Sir Michael Bonallack (born 1934) is a Past Captain and was Secretary of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews. Great Britain’s most decorated amateur golfer, he won the Amateur Championship five times between 1951 and 1970. He also won the English Amateur Championship five times and the English Amateur Championship Stroke Play title on four occasions. Sir Michael also competed in nine Walker Cup matches, including two as Playing Captain, in 1969 and 1971, and was leading amateur in The Open in 1968 and 1971.
A member of the Club since 1960, Sir Michael has served on a number of committees. He was Secretary from 1983-1999 and Captain of the Club from 1999-2000. He was knighted in The Queen’s birthday honours list in 1998. In 2013, Sir Michael received Honorary Life Membership of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club.
This portrait was commissioned by the Club in 2012 and was unveiled in the Big Room of the Clubhouse during the Autumn Meeting of 2013.