Henry Styles (Romford) and Lucy Jamieson (Heswall) were crowned English amateur champions in the beautiful Royal Liverpool until 2025.
In a 36-hole final, Styles top seeds defeated Max Hopkins (Bishop’s Stortford) 5 & 4 to secure the title in his centenies, while Jamieson, the local favorite, Grace Bowen 3 & 1 from Droitwich decreased.
A former Caddy at the location, Jamieson received considerable support from her club, just a few miles south, as well as the wider Cheshire golf community as a whole.
The emotions were clear during the final, not only because of the preliminary prize at the game, but also the journey during the week.
After playing two Battle of Hoylake and Wallasey, Jamieson would qualify in the 5th with styles that ended at the song (-3) in 61st.
From there, Heswall’s righthand would play four competition rounds before the final, and the Essex County Champion played five.
Nevertheless, both games were played in a good spirit, with a strong and expert crowd that follows both groups.
And despite the bad weather that wiped out of the Irish Sea in the morning, the Golf certainly shone. “
It means so much, “said Styles, a GB & I selection in the Jacques Leglise Squad last year.” This was a big one on my agenda, and my goal was to qualify, which I made about (61st out of 64) because I knew I had a chance.
“When I grew up, I saw Tiger and Rory playing here, so even to get the chance to play here is fantastic, but winning is something special.”
Jamieson added: “It means the world, and it is even more special that it is here. Royal Liverpool is a bit of a second home, so I’m happy.
“All the support this week was brilliant. Cheshire is a huge part of my wave since I was young, plus all the support of Heswall has meant the world for me.”
Neither matches was a foregone conclusion halfway, but Styles was able to keep up with the momentum.
The 19-year-old took a 1-up lead on the sixth, would win five of the next six holes and would never give the lead from there.
“Max is a fantastic player,” said Styles. “I played with him a few weeks ago and I had awe. I always said:” If I have the first bogey, I will have a good day and I did. It was a good day. “
Meanwhile, Jamieson had a slim 1-up advantage after 18 holes, but a Bowen Fightback, in which the Midlander saw her first three holes of the afternoon win, waved the collision to her advantage.
Just like the beautiful back-nine at Hoylake, there were many turns and turns, with the ‘home girl’ after 35 holes.
“It was really a good battle with a lot of good wave,” the 24-year-old smiled. “There were also many good puts holed, so it’s great that I could get it in the end.”
Both now focus their attention on their different career paths. Styles is a student and member of the golf team at the University of San Francisco, while Jamieson starts a new job in St. Andrew’s, Scotland in two weeks.
“This was my last event here, and I am back in the US in the 17th. Hopefully I will get a victory there,” Styles claimed.
Jamieson concluded: “This means a lot, because it is something I worked on. I am starting to work for a week on Monday and we will see what is happening.”
Final
With the heavy rainfall, even keeping the English wave staff in it, it was no surprise that the first Birdie would be on the par-5 eighth.
Styles, who would lose the first, would secure that mentioned performance to go 2-up before they conquer two in 9 and 10.
With five holes extracted from six, the Sir Henry Cooper Junior Championship winner from 2024 would be 4-up, although Hopkins would immediately fight back with victories over 11 and 12.
That result would stay all morning, because both players parred the remaining holes. However, the highlight would be the 18th.
Styles, in his words, was ‘dead’, but a delicate chip from the back of the green, lander over a forehead, found the surface and incredibly the hole. Hopkins, not deterred, would then roll his 50-foot in the heart of the cup and a smile to the madness of the game. A Birdie half and immediately in lunch.
The afternoon session was a quality game, because styles would make five birdies on the front nine, to the two of Hopkins. And with the 2-up lead, which felt enough when the Essex resident went through the turn, 5-up.
Hopkins did respond by taking the 11th, but another quick response from Styles closed the momentum door before he insured the victory over 14.
To conclude, Styles -5 would end in those 14 holes with six birdies and a bogey, hopkins, meanwhile, would be bogey -free with two birdies. The silver medal winner can be incredibly proud of his efforts this week, after leading the stroke on -14, including a stunning -9 around Hoylake.
Ladies’ finale
Jamieson and Bowen played only 15 minutes behind and were also made to dig deep and to get through the sticky weather.
Jamieson would win the first and give a 1-up lead after 9, despite Bowen’s 2 out of seven. In a tight affair, the management would change hands a few times and at 14 to All Square countries.
The inhabitant of Cheshire would be Birdie 15, the new characteristic hole and 17, to go 2-high before Bowen replied again with a victory over the latter.
That gap certainly encouraged the University of Stirling student, while she flew out of the blocks with three consecutive holes.
From 1-down during lunch, Bowen was 2-up after three, and things looked promising. But as the theme of the competition continued, there was no lead.
Jamieson would win 5 and six, plus 8 & 9 and 11 to go 3-up for the Bumper Mixte. It was sometimes Edgy and when Bowen responded with victories over 12 and 13, the crowd felt this fascinating game go to the thread.
Halved in Pars on 14 and 15 held the match 1-up for Jamieson, before an excellent birdie made the match 2-up on 16 with 2 to play.
And with a hurdle spectators who shun in front of position, they were treated to an excellent up and down from Bowen. The right -handed was long left of the raised green, but a cooling up and down for four meant that Jamieson had to close the deal.
But with the former student of the University of St. Andrews 10 feet, she kept her cool to holes a winning Birdie Putt.
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