Craig Watson (golfer)

Craig Robert Watson (born 1966) is a Scottish amateur golfer. He won the 1997 Amateur Championship and was in the British Walker Cup team that year. He was the original captain of the 2017 Walker Cup Great Britain and Ireland team but withdrew just before the event because of a family illness.^[1] He was the captain of the 2019 Walker Cup team.

Craig Watson
Personal information
Full name	Craig Robert Watson
Born	1966 Glasgow, Scotland
Sporting nationality	Scotland
Career
Status	Amateur
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	CUT: 1998
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT: 1997
British Amateur	Won: 1997

Amateur wins

• 1992 St Andrews Links Trophy
• 1997 Amateur Championship
• 1998 St Andrews Links Trophy

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	Winning score	Runner-up
1997	Amateur Championship	3 & 2	Trevor Immelman

Team appearances

Amateur

• European Amateur Team Championship (representing Scotland): 1997, 1999, 2001 (winners), 2003
• Walker Cup (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 1997, 2017 (non-playing captain, withdrew), 2019 (non-playing captain)
• St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 1998, 2016 (non-playing captain, tie), 2018 (non-playing captain)