Jacques Léglise Trophy
The Jacques Léglise Trophy is an annual amateur boys' team golf competition between Great Britain & Ireland and the Continent of Europe.
History
The event can trace its origins back to 1958. An international boys match between England and Scotland had been played for many years on the Saturday before the Boys Amateur Championship. In 1958 the match was played on the Friday and a match between a combined England and Scotland team and Europe was played on the Saturday. The English and Scottish selectors each chose four players to make up the British team.[1] The match, consisting of four foursomes and eight singles matches, was very one-sided with the European losing 11 of the 12 matches and halving the other.[2] The 1959 match had only three foursomes matches and six singles. The Europeans won one of the foursomes and halved two of the singles.[3] The combined England and Scotland team continued to dominate to such an extent that it was discontinued in 1966.[4]
The match was revived in 1977 and the Continental team won for the first time that year. There were four foursomes and nine singles matches.[5] In 1978 the Continental team won again by the same score, 7–6.[6] Up to 1995 it was played over a single day in connection with the Boys Amateur Championship but since then it has been played as a separate two-day match with the venue generally alternating between Great Britain and Ireland and the continent.
Format
Currently the teams are nine strong and the tournament is played over two days, with four foursomes in the morning and either eight or nine singles matches in the afternoon. The Great Britain and Ireland team is selected by The R&A and the Continent of Europe side by the European Golf Association.
In recent years the Great Britain and Ireland team have chosen a captain from among the players; in addition to a non-playing manager. The Continent of Europe side has a non-playing captain.
Results
Since the event was revived in 1977, the Great Britain & Ireland team has won the event 29 times, while Continental Europe has 13 victories. The 2015 match ended in a tie and so Great Britain & Ireland retained the trophy.
| Year | Venue | Winning team Captain | Score | Losing team Captain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Aldeburgh Golf Club, England |  Continental Europe Joachim Fourquet  | 15½ | 9½ | Great Britain  & Ireland  Barclay Brown  |
| 2018 | Kytäjä Golf, Finland | Great Britain & Ireland Barclay Brown | 15½ | 9½ | Continental Europe Jeroen Stevens  |
| 2017 | Ballybunion Golf Club, Ireland | Continental Europe Jeroen Stevens | 15½ | 9½ | Great Britain & Ireland Mark Power |
| 2016 | Prince's Golf Club, Sandwich, England | Continental Europe Jeroen Stevens | 13½ | 11½ | Great Britain & Ireland Marco Penge |
| 2015 | Royal Dornoch Golf Club, Scotland | Great Britain & Ireland Bradley Moore | 12½ | 12½ | Continental Europe Miguel Franco de Sousa  |
| 2014 | Barsebäck Golf & Country Club, Sweden | Great Britain & Ireland Ewen Ferguson  | 12½ | 11½ | Continental Europe Miguel Franco de Sousa |
| 2013 | Royal St. David's, Wales | Great Britain & Ireland Ashton Turner | 15 | 9 | Continental Europe Miguel Franco de Sousa |
| 2012 | Portmarnock Golf Club, Ireland | Continental Europe Gerald Stangl  | 13½ | 10½ | Great Britain & Ireland Gavin Moynihan |
| 2011 | Neguri Golf Club, Spain | Great Britain & Ireland David Boote .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | 14½ | 9½ | Continental Europe Gerald Stangl |
| 2010 | Castelconturbia Golf Club, Italy | Continental Europe Gerald Stangl | 15½ | 8½ | Great Britain & Ireland Rhys Pugh |
| 2009 | Ganton Golf Club, England | Great Britain & Ireland Paul Dunne | 14½ | 9½ | Continental Europe Andreas Pallauf |
| 2008 | Kingsbarns Golf Links, Scotland | Great Britain & Ireland Michael Stewart | 14 | 10 | Continental Europe Andreas Pallauf |
| 2007 | Notts Golf Club, England | Great Britain & Ireland Jack Hiluta | 13½ | 10½ | Continental Europe Andreas Pallauf |
| 2006 | Royal Golf Club Mariánské Lázne, Czech Republic | Continental Europe Andreas Pallauf | 19½ | 4½ | Great Britain & Ireland Niall Kearney |
| 2005 | Royal Porthcawl Golf Club, Wales | Continental Europe Andreas Pallauf | 14 | 10 | Great Britain & Ireland Scott Henry |
| 2004 | Nairn Golf Club, Scotland | Great Britain & Ireland Cian McNamara | 14½ | 9½ | Continental Europe Nicolas Sulzer  |
| 2003 | Lahinch Golf Club, Ireland | Great Britain & Ireland Paul Waring | 16½ | 7½ | Continental Europe |
| 2002 | Golf Club de Lausanne, Switzerland | Great Britain & Ireland Rhys Davies | 14 | 10 | Continental Europe Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño  |
| 2001 | Golf de Chantilly, France | Continental Europe Charlie Westrup  | 16 | 8 | Great Britain & Ireland |
| 2000 | Turnberry, Scotland | Great Britain & Ireland Zane Scotland | 16 | 8 | Continental Europe Charlie Westrup |
| 1999 | Burnham & Berrow Golf Club, England | Great Britain & Ireland Nick Dougherty | 15 | 9 | Continental Europe Charlie Westrup |
| 1998 | Circolo Golf Villa d'Este, Italy | Great Britain & Ireland David Jones | 14 | 10 | Continental Europe Charlie Westrup |
| 1997 | Royal Aberdeen Golf Club, Scotland | Continental Europe Charlie Westrup | 12½ | 11½ | Great Britain & Ireland Philip Rowe |
| 1996 | Woodhall Spa Golf Club, England | Continental Europe Charlie Westrup | 13 | 11 | Great Britain & Ireland Martin Brown |
| 1995 | Dunbar Golf Club, Scotland | Great Britain & Ireland Grant Campbell | 9 | 6 | Continental Europe Charlie Westrup |
| 1994 | Little Aston Golf Club, England | Great Britain & Ireland | 12½ | 2½ | Continental Europe |
| 1993 | Glenbervie Golf Club, Scotland | Great Britain & Ireland Sean Quinlinvan | 8 | 7 | Continental Europe Björn Nordberg  |
| 1992 | Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club, England | Great Britain & Ireland | 8 | 7 | Continental Europe |
| 1991 | Montrose Golf Club, Scotland | Great Britain & Ireland | 6½ | 5½ | Continental Europe |
| 1990 | Hunstanton Golf Club, England | Great Britain & Ireland | 10 | 2 | Continental Europe |
| 1989 | Nairn Golf Club, Scotland | Great Britain & Ireland | 7½ | 4½ | Continental Europe |
| 1988 | Formby Golf Club, England | Great Britain & Ireland | 9½ | 2½ | Continental Europe |
| 1987 | Kilmarnock (Barassie) Golf Club, Scotland | Great Britain & Ireland | 7½ | 4½ | Continental Europe |
| 1986 | Seaton Carew Golf Club, England | Continental Europe | 8½ | 3½ | Great Britain & Ireland |
| 1985 | Royal Burgess, Scotland | Great Britain & Ireland | 7½ | 4½ | Continental Europe |
| 1984 | Royal Porthcawl Golf Club, Wales | Great Britain & Ireland | 6½ | 5½ | Continental Europe |
| 1983 | Glenbervie Golf Club, Scotland | Great Britain & Ireland | 6½ | 5½ | Continental Europe |
| 1982 | Burnham & Berrow Golf Club, England | Great Britain & Ireland | 11 | 1 | Continental Europe |
| 1981 | Gullane Golf Club, Scotland | Great Britain & Ireland | 8 | 4 | Continental Europe |
| 1980 | Formby Golf Club, England | Great Britain & Ireland | 7 | 5 | Continental Europe |
| 1979 | Kilmarnock (Barassie) Golf Club, Scotland | Great Britain & Ireland | 9½ | 2½ | Continental Europe |
| 1978 | Seaton Carew Golf Club, England | Continental Europe | 7 | 6 | Great Britain & Ireland |
| 1977 | Downfield Golf Club, Scotland | Continental Europe | 7 | 6 | Great Britain & Ireland |
| 1967–1976: Tournament not played | |||||
| 1966 | Moortown Golf Club, England | England & Scotland | 10 | 2 | Continental Europe |
| 1965 | Gullane Golf Club, Scotland | England & Scotland | 12 | 1 | Continental Europe |
| 1964 | Formby Golf Club, England | England & Scotland | 12 | 1 | Continental Europe |
| 1963 | Prestwick Golf Club, Scotland | England & Scotland | 12 | 3 | Continental Europe |
| 1962 | Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club, England | England & Scotland | 11 | 4 | Continental Europe |
| 1961 | Dalmahoy Country Club, Scotland | England & Scotland | 11 | 4 | Continental Europe |
| 1960 | Olton Golf Club, England | England & Scotland | 8 | 7 | Continental Europe |
| 1959 | Pollok Golf Club, Scotland | England & Scotland | 7 | 2 | Continental Europe |
| 1958 | Moortown Golf Club, England | England & Scotland | 11½ | 0½ | Continental Europe |
See also
- St Andrews Trophy - the equivalent men's amateur event
- Junior Vagliano Trophy - the equivalent girls amateur event
References
- "England beat Scotland". The Glasgow Herald. 16 August 1958. p. 8.
- "British Boys win at Moortown". The Glasgow Herald. 18 August 1958. p. 8.
- "Boy's title at Pollok". The Glasgow Herald. 17 August 1959. p. 6.
- "Jacques Léglise Trophy history". The R&A. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
- "Black cat lucky for Europeans". The Glasgow Herald. 13 August 1977. p. 16.
- "British boys beaten". The Glasgow Herald. 19 August 1978. p. 16.
- "Venues announced for 2020 championships". The R&A. 25 July 2018.
- "The R&A announces 2021 Amateur Championship venues". Golf Today. 6 November 2019.