FORMAT OF BOYS AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

TO BE CHANGED: STROKE-PLAY QUALIFYING

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE R&A

The format of the Boys Amateur Championship will be changed from 2010 to bring it into line with the Amateur Championship. Competitors will now contest 36 holes of stroke play qualifying over two courses with the top 64 and ties progressing to the match play rounds.
Consequently, additional qualifying venues will be used to host two days of stroke play competition. The new venues will be as follows:
In 2010, Irvine Golf Club will share stroke play qualifying with Kilmarnock (Barassie). The course at Bogside, designed by five-time Open Champion, James Braid, has staged Open Championship Local Final Qualifying whenever The Open has been held at Royal Troon and in 1994 when The Open was held at Turnberry. It also co-hosted the Amateur Championship in 2003 when six-time Walker Cup player, Gary Wolstenholme, took the title at Royal Troon.
In 2011, Enmore Park Golf Club will host stroke play qualifying with Burnham & Berrow Golf Club. The Club was re-sited in 1972 with Fred Hawtree commissioned to design the course. 2011 will be the first time that Enmore Park has hosted an R&A event.
In 2012, Coxmoor Golf Club will share stroke play qualifying with Notts Golf Club. Coxmoor hosted Regional Qualifying for The Open Championship in 1992 and 1993 and again from 1996 to 2001. Founded in 1913, the Nottinghamshire heathland course hosted the prestigious Dunlop Golf Tournament in 1961 at which five-time Open Champion, Peter Thomson, and four-time recipient of the Claret Jug, Bobby Locke, competed.
The 2010 Boys Amateur Championship will be held from Tuesday 10 to Sunday 15 August. For more information, visit www.randa.org.