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European Nations Cup – Copa Sotogrande

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European Nations Cup – Copa Sotogrande
Tournament information
LocationSotogrande, Spain
Established1970
Course(s)Real Club de Golf Sotogrande
Par72
Length6,492 m (men)
5,382 m (women)
Organised byReal Club de Golf Sotogrande
FormatStroke play
Month playedApril
Current champion
Wales James Ashfield (men)
Sweden Elin Pudas Remler (women)

The European Nations Cup – Copa Sotogrande is an annual amateur golf tournament held at Real Club de Golf Sotogrande in Spain.[1]

The tournament is a stroke play event held over 72 holes. In 1970, Brandy de Jerez Regulatory Council started to sponsor of the tournament, and it became known as the Sherry Cup. The champions were presented with the Gold Sherry Wine Trophy and a yellow Amateur Masters Jacket. Typically attracting a strong field from the British Isles, sometimes it is considered the fifth most prestigious amateur event in Europe after the British Amateur, the European Amateur, European Amateur Team Championship and the Spanish Amateur.[2]

In 1998, a team element was introduced, where the three best scores each day count towards a European Nations Championship. If the championship ends in a tie, a sudden-death play-off is held with one player per team.[3]

Past champions include major winners such as Padraig Harrington, Sergio García, Francesco Molinari, Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry. Veit Pagel and Gary Wolstenholme has won the event a record four times.

Men's winners

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Year Champion Runner(s)-up Nations Cup winners Ref.
European Nations Cup – Copa Sotogrande
2024 Wales James Ashfield Scotland Gregor Graham
2023 Sweden Albert Hansson England John Gough [4]
2022 Spain Jaime Montojo Spain Luis Masaveu Roncal [5]
2021 Cancelled
2020
2019 England Tom Sloman Spain Victor Pastor Rufian
Germany Jannik De Bruyn
[6][7]
2018 England Todd Clements Republic of Ireland Alex Gleeson
Denmark Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen
England Gian-Marco Petrozzi
[8]
2017 Wales Jack Davidson Republic of Ireland Robin Dawson [9]
2016 Republic of Ireland Jack Hume France Romain Langasque
Wales Owen Edwards
[10]
2015 Spain Mario Galiano Netherlands Robbie van West [11]
2014 Italy Guido Migliozzi Spain Mario Galiano
Scotland Bradley Neil
[12]
2013 France Adrien Saddier Germany Maximilian Roehrig [13]
2012 Netherlands Robin Kind Spain Jon Rahm
Norway Kristoffer Ventura
[14]
2011 France Julien Brun Austria Lukas Nemecz [15]
2010 Italy Nino Bertasio England Tommy Fleetwood [16]
2009 England Sam Hutsby Spain Carlos Pigem [17]
2008 Republic of Ireland Shane Lowry France Benjamin Hébert  Scotland [18]
European Nations Cup – Grey Goose Cup
2007 Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy Norway Marius Thorp  Denmark [19]
European Nations Cup – Sherry Cup
2006 Wales Nigel Edwards  Spain
2005 England Gary Wolstenholme  Spain [20]
2004 Italy Francesco Molinari  England
2003 England Gary Wolstenholme  England
2002 Wales Lee Harpin  Wales
2001 England Gary Wolstenholme  England
2000 England Gary Wolstenholme  England
1999 Germany Marcel Siem  Germany
1998 Spain Sergio García  Spain
Sherry Cup
1997 Spain Sergio García
1996 Spain Álvaro Salto
1995 Spain José María Zamora
1994 Spain Francisco Cea
1993 Spain Francisco Valera
1992 France Frederic Cupillar
1991 Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington
1990 Spain Alvaro Prat
1989 Spain Diego Borrego
1988 Spain Yago Beamonte
1987 Spain Yago Beamonte
1986 Spain Borja Queipo de Llano
1985 Spain José L. Padila
1984 England John Marks
1983 Spain José L. de Bernardo
1982 Spain Borja Queipo de Llano
1981 Germany Veit Pagel
1980 Spain Jesús López
1979 Germany Veit Pagel
1978 Spain José L. de Bernardo
1977 Spain F. Jiménez
1976 Italy Alberto Croze
1975 Germany Veit Pagel
1974 Germany Veit Pagel
1973 Italy Alberto Croze
1972 Spain E. de la Riva & J. Gancedo
1971 Italy Alberto Croze
1970 England Henric Adam

Nations Cup results

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Country Wins
 England 12
 Spain 4
 Scotland 2
 Wales 2
 Ireland 2
 Denmark 1
 France 1
 Germany 1
Total 25

Women's winners

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Year Champion Runner(s)-up Nations Cup winners Ref
European Nations Cup – Copa Sotogrande
2024 Sweden Elin Pudas Remler Sweden Meja Örtengren
2023 Spain Rocio Tejedo Finland Katri Bakker [21]
2022 Germany Helen Briem Spain Paula Martin Sampedro [22]
2021 Cancelled
2020 Cancelled
2019 Spain Marta Llorca Garcia Switzerland Elena Moosmann
Belgium Clarisse Louis
[23][24]
2018 Denmark Sofie Kibsgaard Nielsen France Candice Mahe [25]
2017 France Chloe Salort Denmark Puk Lyng Thomsen [26]
2016 Austria Emma Spitz Spain María Parra [27]
2015 Netherlands Dewi Weber Spain Natalia Escuriola [28]
2014 Denmark Nanna Koerstz Madsen Switzerland Albane Valenzuela  France [29]
2013 Spain Patricia Sanz Wales Chloe Williams [30]
2012 France Céline Boutier Denmark Nicole Broch Larsen [31]
2011 Spain Camilla Hedberg Germany Lara Katzy [32]
2010 Spain Mireia Prat Finland Linda Henriksson
Czech Republic Klara Spilkova
[33]
2009 Netherlands Marieke Nivard France Marion Ricordeau [34]
2008 Spain Carlota Ciganda Sweden Caroline Hedwall [35]

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