Wilson failed to get his defence off the ground at Royal Birkdale
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Stuart Wilson's bid to become the first player to defend his British Amateur Championship title came to an abrupt end in the first round of matchplay.
The 27-year-old, who only just scraped through qualifying, lost 5&4 to Welshman James Williams.
The heavy defeat meant Wilson failed to survive the halfway cut at the Royal Birkdale course.
Two-time champion Gary Wolstenholme also had a tough time but recovered to beat Mark Halliday by a single hole.
Halliday had led by two with seven to play, but bogeyed the next three and then, after taking the 15th with a birdie, three-putted the next.
Wolstenholme the chipped to nine feet to go through to the last 32.
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