{"id":12890,"date":"2026-01-06T15:12:54","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T04:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.strathfieldgolf.com.au\/cms\/?p=12890"},"modified":"2026-01-06T15:12:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T04:12:54","slug":"australian-master-of-the-amateurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.strathfieldgolf.com.au\/cms\/2026\/01\/australian-master-of-the-amateurs\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Master of the Amateurs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/vhx.imgix.net\/vimeoott138\/assets\/08a12a79-0f64-4a8b-9822-4ccda137023c-5c50d589.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&amp;fit=crop&amp;h=720&amp;q=75&amp;w=1280\" alt=\"Australian Master of the Amateurs - My Sport Live\" width=\"606\" height=\"341\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<p id=\"_eYZcaYzaDdDr1e8Ps5eCyAs_61\" class=\"LC20lb MBeuO DKV0Md large\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a class=\"external-link\" style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.masteroftheamateurs.com.au\/cms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Australian Master of the Amateurs | Home | Southern Golf Club<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"Y3BBE\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAIQAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\">The 2026 Australian Master of the Amateurs (AMOTA) is currently taking place at the\u00a0<mark class=\"HxTRcb\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-complete=\"true\">Southern Golf Club<\/strong>\u00a0in Melbourne<\/mark>.<span class=\"uJ19be notranslate\" data-wiz-uids=\"QwEMsb_f,QwEMsb_g\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"><span class=\"vKEkVd\" data-animation-atomic=\"\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"class=QwEMsb_e\/TKHnVd\" data-sae=\"\">\u00a0<button class=\"rBl3me\" tabindex=\"0\" data-amic=\"true\" data-icl-uuid=\"ed5f9e3d-f6da-4d12-b903-83e6ac173802\" aria-label=\"View related links\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"disabled=QwEMsb_e\/C5gNJc;class=QwEMsb_e\/UpSNec\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjc1pKbg_aRAxUpcPUHHcjtAx8Qye0OegQIAhAC\"><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"Fsg96\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sae=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-complete=\"true\">Event Overview<\/strong><button class=\"rBl3me\" tabindex=\"0\" data-amic=\"true\" data-icl-uuid=\"3fbba2e7-ec77-4de9-ae21-fcbf79416ce6\" aria-label=\"View related links\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"disabled=QwEMsb_m\/C5gNJc;class=QwEMsb_m\/UpSNec\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjc1pKbg_aRAxUpcPUHHcjtAx8Qye0OegQIAxAA\"><\/button><\/div>\n<ul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\">\n<li data-hveid=\"CAQQAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-complete=\"true\">Dates:<\/strong>\u00a0Tuesday, January 6 \u2013 Friday, January 9, 2026.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-hveid=\"CAQQAQ\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-complete=\"true\">Format:<\/strong>\u00a0A 72-hole stroke play championship for both men and women, featuring a cut after 36 holes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-hveid=\"CAQQAg\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-complete=\"true\">Participants:<\/strong>\u00a0A field of 171 elite amateur golfers (87 men and 84 women) representing 21 nations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-hveid=\"CAQQAw\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-complete=\"true\">Venue:<\/strong>\u00a0Southern Golf Club, part of Melbourne&#8217;s renowned Sandbelt region.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"notranslate ESMNde HGLrXd ojE3Fb\">\n<div class=\"q0vns\">\n<div class=\"eqA2re UnOTSe Vwoesf\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 1px;\">The Australian Master of the Amateurs has long been proven a pathway to professional success.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"news-detail__content\">\n<p>Past champions including Jason Day (2006), David Micheluzzi (2018), Stephanie Kyriacou (2019), Sahith Theegala (2020) and Harrison Crowe (2022) have gone on to thrive on the professional stage, while the event\u2019s alumni also includes the likes of Rickie Fowler, Bryson DeChambeau, Marc Leishman and Ryan Fox.<\/p>\n<p class=\"page-title large\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.masteroftheamateurs.com.au\/cms\/championship\/information\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Information<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"page-title large\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.masteroftheamateurs.com.au\/cms\/tournament-update\/live-scoring\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Live Scoring<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"large\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.masteroftheamateurs.com.au\/cms\/tournament-update\/tee-times\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tee Times<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australian Master of the Amateurs | Home | Southern Golf Club The 2026 Australian Master of the Amateurs (AMOTA) is currently taking place at the\u00a0Southern Golf Club\u00a0in Melbourne.\u00a0 \u00a0 Event&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.strathfieldgolf.com.au\/cms\/2026\/01\/australian-master-of-the-amateurs\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-gradient\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strathfieldgolf.com.au\/cms\/2026\/01\/australian-master-of-the-amateurs\/\" class=\"more-link\" title=\"Read More\">Read More <i 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