Alastair Forsyth and South African Hennie Otto were tied on 279 and it took nine sudden-death holes before Forsyth won. there were further playoffs in 2000 and 2001 won by Simon Mackenzie and the Australian John Sutherland. Gary Wolstenholme won the 2003, the first English winner since 1973. Richie Ramsay won in 2004 with a record score of 269, but there was another English winner in 2005, Robert Dinwiddie. Wallace Booth won in 2008, a contest reduced to 54 holes. Tommy Fleetwood won in 2009 with a new record score of 268, eight strokes ahead of the field. Pre-qualifying, for players without a guaranteed place, was introduced in 2022. A single round was played a few days before the championship. Winners Source: See also Scottish Amateur Helen Holm Scottish Women's Open Championship – the equivalent championship for women References External links Scottish Golf List of winners Amateur golf tournaments in the United Kingdom Golf tournaments in Scotland 1967 establishments in Scotland Recurring sporting events established in 1967 Annual sporting events in the United Kingdom