The British Amateur will be without its defending champion.
Ireland’s James Sugrue, who lifted the trophy last year at Portmarnock, was unable to compete in this year’s championship, which begins Tuesday at Royal Birkdale in Southport, England, because of travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 120-player field features only four players ranked inside the top 50 of the World Amateur Golf Ranking – England’s Benjamin Schmidt (28) and Benjamin Jones (30), France’s David Ravetto (41) and Germany’s Jannik de Bruyn (48). Ravetto is coming off a notable victory at the Brabazon Trophy. Walker Cuppers Conor Gough and Thomas Plumb are also in the field.