 | Peter Townsend | England | 290 |
| 1965 | Michael Bonallack Clive Clark | England England | 295 (tie) |
References
- ↑ "Event Strength". World Amateur Golf Rankings. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
- ↑ Meredith, Bill (7 May 2004). "Amateur Golf: Heath makes light of Lytham". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
- ↑ "The Lytham Trophy Winners". Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
External links
- Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club – official site
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