Silver Medal Winners
The Silver Medal is awarded to the leading amateur, provided that the player completes all 72 holes. The medal was first awarded in 1949.
In the 64 Championships from 1949 to 2012 it was won by 40 different golfers on 45 occasions. Frank Stranahan won it 4 times while Joe Carr and Michael Bonallack each won it twice. In 19 Championships no amateur qualified for the final round and the medal was not awarded.
Winners: 1949 Frank Stranahan, 1950 Frank Stranahan, 1951 Frank Stranahan, 1952 J.W. Jones, 1953 Frank Stranahan, 1954 Peter Toogood, 1955 Joe Conrad, 1956 Joe Carr, 1957 W.D. Smith, 1958 Joe Carr, 1959 Robert Reid Jack, 1960 Guy Wolstenholme, 1961 Ronald White, 1962 Charlie Green, 1963 Michael Burgess, 1966 Ronnie Shade, 1968 Michael Bonallack, 1969 Peter Tupling, 1970 Steve Melnyk, 1971 Michael Bonallack, 1973 Danny Edwards, 1979 Peter McEvoy, 1980 Jay Sigel, 1981 Hal Sutton, 1982 Malcolm Lewis, 1985 José María Olazábal, 1987 Paul Mayo, 1989 Russell Claydon, 1991 Jim Payne, 1992 Darren Lee, 1993 Iain Pyman, 1994 Warren Bennett, 1995 Steve Webster, 1996 Tiger Woods, 1997 Barclay Howard, 1998 Justin Rose, 2001 David Dixon, 2004 Stuart Wilson, 2005 Lloyd Saltman, 2006 Marius Thorp, 2007 Rory McIlroy, 2008 Chris Wood, 2009 Matteo Manassero, 2010 Jin Jeong, 2011 Tom Lewis
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