Bonallack Trophy
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 2010 competition in Bengaluru, India was cancelled as a result of the eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland, which shut down European air space and isolated European players.
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 3.
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 | |||
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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 | |
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2018 | Asia/Pacific | 16½ | 15½ | Europe | Qatar | Doha Golf Club | ![]() |
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2016 | Europe | 21½ | 10½ | Asia/Pacific | Portugal | Vidago Palace Golf Course | ![]() |
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2014 | Europe | 17½ | 14½ | Asia/Pacific | India | Karnataka Golf Association, Bangalore | ![]() |
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2012 | Europe | 21½ | 10½ | Asia/Pacific | Portugal | Monte Rei Golf & Country Club | ![]() |
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2010 | Tournament cancelled [a] | |||||||
2008 | Europe | 20 | 12 | Asia/Pacific | Spain | Club de Golf, Valderrama | ![]() |
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2006 | Europe | 18 | 14 | Asia/Pacific | New Zealand | Auckland Golf Club | ![]() |
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2004 | Asia/Pacific | 16½ | 15½ | Europe | Italy | Circolo Golf Roma | ![]() |
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2002 | Asia/Pacific | 18 | 14 | Europe | Japan | Hirono Golf Club | ![]() |
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2000 | Europe | 20 | 12 | Asia/Pacific | Spain | Puerta de Hierro, Madrid | ![]() |
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1998 | Europe | 18 | 14 | Asia/Pacific | Australia | Lake Karrinyup Golf Club, Perth | ![]() |
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Appearances
The following are those who have played in at least one of the matches.[2][3]
Europe
Antti Ahokas 2006
Björn Åkesson 2008
Christian Aronsen 1998
David Boote 2016
Wallace Booth 2008
Edgar Catherine 2018
Ashley Chesters 2014
Luca Cianchetti 2016
Todd Clements 2018
Nicolas Colsaerts 2000
Gary Cullen 2000
Olivier David 1998
Robin Dawson 2018
Raphaël De Sousa 2002
Thomas Detry 2012
Tobias Dier 1998
Jamie Donaldson 1998
Alan Dunbar 2012
Albert Eckhardt 2014
Colin Edwards 2002
Nigel Edwards 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008
Sean Einhaus 2008
Rhys Enoch 2012
Ryan Evans 2014
Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño 2004
Oliver Fisher 2006
Dominic Foos 2014
Grant Forrest 2016
Noel Fox 2004
Mario Galiano Aguilar 2014, 2016
Alfredo García-Heredia 2002
Oliver Gillberg 2018
Zac Gould 2006
Julien Guerrier 2006
Ivan Cantero Gutierrez 2016
Marc Hammer 2018
Anders Schmidt Hansen 2002
Peter Hanson 1998
James Heath 2004
Benjamin Hébert 2008
Ángel Hidalgo Portillo 2018
Jack Hiluta 2012
Rasmus Højgaard 2018
Matias Honkala 2018
Daan Huizing 2012
Jack Hume 2016
Mikko Ilonen 2000
Peter Jespersen 2000
Matthew Jordan 2018
Alexandre Kaleka 2008
Robert S. Karlsson 2012
Ken Kearney 1998
Robin Kind 2012
Jeroen Krietemeijer 2016
Frédéric Lacroix 2018
Moritz Lampert 2012
Shane Lowry 2008
Joost Luiten 2006
Callum Macaulay 2008
Pablo Martín 2004
Stefano Mazzoli 2016
Jack McDonald 2016
Brian McElhinney 2004
Dermot McElroy 2014
Rory McIlroy 2006
Edoardo Molinari 2002, 2004
Francesco Molinari 2004
Bradley Moore 2016
Gavin Moynihan 2014
Pedro Oriol 2006, 2008
Roberto Paolillo 1998
Renato Paratore 2014
David Patrick 2000
Robin Petersson 2016
Mats Pilo 2002
Antonio Pons 1998
Jon Rahm 2012
Richie Ramsay 2006
Graham Rankin 1998
Stefano Reale 2000
Christian Reimbold 2002
Kristoffer Reitan 2018
Max Roehrig 2014
Justin Rose 1998
James Ross 2014
Philip Rowe 2000
Oscar Sanchez 2000
Hugo Santos 2004
Marcel Schneider 2012
Tino Schuster 2000
Joel Sjöholm 2008
Mads Søgaard 2014
Matt Stanford 2002
Ben Taylor 2012
Marius Thorp 2006
Manuel Trappel 2012
Ashton Turner 2016
Damian Ulrich 2006
Sami Välimäki 2018
Jan-Willem van Hoof 2004
Robbie van West 2014
Didier de Vooght 1998
Jonas Waahlstedt 2000
Marc Warren 2002
Martin Wiegele 2002
Danny Willett 2008
Craig Williams 2000
Stuart Wilson 2002, 2004
Gary Wolstenholme 1998, 2000, 2004, 2006
Chris Wood 2008
Asia/Pacific
Richard Best 1998
Rohan Blizard 2008
Carl Brooking 2000
Benjamin Campbell 2012
Chan Shih-chang 2008
Chan Yih-shin 2000
Chang Hong-wei 2002
Chen Ming-chuan 2008
S. Chikkarangappa 2012
Chiu Han-ting 2016
Varut Chomchalam 2008
Brett Coletta 2016
Andrew Dodt 2006
Dou Zecheng 2014
Geoff Drakeford 2014
Samarth Dwivedi 2016
Anthony Fernando 2008
Nick Flanagan 2004
Gregory Foo 2016, 2018
Marcus Fraser 2002
Haruo Fujishima 2002, 2004
Scott Gardiner 2000
Josh Geary 2006
James Gill 2008
Lloyd Jefferson Go 2018
Han Jae-min 2018
Luke Hickmott 2002
Jake Higginbottom 2012
Daniel Hillier 2018
Anujit Hirunratanakorn 2006
Mathew Holten 2004
Hidemasa Hoshino 1998
Mu Hu 2006
Hung Chien-yao 2012
Yuta Ikeda 2004, 2006
Bradley Iles 2004
Toshiki Ishitoku 2016
Yuki Ito 2006, 2008
Jeong Ji-ho 2002
Jin Cheng 2014
Khalin Joshi 2012
Jung Sung-han 2000
Harmeet Kahlon 1998
Takumi Kanaya 2016, 2018
Kang Sung-hoon 2006
Shiv Kapur 2002, 2004
Sadom Keawkanjana 2018
Shahid Javed Khan 2000, 2004
Kim Bi-o 2008
Kim Dong-min 2018
Kim Kyung-tae 2004, 2006
Kim Nam-hun 2014
Kim Yeong-su 2008
Kenta Konishi
Ashok Kumar 2000
Kwon Ki-taek 2002
Brad Lamb 2000
Rogelio La'o III 1998
Won Joon Lee 2006
Lee Chang-woo 2012
Lee Chieh-po 2014
Danny Lee 2008
Lee Dong-hwan 2004
Eddie Lee
Lee Jae-kyeoung 2016
Min Woo Lee 2018
Lee Soo-min 2012, 2014
Ben Leong 2004, 2006
Lin Wen-ko 1998
Taylor Macdonald 2014
Joshua Mann 2014
Hideki Matsuyama 2012
Prom Meesawat 2002
Keshav Misra 2002
Yūsaku Miyazato 2000, 2002
Shinichi Mizuno 2014
Zach Murray 2016
Kim Jong Myung 1998
Ramasamy Nachimuthu 1998
Kammalas Namuangruk 2018
James Nitties 2004
Geoff Ogilvy 1998
Kazuya Osawa 2018
Juvic Pagunsan 2004
Mathew Perry 2012
Mark Purser 2006
Angelo Que 2000
Aman Raj 2016
Rahizam Ramli 2000
Airil Rizman 2000
Gerald Rosales 1998
Brett Rumford 1998
Ajeetesh Sandhu 2006
Daichi Sato 2014
Taihei Sato 2012
Reon Sayer 1998
Cameron Smith 2012
Natipong Srithong 2012
Tim Stewart 2008
Su Chin-jung 1998
Naoyuki Tamura 2008
Hideto Tanihara 2000
Karan Taunk 2014
Rayhan Thomas 2018
Luke Toomey 2016
Tim Wilkinson 2002
Shae Wools-Cobb 2018
Yu Chun-an 2016
Yun Sung-ho 2016
Notes
a 2010 Tournament 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.
References
- ^ "Bonallack Trophy comes to B'lore". Deccan Herald. 1 April 2010.
- ^ a b http://asiapacificgolf.org/past-results/
- ^ a b http://www.golf.org.au/site/_content/document/00031254-source.pdf
External links
- "England pair selected for Bonallack Trophy". England Golf. 19 February 2010.