Strong Fields at Australian Amateur Championship
Perth, Australia: More than 240 of Australia’s top amateurs, with a mix of international talent, have converged in Perth to compete in the men’s and women’s adidas Australian Amateur Championship.
Perth, Australia: More than 240 of Australia’s top amateurs, with a mix of international talent, have converged in Perth to compete in the men’s and women’s adidas Australian Amateur Championship.
The national amateur championship and World Amateur Golf Ranking event is being contested across two of Perth’s premier venues: The Western Australian Golf Club and Wanneroo Golf Club.
From Tuesday to Friday (February 3-6), 72 holes of stroke play will decide both men’s and women’s champions, with the first two rounds rotating between both courses and a half-way cut setting the stage for the final two rounds at The Western Australian.
First played in 1894, the championship has long been a stepping stone to professional success, showcasing the game’s rising stars and an honours board that features some of Australia's best.
Six champions have gone on to win Major championships with Cameron Smith, Jim Ferrier, Grace Kim, Minjee Lee and New Zealanders Michael Campbell and Lydia Ko all claiming Australian Amateur titles before becoming world-class professionals.
The 2025 edition played at Melbourne’s Commonwealth Golf Club saw New South Wales duo Jye Halls and Rachel Lee claim dominant victories.
Halls of New South Wales Golf Club posted a seven-shot win in the men’s event, while Avondale Golf Club’s Lee secured the women’s title by three shots.
While Halls is not back to defend, Lee returns after becoming the first Australian women’s champion since Grace Kim in 2021, now chasing consecutive titles for the first time since Minjee Lee in 2013-2014.
A winner of both the South Australian Junior Amateur and Tasmanian Junior Amateur in 2026, West Australian Ollie Marsh shapes as a strong contender in the men’s championship, especially given that Wanneroo is his home club.
Playing out of the Concord Golf Club in Sydney, Coby Carruthers is expected to feature along with the seven-strong contingent from Japan, including 16-year-old Taisei Nagasaki, who was edged out in a play-off by Thailand's Fifa Laopakdee at last year's Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship in Dubai.
The women’s event will offer a fascinating preview to next week’s Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific (WAAP).
Seven of the nine players with the lowest handicaps in the women’s event in Perth hail from Japan, including Yurina Hiroyoshi (16th), Anna Iwanaga (23rd) and Ai Goto (51st).
As well as Rachel Lee, Australia is represented by Amelia Harris (Victoria), Raegan Denton (South Australia), Jazy Roberts (Victoria) and Ella Scaysbrook (New South Wales).
*Report by Golf Australia
