The Amateur Gold Medal (currently sponsored by American Golf) is the oldest Amateur Championship in the world having first been competed for in 1870.
Famous winners of the event include multiple Ryder Cup participant Lee Westwood.
In August 2023 the 153rd Leven Amateur Gold Medal took place. 72 players with handicaps ranging from -4 to 3 took part and the gold medal winner was Steven Stewart (Clydebank and District Golf) with a score of 273