18th December 2025

The inaugural International Amateur will be played between Friday 19th and Monday 22nd December 2025 at Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club in Palm Harbor, Florida (GMT -5 hours).

Formerly known as the South Beach International Amateur (SBIA), which was played on 14 occasions from 2011 onwards, the event has this year moved 300 miles north west from Miami to Tampa.

The SBIA become one of the world’s leading amateur golf competitions, attracting an international field, and this looks set to continue in its new guise.

This article will be updated on a daily basis once play commences.

Format

The International Amateur is a 72 hole stroke play competition played over four days.

18 holes will be played on both Innisbrook’s Copperhead and Island Courses by the full field over the first two days.

After a top 64 and ties cut (previously top 72) the final 36 holes will be played exclusively on the Copperhead Course.

The Copperhead Course (Photo: Innisbrook Resort)

Players

192 competitors (down from the historic 210) are playing having paid the $510 entry fee.

9 golfers from Great Britain & Ireland (GB&I) are in this year’s starting field. There were 14 last year with the highest ever entry being 19 in 2018.

I’ve listed all of this year’s GB&I entries below (in alphabetical order) along with their current WAGR (as at 18th December): –

Ben BOLTON (ENG) #399
Joe BUENFELD (ENG) #1,751
Henry DALY (ENG) #NR
Lewy HAYWARD (ENG) #642
Joshua PRITCHETT (ENG) #2,079
Alexander ROWLAND (ENG) #3,115
Tom SCULLION (ENG) #1,647
Jake SOWDEN (ENG) #1,150
Jamie VAN WYK (ENG) #970

Other players in the WAGR Top 200 competing include (in rank order): –

Segundo OLIVA PINTO (ARG) #84
Lev GRINBERG (UKR) #107
Camden SMITH (USA) #183

Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club

The Copperhead Course, opened in 1974, is 7,209 yards long and plays to a par of 71. It is home to the PGA TOUR’s Valspar Championship and is known for its tough ‘Snake Pit’ three closing holes.

The Island Course, opened in 1970, is 7,194 yards long and plays to a par of 72.

Both courses were designed by Larry Packard and have a slope rating of 144 off the Black Tees.

The courses are typical Florida layouts with numerous lakes coming into play throughout the 18 holes.

Weather Forecast (as at 18th December)

The weather generally looks good for the duration of the event.

Fri 19th Dec – Sunny Intervals / Wind 12mph NW / Temp. Min. 10°C, Max. 25°C.
Sat  20th Dec – Sunny / Wind 7mph NE / Temp. Min. 13°C, Max. 25°C.
Sun 21st Dec – Sunny / Wind 7mph N / Temp. Min. 13°C, Min 25°C.
Mon 22nd Dec – Sunny Intervals / Wind 14mph NE / Temp. Min. 15°C, Max. 27°C.

2024 South Beach International Amateur

Left-handed Miles RUSSELL (USA), then 16, won the 2024 South Beach International Amateur (SBIA) title with a record breaking 264 (-19) total. Russell finished tied 2nd in 2023.

Jim McClean and Miles Russell (Photo: SBIA)

Henry GUAN (USA) -17 finished 2nd, Alex HEFFNER (USA) -15 3rd, Lev GRINBERG (UKR) -14 4th and J. Holland HUMPHRIES (USA) -13 5th.

Here are the final results of the leading players: –

SBIA Results – Leading Players

Tom BASTOW (WAL) and Daniel HAYES (ENG) finished on -9 to secure a tied 16th result.

Charlie FORSTER (ENG) -6 finished tied 33rd and Ben BOLTON (ENG) -5 tied 36th.

Here are the 72 hole results for the GB&I players who made the cut: –

SBIA Results – GB&I Players

Here are the GB&I 36 hole scores showing the players who missed the cut: –

Click here to view the – SBIA 2024 Leaderboard

Historic SBIA Results

Here is a list of past winners, provided with their winning scores and the 36 hole cut marks for each year: – 

2024 – Miles RUSSELL (USA) -19 / Cut -2
2023 – Ben JAMES (USA) -12 / Cut +1
2022 – Luke CLANTON (USA) -17 / Cut Ev
2021 – Finigan TILLY (USA) -15 / Cut -1
2020 – Cole HAMMER (USA) -16 / Cut Ev
2019 – Ben SHIPP (USA) -2 / Cut +8
2018 – Pierceson COODY (USA) -11 / Cut +3
2017 – Jacob BERGERON (USA) -3 / Cut Ev
2016 – Danny WALKER (USA) -4 / Cut +1
2015 – Jorge GARCIA (VEN) -5 / Cut +6
2014 – Gabriel LENCH (USA) -4 / Cut +3
2013 – Greg EASON (ENG) -5 / Cut +6
2012 – Juan Pablo HERNANDEZ (MEX) -10 / Cut +3
2011 – Kelly KRAFT (USA) -4 / Cut +11

More Information

Click here to view the – The International Amateur Website

Click here to view the – The International Amateur 2025 Leaderboard

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