In 2018 Royal Aberdeen was the host club of the Amateur Championship, in which Jovan Rebula of South Africa defeated Robin Dawson of Ireland in the finals, 3&2.
ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪtiːn ɹˈɔɪəl ˌæbɚdˈiːn wʌzðə hˈoʊst klˈʌb ʌvðɪ ˈæmətʃɚ tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp, ɪnwˌɪtʃ dʒˈɑːvæn ɹᵻbjˈʊlæ ʌv sˈaʊθ ˈæfɹɪkə dᵻfˈiːɾᵻd ɹˈɑːbɪn dˈɔːsən ʌv ˈaɪɚlənd ɪnðə fˈaɪnəlz, θɹˈiː ænd tˈuː.