Jacques Léglise Trophy
The Jacques Léglise Trophy is an annual amateur boys' team golf competition between Great Britain & Ireland and the Continent of Europe. It was inaugurated in 1958 and is organised by the R&A. Great Britain & Ireland dominated in the early years to such an extent that it was discontinued in 1966.[1] It was revived in 1977 and the Continental team won for the first time that year. In recent years the teams have been quite evenly matched. Up to 1998 it was always played in Great Britain or Ireland but since then a number of matches have been played on the continent. Many leading professional golfers played in the Jacques Léglise Trophy as boys, for example Sergio García and Luke Donald.
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 & Ireland team is selected by the R&A and the Continent of Europe side by the European Golf Association.
Results
The Great Britain & Ireland team has won the event 36 times, while Continental Europe has 10 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Prince's Golf Club, Sandwich, England | ||||
| 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  |
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, Scotland | 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, Scotland | Continental Europe |
7 | 6 | Great Britain & Ireland |
| 1977 | Downfield Golf Club, Scotland | Continental Europe |
7 | 6 | Great Britain & Ireland |
| 1967–76: Tournament not played | |||||
| 1966 | Moortown Golf Club, England | Great Britain & Ireland |
10 | 2 | Continental Europe |
| 1965 | Gullane Golf Club, Scotland | Great Britain & Ireland |
12 | 1 | Continental Europe |
| 1964 | Formby Golf Club, England | Great Britain & Ireland |
12 | 1 | Continental Europe |
| 1963 | Prestwick Golf Club, Scotland | Great Britain & Ireland |
12 | 3 | Continental Europe |
| 1962 | Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club, England | Great Britain & Ireland |
11 | 4 | Continental Europe |
| 1961 | Dalmahoy Country Club, Scotland | Great Britain & Ireland |
11 | 4 | Continental Europe |
| 1960 | Olton Golf Club, England | Great Britain & Ireland |
8 | 7 | Continental Europe |
| 1959 | Pollok Golf Club, Scotland | Great Britain & Ireland |
7 | 2 | Continental Europe |
| 1958 | Moortown Golf Club, England | Great Britain & Ireland |
11½ | 0½ | Continental Europe |
See also
- St Andrews Trophy - the equivalent men's amateur event
- Seve Trophy - the equivalent event for male professionals
References
- ^ "Jacques Léglise Trophy history". R&A. Retrieved 2013-09-03.