Spanish International Amateur Championship

The Spanish International Amateur Championship (Copa S.M. el Rey) is an annual amateur golf tournament in Spain for men.[1][2]

Spanish International Amateur Championship
Tournament information
Location Spain
Course(s)RCG Tenerife
Organised byRoyal Spanish Golf Federation
FormatMatch play
Month playedMarch
Current champion
José Luis Ballester Barrio

Prior to 2020 it was an "A" rated tournament in the World Amateur Golf Ranking. (The calculation of the ranking changed in 2020 and there were no longer any categories.) The tournament has been appointed as a qualifying event for boys for the European teams in the Junior Ryder Cup[3] and the Junior Solheim Cup.[4]

The tournament begins with 36 holes of stroke play, were the best placed players qualify for a following match play competition. In 2020, the 32 best players qualified for the match-play.

Every year the tournament has taken place, except 1914, 1949 and 1955, the Spanish International Ladies Amateur Championship has also been played. Until 1985, it was on the same course as the men's tournament.

Winners
Year Venue Champion Score Runner-up Ref
2020 RCG de Sevilla José Luis Ballester Barrio 3 & 1 Jannik De Bruyn [5][6]
2019 Las Colinas Koen Kouwenaar 2 & 1 Callum Farr
2018 La Manga Billy Mckenzie 3 & 2 Alex Fitzpatrick
2017 El Saler Jack Davidson 4 & 3 Marco Penge
2016 RCG de Sevilla Romain Langasque 9 & 8 Scott Gregory
2015 Sherry Jeroen Krietenmeijer 1 up Gary Hurley
2014 La Reserva Daniel Berná 3 & 2 Robin Goger
2013 La Manga Reeve Whitson 4 & 3 Neil Raymond
2012 Alcanada Jack Hiluta 4 & 3 Marcel Schneider
2011 El Prat Laurie Canter 11 & 10 Stiggy Hodgson
2010 La Canada Matt Haines 37 holes Tommy Fleetwood
2009 RCG de Sevilla Reinier Saxton 2 & 1 Sam Hutsby
2008 Pals Danny Willet 5 & 3 Jordi García Pinto
2007 Desert Springs John Parry 10 & 9 Baptiste Chapellan
2006 Sherry Golf Sam Hutsby 7 & 6 Edoardo Molinari
2005 El Saler Joost Luiten 3 & 2 Neil Chaudhuri
2004 Desert Springs Heiðar Davíð Bragason 3 & 2 Sebastián García Grout
2003 Costa Ballena Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño 4 & 3 Álvaro Quirós
2002 Costa Ballena Zane Scotland 4 & 3 Thomas Sundström
2001 PGA Golf Tom Whitehouse 8 & 6 Edoardo Molinari
2000 El Prat Richard Finch 4 & 3 Roger Albiñana
1999 Sevilla Olivier David Mikko Ilonen
1998 El Prat Sergio García 5 & 4 Jerome Bourg
1997 Sevilla Maarten Lafeber 4 & 3 Sergio García
1996 La Manga José Manuel Lara 6 & 5 Henrik Bjørnstad
1995 Malaga B. Moir 4 & 3 José María Zamora
1994 Pals James Healey 1 up Thomas Havemann
1993 Valderama Fabrice Stolear 293 Erjord Knuth
1992 El Prat Matt Stanford 1 up Nicolas Vanhootegem
1991 Las Palmas Tomás Jesús Muñoz 2 & 1 Ignacio Garrido
1990 El Saler Darren Clarke 7 & 5 Sven Strüver
1989 Las Brisas Eric Giraud 3 & 2 Jesús María Arruti
1988 Vallromanes Stephen Atako Lindskog 8 & 7 Simon Walker [7]
1987 Aloha Michael Quirke 8 & 6 Olle Karlsson [8]
1986 El Saler Anders Haglund 8 & 6 Laurent Lassalle [9]
1985 Las Brisas Borja Queipo de Llano 4 & 3 Craig Laurence
1984 El Prat José María Olazábal 6 & 5 Román Tayá
1983 Sotogrande José María Olazábal 6 & 5 Alejo Ollé
1982 Santa Ponsa Doug Williams 3 & 2 Michael Malone
1981 Torrequebrada Philip Walton 3 & 2 Jesús López Moreno
1980 El Saler Françoise Illouz 2 & 1 Alfonso Montojo
1979 Sotogrande Román Tayá 3 & 2 Toby Shannon
1978 El Prat Nicasio Sagardía 4 & 3 Per Andersson [10]
1977 Sotogrande Santiago Fernández 1 up Román Tayá
1976 Aloha George Leven 2 & 1 José Gancedo
1975 Las Brisas Sven Boinet 2 & 1 Hans Hedjerson [11]
1974 Atalaya Hans Hedjerson 4 & 3 Michael Örtegren [12]
1973 Sotogrande Hans Hedjerson 3 & 1 Stephen Bonham [13]
1972 Málaga Stephen Bonham 37 holes José Gancedo
1971 Pedreña Eduardo de la Riva Casanueva 4 & 3 J. A. Cartwight
1970 Pals Eduardo de la Riva Casanueva 2 & 1 Stuart Jones
1969 Club de Campo José Gancedo 10 & 9 Duque de Fernán-Núñez
1968 Río Real José Gancedo 1 up Anthony Howard
1967 Neguri Anthony Howard 9 & 7 Santiago Fernández
1966 El Prat Francisco Sanchiz 5 & 4 Juan Antonio Andreu
1965 Puerta de Hierro Luis Alvarez de Bohorques 7 & 5 Dru Montagu
1964 Club de Campo Dru Montagu Alvaro Muro
1963 El Prat Francisco Sanchiz 7 & 6 José Gancedo
1962 Puerta de Hierro Alvaro Muro 5 & 4 M. Youd [14]
1961 Club de Campo Duque de Fernán-Núñez Robin Galloway
1960 El Prat Iván Maura Luis Rezola
1959 Puerta de Hierro Iván Maura Enrique Muro
1958 Club de Campo Luis Rezola Juan Antonio Andreu
1957 El Prat Jacques Moerman Ante Puhalovich
1956 Puerta de Hierro Iván Maura 5 & 4 Enrique Maier [15]
1955 Puerta de Hierro Duque de Fernán-Núñez Iván Maura
1954 Puerta de Hierro Iván Maura 9 & 8 Enrique Maier [16]
1953 Puerta de Hierro Marqués de Cabriñana Luis Rezola
1952 Puerta de Hierro Henri de Lamaze Luis Rezola
1951 Puerta de Hierro Henri de Lamaze Marqués de Cabriñana
1950 Puerta de Hierro Henri de Lamaze Jacques Léglise
1949 Pedreña Luis Ignacio de Arana Enrique Fernández Villaverde
1948 Puerta de Hierro Vizconde de Llantero J. Muro O’Shea
1947 Pedreña Luis Ignacio de Arana Eugenio Machado
1946 Puerta de Hierro William L. Shea Marqués de Viluma
1945 San Cugat Augusto Batlló Nils Odqvist [17]
1944 Puerta de Hierro Marqués de Sobroso Santiago Ugarte
1943 Pedreña Vizconde de Llantero Alfredo Pla
1942 Puerta de Hierro Vizconde de Pereira Machado Alfredo Pla
1941 Pedreña Luis Ignacio de Arana Javier de Arana
1936–40 No tournament
1935 Puerta de Hierro Luis Ignacio de Arana
1934 Puerta de Hierro Javier de Arana
1933 Puerta de Hierro Javier de Arana
1932 Puerta de Hierro Luis Ignacio de Arana
1931 Puerta de Hierro Luis Olabarri
1930 Puerta de Hierro Conde de Ybarra
1929 Puerta de Hierro Pedro Cabeza de Vaca
1928 Puerta de Hierro Javier de Arana
1927 Puerta de Hierro Luis Olabarri
1926 Puerta de Hierro Luis Olabarri
1925 Puerta de Hierro Ulick de Burgh Charles
1924 Puerta de Hierro Pedro Cabeza de Vaca
1923 Puerta de Hierro Luis Olabarri
1922 Puerta de Hierro Pedro Cabeza de Vaca
1921 Puerta de Hierro Emilio Llompart
1920 Puerta de Hierro Emilio Llompart
1919 Puerta de Hierro José Silva
1918 Puerta de Hierro Marqués de la Romana
1917 Puerta de Hierro Conde de la Cimera
1916 Puerta de Hierro Conde de la Cimera
1915 Puerta de Hierro Conde de Cuevas de Vera
1914 Puerta de Hierro W. Kennedy
1913 Madrid Polo Golf Conde de Cuevas de Vera
1912 Madrid Polo Golf Conde O’Byne
1911 Madrid Polo Golf Conde de la Cimera

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References
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