From 1954 to 1962, it was organised by a committee led by Sam Bunton, a Glasgow architect, and was open to assistant professionals as well as amateurs, but from 1963, it was taken over by The R&A and became an amateur-only event, called: the British Youths Open Amateur Championship.
[1] The R&A dropped the event because they felt it was no longer needed to bridge the gap between boy's and men's golf.
[51] In 1967, a second match was arranged, between Great Britain & Ireland and the Continent of Europe, later called the EGA Trophy.
[52] The same system was retained for a number of years while the EGA Trophy match was played before the championship.
The girls' section of the British Youths Open Championship was inauguated in 1955 and played over 54 holes.