Bonallack Trophy

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The Bonallack Trophy is an amateur golf competition on the model of the Ryder Cup which opposes every two years a European team and a team representing Asia/Pacific. The venue alternates between courses in Europe and Asia/Pacific.

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The first competition took place in 1998 in Perth, Australia. [1] Since 2016 it has been held concurrently with the women's Patsy Hankins Trophy. Europe leads the series 7 wins to 4.

It has enjoyed a strong field and past participants include future major winners Justin Rose (1998), Francesco Molinari (2004), Rory McIlroy (2006) and Shane Lowry (2008), plus Hideki Matsuyama, Cameron Smith and Jon Rahm, who all played in 2012.

Format

The Bonallack Trophy involves various match play competitions between players selected from two teams of twelve representing Europe and Asia/Pacific. It takes place over three days, with a total of 32 matches being played, all matches being over 18 holes. The first two days comprise five foursomes matches and five four-ball matches. On the final day, there are 12 singles matches, when all twelve players compete.

The winner of each match scores a point for his team, with a half point each for any match that is tied after the 18 holes. The winning team is determined by cumulative total points. In the event of a tie (16 points each) the Bonallack Trophy is retained by the previous holder.

A foursomes match is a competition between two teams of two golfers. On a particular hole the golfers on the same team take alternate shots playing the same ball. One team member tees off on all the odd-numbered holes, and the other on all the even-numbered holes. Each hole is won by the team that completes the hole in the fewest shots. A fourball match is also a competition between two teams of two golfers, but all four golfers play their own ball throughout the round rather than alternating shots. The better score of the two golfers in a team determines the team's score on a particular hole; the score of the other member of the team is not counted. Each hole is won by the team whose individual golfer has the lowest score. A singles match is a standard match play competition between two golfers.

YearDay 1Day 2Day 3Total
points
MorningAfternoonMorningAfternoon
1998–20165 foursomes5 fourballs5 foursomes5 fourballs12 singles32
20185 fourballs5 foursomes5 fourballs5 foursomes12 singles32

Team qualification and selection

European Team selection

The World Amateur Golf Rankings are used as the main reference for the selection process, in addition to a small number of players selected by the captain (known as "captain's picks"). According to the match conditions, no more than two players may be selected from the same country.

Results

YearWinnersScoreLosersHost countryVenueEurope captainAsia/Pacific captain
2025Asia/Pacific16121512Europe United Arab Emirates Al Hamra Golf Club Flag of France.svg Joachim Fourquet Flag of India.svg Rishi Narain
2023Asia/Pacific1715Europe Spain La Manga Club Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Yves Hofstetter Flag of India.svg Rishi Narain
2020Tournament cancelled [b]
2018Asia/Pacific16121512Europe Qatar Doha Golf Club Flag of France.svg Alexis Godillot Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Cutler
2016Europe21121012Asia/Pacific Portugal Vidago Palace Golf Course Flag of France.svg Alexis Godillot Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Cutler
2014Europe17121412Asia/Pacific India Karnataka Golf Association, Bangalore Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Andrew B. Morgan Flag of South Korea.svg Hyung-Mo-Kang
2012Europe21121012Asia/Pacific Portugal Monte Rei Golf & Country Club Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Andrew B. Morgan Flag of Pakistan.svg Taimur Hassan Amin
2010Tournament cancelled [a]
2008Europe2012Asia/Pacific Spain Valderrama Golf Club Flag of Spain.svg Gonzaga Escauriaza Flag of New Zealand.svg Roger Brennand
2006Europe1814Asia/Pacific New Zealand Auckland Golf Club Flag of Spain.svg Gonzaga Escauriaza Flag of New Zealand.svg Roger Brennand
2004Asia/Pacific16121512Europe Italy Circolo Golf Roma Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Wood Flag of Japan.svg Taizo Kawata
2002Asia/Pacific1814Europe Japan Hirono Golf Club Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Wood Flag of Japan.svg Taizo Kawata
2000Europe2012Asia/Pacific Spain Real Club de la Puerta de Hierro Flag of Spain.svg Gonzaga Escauriaza Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roger Hunt
1998Europe1814Asia/Pacific Australia Lake Karrinyup Golf Club, Perth Flag of Portugal.svg Manuel Agrellos Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Nairn

a The 2010 tournament was cancelled due to the Icelandic eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull volcano, which restricted air travel of the participants. Venue was to be Karnataka Golf Association, Bangalore, India, who subsequently held the tournament in 2014. b The 2020 tournament was initially postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and was rescheduled for 2021. In 2021 it was cancelled with the intention to play it in 2023.

Source: [2] [3]

Appearances

The following are those who have played in at least one of the matches. [2] [3] [4]

Europe

Asia/Pacific

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