# Australian Master of the Amateurs

The Australian Master of the Amateurs is an amateur golf tournament. It is a four-day 72-hole stroke play event held in early January. The men's event started in 1997 with the women's event added in 2018.
The event was originally called the Master of the Amateurs and was held in Queensland from its founding in 1997 until 2000. After missing a year in 2001 the event relocated to Melbourne, Victoria. It has been held at Yarra Yarra, Royal Melbourne and Victoria. Southern Golf Club hosted the event for the first time in 2023.

## Winners
### Men

| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Venue | Ref. |
| Australian Master of the Amateurs ||||||||
| 2024 | Phoenix Campbell | 276 | −12 | 1 stroke | Siddharth Nadimpalli | Southern | |
| 2023 | John Gough | 273 | −15 | 4 strokes | Gregor Tait | Southern | |
| 2022 | Harrison Crowe | 282 | −6 | 1 stroke | Konrad Ciupek Andre Lautee | Victoria | |
| 2021 | Lukas Michel | 282 | −6 | 2 strokes | Ryan Thomas | Victoria | |
| 2020 | Sahith Theegala | 278 | −10 | 4 strokes | Lee Jang-hyun | Victoria | |
| 2019 | Kevin Yu | 282 | −6 | Playoff | Keita Nakajima | Royal Melbourne | |
| 2018 | David Micheluzzi | 270 | −18 | 5 strokes | Shintaro Ban Darcy Brereton | Royal Melbourne | |
| 2017 | Charlie Dann | 280 | −8 | Playoff | Zach Murray | Royal Melbourne | |
| 2016 | Aaron Wise | 283 | −5 | 2 strokes | Jonathan Thomson | Royal Melbourne | |
| 2015 | Zach Murray | 276 | −12 | 2 strokes | Cory Crawford | Royal Melbourne | |
| 2014 | Simon Viitakangas | 282 | −6 | 2 strokes | Todd Sinnott | Royal Melbourne | |
| 2013 | Viraat Badhwar | 279 | −9 | 2 strokes | Brady Watt | Royal Melbourne | |
| 2012 | Nathan Holman | 278 | −10 | 5 strokes | Daniel Nisbet | Royal Melbourne | |
| 2011 | Tarquin MacManus | 276 | −12 | 3 strokes | Ryan Fox Ryan McCarthy Andy Sullivan | Royal Melbourne | |
| Master of the Amateurs ||||||||
| 2010 | Jordan Sherratt | 284 | −4 | Playoff | Bud Cauley | Yarra Yarra | |
| 2009 | Mark Anderson | 284 | −4 | Playoff | Rickie Fowler | Yarra Yarra | |
| 2008 | Toby Wilcox | 286 | −2 | 2 strokes | Josh Younger | Yarra Yarra | |
| 2007 | Ashley Umbers | 284 | −4 | 2 strokes | Ryan McCarthy Daniel Popovic | Yarra Yarra | |
| 2006 | Jason Day | 281 | −7 | 2 strokes | Matthew Griffin | Yarra Yarra | |
| 2005 | Ashley Hall | 280 | −8 | 1 stroke | Jason Day | Yarra Yarra | |
| 2004 | Andrew Tampion | 280 | −8 | 1 stroke | Marc Leishman | Yarra Yarra | |
| 2003 | Heath D'Altera | 287 | −1 | 10 strokes | Troy Cox | Yarra Yarra | |
| 2002 | Ben Meyers | 281 | −7 | 8 strokes | Alistair Presnell Kane Streat | Yarra Yarra | |
| 2001 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 2000 | Chee Huat Choong | 309 | +21 | 1 stroke | Adrian Garnett | Lakelands | |
| 1999 | Brendan Jones | 216 | E | 17 strokes | Justin Woodcock | Lakelands | |
| 1998 | Jim Stone | 154 | +10 | Playoff | Barry Miles | Palm Meadows | |
| 1997 | Barry Miles | 156 | +12 | 4 strokes | Brian Baker John Neeson | Royal Pines | |
The event was held over 36 holes in 1997 and 1998 and over 54 holes in 1999.
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### Women

| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Venue |
| Australian Master of the Amateurs ||||||||
| 2024 | Rianne Malixi | 285 | −7 | 1 stroke | Avani Prashanth | Southern |
| 2023 | Yuna Araki | 280 | −12 | 6 strokes | Mamika Shinchi | Southern |
| 2022 | Jeneath Wong | 284 | −4 | 7 strokes | Belinda Ji | Victoria |
| 2021 | Lion Higo | 286 | −2 | 6 strokes | Stephanie Bunque | Victoria |
| 2020 | Alyaa Abdulghany | 286 | −2 | Playoff | An Ho-yu Cassie Porter | Victoria |
| 2019 | Stephanie Kyriacou | 290 | +2 | 3 strokes | Julienne Soo | Royal Melbourne |
| 2018 | Yuka Yasuda | 287 | −1 | 5 strokes | Julienne Soo | Royal Melbourne |
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