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Brabazon Trophy – 2026 Preview & Results

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24th May 2026

Round 4

Tom OSBORNE (ENG), 24, completed a wire-to-wire victory with an even par final round of 71. His 268 (-16) total was 2-shots better than runner-up Eliot BAKER (ENG).

With his second major win of the year Osborne is building a compelling case for inclusion in this year’s GB&I Walker Cup team.

Eliot put his international teammate under real pressure down the stretch with birdies on the 12th, 15th and 16th holes and only bogeyed the last whilst pushing to force a play-off.

Bence BERTENYI (HUN) -9 finished 3rd, Oliver LEWIS-PERKINS (ENG) -8 4th and Harley SMITH (ENG) -7 5th after final round count-back.

GB&I players Jack DIMENT (ENG) -7, Jake SOWDEN (ENG) -7, Lewy HAYWARD (ENG) -6 and Matt MCCLEAN (IRL) -5 will all take confidence for the other big events that lie ahead with their top 10 finishes.

Shot of the day went to Moortown member Oliver CAGE (ENG) who enjoyed a hole-in-one on 187 yard 17th hole.

Harry COX (ENG), who finished on -4, won The George Henriques Salver, a prize awarded to the leading GB&I player(s) in the Championship under the age of 20.

Cole SELF (ENG) won The Scrutton Jug, the trophy awarded for the combined best score in the Berkshire Trophy and the Brabazon Trophy.

Final Results (Graphic: England Golf / Golf Genius)

Click here to view the – 2026 Brabazon Trophy Leaderboard

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23rd May 2026

Round 3

A bogey free 2-under par 69 saw leader Tom OSBORNE (ENG) move on to -16. Osborne has had only one bogey in the three rounds he has played so far.

The Lindrick-man will take a 5-shot lead in to the final round over Eliot BAKER (ENG) -11 who recorded a 67 on Day 3. Baker was one of five players to record 67, the low round of the day.

Melvin MULLER (NED) -9, Oliver LEWIS-PERKINS (ENG) -8, John DOYLE (IRL) -7 and Caolan BURFORD (WAL), Bence BERTENYI (HUN), Kris KIM (ENG) and Lewy HAYWARD (ENG) all -6 will hope to make a run at the title tomorrow but they will clearly need some help from the leader to pull it off.

Round 3 Leaderboard (Graphic: England Golf / Golf Genius)

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22nd May 2026

Round 2

Tom OSBORNE (ENG), now on -14, extended his lead to 7-shots after shooting a 5-under 66 in Round 2.

Eliot BAKER (ENG) bounced back strongly on Day 2 with a 65 to move up into 2nd place on -7. Baker’s was the joint-best round of the day matched only by Chase OBERLE (AUS) who rose to tied 9th on the leaderboard.

England Men’s Squad members Osborne and Baker contested the Final of the Spanish International Amateur in March with the former coming out on top.

Kris KIM (ENG), Oliver LEWIS-PERKINS (ENG), Lewy HAYWARD (ENG) and Jack DIMENT (ENG) are all tied 3rd on -6 after 36 holes.

Jamie DEAN (WAL) who was tied 2nd overnight withdrew due to injury ahead of Round 2.

66 players made the top 60 and ties cut which fell at 144 (+2).

Round 2 Leaderboard (Graphic: England Golf / Golf Genius)

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21st May 2026

Round 1

Tom OSBORNE (ENG) shot a course record 62 at Moortown G.C., -9 being the lowest score ever recorded in the competition, in the opening round of the Brabazon Trophy to take a 3-shot lead. The local man won the Yorkshire County Championship at the host venue in 2022 so has plenty of experience on the course.

Harley SMITH (ENG) and Jamie DEAN (WAL) are tied 2nd on -5 after they both posted 65’s.

One shot further back are Alex JAMES (WAL), Oliver MARTIN (ENG) and Luke KELLY (ENG).

45 players recorded an under par score on Day 1 with a further 16 recording an even par 71.

Round 1 Leaderboard (Graphic: England Golf / Golf Genius)

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19th May 2026

The 80th English Men’s Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship for the Brabazon Trophy will be played at Moortown Golf Club, between Thursday 21st and Sunday 24th May 2026.

Turkish Airlines has become the headline sponsor of the Championship with effect from this year.

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 2026 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 early June the Brabazon’s field quality is increasingly being impacted. The WAGR Power Ranking has been falling since 2022. It was 617.0619 in 2022, 467.2656 in 2023, 454.8860 in 2024 and 384.3262 in 2025.

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.

Biagio Andrea GAGLIARDI (ITA) will be defending the title he won last year at Hankley Common G.C.

Other notable players competing include (in alphabetical order) Eliot BAKER (ENG), John DOYLE (IRL), Andrew HASWELL (ENG), Hamish FARQUHARSON (AUS), Wolfgang GLAWE (GER), Lewy HAYWARD (ENG), Tom HUGHES (ENG), Kevin JEGERS (EST), Luke JENKINS (ENG), GUS LAFEBER (NED), Dawson LEW (CAN), Matt MCCLEAN (IRL), Aaron MOODY (ENG), Tom OSBORNE (ENG), Dylan SHAW-RADFORD (ENG), Harley SMITH (ENG), Jake SOWDEN (ENG), Henry STYLES (ENG), Gavin TIERNAN (IRL), Erik TJÄRNBERG (SWE), Jamie VAN WYK (ENG) and Scott WOLTERING (NED).

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Three 18 hole regional Qualifying Tournaments were staged on 12th May 2026. 49 players ultimately progressed from the Midland, Northern and Southern Qualifiers.

Here is a summary of the three Qualifiers and a list of all the players who progressed: –

MIDLAND – Droitwich G.C. – Results
16 Qualifiers / 115 players
Andrew Isaacs (ENG), Alex Emms (ENG), Max Reynolds (ENG), Matthew Haynes (ENG), Ted Hodgkinson (ENG), Daniel Smith (ENG), Dempsie McFadyen (ENG), Kieran McCarthy (ENG), Jack Diment (ENG), Marco Cruse (ENG), Shreyas Sanmathy (ENG), Charlie McKinney (WAL), Theo Baker (WAL), Bryn Thomas (WAL) Alt. , Sam Norman (ENG) Alt. and James Hodgson (ENG) Alt.

NORTHERN – Bishop Auckland G.C. – Results
16 Qualifiers
– Kai Laing (SCO), Alex James (WAL), Jamie Duguid (SCO), Luke Kelly (ENG), Cole Self (ENG), Jack Richardson (ENG), Charlie Daughtrey (ENG), George Davies (ENG), Joshua Stephens (ENG), Nathan Ali (ENG), Campbell Kerr (AUS), Habib Khan (ENG), Lucas Martin (ENG), Alex North (ENG) Alt., Archie Palmer (ENG) Alt. and Nathan Wilkinson (ENG)

SOUTHERN – Royal Ashdown Forest G.C. – Results
17 Qualifiers
Charlie Croker (ENG), Dylan Hussey (ENG), Tommy Evans (ENG), Scott Pym (ENG), Jenson Bull (ENG), Ryan Craig (ENG), Lucas Weisberg (ENG), Oliver Martin (ENG), Danial Parsons (ENG), Henry Linley (ENG), Ashley Watkins (ENG), Daniel Roberts (ENG), Toby Knevett (ENG), Charlie Rusbridge (ENG), Frankie Morton (ENG) Alt., Charles Morgasn (ENG) Alt. and Marcus Smith (ENG) Alt.

Tee Times

Play on the opening two days will commence at 7.00am with the final three-ball heading out at 3.30pm; all from the 1st tee.

Click here to view the – 2026 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.

The event has been included in this year’s inaugural European Amateur Order of Merit Ranking and the winner will also receive an exemption into a HotelPlanner Tour professional event later in the year.

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 16-17 May and won by Aaron MOODY (ENG) who is also competing this week.

Moortown Golf Club

Founded in 1909, Moortown, located in Leeds, was designed by the famous golf course architect Dr Alister MacKenzie.

Off the Championship Tees the course can be stretched to 7,001 yards and a par of 71. It has a Course Rating of 74.8 and a Slope Rating of 141.

It is a classic English heathland course which features firm, fast-running fairways, an abundance of heather and subtly contoured greens.

Moortown hosted the first Ryder Cup match on British soil in 1929 and since then has staged numerous professional and amateur tournaments.

10th Hole Moortown G.C. (Photo: Moortown G.C.)

Weather Forecast – on Tuesday 19th May 2026

The weather forecast suggests the Championship will be predominantly dry with temperatures warming up nicely over the weekend.

Thur 21st May – Cloudy / Wind 12 mph SW / Temp. Min. 11°C, Max. 17°C.
Fri 22nd May – Sunny AM / Showers PM / Wind 10 mph SW / Temp. Min. 15°C, Max. 26°C.
Sat 23rd May – Light Rain / Wind 8 mph W / Temp. Min. 11°C / Max. 25°C.
Sun 24th May – Sunny / Wind 5 mph W / Temp. Min. 11°C / Max. 24°C.

England Golf Event Website

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

2025 Brabazon Trophy

Biagio Andrea GAGLIARDI became the first Italian to win the Brabazon Trophy when he took the 2025 title at Hankley Common with a 276 (-8) score.

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

Freddie TURNELL (ENG) -6 finished 2nd, Mattias VARJUN (EST) -5 3rd on count-back, Eliot BAKER (ENG)-5 4th and Billy DOWLING (AUS) -4 5th.

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

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

Recent Results

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

Hankley Common – 2025 Brabazon Trophy Results

Hollinwell – 2024 Brabazon Trophy Results

Sunningdale – 2023 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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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.

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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 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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