Royal Lytham & St Annes player joins some of golf’s biggest names after weekend win.

Jamie van Wyk joined a list of England legends after winning the English Amateur Championship final at Beau Desert Golf Club on Sunday.

The Royal Lytham & St Annes golfer got through the strokeplay stages as the 34th seed, before beating Maximilian Blake, Charlie Preston, Alex Timms, Luke Kelly and Ellis Bright.

That set up a 36-hole final at the Cannock Chase club against Morton Bailey, which saw van Wyk one down after 10 holes and then three up through 24.

Although Bailey cut the gap to one hole, a chip-in birdie moved van Wyk two clear before he eventually won 4&2.

Victory sees him join players including Sir Nick Faldo, Tommy Fleetwood and Danny Willett in becoming the English Amateur champion.

He said: “It’s unbelievable to join a list of England legends in winning this. It’s probably going to take a few days to set in!

“Golf is an up-and-down journey. I haven’t played my best stuff this year – I had a good year coming into 2026 and a good start to the year, but since coming back to the UK it hasn’t necessarily been what I’d wanted.

“I came second at Walton Heath last week (in the Walton Heath Trophy). If you win once in a season of golf, then you’ve done pretty well – so it’s an amazing feeling and I’m really proud.”

Three of his knockout matches went to the final hole or extra holes, as van Wyk found a way to win throughout the week.

He admitted: “Saturday was a crucial point. I haven’t played my best all week and I found myself two down with four to play in a tough match against Luke, who I stayed at The Holiday Inn with for two nights!

“He’s a great lad and we had a great game but turning those matches around was massive and gave me the confidence to know that I can do it when I need to.”

However, there wasn’t any time to celebrate with van Wyk representing England in the Women’s & Men’s Home Internationals at County Wicklow’s Woodrow Golf Club from August 5-7.