Bonallack Trophy
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Template:Short description 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.
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.
| Year | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Total points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | Afternoon | Morning | Afternoon | ||||
| 1998–2016 | 5 foursomes | 5 fourballs | 5 foursomes | 5 fourballs | 12 singles | 32 | |
| 2018 | 5 fourballs | 5 foursomes | 5 fourballs | 5 foursomes | 12 singles | 32 | |
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
| Year | Winners | Score | Losers | Host country | Venue | Europe captain | Asia/Pacific captain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Asia/Pacific | 16Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1⁄2 | 15Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1⁄2 | Europe | United Arab Emirates | Al Hamra Golf Club | Template:Flagicon Joachim Fourquet | Template:Flagicon Rishi Narain |
| 2023 | Asia/Pacific | 17 | 15 | Europe | Spain | La Manga Club | Template:Flagicon Yves Hofstetter | Template:Flagicon Rishi Narain |
| 2020 | Tournament cancelled Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.[b] | |||||||
| 2018 | Asia/Pacific | 16Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1⁄2 | 15Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1⁄2 | Europe | Qatar | Doha Golf Club | Template:Flagicon Alexis Godillot | Template:Flagicon Matt Cutler |
| 2016 | Europe | 21Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1⁄2 | 10Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1⁄2 | Asia/Pacific | Portugal | Vidago Palace Golf Course | Template:Flagicon Alexis Godillot | Template:Flagicon Matt Cutler |
| 2014 | Europe | 17Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1⁄2 | 14Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1⁄2 | Asia/Pacific | India | Karnataka Golf Association, Bangalore | Template:Flagicon Andrew B. Morgan | Template:Flagicon Hyung-Mo-Kang |
| 2012 | Europe | 21Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1⁄2 | 10Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1⁄2 | Asia/Pacific | Portugal | Monte Rei Golf & Country Club | Template:Flagicon Andrew B. Morgan | Template:Flagicon Taimur Hassan Amin |
| 2010 | Tournament cancelled Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.[a] | |||||||
| 2008 | Europe | 20 | 12 | Asia/Pacific | Spain | Valderrama Golf Club | Template:Flagicon Gonzaga Escauriaza | Template:Flagicon Roger Brennand |
| 2006 | Europe | 18 | 14 | Asia/Pacific | New Zealand | Auckland Golf Club | Template:Flagicon Gonzaga Escauriaza | Template:Flagicon Roger Brennand |
| 2004 | Asia/Pacific | 16Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1⁄2 | 15Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.1⁄2 | Europe | Italy | Circolo Golf Roma | Template:Flagicon Colin Wood | Template:Flagicon Taizo Kawata |
| 2002 | Asia/Pacific | 18 | 14 | Europe | Japan | Hirono Golf Club | Template:Flagicon Colin Wood | Template:Flagicon Taizo Kawata |
| 2000 | Europe | 20 | 12 | Asia/Pacific | Spain | Real Club de la Puerta de Hierro | Template:Flagicon Gonzaga Escauriaza | Template:Flagicon Roger Hunt |
| 1998 | Europe | 18 | 14 | Asia/Pacific | Australia | Lake Karrinyup Golf Club, Perth | Template:Flagicon Manuel Agrellos | Template:Flagicon Bruce Nairn |
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Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.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. Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.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.
Appearances
The following are those who have played in at least one of the matches.[2][3][4]
Europe
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- Template:Flagicon Antti Ahokas 2006
- Template:Flagicon Björn Åkesson 2008
- Template:Flagicon Christian Aronsen 1998
- Template:Flagicon James Ashfield 2023
- Template:Flagicon José Luis Ballester 2025
- Template:Flagicon David Boote 2016
- Template:Flagicon Wallace Booth 2008
- Template:Flagicon Barclay Brown 2023
- Template:Flagicon Edgar Catherine 2018
- Template:Flagicon Ashley Chesters 2014
- Template:Flagicon Tiger Christensen 2023
- Template:Flagicon Luca Cianchetti 2016
- Template:Flagicon Todd Clements 2018
- Template:Flagicon Dominic Clemons 2025
- Template:Flagicon Nicolas Colsaerts 2000
- Template:Flagicon Gary Cullen 2000
- Template:Flagicon Olivier David 1998
- Template:Flagicon Robin Dawson 2018
- Template:Flagicon Raphaël De Sousa 2002
- Template:Flagicon Thomas Detry 2012
- Template:Flagicon Tobias Dier 1998
- Template:Flagicon Jamie Donaldson 1998
- Template:Flagicon Alan Dunbar 2012
- Template:Flagicon Albert Eckhardt 2014
- Template:Flagicon Colin Edwards 2002
- Template:Flagicon Nigel Edwards 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008
- Template:Flagicon Sean Einhaus 2008
- Template:Flagicon Rhys Enoch 2012
- Template:Flagicon Ryan Evans 2014
- Template:Flagicon Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño 2004
- Template:Flagicon Oliver Fisher 2006
- Template:Flagicon Dominic Foos 2014
- Template:Flagicon Grant Forrest 2016
- Template:Flagicon Charlie Forster 2025
- Template:Flagicon Noel Fox 2004
- Template:Flagicon Mario Galiano Aguilar 2014, 2016
- Template:Flagicon Alfredo García-Heredia 2002
- Template:Flagicon Nicola Gerhardsen 2023
- Template:Flagicon Oliver Gillberg 2018
- Template:Flagicon John Gough 2023
- Template:Flagicon Zac Gould 2006
- Template:Flagicon Lev Grinberg 2025
- Template:Flagicon Julien Guerrier 2006
- Template:Flagicon Iván Cantero 2016
- Template:Flagicon Marc Hammer 2018
- Template:Flagicon Anders Schmidt Hansen 2002
- Template:Flagicon Albert Hansson 2023
- Template:Flagicon Peter Hanson 1998
- Template:Flagicon James Heath 2004
- Template:Flagicon Benjamin Hébert 2008
- Template:Flagicon Ángel Hidalgo 2018
- Template:Flagicon Jack Hiluta 2012
- Template:Flagicon Rasmus Højgaard 2018
- Template:Flagicon Matias Honkala 2018
- Template:Flagicon Daan Huizing 2012
- Template:Flagicon Jack Hume 2016
- Template:Flagicon Mikko Ilonen 2000
- Template:Flagicon Filip Jakubcik 2025
- Template:Flagicon Peter Jespersen 2000
- Template:Flagicon Tobias Jonsson 2023
- Template:Flagicon Matthew Jordan 2018
- Template:Flagicon Alexandre Kaleka 2008
- Template:Flagicon Robert S. Karlsson 2012
- Template:Flagicon Ken Kearney 1998
- Template:Flagicon Robin Kind 2012
- Template:Flagicon Frederik Kjettrup 2023
- Template:Flagicon Algot Kleen 2025
- Template:Flagicon Jeroen Krietemeijer 2016
- Template:Flagicon Frédéric Lacroix 2018
- Template:Flagicon Moritz Lampert 2012
- Template:Flagicon Shane Lowry 2008
- Template:Flagicon Joost Luiten 2006
- Template:Flagicon Callum Macaulay 2008
- Template:Flagicon Alex Maguire 2023
- Template:Flagicon Pablo Martín 2004
- Template:Flagicon Stefano Mazzoli 2016
- Template:Flagicon Jack McDonald 2016
- Template:Flagicon Brian McElhinney 2004
- Template:Flagicon Dermot McElroy 2014
- Template:Flagicon Rory McIlroy 2006
- Template:Flagicon Michael Mjaaseth 2023
- Template:Flagicon Edoardo Molinari 2002, 2004
- Template:Flagicon Francesco Molinari 2004
- Template:Flagicon Bradley Moore 2016
- Template:Flagicon Gavin Moynihan 2014
- Template:Flagicon Pedro Oriol 2006, 2008
- Template:Flagicon Roberto Paolillo 1998
- Template:Flagicon Renato Paratore 2014
- Template:Flagicon David Patrick 2000
- Template:Flagicon Pablo Ereño Perez 2025
- Template:Flagicon Robin Petersson 2016
- Template:Flagicon Mats Pilö 2002
- Template:Flagicon Antonio Pons 1998
- Template:Flagicon Jon Rahm 2012
- Template:Flagicon Richie Ramsay 2006
- Template:Flagicon Graham Rankin 1998
- Template:Flagicon Stefano Reale 2000
- Template:Flagicon Christian Reimbold 2002
- Template:Flagicon Kristoffer Reitan 2018
- Template:Flagicon Benjamin Reuter 2025
- Template:Flagicon Max Roehrig 2014
- Template:Flagicon Luis Masaveu Roncal 2023
- Template:Flagicon Justin Rose 1998
- Template:Flagicon James Ross 2014
- Template:Flagicon Phil Rowe 2000
- Template:Flagicon Oscar Sánchez 2000
- Template:Flagicon Hugo Santos 2004
- Template:Flagicon Marcel Schneider 2012
- Template:Flagicon Tino Schuster 2000
- Template:Flagicon Herman Wibe Sekne 2023
- Template:Flagicon Joel Sjöholm 2008
- Template:Flagicon Gunnlaugur Árni Sveinsson 2025
- Template:Flagicon Mads Søgaard 2014
- Template:Flagicon Matt Stanford 2002
- Template:Flagicon Ben Taylor 2012
- Template:Flagicon Richard Teder 2025
- Template:Flagicon Marius Thorp 2006
- Template:Flagicon Manuel Trappel 2012
- Template:Flagicon Ashton Turner 2016
- Template:Flagicon Damian Ulrich 2006
- Template:Flagicon Sami Välimäki 2018
- Template:Flagicon Jan-Willem van Hoof 2004
- Template:Flagicon Robbie van West 2014
- Template:Flagicon Didier de Vooght 1998
- Template:Flagicon Jonas Waahlstedt 2000
- Template:Flagicon Marc Warren 2002
- Template:Flagicon Peer Wernicke 2025
- Template:Flagicon Tim Wiedemeyer 2025
- Template:Flagicon Martin Wiegele 2002
- Template:Flagicon Danny Willett 2008
- Template:Flagicon Craig Williams 2000
- Template:Flagicon Stuart Wilson 2002, 2004
- Template:Flagicon Gary Wolstenholme 1998, 2000, 2004, 2006
- Template:Flagicon Chris Wood 2008
Asia/Pacific
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- Template:Flagicon Joshua Bai 2023, 2025
- Template:Flagicon Richard Best 1998
- Template:Flagicon Rohan Blizard 2008
- Template:Flagicon Carl Brooking 2000
- Template:Flagicon Jack Buchanan 2023
- Template:Flagicon Ben Campbell 2012
- Template:Flagicon Chan Shih-chang 2008
- Template:Flagicon Chan Yih-shin 2000
- Template:Flagicon Chang Hong-wei 2002
- Template:Flagicon Chen Ming-chuan 2008
- Template:Flagicon S. Chikkarangappa 2012
- Template:Flagicon Chiu Han-ting 2016
- Template:Flagicon Cho Woo-young 2023
- Template:Flagicon Varut Chomchalam 2008
- Template:Flagicon Brett Coletta 2016
- Template:Flagicon Harrison Crowe 2023
- Template:Flagicon Enrique Dimayuga 2025
- Template:Flagicon Andrew Dodt 2006
- Template:Flagicon Dou Zecheng 2014
- Template:Flagicon Geoff Drakeford 2014
- Template:Flagicon Samarth Dwivedi 2016
- Template:Flagicon Anthony Fernando 2008
- Template:Flagicon Nick Flanagan 2004
- Template:Flagicon Gregory Foo 2016, 2018
- Template:Flagicon Marcus Fraser 2002
- Template:Flagicon Haruo Fujishima 2002, 2004
- Template:Flagicon Scott Gardiner 2000
- Template:Flagicon Josh Geary 2006
- Template:Flagicon James Gill 2008
- Template:Flagicon Lloyd Jefferson Go 2018
- Template:Flagicon Han Jae-min 2018
- Template:Flagicon Luke Hickmott 2002
- Template:Flagicon Jake Higginbottom 2012
- Template:Flagicon Daniel Hillier 2018
- Template:Flagicon Anujit Hirunratanakorn 2006
- Template:Flagicon Mathew Holten 2004
- Template:Flagicon Hidemasa Hoshino 1998
- Template:Flagicon Mu Hu 2006
- Template:Flagicon Hung Chien-yao 2012
- Template:Flagicon Malcolm Ting Siong Hung 2023
- Template:Flagicon Taichiro Ideriha 2023
- Template:Flagicon Yuta Ikeda 2004, 2006
- Template:Flagicon Bradley Iles 2004
- Template:Flagicon Toshiki Ishitoku 2016
- Template:Flagicon Yuki Ito 2006, 2008
- Template:Flagicon Jang Yu-bin 2023
- Template:Flagicon Jeong Ji-ho 2002
- Template:Flagicon Jin Cheng 2014
- Template:Flagicon Khalin Joshi 2012
- Template:Flagicon Jung Sung-han 2000
- Template:Flagicon Harmeet Kahlon 1998
- Template:Flagicon Takumi Kanaya 2016, 2018
- Template:Flagicon Kang Sung-hoon 2006
- Template:Flagicon Shiv Kapur 2002, 2004
- Template:Flagicon Sadom Kaewkanjana 2018
- Template:Flagicon Shahid Javed Khan 2000, 2004
- Template:Flagicon Kim Bi-o 2008
- Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-min 2018
- Template:Flagicon Kim Kyung-tae 2004, 2006
- Template:Flagicon Kim Nam-hun 2014
- Template:Flagicon Kim Yeong-su 2008
- Template:Flagicon Kenta Konishi
- Template:Flagicon Ashok Kumar 2000
- Template:Flagicon Kwon Ki-taek 2002
- Template:Flagicon Brad Lamb 2000
- Template:Flagicon Rogelio La'o III 1998
- Template:Flagicon Won Joon Lee 2006
- Template:Flagicon Lee Chang-woo 2012
- Template:Flagicon Lee Chieh-po 2014
- Template:Flagicon Danny Lee 2008
- Template:Flagicon Lee Dong-hwan 2004
- Template:Flagicon Eddie Lee
- Template:Flagicon Lee Jae-kyeoung 2016
- Template:Flagicon Nguyen Anh Minh 2023, 2025
- Template:Flagicon Min Woo Lee 2018
- Template:Flagicon Lee Soo-min 2012, 2014
- Template:Flagicon Ben Leong 2004, 2006
- Template:Flagicon Lin Wen-ko 1998
- Template:Flagicon Lin Chuan-tai 2023
- Template:Flagicon Phichaksn Maichon 2025
- Template:Flagicon Taylor Macdonald 2014
- Template:Flagicon Joshua Mann 2014
- Template:Flagicon Hideki Matsuyama 2012
- Template:Flagicon Prom Meesawat 2002
- Template:Flagicon Keshav Misra 2002
- Template:Flagicon Yūsaku Miyazato 2000, 2002
- Template:Flagicon Shinichi Mizuno 2014
- Template:Flagicon Taishi Moto 2025
- Template:Flagicon Zach Murray 2016
- Template:Flagicon Kim Jong Myung 1998
- Template:Flagicon Ramasamy Nachimuthu 1998
- Template:Flagicon Rintaro Nakano 2025
- Template:Flagicon Kammalas Namuangruk 2018
- Template:Flagicon James Nitties 2004
- Template:Flagicon Thanawin Lee 2025
- Template:Flagicon Geoff Ogilvy 1998
- Template:Flagicon Kazuya Osawa 2018
- Template:Flagicon Juvic Pagunsan 2004
- Template:Flagicon Mathew Perry 2012
- Template:Flagicon Mark Purser 2006
- Template:Flagicon Angelo Que 2000
- Template:Flagicon Aman Raj 2016
- Template:Flagicon Rahizam Ramli 2000
- Template:Flagicon Airil Rizman 2000
- Template:Flagicon Gerald Rosales 1998
- Template:Flagicon Brett Rumford 1998
- Template:Flagicon Ajeetesh Sandhu 2006
- Template:Flagicon Daichi Sato 2014
- Template:Flagicon Taihei Sato 2012
- Template:Flagicon Reon Sayer 1998
- Template:Flagicon Kartik Singh 2025
- Template:Flagicon Cameron Smith 2012
- Template:Flagicon Natipong Srithong 2012
- Template:Flagicon Tim Stewart 2008
- Template:Flagicon Su Chin-jung 1998
- Template:Flagicon Yuta Sugiura 2023
- Template:Flagicon Zackary Swanwick 2025
- Template:Flagicon Hiroshi Tai 2025
- Template:Flagicon Naoyuki Tamura 2008
- Template:Flagicon Hideto Tanihara 2000
- Template:Flagicon Karan Taunk 2014
- Template:Flagicon Rayhan Thomas 2018
- Template:Flagicon Mako Thompson 2023
- Template:Flagicon Luke Toomey 2016
- Template:Flagicon Wang Ngai Shen 2025
- Template:Flagicon Tim Wilkinson 2002
- Template:Flagicon Shae Wools-Cobb 2018
- Template:Flagicon Kevin Yu 2016
- Template:Flagicon Yun Sung-ho 2016
- Template:Flagicon Sampson-Yunhe Zheng 2023
- Template:Flagicon Ziqin Zhou 2025
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Bonallack Trophy comes to B'lore". Deccan Herald. 1 April 2010.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Past Results". Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation. Archived from the original on 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Bonallack Trophy: Australian Representatives and Records" (PDF). Golf Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-06-21. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Bonallack Trophy". European Golf Association. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
External links
- "England pair selected for Bonallack Trophy". England Golf. 19 February 2010.
