1985
Royal Dornoch successfully hosts the 100th Amateur Championship, justifying the R&A’s decision to bring the high-profile event to the Highlands for the first time. The Amateur and the US Amateur are the foremost amateur tournaments in golf. 288 elite golfers from around the globe converge on Dornoch.
Irishman Garth McGimpsey posts an 8 & 7, 36-hole final win over Englishman Graham Homewood.
Royal Dornoch member Mrs Nell Macdonald, an 11 handicapper, is on the bag throughout the week for Garth..
Spaniard Jose Maria Olazabal is blown off course by an opening round 86 as the fierce wind wrecks his plans to mount a successful defense of his title.