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Men’s Home Internationals – 2026 Preview & Results

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Tuesday 4th August 2026

Click here to view the – 2026 Men’s Home Internationals Match Results

Click here to view the – 2026 Men’s Home Internationals Standings

All Graphics, Tables and Scoring shown will be shared courtesy of Golf Ireland and Golf Genius.

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Monday 3rd August 2026

This year’s Men’s Home Internationals will be played at Woodbrook Golf Club in Ireland on 5th-7th August 2026.

ENGLAND will be defending the Raymond Trophy which they won at Woodhall Spa G.C. in Lincolnshire last year.

This article will focus on the Men’s Home Internationals and will be updated with score links and daily reports once the competition starts.

Combined Event

In 2022 The R&A and four Home Golf Unions decided to combine the Women’s and Men’s Home Internationals into one mixed event.

The R&A first introduced this type of change in August 2021 when they took control of and combined both the Boys’ and Girls’ Home Internationals and Senior Men’s and Women’s Home Internationals at Woodhall Spa.

Whilst the mixed R&A Women’s and Men’s Home Internationals are now given primary importance the International Trophy and Raymond Trophy are still presented to the leading country in the women’s and men’s matches.

The R&A stepped back from running all of the Home Internationals in 2024 returning their organisation to each host nation in turn.

I hope the organisers look to remove the mixed element completely in due course and return to the separate men’s and women’s competitions which have a lot of history and should never have been interfered with.

2026 Men’s Players

The four national golf unions have selected the following players to represent their countries this year. I have added their World Amateur Golf Rankings as at 29th July 2026 in brackets.

ENGLAND
Ben BOLTON – Enville (100)
Jenson BULL – Remedy Oak (488)
Ed FEATHERSTONE – Sheringham (231)
Dan HAYES – Bramhall (126)
Greg HOLMES – Royal Birkdale (832)
Lewy HAYWARD – Marlborough (369)
Max HOPKINS – Bishop Stortford (611)
Harley SMITH – The Rayleigh Club (120)
Jamie VAN WYK – Royal Lytham & St. Annes (673, won the English Amateur last week)

Tyler Weaver (2), Luke Poulter (4), Eliot Baker (18), Freddie Turnell (74), Sam Easterbrook (79), Jack Whaley (93), Zach Little (94), Josh Hill (96), Seb Cave (123), Tom Osborne (131), Matthew Dodd-Berry (163), Jack Bigham (174) and Frazer Jones (221) are WAGR top 250 English players who are not competing. 

IRELAND
Fionn DOBBIN – Malone (966)
John DOYLE – Fota Island (192)
Gerard DUNNE – County Louth (1,837)
Keith EGAN – Carton House (986)
Thomas HIGGINS – Roscommon (211)
David HOWARD – Fota Island (900)
Dylan KEATING – Seapoint (1,579)
David KITT – Athenry (1,116)
Gavin O’NEILL – Malahide (875)

Stuart Grehan (22), Caolan Rafferty (183) and Gavin Tiernan (205) are WAGR top 250 Irish players who are not competing.

SCOTLAND
George CANNON – Glenbervie (626)
Andrew DAVIDSON – Crail (355)
Alexander FARMER – Kilmacolm (1,564)
Finlay GALLOWAY – St. Andrews (2,130)
Ross LAIRD – Glenbervie (909)
Oliver MUKHERJEE – Gullane (2,254)
Sam MUKHERJEE – Gullane (1,436)
Ben MURRAY – Portlethan (2,681)
Chris SOMERS – Murcar Links (948)

Niall Sheils Donegan (19) and Connor Graham (23) are WAGR top 250 Scottish players who are not competing.

WALES
Theo BAKER – Celtic Manor ()
Jonathan BALE – Royal Porthcawl (300)
Tomi BOWEN – Welshpool (232)
Caolan BURFORD – Rhuddlan (951, won the Welsh Amateur last week)
Sean DAVID – Pyle & Kenfig (727)
Alex JAMES – Royal Lytham & St. Annes (1,957)
Tom PEET – Pyle & Kenfig (NR)
Ioan ROWE – Royal Porthcawl (1,055)
Bryn THOMAS – Cardigan (NR)

Venue – Woodbrook G.C.

Woodbrook, a parkland course located next to the sea in Bray to the south of Dublin, is celebrating it’s centenary this year.

Peter McEvoy re-designed the course in 1998 when USGA standard greens were laid in preparation for the Irish Seniors Open being staged there.

It plays to a maximum distance of 7,016 yards and has a par of 72. It has a Course Rating of 74.3 and a Slope Rating of 131 off these back tees.

Match Format

Following the move to a combined Home Internationals event the men’s teams were reduced from 11 to 9 players.

Each country plays every other team over the three competition days.

Men’s matches now consist of 4 foursomes and 8 singles. This is 1 foursomes and 2 singles less than the historic format.

One point is awarded for a win in each foursomes and singles with a half point for a tied match. Each team will be awarded one match point for winning an overall match and a half point for a tie.

The final team positions are determined according to the highest number of match points earned. Ties are broken by reviewing the total number of individual game points.

The winning team receives the Raymond Trophy.  

The Raymond Trophy

The Men’s Home Internationals were first played in 1932 and this year’s staging will be the 84th playing of this prestigious event.

Since 1952 the winning team has received The Raymond Trophy which is named after its donor, the late Raymond Oppenheimer. Oppenheimer was an English administrator, golfer and team captain who was very prominent in the amateur game in the 1940’s and 1950’s.

In the 84 competitions played to date England have won 41, Scotland 21, Ireland 14 and Wales 1. The remaining 7 were tied before it was decided that ties would be resolved by using game points.

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The Raymond Trophy (Photo: Ayrshire Golf Blog)

2026 Weather Forecast (as at 3rd August 2026)

The forecast is currently looking very good for the three competition days: –

Wed. 6th Aug. – Sunny / Wind 9 mph W / Temp. Min 13º, Max 22º
Thurs. 7th Aug. – Sunny Intervals / Wind 14 mph SW / Temp. Min 13º, Max 24º
Fri. 8th Aug. – Sunny / Wind 11 mph W / Temp. Min 12º, Max 24º

2025 R&A Men’s Home Internationals

ENGLAND won the 2025 Men’s Home Internationals completing a clean sweep against the other home nations over the three days.

England Men’s Team (Photo: England Golf)

Individual Performances

Eliot BAKER (ENG), Alexander FARMER (SCO), Caolan BURFORD (WAL) and Gavin TIERNAN (IRL) were the leading performers for each home nation at Woodhall Spa G.C.

Click here to view the – 2025 Men’s and Women’s Home Internationals Scores

Historic Results

Click here to view all of the – Men’s Home Internationals Historic Results

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The European Amateur Championship – 2026 Preview & Results

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27th June 2026

Final Round

Tim WIEDEMEYER (GER) won the 39th European Amateur Championship with a 271 (-13) total at Vanajanlinna G.&C.C.

Tim Wiedemyer (Photo: EGA)

Wiedemyer needed to be on his game on the final day with a 3-under 68 required to maintain his 2-shot advantage.

The victory comes with an exemption into the 2026 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale G.C.

Nevill RUITER (NED) shot 68 on Saturday to finish 2nd on 273 (-11).

Riccardo FANTINELLI (ITA) produced a best of the week 64 on the final day to jump up 33 places on the leaderboard to claim 3rd on -7 count back.

Ed FEATHERSTONE (ENG), the best GB&I player, finished 4th and Arthur CARLIER (FRA) 5th after they tied Fantinelli’s 277 (-7) total.

After starting with a 6-over 77 in Round 1 Eliot BAKER (ENG) showed his class to finish 9th on -6 after rounds of 68, 68 and 66.

Looking at the other leading GB&I players, Ben BOLTON (ENG) came home in 13th, Mark STOCKDALE (ENG) 16th, Sebastian DESOISA (ENG) 19th, all on -3, and Sam EASTERBROOK (ENG) 20th, Jack BIGHAM (ENG) 21st, John DOYLE (IRL) 23rd and Connor GRAHAM (SCO) 24th, all on -2.

Lev GRINBERG‘s (FRA) 6th place finish was good enough to take him top of The Open Amateur Series Leaderboard, based on WAGR points awarded for performances in the St. Andrews Links Trophy, the Amateur Championship and the European Amateur Championship, and to secure a spot in the field at Royal Birkdale.

The 60 players who made the 54 hole cut managed an average final round score of 71.85 (+0.85).

Final Results (Graphic: EGA / Golfbox)

Click here to view the – European Amateur Championship Leaderboard

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26th June 2026

Round 3

A second consecutive 65 around Vanajanlinna lifted Tim WIEDEMEYER (GER) into the solo lead at the European Amateur on 203 (-10). Having foregone his exemption into next Tuesday’s Final Qualifying for The Open the German looks well placed to book his ticket to Royal Birkdale anyway.

After third rounds of 67 and 71 Aaron POUNDS (USA) and Nevill RUITER (NED) will head into the final day 2 shots back on -8.

Thomas HIGGINS (IRL), who posted a 66 in Round 3, Mark STOCKDALE (ENG) and Connor GRAHAM (SCO), tied 11th, are the best of the GB&I contingent with a 210 (-3) 54 hole total.

Sam EASTERBROOK (ENG), Jack BIGHAM (ENG), John DOYLE (IRL) and Sebastian DESOISA (ENG), tied 15th on -2, will be hoping to break into the top 10 on the final day.

60 players made the top 60 and ties 54 hole cut which fell at 216 (+3).

The 98 players who made the 36 hole cut produced an average Round 3 score of 72.07 (+1.07).

Round 3 Leaderboard (Graphic: EGA / Golfbox)

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25th June 2026

Round 2

Neville RUITER (NED) and Louis ANCEAUX (FRA) both shot their second 67’s of the Championship to share the halfway lead on 134 (-8).

Jack BUCHANAN (RSA), Arthur CARLIER (FRA), Sebastian DESOISA (ENG) and Lev GRINBERG (FRA) are all 2 shots further back, tied 3rd on -6.

Looking at the other leading GB&I players, Connor GRAHAM (SCO), Tomi BOWEN (WAL) and Seb CAVE (ENG) are all tied 15th on -2 with Jack WHALEY (ENG), John DOYLE (IRL) and Ed FEATHERSTONE (ENG) tied 26th on -1.

The average Round 2 score was 73.30 (+2.30). 98 players made the 36 hole cut (top 96 and ties) which fell at 147 (+5). Just 40 players finished Day 2 on Even par or better.

Round 2 Leaderboard (Graphic: EGA / Golfbox)

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24th June 2026

Round 1

Lev GRINBERG (FRA) leads the European Amateur at Vanajanlinna after a bogey-free 6-under 65 which included a 5 birdie opening nine.

Grinberg finished the day 1-shot ahead of his compatriot Arther CARLIER and Sebastian DESOISA (ENG), the leading GB&I player in the Championship, who birdied his final four holes in his 66 -5.

Tomi BOWEN (WAL) and Seb CAVE (ENG) 68 -3, tied 10th, and Harley SMITH (ENG), Oli BLACKADDER (SCO), Patrick KEELING (IRL), Ben BOLTON (ENG), Sam EASTERBOOK (ENG), Mark STOCKDALE (ENG), Ed FEATHERSTONE (ENG) and Connor GRAHAM (SCO) 69 -2, tied 19th, are also well placed heading into Day 2.

The 144 players managed an average Round 1 score of 72.52 (+1.52). 63 players finished the day on Even par or better.

Round 1 Leaderboard (Graphic: EGA / Golfbox)

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23rd June 2026

The 39th European Amateur Championship will be played at Vanajanlinna G.& C.C. in Finland between 24th-27th June 2026.

This prestigious Championship is run by the European Golf Association (EGA), assisted each year by the host nation; this year being the Finnish Golf Union.

This will be the third occasion that Finland has hosted the European Amateur. It has previously been staged at Aura G.C. (1994) and Vanajanlinna G.&C.C. (2010).

I will be updating this article with daily scoring reports throughout the Championship.

Vanajanlinna G. & C.C. (Photo: linnagolf.fi)

Competition Format

The European Amateur is a 72-hole stroke play competition with 18-holes played daily over four days.

There will be two cuts applied to the field during the Championship. After 36 holes only players with the 96 lowest scores and ties will progress and then after 54 holes only the 60 lowest scores and ties will qualify for the final round.

A 3 hole aggregate score play off will decide the winner in the event of a tie. If this doesn’t separate the players then a sudden death play-off will commence over the same holes.

A card count-back (last 36, then 18, then 9, etc,) will be used to resolve a tie for 2nd and 3rd place.

Entries

144 players from 41 countries will contest the 2026 Championship.

All of the players in the field must have handicaps of 0.0 or better with the entry ballot applied based on the World Amateur Golf Rankings.

Exemptions were available to the defending champion, highly ranked players in the European Amateur Order of Merit (EAOM), a single nomination from each EGA member nation, four nominated players from the host nation, Finland, competitors in the 2025 Bonallack Trophy, St. Andrew’s Trophy and Jacques Léglise Trophy matches, the 2025 South American Amateur champion and the 2025 European Mid-Amateur champion.

There are 35 GB&I entries, namely Eliot BAKER (ENG) #25, Tom BASTOW (WAL), Jack BIGHAM (ENG), Oli BLACKADDER (SCO), Ben BOLTON (ENG), Tomi BOWEN (WAL), Seb CAVE (ENG), Sebastian DESOISA (GIB), John DOYLE (IRL), Sam EASTERBROOK (ENG), Ed FEATHERSTONE (ENG), Jenson FORRESTER (ENG), Connor GRAHAM (SCO) #26, Daniel HAYES (ENG), Lewy HAYWARD (ENG), Josh HILL (ENG), Thomas HIGGINS (IRL), Patrick KEELING (IRL),  Zach LITTLE (ENG), Matt MCCLEAN (IRL), Dominic MCGLINCHEY (SCO), Jack MURPHY (IRL), Tom OSBORNE (ENG), Caolan RAFFERTY (IRL), Dion REGAN (WAL), Niall SHEILS DONEGAN (SCO) #21, Harley SMITH (ENG), Jake SOWDEN (ENG), Luke STOCK (ENG), Mark STOCKDALE (ENG), Drew SYKES (ENG), Gavin TIERNAN (IRL), Jamie VAN WYK (ENG) and Jack WHALEY (ENG) #98.

The leading international entries (WAGR Top 100) are Tim WIEDEMEYER (GER) #18, Oscar COUILLEAU (FRA) #39, Segundo OLIVA PINTO (ARG) #43, Lev GRINBERG (FRA) #45, Sergio JIMENEZ (ESP) #50, Wilhelm RYDING (SWE) #64, Hugo LE GOFF (FRA) #65, Alejandro DE CASTRO (ESP) #68, Alfons BONDESSON (SWE) #70, Louis KLEIN (CZH) #77, Albert HANSSON (SWE) #79, Wolfgang GLAWE (GER) #84 and Aaron POUNDS (USA) #89.

Vanajanlinna G. & C.C., Finland

Vanajanlinna or Linna Golf is considered Finland’s best course.

It hosted the European Amateur in 2010, the St. Andrews Trophy match in 2018 and the European Young Masters in 2022.

The course opened in August 2005 and was designed by Tim Lobb of European Golf Design. It is set in the grounds of an old hunting lodge which was built in 1924 with the routing through a pine and birch forest.

Linna plays to 7,192 yards and a par of 71. It has a Course Rating of 75.5 and a Slope Rating of 146.

Weather Forecast (as at 23rd June)

Conditions are expected to be generally good, albeit with a small chance of rain on every day.

Weds 24th June – Showers (30%). Wind 5 mph SE. Min. 11°C / Max. 19°C.
Thurs 25th June – Showers (20%). Wind 8 mph NW. Min. 11°C / Max. 19°C.
Fri 26th June – Cloudy (5%). Wind 11 mph NW. Min. 13°C / Max. 21°C.
Sat 27th June – Cloudy (20%). Wind 15 mph S. Min. 14°C / Max. 24°C.

Prizes

Gold, silver and bronze medals will be awarded to the top 3 finishers.

The silver Championship Trophy, shown below, is held by the winning player’s national golf authority.

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The European Amateur Championship Trophy (Photo: EGA)

The Open Championship

The champion earns an exemption into The Open Championship in a few weeks time, this year being played at Royal Birkdale G.C. in England.

The Open Amateur Series Winner – the player who gains the most WAGR points in the St. Andrews Links Trophy, the Amateur Championship and the European Amateur Championship – (as long as they don’t win either the Amateur or European Amateur) will also earn a spot at Royal Birkdale.

Players who finish in 2nd to 4th places in this year’s European Amateur will also be offered a place in Final Qualifying which takes place next Tuesday, the 30th June. Any ties for 2nd-4th will be decided in favour of the highest ranked player in WAGR.

Other Championships

The USGA also grants exemptions to the winner into the U.S. Amateur Championship, the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship (if U19) and into Final Qualifying for the 2027 U.S. Open Championship (subject to remaining an amateur).

Further Information

Click here to view the – EGA European Amateur Championship Website

2025 European Amateur Championship

Filip JAKUBČÍK (CZH), 21 at the time, won the 2025 European Men’s Amateur Championship by 3-shots at Vasatorp G.C. in Sweden. His 280 (-8) total saw him become the first Czech player to win the title. Jakubčík turned pro in June 2026 after finishing his collegiate career at the University of Arizona.

Filip Jakubčik (Photo: European Golf Association)

Kristin BRESSUM (DEN) earned the silver medal on 283 (-5) and Sakke SILTALA (FIN) the bronze medal on 284 (-4). Wolfgang GLAWE (GER) and Matteo CRISTONI (ITA) tied 4th after finishing on 285 (-3).

Cameron ADAM (SCO) was the leading GB&I player finishing tied 9th on 287 (-1). Zach LITTLE (ENG), Charlie FORSTER (ENG) & Stuart GREHAN (IRL) all finished tied 12th on 288 (Ev), Jenson FORRESTER (ENG) & Seb CAVE (ENG) 290 (+2) tied 18th and Freddie TURNELL (ENG) & Eliot BAKER (ENG) 291 (+3) tied 21st.

Click here to view the – EGA / Golfbox 2025 European Amateur Championship Leaderboard

History

The competition was first contested in 1986 at Eindhoven G.C. Initially it was held biennially before moving to an annual fixture from 1990.

Former winners who have gone on to enjoy successful professional careers include Stephen GALLACHER (1994), Sergio GARCIA (1995), Gregory HAVRET (1999), Carl PETTERSSON (2000), Rory MCILROY (2006), Victor DUBUISSON (2009), Nicolai HØJGÅRD (2018) and Matthias SCHMID (2019 & 2020) and Jose Luis BALLESTER BARRIO (2023)

In addition to Gallacher and McIlroy other GB&I past winners include Jim PAYNE (1991), Paddy GRIBBEN (1998), Stephen BROWNE (2001), Brian MCELHINNEY (2003), Matthew RICHARDSON (2004), Rhys PUGH (2012) and Ashley CHESTERS (2013 and 2014) and Alfie PLANT (2017).

Ashley Chesters and Matthias Schmid are the only two-time winners and the only players to have retained the trophy.

Click here to view the – European Amateur Championship Past Winners and Venues

Rory McIlroy – 2006 Champion (Photo: European Golf Association)

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France v. England Men’s International Match – 2026 Preview & Results

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Sunday 17th May 2026

England beat France by 13.0 points to 11.0 at Chantilly to win the 38th Men’s International Match between the two countries.

The Winning England Team (Photo: Tomos Stevens / FF Golf)

The clean sweep in the opening foursomes series proved to be decisive for the visitors.

Jamie VAN WYK (ENG) was the star man. He was the only player on either side to finish unbeaten and he also secured the winning point on Sunday afternoon.

Day 2

Morning Foursomes

France won the Day 2 Foursomes session 2.5-1.5 to narrow the match score (6.5-9.5) by 1 point.

Max HOPKINS (ENG) headed into the Singles as the only player with three wins to their name on both sides.

Day 2 Foursomes Results (Graphic: FF Golf / Golf Genius)

Afternoon Singles

France won the Day 2 singles session 4.5-3.5 but a late singles win from Jamie VAN WYK (ENG) in Game 6 following a half from Jake SOWDEN (ENG) ensured England got over the finishing line. Tom OSBORNE (ENG) and Luke JENKINS (ENG) secured the two other all-important wins on the final afternoon.

Ben BOLTON (ENG) withdrew from the Day 2 singles due to injury giving Hugo LE GOFF (FRA) a walkover win.

Day 2 Singles Results (Graphic: FF Golf  / Golf Genius)

Click here to view the – England v. France 2026 Match Results

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Saturday 16th May 2026

At the end of Day 1 England led France by 8.0-4.0, a healthy margin founded on a clean sweep in the morning foursomes.

Eliot BAKER, Max HOPKINS, Jake SOWDEN and Jamie VAN WYK all contributed two Saturday wins for England at Chantilly.

Day 1

Morning Foursomes (T1)

Day 1 Foursomes Results (Graphic: FF Golf / Golf Genius)

Afternoon Singles (T2)

Day 1 Singles Results (Graphic: FF Golf  / Golf Genius)

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Preview

England will play France in Chantilly this weekend in the 38th Men’s International Match between the two countries.

The last match, played at Moortown G.C. in Leeds in May 2024, was won by France.

Format

8 man teams from each country will play 4 foursomes and 8 single matches on both Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th May.

With a total of 24 points to play for the winning team needs to secure 12.5 points to win the match outright. As France won the 2024 match they will also retain the trophy in the event of a 12-12 tie. Having said that there has never previously been a tie in the history of the contest.

The biennial match is normally played on an alternate home and away basis.

Teams

The playing of this fixture in mid-May hampers selection nowadays as both teams have an increasing number of potential players competing on the U.S. college circuit.

Here are the two eight man teams with each player’s current World Amateur Golf Ranking (as at 8th May) in brackets after their name: –

England
Eliot Baker (38)
Ben Bolton (171)
Lewy Hayward (580)
Max Hopkins (1,011)
Luke Jenkins (849)
Tom Osborne (165)
Jake Sowden (851)
Jamie Van Wyk (587)

Total WAGR = 4,252

Eliot Baker and Ben Bolton are the returning England player from two years ago.

France
Callixte Alzas (321)
Noa Auch-Roy (466)
Octave Bailo (1,249)
Oscar Couilleau (55)
Tom De Herrypon (510)
Lev Grinberg (90)
Hugo Le Goff (69)
Tao Pemerika (612)

Total WAGR = 3,372  

Callixte Alzas, Noa Auch-Roy, Oscar Couilleau and Tom De Herrypon are France’s returning players from the 2024 match.

Venue

Chantilly Vineuil’s Old Course, one of the best courses in Europe, is hosting the 2026 match.

Located 28 miles north of Paris and set amongst the forest of Ile de France it plays to 7,047 yards and a par of 71.

Weather Forecast

A cloudy weekend with occasional light showers is forecast for the match.

Sat  16th May – Cloudy / Wind 10 mph W / Temp. Min. 7°C / Max. 15°C.
Sun 17th May – Light Showers / Wind 12 mph SW / Temp. Min. 8°C / Max. 14°C.

Match History

This International Match was first played in 1934, originally starting with 6 players per side before moving to 8 in 1949.

It lapsed after the 1962 match at Ganton Golf Club but was resurrected in 1982 at Chantilly with a new format which has been retained to this day.

Frilford Heath Golf Club, hosts of the 1984 match, donated a silver salver which the winning team retains.

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England v. France Match Salver (Photo: Alexis Orloff / FF Golf)

To date England have won 31 of the matches with France winning just 6, the last one being in 2024 at Moortown.

2024 International Match

France beat England 13.5.-10.5 in the 37th Men’s International Match played at Moortown G.C. to record their sixth win in this biennial series.

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France Team (Photo: Federation of French Golf

Four French and two English players won three of the four matches they played.

Screenshot 2024-05-13 at 10.07.07

Click here to view the – England v. France 2024 Match Results

Past Results

Heading into this year’s contest the overall match record is Played 37, England 31 Wins and France 6 Wins.

Match

Year

 Venue

England

France

Winner
38 2026 Chantilly
37 2024 Moortown 10.5 13.5 France
36 2022 St-Nom-la-Bretèche 13.5 10.5 England
2020 Cancelled
35 2018 Vidauban 13 7 England
34 2016 Formby 14 10 England
33 2014 Fontainebleau 13 11 England
32 2012 Roch. & Cobham 15 9 England
31 2010 Chantilly 11 13 France
30 2008 Frilford Heath 14 10 England
29 2006 Golf du Medoc 16.5 7.5 England
28 2004 Royal St. George’s 11.5 12.5 France
27 2002 Chantilly 17.5 6.5 England
26 2000 Chart Hills 17.5 6.5 England
25 1998 Les Bordes 11.5 12.5 France
24 1996 Sunningdale 9 15 France
23 1994 Nimes 17 7 England
22 1992 Royal Lytham 18 6 England
21 1990 Morfontaine 16.5 7.5 England
20 1988 Berkshire 16 8 England
19 1986 Hossegor 14.5 9.5 England
18 1984 Frilford Heath 16 8 England
17 1982 Chantilly 13 11 England

 1963-1981 No matches were played 
16 1962 Ganton 7.5 4.5 England
15 1960 Chantilly 7.5 4.5 England
14 1959 West Hill 8.5 3.5 England
13 1956 Chantilly 10 2 England
12 1954 Berkshire 11 1 England
11 1952 Deal 8 4 England
10 1950 Morfontaine 8.5 3.5 England
9 1949 Deal 5 4 England
8 1948 St. Cloud 5.5 3.5 England
7 1947 Wentworth 8 1 England

 1940-1946 No matches were played 
6 1939 Morfontaine 5 4 France
5 1938 Sunningdale 8.5 0.5 England
4 1937 Chantilly 7 0 England
3 1936 Deal 5.5 3.5 England
2 1935 St. Germain-en-Laye 5.5 3.5 England
1 1934 Wentworth 5.5 3.5 England

N.B. Matches 1–8 had 6 players and matches 9-35 had 8 players

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Men’s European Nations Championship – 2026 Preview & Results

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18th April 2026

Round 4

Team (best 3 from 4 scores count)

ENGLAND (-31) completed a wire-to-wire victory in the European Nations Championship Team competition. On three of the four days England recorded the best team score which helped them to a comfortable 14-shot win.

England (Photo: England Golf)

FRANCE (-17) finished 2nd, NETHERLANDS (-7) 3rd, ITALY (-6) 4th and IRELAND (-2) 5th at the challenging RCG Sotogrande course.

WALES (+16) 11th and SCOTLAND (+21) 13th both fell down the Team leaderboard after posting disappointing +9 scores on the final day.


Click here to view the – 2026 ENC Men’s Team Results

Individual

Eliot BAKER (ENG) -15 birdied all five of his closing holes to win the Individual title by 3-shots.

Eliot Baker (Photo: England Golf)

Scott WOLTERING (NED) -12 finished 2nd, Ben BOLTON -11 3rd and Filippo PONZANO (ITA) & Hugo LE GOFF (FRA) -7 tied 4th.

Caolan BURFORD (WAL) -5 was tied 8th, Stuart GREHAN (IRL) & Tom OSBORNE (ENG) -4 tied 10th and Andrew DAVIDSON (SCO) +1 tied 16th.

Click here to view the – 2026 Men’s ENC Individual Results

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17th April 2026

Round 3

Team (best 3 from 4 scores count)

ENGLAND (-21) will take a 7-shot lead into the final round of the European Nations Championship Team competition after they posted -4 score in Round 3.

On a tougher scoring day FRANCE (-14), now in 2nd place, closed the gap with a best of the day -8 team score. ITALY (-6) dropped to 3rd, NETHERLANDS (-5) stayed 4th and ESTONIA (-2) rose to 5th at RCG Sotogrande.

After 54 holes IRELAND (+1) are tied 7th, WALES (+7) are 11th and SCOTLAND (+12) 12th.

Individual

Scott WOLTERING (NED) -11 continues to lead the Individual competition from English pair Eliot BAKER -10 and Ben BOLTON -9.

Caolan BURFORD (WAL) -8 is 4th,  Andrew DAVIDSON (SCO) -2 tied 12th, Tom OSBORNE (ENG) -1 tied 14th and Stuart GREHAN (IRL) Ev tied 16th.

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16th April 2026

Round 2

Team (best 3 from 4 scores count)

ENGLAND (-17) again produced the best score of the day (-7) to extend their lead in the European Nations Championship Team competition to 10 shots.

After 36 holes ITALY (-7) are 2nd, FRANCE (-6) 3rd, NETHERLANDS (-5) 4th and CZECH REPUBLIC (-2) 5th at RCG Sotogrande.

WALES (-1) enjoyed a good day to move up to 8th whilst IRELAND & SCOTLAND (+4) dropped down the leaderboard finishing Round 2 tied 11th.

Individual

Scott WOLTERING (NED) followed up his opening 67 with a 68 to remain in the Individual lead on -9.

Ben BOLTON (ENG) -8 2nd and Eliot BAKER (ENG) -7 3rd continue to drive the English score.

Caolan BURFORD (WAL) -5 is tied 5th and Tomi BOWEN (WAL), Andrew DAVIDSON (SCO) & Kris KIM (ENG)  -2 are all tied 11th.

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15th April 2026

Round 1

Team (best 3 from 4 scores count)

ENGLAND (-10) made a dream start to the 2026 European Nations Championship and after 18 holes enjoy a 7-shot lead.

At the close of Day 1 FRANCE (-3) and GERMANY & ITALY (-2) are the only other countries that are under par at RCG Sotogrande.

SCOTLAND (+1) are tied 5th, IRELAND (+3) tied 8th and WALES (+5) tied 10th.

Individual

Scott WOLTERING‘s (NED) 5-under 67 was the best round of the day.

Eliot BAKER and Ben BOLTON led the English scoring effort with 68’s (-4).

England had the luxury of being able to use either Tom OSBORNE‘s (ENG) or Kris KIM‘s (ENG) 70 (-2) card to make up their team score. Andrew DAVIDSON (SCO) led the Scots with his own 70 too.

John DOYLE (IRL), 71  (-1) was the only other home nation player to shoot under par in Round 1 with Caolan BURFORD (WAL) and Caolan RAFFERTY (IRL) having to settle for even par 72’s.

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15th April 2026

The Men’s European Nations Championship (ENC), also known as the European Nations Cup, starts on Wednesday 15th April at Real Club de Golf Sotogrande in Andalucía, Spain.

R.C.G. Sotogrande is the permanent home of the ENC and this will be the 18th playing of the event.

It is a 72 hole stroke play Team and Individual competition.

Field
15 four-man teams (60 players) will play for the Team prize.

Teams representing Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Scotland, Spain, Sweden and Wales will be joined by one from the host club, RCG Sotogrande.

Austria, Finland and Switzerland, who all played last year, have not entered teams in 2026.

There is also an Individual prize on offer to the field.

The following players have been selected to represent the four competing home nations in 2026: –

England – Ben BOLTON, Eliot BAKER, Kris KIM, Tom OSBORNE

Ireland – John DOYLE, Stuart GREHAN, Matt MCCLEAN, Caolan RAFFERTY

Scotland – Andrew DAVIDSON, Alexander FARMER, Ross LAIRD, Dominic MCGLINCHEY

Wales – Tom BASTOW, Tomi BOWEN, Caolan BURFORD, Iestyn MCAVOY

A Women’s ENC, made up of 13 three player teams, also takes place alongside the Men’s competition. England and Ireland are competing this year.

Format and Prizes
72 holes of stroke play, with 18 holes played daily, will be contested by all of the players. There is no cut.

In the Team event the best three 18-hole scores from the four players count towards the overall total.

In the case of a tie for 1st place it will be resolved by the best player score being discarded and if the tie persists, the second best score discarded and so on. If scores are still tied a team member will be nominated and a sudden death play-off will be contested. Other ties will not be resolved.

The Individual prize is awarded to the lowest scoring player. Ties for 1st place will be broken via a sudden death play-off. Any remaining ties will be broken by the best results of the last 18, 27, 36, etc., holes.

Winning Team members each receive a replica of the Nations Trophy. The Individual champion receives a trophy and a bright yellow jacket.

Venue and Course
Real Club de Golf Sotogrande was opened in 1964 and was originally designed by Robert Trent Jones. One of the best courses in Continental Europe it first held the Spanish Open in 1966, won that year by Roberto de Vicenzo.

In 1970 The Sherry Cup, the precursor of the European Nations Championship / Cup, was established. Former Individual winners of this include Padraig Harrington and Sergio Garcia. (see below for the full list of past Individual winners).

In 1973 a Women’s event started to be played alongside the Men’s.

In 1983 Sotogrande hosted the Spanish Amateur Championship with Jose Maria Olazabel victorious.

Sotogrande was awarded royal patronage by HM King Juan Carlos I in 1994.

Between 1996 and 2001, in tandem with nearby San Roque GC, the course hosted the European Tour’s Qualifying School.

In 2006 The Sherry Cup was rebranded as the European Nations Cup and in 2017 become known as the European Nations Championship played for the Sotogrande Cup.

In 2011, ahead of it’s 50th anniversary, the Club decided to embark upon a major course renovation appointing Roger Rulewich and David Fleury. With the work on greens, bunkering and drainage taking place in 2015 and early 2016 the ENC moved temporarily to the nearby La Reserva Club de Golf for two years. Since 2017 the competition has been played on the renovated course.

The Black Tee Championship Course at Sotogrande plays 6,492m with a par of 72. The front nine measures 3,163m and the back 3,329m.

Weather Forecast
The forecast looks very good. High winds, often stronger in the afternoon, can cause problems given the numerous water hazards on the course.

Wednesday 15th – Sunny.  Min. 15°C / Max. 22°C; Wind S 9mph
Thursday 16th – Sunny. Min. 15°C / Max. 21 °C; Wind E 12mph
Friday 17th – Sunny. Temp. Min. 15°C / Max. 21°C; Wind E 18mph
Saturday 18th – Sunny. Temp. Min. 15°C / Max. 21°C; Wind E 15mph

Past ENC Winners

The home nations have an excellent record in this event.

Team Competition

2025  England     2025 ENC Men’s Team Results

The England Team (Photo: England Golf)

2024  Ireland     2024 ENC Team Results
2023  England     2023 ENC Team Results
2022  Spain     2022 ENC Team Results
2021  Cancelled
2020  Cancelled
2019  England     2019 ENC Team Results
2018  England     2018 ENC Team Results
2017  Wales    2017 ENC Team Results
2016  Ireland    2016 ENC Team Results
2015  England
2014  Scotland
2013  England
2012  France
2011  England
2010  England
2009  England
2008  Scotland
2007  Denmark

Past Sherry Cup Team Winners (started 1998)

2006  Spain
2005  Spain
2004  England
2003  England
2002  Wales
2001  England
2000  England
1999  Germany
1998  Spain

Individual Competition

2025 Kevin Jegers (EST)     2025 ENC Men’s Individual Results
2024 James Ashfield (WAL)     2024 ENC Men’s Individual Results
2023 Albert Hansson (SWE)     2023 ENC Men’s Individual Results
2022 Jaime Montojo (ESP)     2022 ENC Men’s Individual Result
2021  Cancelled
2020  Cancelled
2019  Tom Sloman (England)     2019 ENC Individual Results
2018  Todd Clements (England)    2018 ENC Individual Results
2017  Jack Davidson (Wales)    2017 ENC Individual Results
2016  Jack Hume (Ireland)    2016 ENC Individual Results
2015  Mario Galliano (Spain)
2014  Guido Migliori (Italy)
2013  Adrien Saddier (France)
2012  Robin Kind (The Netherlands)
2011  Julien Brun (France)
2010  Nino Bertasio (Italy)
2009  Sam Hutsby (England)
2008  Shane Lowry (Ireland)
2007  Rory McIlroy (Ireland)

Past Sherry Cup Individual Winners

2006  Nigel Edwards (Wales)
2005  Gary Wolstenholme (England)
2004  Francesco Molinari (Italy)
2003  Gary Wolstenholme (England)
2002  Lee Harpin (Wales)
2001  Gary Wolstenholme (England)
2000  Gary Wolstenholme (England)
1999  Marcel Siem (Germany)
1998  Sergio Garcia (Spain)
1997  Sergio Garcia (Spain)
1996  Alvaro Salto (Spain)
1995  José María Zamora (Spain)
1994  Francisco Cea (Spain)
1993  Francisco Valera (Spain)
1992  Frederic Cupillar (France)
1991  Padraig Harrington (Ireland)
1990  Alvaro Prat (Spain)
1989  Diego Borrego (Spain)
1988  Yago Beamonte (Spain)
1987  Yago Beamonte (Spain)
1986  Borja Queipo de Llano (Spain)
1985  José L. Padila (Spain)
1984  John Marks (England)
1983  José L. de Bernardo (Spain)
1982  Borja Queipo de Llano (Spain)
1981  Veit Pagel (Germany)
1980  Jesús López (Spain)
1979  Veit Pagel (Germany)
1978  José L. de Bernardo (Spain)
1977  F. Jiménez (Spain)
1976  Alberto Croze (Italy)
1975  Veit Pagel (Germany)
1974  Veit Pagel (Germany)
1973  Alberto Croze (Italy)
1972  E. de la Riva and J. Gancedo (Spain)
1971  Alberto Croze (Italy)
1970  Henric Adam (England)

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The International Amateur – 2025 Preview & Results

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22nd December 2025

Round 4

Jake MOFFITT (USA) ran away from the field to win the inaugural International Amateur by 7-shots at Innisbrook.

Jake Moffitt (Photo: Southern Miss Men’s Golf)

Moffitt shot a final round 66, the best round of the day, to complete an impressive victory on 268 (-17). The Southern Miss player quickly made it clear that he was going to be in no mood to give any encouragement to the chasing pack after going 4-under for his opening five holes on Day 4.  

Yixiang WANG (CHN) had to settle for 2nd on -10 with Ben BOLTON (ENG) -7 coming home in an encouraging 3rd.

12 players finished under par with Jake SOWDEN (ENG) the last of these on -1.

The 77 players who made the cut averaged 73.01 (+2.01) in the final round, slightly higher than they achieved yesterday.

Leading Final Results

England’s Jamie VAN WYK and Lewy HAYWARD finished tied 20th and tied 38th respectively on +1 and +4. 

GB&I Final Results

Click here to view the – The International Amateur 2025 Leaderboard

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21st December 2025

Round 3

Jake MOFFITT (USA) grabbed the 54 hole lead on 202 (-12) after recording a superb 6-under 65 in Round 3. 

Whilst Yixiang WANG (CHN) gave up the lead he had held for the first 36 holes he remained in touch on -11 after a 70 on Day 3.

Ben BOLTON (ENG) fell into a tie for 3rd place with Lev GRINBERG (UKR) on -6 after two contrasting rounds on the Copperhead Course. Bolton disappointed with a 74 whilst Grinberg shot up the leaderboard with a 4-under 67.

The 77 players who made the cut averaged 72.19 (+1.19) in the third round.

Leading Round 3 Scores

Jake SOWDEN (ENG), 69, and Jamie VAN WYK (ENG), 70, will enter the final day in tied 11th and tied 17th places after recording the two best third rounds by the remaining English contingent.   

GB&I Round 3 Scores

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20th December 2025

Round 2

Yixiang WANG (CHN) followed up his impressive opening round with a 68 on the Island Course to retain the lead on 133 (-10).

England’s Ben BOLTON moved into 2nd place on -9 with a ‘best of the day’ bogey free 66 also on the Island Course.

Jake MOFFITT (USA), 69 today on -6, is 3rd and Vaughn MCMEANS (USA), 70, and Cayse MORGAN (USA), 69, are tied 4th on -5.

Round 2 proved to be a slightly better scoring day with the average score on the Copperhead Course falling to 73.83 (+2.83) and 74.12 (+2.12) on the Island Course.

77 players made the top 65 and ties cut which fell at 146 (+3).  

Leading Round 2 Scores

In addition to Ben BOLTON, Jake SOWDEN, -1 tied 18th, Jamie VAN WYK, Ev tied 25th, Lewy HAYWARD, +2 tied 45th and Alexander ROWLAND, +3 tied 60th, all made the cut. In the case of the latter three it required clutch 3-under 69’s on the Island Course. 

GB&I Round 2 Scores

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19th December 2025

Round 1

Yixiang WANG (CHN) shot a 6-under 65 on the Copperhead Course to take the early lead at Innisbrook in The International Amateur.

Jake MOFFITT (USA), who played on the Island Course on Day 1, and Segundo OLIVA PINTO (ARG), who started out on the Copperhead, are tied 2nd on -4.

The average Round 1 score on the Copperhead Course was 74.01 (+3.01) whilst the field did a little better on the Island managing 74.43 (+2.45). 

Leading Round 1 Scores

Ben BOLTON, tied 4th, and Jake SOWDEN, tied 18th, are the best of the nine English players competing this weekend. Bolton posted an encouraging 68 (-3) and Sowden a 70 (-1) on the Copperhead Course. 

GB&I Round 1 Scores

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18th December 2025

Preview

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.

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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: –

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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: –

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SBIA Results – GB&I Players

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

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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

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The Jacques Léglise Trophy – 2025 Preview & Results

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23rd August 2025

Continent of Europe beat Great Britain & Ireland 15.0-10.0 to win the 48th Jacques Léglise Trophy match at Royal Golf Club of Belgium.

Continent of Europe (Photo: EGA)

This was the Continent’s sixth consecutive win and took their total number of victories up to 18. GB&I are on 29 wins but their overall lead is clearly reducing rapidly.

Lev GRINBERG (UKR) and Hugo LE GOFF (FRA), in 2023-24-25, joined Tim WIEDEMEYER (GER), in 2021-22-23, as three time Jacques Leglise Trophy winners for Continent of Europe.

Europe’s Guus LAFEBER (NED) was the only player on either side to win all four games, continuing his excellent recent run of form.

Having been rested in the opening foursomes series Tom DE HERRYPON (FRA) won the three games that he contested for Europe thereafter.

Whilst there was little for GB&I to celebrate 2025 McEvoy Trophy winner Toby PETERS (ENG) was unbeaten securing one win and three ties. 

The Day 2 Singles series was tied 4.5-4.5.

Following Václav SVUB‘s (CZH) early win in Game 6 it fell to Tom DE HERRYPON (FRA) to secure the all-important third point for Europe in Game 5 which earned their outright win.

Four Foursomes and nine Singles games were played on Day 2.

Saturday PM Singles Scoreboard (Graphic: EGA / Golfbox)

Continent of Europe won the Saturday Foursomes 2.5-1.5 to extend their match lead to five points (10.5-5.5).

Dion REGAN (WAL) & Jack SWIFT (ENG) and Guus LAFEBER (NED) & Edwin SJODIN (SWE) both made it two wins out of two in the Foursomes.

Saturday AM Foursomes Scoreboard (Graphic: EGA / Golfbox)

Click here to view the – 2025 Jacques Léglise Trophy Results

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22nd August 2025

A strong afternoon Singles performance enabled Continent of Europe to take control of the 48th Jacques Léglise Trophy match.

They won the Singles 6.5-1.5 and will now head into the final day with an 8.0-4.0 advantage over Great Britain & Ireland (GB&I).

GB&I had enjoyed a positive start to the contest taking the opening Foursomes series 2.5-1.5 but were unfortunately out played in the Singles at Royal Golf Club of Belgium.

The recently crowned Boys’ Amateur champion Guus LAFEBER (NED), for Europe, and Oli BLACKADDER (SCO), for GB&I, were the only players to deliver two wins out of two for their respective teams on Day 1.

It will now take a great Day 2 performance from GB&I to deny Continent of Europe a sixth consecutive win.

Friday PM Singles

Friday PM Singles Scoreboard (Graphic: EGA / Golfbox)

Friday AM Foursomes 

Friday AM Foursomes Scoreboard (Graphic: EGA / Golfbox)

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20th August 2025

The 48th Jacques Léglise Trophy match between Great Britain & Ireland (GB&I) and Continent of Europe will take place at Royal Golf Club de Belgique in Belgium on Friday 22nd and Saturday 23rd August. 

This annual match is contested by two nine-player under 18 boys’ teams. It is essentially a junior equivalent of the biennial men’s St. Andrews Trophy match also played between these two regions.

Having been dominated in the early years by GB&I the Continent of Europe have now won seven of the last eight matches played since 2016.

Following consecutive wins at Aldeburgh G.C., England (2019), Falsterbo G.C., Sweden (2021), Blairgowrie G.C., Scotland (2022), Golf de Chantilly, France (2023) and West Lancashire, England (2024) Europe will start as strong favourites to make it six wins-in-a-row. The 2020 match, which was due to be played at Blairgowrie, was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Teams

The R&A have selected the following players to represent GB&I (WAGR’s at 20th August): –

Oli BLACKADDER 17 – Deeside, Scotland (WAGR #1,576)
Ben BOLTON 18 – Enville, England (WAGR #379)
Harry COX 18 – Welwyn Garden City, England (WAGR #1,590)
John DOYLE 18 – Fota Island, Ireland (WAGR #437)
Oscar LENT 18 – Walton Heath, England (WAGR #1,465)
Samuel MARSHALL 18 – St Neots, England (WAGR #2,040)
Toby PETERS 18 – Thorpe Hall, England (WAGR #1,554)
Dion REGAN 17 – Cilgwyn, Wales (WAGR #1,262)
Jack SWIFT 17 – North Foreland, England (WAGR #689)

Ben Bolton, Oscar Lent and Dion Regan all played for GB&I last year at West Lancashire.

Wales’ Chris KING, Chairman of The R&A’s GB&I Boys’ Selection Committee & Captain, will take charge of the team for the fifth time.

The GB&I Team (Photo: The R&A)

The 2025 Continent of Europe team, selected by the European Golf Association, consists of: –

Callixte ALZAS – France (WAGR #453)
Giovanni BINAGHI – Italy (WAGR #668)
Tom DE HERRYPON – France (WAGR #938)
Lev GRINBERG – Ukraine (WAGR #99)
Guus LAFEBER – Netherlands (WAGR #309)
Hugo LE GOFF – France (WAGR #57)
Štěpán PLÁŠEK – Czech Republic (WAGR #324)
Edwin SJÖDIN – Sweden (WAGR #1,009)
Václav ŠVUB – Czech Republic (WAGR #1,043)

Giovanni Binaghi, Lev Grinberg and Hugo Le Goff all return for the Europeans having played last year.

Europe will be led for the second time by Non-Playing Captain Pierre RELECOM of Belgium. During his career Relecom won all of Belgium’s national amateur championships; U14, U16, U18, U21, Men’s, Foursomes and Inter-Club. The Belgian played professionally for nine years, with a Challenge Tour victory and multiple European Tour seasons on his golfing CV before regaining his amateur status in 2019.

Format

The Jacques Léglise Trophy match is played over two days.

Belgium (CET) are an hour ahead of GB&I (BST).

Four foursomes games are played each morning.

Singles are then played in the afternoon; eight on Day 1 and nine on Day 2.

As there will be 25.0 points to play for each team will require 13.0 points to claim an outright victory.

Venue

This year’s match is being played on the Old or Arboretum Course at Royal Golf Club de Belgique, also known as ‘Ravenstein’, in Tervuren on the eastern outskirts of Brussels.

The club was founded in 1906 by King Leopold II. Believed to be originally designed by Seymour Dunn it was redesigned by Tom Simpson in 1928. Martin Hawtree advised the club on a 10-year improvement plan in 1990.

It is a strategic course playing to just 6,677 yards / 6,105 metres and a par of 73. It has a Course Rating of 68.9 and a Slope of 121. The holes meander over undulating tree lined ground with numerous doglegs adding to the challenge.

This will be the first time that Belgium has hosted the Jacques Léglise Trophy match.

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The Jacques Léglise Trophy (Photo: European Golf Association) 

Weather

The forecast suggests the weather will be largely dry with only light breezes expected.

Friday 22nd August – Sunny Intervals / Wind 8 mph NW / Temp. Min. 10°C, Max. 20°C.
Saturday 23rd August – Cloudy / Wind 6 mph NW / Temp. Min. 9°C, Max. 20°C.

The 2024 Jacques Léglise Trophy Match

Continent of Europe won the 47th Jacques Léglise Trophy match against Great Britain & Ireland (GB&I) by 12.0 points to 10.0 at West Lancashire G.C. in England.

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Continent of Europe (Photo: The R&A)

Viggo OLSSON MÖRK (EUR) was Europe’s star performer winning all three of his games. Neo BERG (SWE), Nils-LEVI BOCK (GER) and Hugo LE GOFF (FRA) were also unbeaten for the victors.

Henry STYLES (ENG) won both of his Singles for GB&I.

Click here to view the – 2024 Jacques Léglise Trophy Results

Previous Matches

An international junior match was first played between 1958 and 1966 with GB&I winning all nine of them.

After a break it was re-instated to the amateur calendar in 1977 as the Jacques Léglise Trophy. Jean-Louis Dupont donated the new trophy in memory of Jacques Léglise, a former President of both the French Golf Association and the European Golf Association. Léglise was also a past French amateur champion and national team captain.

Since becoming the Jacques Léglise Trophy GB&I have won 29 of the matches with the Continent of Europe claiming 17 victories with the 2015 match tied. Twelve of Europe’s wins have been in away matches.

Originally played in a single day the match moved to two in 1996.

Click here to view all of the – Jaques Léglise Trophy Historic Results

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Men’s Home Internationals – 2025 Preview & Results

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Friday 8th August 2025

ENGLAND won the 2025 Men’s Home Internationals completing a clean sweep against Wales on the final day.

England Men’s Team (Photo: England Golf)

Individual Performances

Eliot BAKER (ENG), Alexander FARMER (SCO), Caolan BURFORD (WAL) and Gavin TIERNAN (IRL) were the leading performers for each home nation at Woodhall Spa G.C.

Day 3

IRELAND 6.5 – 5.5 SCOTLAND

IRELAND narrowly beat SCOTLAND thanks to a slightly better performance in the morning Foursomes. David HOWARD picked up two wins for the Irish on Day 3 whilst Alexander FARMER and Ross LAIRD completed an excellent competition for the Scots with strong contributions.

ENGLAND 6.5 – 5.5 WALES

ENGLAND were made to work hard for their final win by WALES who were rewarded for their efforts by securing 3rd position in the final standings. Eliot BAKER, Tom OSBORNE and Jamie VAN WYK were the key men for the hosts in their final game whilst Caolan BURFORD and Tomi BOWEN finished off a strong week with another good points haul for the Welsh.

Click here to view the – Men’s and Women’s Home Internationals Scores

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Thursday 7th August 2025

Day 2 

ENGLAND now have one hand on the Men’s Raymond Trophy after securing their second win of the competition. WALES will need to beat them on Day 3 by four or more points to cause an upset. IRELAND will hope to avoid defeat to SCOTLAND tomorrow to avoid a whitewash.

WALES 4.5 – 7.5 SCOTLAND

Unbeaten trio Alexander FARMER (SCO), Andrew DAVIDSON (SCO) and Jack MCDONALD (SCO) led Scotland to a comfortable win against Ireland. Ioan ROWE (WAL) ended Ross LAIRD‘s (SCO) three match unbeaten run but four other tight games ultimately went against the Welsh.  

ENGLAND 8.0 – 4.0 IRELAND

After the morning Foursomes were halved England secured victory over Ireland with a dominant Singles series. Seb CAVE, Eliot BAKER and Jake SOWDEN all picked up to wins for the English on Day 2. There was a surprisingly big win for Gavin TIERNAN (IRL) against his potential Walker Cup teammate Dominic CLEMONS (ENG). Tiernan is now four wins from four at Woodhall Spa.

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Wednesday 6th August 2025

Day 1

ENGLAND and WALES got off to winning starts in this year’s Men’s Home Internationals with narrow victories over SCOTLAND and IRELAND respectively.

IRELAND 5.5 – 6.5 WALES 

Tomi BOWEN (WAL) and Caolan BURFORD (WAL) led Wales to a welcome victory over Ireland for whom Gavin TIERNAN (IRL) was unbeaten.

ENGLAND 7.0 – 5.0 SCOTLAND

Jamie VAN WYK (ENG) picked up two wins and SEB CAVE (ENG) a win and a half for England as they overcame Scotland where an unbeaten Ross LAIRD (SCO) put up the most resistance.

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1st August 2025

This year’s Men’s Home Internationals will be played at Woodhall Spa G.C. in Lincolnshire, England on 6th-8th August 2025.

IRELAND will be defending the Raymond Trophy which they won at Murcar Links in Scotland last year.

This article will focus on the Men’s Home Internationals and will be updated with score links and daily reports once the competition starts.

Combined Event

In 2022 The R&A and four Home Golf Unions decided to combine the Women’s and Men’s Home Internationals into one mixed event.

The R&A first introduced this type of change in August 2021 when they took control of and combined both the Boys’ and Girls’ Home Internationals and Senior Men’s and Women’s Home Internationals at Woodhall Spa.

Whilst the mixed R&A Women’s and Men’s Home Internationals are now given primary importance the International Trophy and Raymond Trophy are still presented to the leading country in the women’s and men’s matches.

The R&A stepped back from running all of the Home Internationals in 2024 returning their organisation to each host nation. 

Hopefully this means that we can now look to remove the mixed element completely and return to the separate men’s and women’s competitions which have a lot of history and tradition and in my opinion should not have been interfered with.

2025 Men’s Players

The four national golf unions have selected the following players to represent their countries this year. I have added their World Amateur Golf Rankings as at 30th July 2024 in brackets.

ENGLAND  
Eliot BAKER – Tiverton, 22 (108)
Ben BOLTON – Enville, 18 (355)
Seb CAVE – Coxmoor, 21 (133)
Dominic CLEMONS – Gog Magog, 23 (39)
Lewy HAYWARD – Marlborough,19 (705)
Tom OSBORNE – Lindrick, 23 (162)
Jake SOWDEN – The Oaks, 21 (1,199)
Freddie TURNELL – Burnham & Berrow, 20 (129)
Jamie VAN WYK – Royal Lytham & St. Annes, 24 (996)

Tyler Weaver (11), Luke Poulter (32), Charlie Forster (52), Jack Bigham (54), Matthew Dodd-Berry (ENG) (113), Harley Smith (127), Sam Easterbrook (158), Zach Little (217) and Daniel Hayes (244) are WAGR top 250 English players not competing. 

IRELAND 
Colm CAMPBELL – Warrenpoint (980)
John DOYLE – Fota Island (554)
Keith EGAN – Carton House (1,165)
Stuart GREHAN – County Louth (495)
Thomas HIGGINS – Roscommon (414)
David HOWARD – Fota Island (1,778)
Jonathan KEANE – Lahinch (4,506)
Seán KEELING – Roganstown (330)
Gavin TIERNAN – County Louth (530)

Caolan Rafferty (151) and Matthew McClean (211) are are WAGR top 250 Irish players not competing.

SCOTLAND 
Andrew DAVIDSON – Crail (337)
Alexander FARMER – Kilmacolm (1,184)
Ross LAIRD – Glenbervie (725)
Jack MCDONALD – Roxburghe (1,131)
Dominic MCGLINCHEY – Renaissance (1,273)
Sam MUKHERJEE – Gullane (1,718)
Gregor TAIT – Aldeburgh (763)
Chris ROBB – Meldrum House (N/R – Re-instated Amateur)
James WOOD – Bathgate (1,138)

Cameron Adam (25), Connor Graham (45) and U.S.-based Niall Shiels Donegan (94) are WAGR top 250 Scottish players not competing.

WALES
Tom BASTOW – Isle of Purbeck (871)
Tomi BOWEN – Welshpool (250)
Caolan BURFORD – Rhuddlan (1,437)
Sean DAVID – Pyle & Kenfig (2,381)
Jamie DEAN – Carmarthen (2,076)
Alex JAMES – Royal Lytham & St. Annes (2,611)
Tom MATTHEWS – Aldersley Green (1,064)
Iestyn MCAVOY – Glynhir (916)
Ioan ROWE – Royal Porthcawl (4,723)

U.S.-based Jonathan Bale (126) and Matt Roberts (386), who has recently stepped back from the amateur game, are highly WAGR-ranked players missing for Wales.

Since the team selections were announced the English, Scottish and Welsh Closed Amateur Championships have been completed. As is becoming the norm none of the three 2025 champions were selected by their countries – in the last 3 years just one of the nine champions has played in the Home Internationals.

Venue – Woodhall Spa Golf Club

The Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa is one of the world’s leading heathland courses, having recently benefitted from a major renovation be leading architect Tom Doak.

The course, which was originally designed by Harry Vardon, is located on an undulating piece of land and is memorable for it’s superb par 3’s, deep bunkers and patches of gorse and heather.

It plays to 7,024 yards off the Blue Tees and a par of 73. It has a Course Rating of 75.3 and a Slope Rating of 152.

Match Format

Following the move to a combined Home Internationals event the men’s teams were reduced from 11 to 9 players.

Each country plays every other team over the three competition days.

Men’s matches now consist of 4 foursomes and 8 singles. This is 1 foursomes and 2 singles less than the historic format.

One point is awarded for a win in each foursomes and singles with a half point for a tied match. Each team will be awarded one match point for winning an overall match and a half point for a tie.

The final team positions are determined according to the highest number of match points earned. Ties are broken by reviewing the total number of individual game points.

The winning team receives the Raymond Trophy.  

The Raymond Trophy

The Men’s Home Internationals were first played in 1932 and this year’s staging will be the 84th playing of this prestigious event.

Since 1952 the winning team has received The Raymond Trophy which is named after its donor, the late Raymond Oppenheimer. Oppenheimer was an English administrator, golfer and team captain who was very prominent in the amateur game in the 1940’s and 1950’s.

In the 83 competitions played to date England have won 40, Scotland 21, Ireland 14 and Wales 1. The remaining 7 were tied before it was decided that ties would be resolved by using game points.

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The Raymond Trophy (Photo: Ayrshire Golf Blog)

2025 Weather Forecast (as at 1st August 2025)

The forecast is currently looking very good for the three competition days: –

Wed. 6th Aug. – Sunny / Wind 9 mph W / Temp. Min 13º, Max 22º
Thurs. 7th Aug. – Sunny Intervals / Wind 14 mph SW / Temp. Min 13º, Max 24º
Fri. 8th Aug. – Sunny / Wind 11 mph W / Temp. Min 12º, Max 24º

2024 R&A Men’s Home Internationals

Ireland won the Raymond Trophy at the 2024 Men’s Home Internationals winning all three of their games and accumulating 25.5 points at Murcar Links. 

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Ireland Women and Men’s Mixed Team (Photo: Chris Young / Scottish Golf)

Each match consisted of four morning Foursomes and eight afternoon Singles.

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Click here to view the detailed – Men’s Home Internationals Results 

Historic Results

Click here to view all of the – Men’s Home Internationals Historic Results

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The European Amateur Championship – 2025 Preview & Results

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28th June 2025

Round 4

A final round 67 (-5) helped 21 year old Filip JAKUBČÍK (CZH) to a 3-shot victory in the 2025 European Men’s Amateur Championship. His winning score was 280 (-8) and he becomes the first Czech player to win the title. This is the most prestigious win for the Czech star who will shortly commence his senior season at University of Arizona and can look forward to improving his current WAGR #9 ranking next week.

With the win Jakubčík earned an exemption into The 153rd Open Championship which will be played at Royal Portrush G.C. next month.

Filip Jakubčik (Photo: European Golf Association)

Kristin BRESSUM (DEN) earned the silver medal on 283 (-5) and Sakke SILTALA (FIN) the bronze medal on 284 (-4).

Bressum and Siltala were joined by Wolfgang GLAWE (GER), WAGR #96, and Matteo CRISTONI (ITA) 285 (-3), WAGR #284, tied 4th, in earning an exemption into Final Qualifying for The Open Championship next Tuesday. Glawe subsequently declined the invitation.

Cameron ADAM (SCO) was the leading GB&I player finishing tied 9th on 287 (-1). Following on from his win in the St. Andrews Links Trophy earlier this month he won The Open Amateur Series to also earn a spot in The Open Championship.

Zach LITTLE (ENG), Charlie FORSTER (ENG) & Stuart GREHAN (IRL) all finished tied 12th on 288 (Ev), Jenson FORRESTER (ENG) & Seb CAVE (ENG) 290 (+2) tied 18th and Freddie TURNELL (ENG) & Eliot BAKER (ENG) 291 (+3) tied 21st.

Defending champion Tommy MORRISON (USA) saved his best to the last round at Vasatorp G.C., an eight birdie 6-under 66 lifting him up to tied 12th.

The average Round 4 score was 72.39 (+0.39) with 24 players breaking par on Saturday and a further eight shooting an even par 72.

Final Results (Graphic: European Golf Association / GolfBox)

Click here to view the – EGA / Golfbox 2025 European Amateur Championship Leaderboard

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27th June 2025

Round 3

Finn KOELLE (GER), Kristian BRESSUM (DEN) and Filip JAKUBČÍK (CZH) finished Day 2 tied for the lead on 213 (-3). Whilst Bressum and Jakubcik could only manage 1-over 73’s Koelle took advantage with a 2-under 70.

After Round 3 just six players are now under par for the Championship with Sakke SILTALA (FIN) -2 and Nevill RUITER (NED)  and Matteo CRISTONI (ITA) -1 the nearest challengers to the three co-leaders.

Cameron ADAM (SCO) & Stuart GREHAN (IRL) Ev are tied 7th and Charlie FORSTER (ENG), Seb CAVE (ENG) and Jenson FORRESTER (ENG) +1 tied 9th.

60 players made the top 60 and ties 54 hole cut which fell at 224 (+8).

The average Round 3 score was 76.09 (+4.09) with just five players breaking par and three managing a par 72 on another tough day in Sweden.

Round 3 Leaderboard (Graphic: European Golf Association / GolfBox)

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26th June 2025

Round 2

Sakke SILTALA (FIN) recorded five birdies in his second round 68 (-4) to move into the 36 hole lead with a 139 (-5) total.

Kristian BRESSUM (DEN) and Filip JAKUBČÍK (CZH) share 2nd place on 140 (-4). Bressum delivered the best round of the week so far on Day 2 with a bogey free 65 (-7), a full 10 shots better than his Round 1 score. Jakubcik’s 69 was a bit more up-and-down, including an eagle and four birdies but also three bogeys.

From a GB&I perspective Stuart GREHAN (IRL) -3 is tied 4th, Charlie FORSTER (ENG), Jenson FORRESTER (ENG) & Seb CAVE (ENG) -1 are tied 9th and Eliot BAKER (ENG) & Zach LITTLE (ENG) Ev are tied 18th.

100 players made the 36 hole top 96 and ties first cut which fell at +9. Dion REGAN (WAL) showed good heart in making this cut. After an 84 in Round 1 he bounced back today with a 68 to finish on -8. A total of 27 GB&I players lived to fight another day in Sweden.

The average Round 2 score was 73.43 (+1.43), a full four shots lower than yesterday. 42 players broke par compared with 10 in Round 1 and 21 shot a par 72 compared with 5 yesterday. Whilst Day 1 saw no scores in the 60’s an easier scoring day for Round 2 saw 16.

Round 2 Leaderboard (Graphic: European Golf Association / GolfBox)

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25th June 2025

Round 1

Jack GILBERT (USA), Gerardo GOMEZ (MEX) and Kayun MUDADANA (AUS) all shot 2-under 70’s on Day 1 at Vasatorp G.C. to share the early lead in the European Amateur.

Seb CAVE (ENG) and Stuart GREHAN (IRL) -1, Zach LITTLE (ENG) & Jenson FORRESTOR (ENG) Ev and Thomas HIGGINS (IRL), Tom OSBORNE (ENG) & Harley SMITH (ENG) +1 are the leading GB&I players.

The average Round 1 score was 77.43 (+5.43). Just 10 of the 144 players broke par with a further 5 shooting par 72.

Round 1 Leaderboard (Graphic: European Golf Association / GolfBox)

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24th June 2025

The 38th European Amateur Championship will be played at Vasatorp G.C. in Sweden between 25th-28th June 2025.

This prestigious Championship is run by the European Golf Association (EGA), assisted each year by the host nation; this year being the Swedish Golf Fderation.

This will be the fourth occasion that Sweden has hosted the European Amateur. It has previously been staged at Karlstad (1996), Skövde G.C. (2004) and Halmstad G.C. (2011).

Vasatorp Golf Club (Photo: EGA)

Competition Format

The European Amateur is a 72-hole stroke play competition with 18-holes played daily over four days.

There will be two cuts applied to the field during the Championship. After 36 holes only players with the 96 lowest scores and ties will progress and then after 54 holes only the 60 lowest scores and ties will qualify for the final round.

A 3 hole aggregate score play off will decide the winner in the event of a tie. If this doesn’t separate the players then a sudden death play-off will commence over the same holes.

A card count-back (last 36, then 18, then 9, etc,) will be used to resolve a tie for 2nd and 3rd place.

Entries

144 players from 41 countries will contest the 2025 Championship.

All of the players in the field must have handicaps of 0.0 or better with the entry ballot applied based on the World Amateur Golf Rankings.

Exemptions were available to the defending champion, a single nomination from each EGA member nation, four nominated players from the host nation, Sweden, competitors in the Bonallack Trophy, St. Andrew’s Trophy and Jacques Léglise Trophy matches, the 2025 South American Amateur champion and the 2025 European Mid-Amateur champion.

There are 34 GB&I entries, namely Cameron ADAM (SCO), Eliot BAKER (ENG), Tom BASTOW (WAL), Jack BIGHAM (ENG), Ben BOLTON (ENG), Tomi BOWEN (WAL), Seb CAVE (ENG), Sebastian DESOISA (GIB), Sam EASTERBROOK (ENG), Jenson FORRESTER (ENG), Charlie FORSTER (ENG), Conor GOUGH (ENG), Connor GRAHAM (SCO), Stuart GREHAN (IRL), Daniel HAYES (ENG), Thomas HIGGINS (IRL), Monty HOLCOMBE (ENG), Seán KEELING (IRL) Kris KIM (ENG), Aidan LAWSON (SCO), Oscar LENT (ENG), Zach LITTLE (ENG), Matthew MCCLEAN (IRL), Dominic MCGLINCHEY (SCO), Tom OSBORNE (ENG), Dion REGAN (WAL), Matt ROBERTS (WAL), Charlie RUSBRIDGE (ENG), Niall SHIELS DONEGAN (SCO), Harley SMITH (ENG), Henry STYLES (ENG), Gregor TAIT (SCO), Freddie TURNELL (ENG) and Tyler WEAVER (ENG).

The leading international entries (WAGR Top 100) are Christiaan MAAS (RSA), defending champion Tommy MORRISON (USA), Filip JAKUBCIK (CZH), Connor WILLIAMS (USA), Michael Alexander MJAASETH (NOR), Luke POTTER (USA), Daniel BENNETT (RSA), Daniel SVÅRD (SWE), Hugo LE GOFF (FRA), Tim WIEDEMEYER (GER), Peer WERNICKE (GER), Benjamin REUTER (NED), Luke SAMPLE (USA) and Wolfgang GLAWE (GER).

Vasatorp Golf Club, Sweden

Vasatorp Golf Club, which has hosted numerous national and international tournaments in the past, is located on the eastern side of Helsingborg.

The Tournament Course, an open and undulating heathland layout with some water hazards, was designed by Arthur Hills and Steve Forrest in 2008.

The layout stretches up to 6,735m and plays to a par of 72 from the back tees.

Vasatorp Golf Club (Graphic: EGA)

Weather Forecast (as at 24th June)

Conditions are expected to be generally good, albeit with some rain likely and relatively strong winds.

Weds 25th June – Light Rain Showers. Wind 16 mph NW. Min. 10°C / Max. 19°C.
Thurs 26th June – Sunny Intervals. Wind 10 mph SE. Min. 15°C / Max. 20°C.
Fri 27th June – Sunny Intervals. Wind 18 mph NW. Min. 13°C / Max. 21°C.
Sat 28th June – Sunny Intervals. Wind 15 mph W. Min. 13°C / Max. 22°C.

Prizes

Gold, silver and bronze medals will be awarded to the top 3 finishers.

The silver Championship Trophy, shown below, is held by the winning player’s national golf authority.

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The European Amateur Championship Trophy (Photo: EGA)

The Open Championship

The champion earns an exemption into The Open Championship in a few weeks time, this year being played at Royal Portrush G.C. in Northern Ireland.

The Open Amateur Series Winner – the player who gains the most WAGR points in the St. Andrews Links Trophy, the Amateur Championship and the European Amateur Championship – (as long as they don’t win either the Amateur or European Amateur) will also earn a spot at Royal Portrush.

Players who finish in 2nd to 4th places in this year’s European Amateur will also be offered a place in Final Qualifying which takes place next Tuesday, the 1st July. Any ties for 2nd-4th will be decided in favour of the highest ranked player in WAGR.

Other Championships

The USGA also grants exemptions to the winner into the U.S. Amateur Championship, the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship (if U19) and into Final Qualifying for the 2026 U.S. Open Championship (subject to remaining an amateur).

Further Information

Click here to view the – EGA European Amateur Championship Website

2024 European Amateur Championship

Tommy MORRISON (USA) won the 2024 European Amateur Championship at The Scandinavian G.C. in Denmark becoming the first American to win the title. He finished a three hole aggregate play-off on -2, one better than Ireland’s Max KENNEDY and three better than his compatriot Preston SUMMERHAYS.

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Tommy Morrison (Photo: European Golf Association)

Max Kennedy’s Scorecard (Graphic: EGA / Golfbox)

Calum SCOTT (SCO) finished in 4th place on -7 and newly crowned Amateur champion Jacob Skov OLESEN (DEN), Santiago de la FUENTE (MEX) & Tim WIEDEMEYER (GER) -6 were all tied 5th.

GB&I players Liam NOLAN (IRL) -4 11th and Niall SHIELS DONEGAN (SCO), Dylan SHAW-RADFORD (ENG) & Charlie FORSTER (ENG) -1 tied 16th finished in the top 20.

Click here to view the – EGA / Golfbox 2024 European Amateur Championship Leaderboard

History

The competition was first contested in 1986 at Eindhoven G.C. Initially it was held biennially before moving to an annual fixture from 1990.

Former winners who have gone on to enjoy successful professional careers include Stephen GALLACHER (1994), Sergio GARCIA (1995), Gregory HAVRET (1999), Carl PETTERSSON (2000), Rory MCILROY (2006), Victor DUBUISSON (2009), Nicolai HØJGÅRD (2018) and Matthias SCHMID (2019 & 2020).

In addition to Gallacher and McIlroy other GB&I past winners include Jim PAYNE (1991), Paddy GRIBBEN (1998), Stephen BROWNE (2001), Brian MCELHINNEY (2003), Matthew RICHARDSON (2004), Rhys PUGH (2012) and Ashley CHESTERS (2013 and 2014) and Alfie PLANT (2017).

Ashley Chesters and Matthias Schmid are the only two-time winners and the only players to have retained the trophy.

Click here to view the – European Amateur Championship Past Winners and Venues

Rory McIlroy – 2006 Champion (Photo: European Golf Association)

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Brabazon Trophy – 2025 Preview & Results

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24th May 2025

ROUND 4

Biagio Andrea GAGLIARDI (ITA) shot a final round 70 to win the 2025 Brabazon Trophy by 2-shots with a 276 (-8) total. He is the first Italian to win this prestigious trophy.

Biagio Andrea Gagliardi (Photo: England Golf / Leaderboard Photography)

Freddie TURNELL (ENG) moved up to 2nd place with a 69, the joint best round of the day.

Eliot BAKER (ENG) and Mattias VARJUN (EST) both finished Round 4 with 1-over 72’s to complete the Championship in tied 3rd place.

Australian Billy DOWLING finished strongly with a 69 to take 5th place. Harley SMITH (ENG) -3 finished 6th and Jack MCDONALD (SCO), Ben BOLTON (ENG) & Kayun MUDADANA (AUS) -2 tied 7th.

Final Brabazon Trophy Results (Photo: England Golf / Golf Genius)

Freddie TURNELL (ENG) won The George Henriques Salver awarded to the highest finishing Under 20 GB&I player.

Final George Henriques Salver Results (Photo: England Golf / Golf Genius)

Click here to view the – 2025 Brabazon Trophy Results

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24th May 2025

ROUND 3

Biagio Andrea GAGLIARDI (ITA) moved into the lead on 206 (-7) at Hankley Common after shooting a 2-under 69 on Day 3.

Mattias VARJUN (EST) and Eliot BAKER (ENG) are tied 2nd on -6 after they posted a 70 and 71 respectively.

A best of the week and new course record 63 (-8), which included 10 birdies, from Australian Kayun MUDADANA saw him jump up the leaderboard to tied 4th. He was joined by Ben BOLTON (ENG) and Freddie TURNELL (ENG) who benefitted from a 68 and 71 in Round 3.

Three other English players, Harry CROCKETT, Jake SOWDEN and Harley SMITH finished the day tied 7th alongside Sweden’s Simon HOVDAL on 210 (-3).

Mason HOWELL (USA) shot a blemish free 64, the second best round of the week, to move into tied 12th. Whilst there was no hole-in-one for the American today he did manage an eagle on the 13th and five other birdies in his third round.

Round 3 Leadboard (Photo: England Golf / Golf Genius)

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23rd May 2025

ROUND 2

Eliot BAKER (ENG) and Tom HUGHES (ENG) maintained their share of the lead on 136 (-6) after they both recorded 1-under par 70’s at Hankley Common on Day 2 of the Brabazon Trophy.

Simon HOVDAL (SWE), tied for 3rd, became the fifth player to shoot a 66 in the Championship with his bogey free effort in Round 2.

Biagio Andrea GAGLIARDI (ITA) 67 and Mattias VARJUN (EST) 69 moved up the leaderboard to join the Swede on 137 (-5) for the 36 holes played.

Freddie TURNELL (ENG) is 6th on 139 (-3) after he posted a 68 and now sits alongside compatriots Harley SMITH 70 and Jake SOWDEN (ENG) 71 as well as in form Welshman Matt ROBERTS 72.

Scoring on Friday proved harder than yesterday with just 19 players going under par and 10 playing to the par of 71. This compared with 25 and 16 players doing so respectively in Round 1.

60 players advanced to the weekend after the top 60 and ties cut fell at a higher than expected 147 (+5).

17 year old Mason HOWELL (USA) recorded a hole-in-one on the 167 yard par 3 2nd hole which helped him make the cut on the mark.

Round 2 Leadboard (Photo: England Golf / Golf Genius)

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22nd May 2025

ROUND 1

Ville VIRKKALA (FIN), Eliot BAKER (ENG) and Tom HUGHES (ENG) share the Round 1 lead at the Brabazon Trophy after they all recorded 66’s at Hankley Common.

Virkkkala played his opening nine holes in a 6-under 30 shots before three bogeys on his back nine took a little of the shine of his round.

Baker and Hughes both enjoyed eagles in their rounds; the Tiverton man’s came at the the 598 yard par 5 8th hole whilst Formby’s Hughes achieved his on the shorter 496 yard par 5 13th.

Matt ROBERTS (WAL) started and finished his rounds with bogeys but six birdies in between saw him finish the day tied for 4th alongside Richard TEDER (EST) and Alexander FARMER (SCO). Teder holed his approach on the short par 4 17th for an eagle whilst Farmer enjoyed seven birdies in his opening circuit.

From the field of 114 players 25 players recorded under par rounds with a further 16 shooting a par 71.

Round 1 Leadboard (Photo: England Golf / Golf Genius)

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20th May 2025

The 79th English Men’s Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship for the Brabazon Trophy will be played at Hankley Common Golf Club, between Thursday 22nd and Sunday 25th May 2025.

I will be updating this article with a scores link and daily reports once play commences.

Format

This four day competition consists of 72 holes of stroke play golf with 18 holes being played daily.

A 36 hole cut will reduce the field to the leading 60 competitors and ties.

In the event of a tie for the Championship there will be a sudden death play off.

All other places will be determined by a card count-back, starting with the final round and working backwards from there.

Field

144 competitors from 17 different countries will contest the 2025 Brabazon Trophy Championship.

With the NCAA U.S. College golf season, where the majority of the leading International and GB&I players are now engaged, not finishing until the end of May the field quality is understandably impacted.

Just four of GB&I’s top 20 WAGR-ranked players are competing. The third highest ranked, Dominic CLEMONS (ENG) #44, who played in the US Open Qualifier at Walton Heath (on 19th May) – 30 miles away from Hankley Common – has chosen to skip the event.

The DRVN.golf Power Estimator suggests the event will have a WAGR Power figure of c.368.0000 in 2025 (Actual: 384.3262). This continues the decline seen in recent years where the number was 617.0619 in 2022, 467.2656 in 2023 and 454.8860 last year.

The majority of the field were exempt with starting places offered to a number of national golf federations and to those players who have performed well in other recent Championships.

The top 20 WAGR-ranked players in the field are Richard TEDER (EST) #148, Matt MCCLEAN (IRL) #149, Tom OSBORNE (ENG) #191, Harley SMITH (ENG) #192, Michele FERRERO (ITA) 207, Tomi BOWEN (WAL) #225, Freddie TURNELL (ENG) #227, Magnus BECKER FREDERIKSON (DEN) #249, Simon HOVDAL (SWE) #274, Eliot BAKER (ENG) #289, Matt ROBERTS (WAL) #334, Scott WOLTERING (NED) #390, Conor GOUGH (ENG) #393, Kayun MUDADANA (AUS) #405, Billy DOWLING (AUS) #409, Ben BOLTON (ENG) #468, Mason HOWELL (USA) #472, Charlie RUSBRIDGE (ENG) #473, Oscar HOLM BREDKJÆR (DEN) #488 and Kris KIM (ENG) #507.

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Three 18 hole regional Qualifying Tournaments were staged on 13th May 2025. 51 players automatically qualified from each of the Midland, Northern and Southern Qualifiers. A further number will make the final start sheet after being called up from the Alternates / Reserves list.

Ties for the last qualifying place at each venue were determined by card countback.

Here is a summary of the Qualifying results and a list of all the players who progressed: –

MIDLAND – Burton-on-Trent G.C., Nottinghamshire – Results
6,510 yards – Par 71
111 players / 17 Qualifiers

Medalists – Philipp KRONE (ENG) 68 -3
Other Qualifiers – Jack DRURY (ENG), Matthew STRUDWICK (ENG), Bailey HIRD (ENG), Olly ALLISON (ENG), Joe CLARKE (ENG), Tim HOLLIS (ENG), Jack PETERS (ENG), Max WEAVER (ENG), Daniel BARDSLEY (ENG), Leyton HARDWICK (ENG), Max HOPKINS (ENG), Louie BLOXHAM (ENG), Edward LINLEY (ENG), Ben A. WILLIS (ENG), Daniel BUTTERISS (ENG) and Charlie DAUGHTERY (ENG)

NORTHERN – Fleetwood G.C., Lancashire – Results
6,521 yards – Par 72
101 players / 16 Qualifiers

Co-Medalist – Andrew HASWELL (ENG) 67 -5
Other Qualifiers – Luke KELLY (ENG), Oliver CATON (ENG), Tom HUGHES (ENG), Cameron THOBURN (ENG), Tai NAYLOR (ENG), George WHITEHEAD (ENG), Ben BROWN (ENG), Daniel ROBERTS (ENG), Sam MUKHERJEE (SCO), Thomas GRIMES (ENG), Matthew DOLLING (ENG), Jamie MANN (SCO), Cole SELF (ENG), Kieran MCCARTHY (ENG) and Matthew LEVER (ENG)

SOUTHERN – Long Ashton G.C., Somerset – Results
6,347 yards – Par 71
118 players / 18 Qualifiers

Medalist – Nathan MOORE (ENG) 64 -7
Other Qualifiers – Joss EDWARDS (ENG), George SAUNDERS (ENG), Milan REED (ENG), Charlie ROBB (ENG), William PARTNER (ENG), Lewy HAYWARD (ENG), Henry DALY (ENG), Andrew ISAACS (ENG), Ryan WILLIAMS (WAL), William PONTIN (WAL), Luke JENKINS (ENG), Dewi JOHN (WAL), Zac MUDFORD (ENG), Jonah FERNANDES (ENG), Aled GREVILLE (WAL), Rory BROWNE (ENG) and James BATH (ENG)

Tee Times

Play on the opening two days will commence at 7.00am with the final three-ball heading out at 3.30pm.

Click here to view the – 2025 Brabazon Trophy Tee Times

Prizes

The Winner receives the magnificent gold Brabazon Trophy shown below.

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The Champion’s Prize and The Brabazon Trophy (Photo: Golf Bible)

Prize vouchers will be awarded to those players finishing in the top five.

Two other prizes are connected to the Brabazon Trophy competition: –

The George Henriques Salver is awarded to the leading GB&I player in the Championship under the age of 20.

The Philip Scrutton Jug is awarded to the player returning the best aggregate scores in The Brabazon Trophy and The Berkshire Trophy. The latter was played on 17-18 May and won by Jake SOWDEN (ENG) who is also competing this week.

Hankley Common Golf Club

Hankley Common G.C. in Tilford, near Farnham in Surrey was first opened as a nine hole course in May 1897. A further nine holes were added by James Braid in 1923/24 but it was only after Harry Colt undertook some remodelling and replaced three holes in 1935 that it started to be recognised as one of England’s best inland courses.

It sits on a huge piece of heathland which allows the holes to meander across the property often in isolation. The area has been designated as a ‘site of special scientific interest’ due to its range of trees and abundant wildlife.

Off the back tees the course measures 6,904 yards and plays to a par of 71, there being only one par 5 on the back nine.

The uphill par three 7th is the ‘signature hole’ but in truth their are many memorable holes on the property.

There are a number of roads, paths and tracks on the course all of which have been deemed integral with no free relief available.

Hankley Common has hosted a number of major events through the years most recently the English Men’s Amateur Championship (Closed) in 2019, which was won by Conor Gough, and the R&A Men’s Home Internationals in 2021.

4th Tee, Hankley Common G.C. (Photo: Golf Bible) 

Weather Forecast – on Tuesday 20th May 2025

The weather forecast suggests the Championship will be predominantly dry with some sun and modest breezes. Saturday and early Sunday morning are expected to  see some rain.

Thur 22nd May – Sunny / Wind 9 mph NW / Temp. Min. 8°C, Max. 18°C.
Fri 23rd May – Sunny Intervals / Wind 12 mph SW / Temp. Min. 8°C, Max. 16°C.
Sat 24th May – Light Rain / Wind 15 mph SW / Temp. Min. 11°C / Max. 17°C.
Sun 25th May – Sunny Intervals / Wind 14 mph W / Temp. Min. 12°C / Max. 17°C.

England Golf Event Website

Click here to view the – England Golf / Golf Genius Brabazon Trophy Website

2024 Brabazon Trophy

Gregor GRAHAM (SCO) won the 2024 Brabazon Trophy at Hollinwell G.C. becoming the fifth Scotsman to collect this prestigious title.

Due to poor weather the Championship was played over 48 holes with Graham winning with a -9 total.

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Gregor Graham (Photo: England Golf / Leaderboard Photography)

Daniel HAYES (ENG) finished 2nd on -8, Wilhelm RYDING (SWE) 3rd on -8, fast finishing Wilmer EDERO (SWE) 4th on -7 and Eliot BAKER (ENG) 5th on -7.

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2024 Brabazon Trophy Results (Graphic: England Golf / Golf Genius) 

Daniel HAYES (ENG) won The George Henriques Salver, awarded to the leading GB&I player in the Championship under the age of 20. Harley SMITH (ENG) -6 was 2nd and Ben BOLTON (ENG) -5 3rd. All three return to the Championship in 2025.

Recent Results

Click below to view the results over the last three years: –

Hollinwell – 2024 Brabazon Trophy Results

Sunningdale – 2023 Brabazon Trophy Results

Saunton – 2022 Brabazon Trophy Results

History, Past Winners and Records

The English Amateur International Trophy competition was first played in 1947.

In 1957 the official title was changed to the English Men’s Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship.

The current trophy was donated by Lord Brabazon of Tara in 1948 and the event has come to be widely known as the Brabazon Trophy.

Click here to view the full list of – Brabazon Trophy Past Winners

The first player to successfully defend the title was Ronnie WHITE who won at Birkdale in 1950 and nearby Formby in 1951.

Shortly afterwards Philip SCRUTTON won the Brabazon three times in four years (1952, ‘54 & ‘55).

Sir Michael BONALLACK has four wins to his name. The first came at Royal Cinque Ports in 1964 and the last at Hillside in 1971. At Moortown in 1969, with play-offs having been discarded at this time, he shared the title with Rodney FOSTER.

Other well known British winners of the Brabazon include Gordon BRAND Jnr, Sandy LYLE (2), Peter MCEVOY, Ronan RAFFERTY and Ronnie SHADE (3).

Other notable winners include well known pros Ignacio GARRIDO (1992), Peter HANSON (1998) and Charl SCHWARTZEL (2002), Jordan SMITH (2013) and Sam BAIRSTOW (2021).

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South Beach International Amateur – 2024 Preview & Results

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22nd December 2024

Round 4

Miles RUSSELL (USA) won the 2024 South Beach International Amateur (SBIA) title with a record breaking 264 (-19) total.

As the lowest WAGR ranked player in the field 16 year old left hander Russell backed up his favourite status to enhance his reputation even further.

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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. 

Zach ADAMS (USA) produced the best round of the day matching Russell’s 8-under 63 from Rounds 1 and 3. A tied 6th place result was the outcome of his final day charge.

The average Round 4 score at Miami Beach from the 77 remaining players was 71.08 (+0.08).

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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.

Given the starting field of 210 players these all represent encouraging results for all four GB&I players. 

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SBIA Results – GB&I Players

Click here to view the – SBIA 2024 Leaderboard

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21st December 2024

Round 3

Miles RUSSELL (USA) produced his second 63 of the tournament at Miami Beach, the best of the day, to move into a 3-shot 54 hole lead at the SBIA on -18.

Lev GRINBERG‘s (UKR) and Henry GUAN‘s (USA) 66’s kept them firmly in the mix on -15 and -14 respectively.

Probably too far back to challenge tomorrow Cooper CLAYCOMB (USA), Alex HEFFNER (USA) and Jack SCHOENBERGER (USA) are all tied 4th on -11.

The average Round 3 score at Miami Beach from the 77 remaining players was 70.56 (-0.44).

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SBIA Round 3 Scores – Leading Players

Daniel HAYES (ENG) -9 remained in the top 10 after a third round 69.

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SBIA Round 3 Scores – GB&I Players

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20th December 2024

Round 2

Lev GRINBERG (UKR) and Miles RUSSELL (USA) share the 36 hole lead at the SBIA on 131 (-10). Grinberg posted a 65 (-5) and Russell a 68 (-2) for their second rounds at Normandy Shores.

Adam BRESNU (MOR), Henry GUAN (USA) and Drew WILSON (USA) are all tied 3rd on -9.

Julio ARRONTE (MEX), a 63 (-8) at Miami Beach, and Hugo TROMMETTER (FRA) & Deven PATEL (USA), 64’s (-6) at Normandy Beach, posted the low rounds of the day.

The average Round 2 scores at Miami Beach and Normandy Shores were 71.01 (+0.01) [Round 1: 71.39 (+0.39)] and 70.91 (-0.09) [Round 1: 69.90 (-0.10)] respectively.

77 players made the top 72 and ties 36 hole cut which fell at record low of 139 (-2).

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SBIA Round 2 Scores – Leading Players

After both recorded Round 2 68’s at Miami Beach Ben BOLTON (ENG) and Daniel HAYES (ENG) -7 finished the day tied for 10th place.

Tom BASTOW (WAL) -6, tied 19th, and Charlie FORSTER (ENG) -4, tied 37th, were the only other GB&I players to make the cut.

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SBIA Round 2 Scores – GB&I Players

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19th December 2024

Round 1

Cooper CLAYCOMB (USA) took the early lead at the SBIA with a blemish free round of 62 (-9) at Miami Beach (par 71).

Highly rated junior Miles RUSSELL (USA), the lowest WAGR-ranked player in the field at #77, is 1-shot back after his own 63 (-8) also at the main tournament course.

Henry GUAN (USA), Carter LOFFIN (USA), Cooper SMITH (USA) and Dylan TEETER (USA) all produced the best score at co-hosting Normandy Shores (par 70); a 6-under 64.

The average Round 1 scores at Miami Beach and Normandy Shores were 71.39 (+0.39) and 69.90 (-0.10) respectively. 

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SBIA Round 1 Scores – Leading Players

Tom BASTOW (WAL) -5 (NS), Ben BOLTON (ENG) -4 (NS), Daniel HAYES (ENG) -4 (NS), Tom SCULLION (ENG) -2 (MB), Jake HIBBERT (ENG) -1 (MB) and Kris KIM (ENG) -1 (NS) all made encouraging under par starts to the tournament.

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SBIA Round 1 Scores – GB&I Players

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16th December 2024

The 14th South Beach International Amateur (SBIA) will be played between 19th-22nd December 2024 in Miami Beach, Florida (GMT -5 hours).

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First played in 2011 the SBIA has quickly become one of the world’s leading amateur golf competitions, attracting an international field.

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

Format

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

18 holes are played at both Miami Beach G.C. and the nearby Normandy Shores G.C. by the full field over the first two days.

After a top 72 and ties cut the final 36 holes are played exclusively at Miami Beach over the remaining two days.

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Miami Beach Golf Club

Players

A maximum field of 210 players are permitted with the entry fee set at $465.

14 golfers from Great Britain & Ireland (GB&I) are in this year’s starting field, a number of whom are studying at U.S. colleges. There were also 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 16th December): –

Tom BASTOW (WAL) #619
Max BERRISFORD (ENG) #N/R
Ben BOLTON (ENG) #398
Charlie FORSTER (ENG) #161
Daniel HAYES (ENG) #423
Jake HIBBERT (ENG) #2,783
Kris KIM (ENG) #380
Cameron MUKHERJEE (SCO) #1,372
Oliver MUKHERJEE (SCO) #1,631
Sam MUKHERJEE (ENG) #1,641
Joe PAGDIN (ENG) #938
Luke POULTER (ENG) #328
Alexander ROWLAND (ENG) #2,360
Tom SCULLION (ENG) #883

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

Miles RUSSELL (USA) #77
Deven PATEL (USA) #83
Jackson HERRINGTON (USA) #129
Hugo LE GOFF (FRA) #139
Lev GRINBERG (UKR) #146

Courses

Both courses were designed by Arthur Hills and play to around 6,800 yards.

They are typical Florida layouts with numerous lakes coming into play throughout the 18 holes. As a result scores can be high if the wind blows – which it frequently does here.

Normandy Shores plays to a par of 70 and Miami Beach a par of 71 during the tournament.

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Normandy Shores Golf Club

Weather Forecast (as at 16th December)

The weather generally looks good for the duration of the event albeit the wind shouldn’t be under-estimated as it normally proves to be a factor on both of these flat exposed coastal courses.

Tue 19th Dec – Thundery Showers / Wind 7 mph SE / Temp. Min. 17°C, Max. 26°C.
Wed  20th Dec – Sunny Intervals / Wind 9 mph NW / Temp. Min. 11°C, Max. 26°C.
Thu 21st Dec – Sunny / Wind 10 mph NW / Temp. Min. 9°C, Min 22°C.
Fri 22nd Dec – Sunny Intervals / Wind 13 mph NE / Temp. Min. 13°C, Max. 23°C.

SBIA Website Link

Click here to view the – SBIA Website

2023 South Beach International Amateur

Ben JAMES (USA) won the 2023 South Beach International Amateur (SBIA) by 2 shots with a 271 (-12) total.

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Ben James (Photo: SBIA)

His nearest challengers were Michael LA SASSO (USA) and Miles RUSSELL (USA) who tied for 2nd place.

Here are the final results of the leading players: –

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SBIA Results – Leading Players

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

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SBIA Results – GB&I Only After 72 Holes

Here are the GB&I 36 hole scores: –

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SBIA Scores – GB&I Only After 36 Holes

Click here to view the – SBIA 2023 Final Results

Historic 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

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