Jacques Léglise Trophy
The Jacques Léglise Trophy is an annual amateur boys' team golf competition between Great Britain & Ireland and the Continent of Europe.
History
The event can trace its origins back to 1958. An international boys match between England and Scotland had been played for many years on the Saturday before the Boys Amateur Championship. In 1958 the match was played on the Friday and a match between a combined England and Scotland team and Europe was played on the Saturday. The English and Scottish selectors each chose four players to make up the British team.[1] The match, consisting of four foursomes and eight singles matches, was very one-sided with the European losing 11 of the 12 matches and halving the other.[2] The 1959 match had only three foursomes matches and six singles. The Europeans won one of the foursomes and halved two of the singles.[3] The combined England and Scotland team continued to dominate to such an extent that it was discontinued in 1966.[4]
The match was revived in 1977 and the Continental team won for the first time that year. There were four foursomes and nine singles matches.[5] In 1978 the Continental team won again by the same score, 7–6.[6] Up to 1995 it was played over a single day in connection with the Boys Amateur Championship but since then it has been played as a separate two-day match with the venue generally alternating between Great Britain and Ireland and the continent.
Format
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 and Ireland team is selected by the R&A and the Continent of Europe side by the European Golf Association.
In recent years the Great Britain and Ireland team have chosen a captain from among the players; in addition to a non-playing manager. The Continent of Europe side has a non-playing captain.
Results
Since the event was revived in 1977, the Great Britain & Ireland team has won the event 29 times, while Continental Europe has 13 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Aldeburgh Golf Club, England |  Joachim Fourquet  | 15½ | 9½ | Great Britain   Barclay Brown  |
| 2018 | Kytäjä Golf, Finland | Great Britain Barclay Brown | 15½ | 9½ | Jeroen Stevens  |
| 2017 | Ballybunion Golf Club, Ireland | Jeroen Stevens | 15½ | 9½ | Great Britain Mark Power |
| 2016 | Prince's Golf Club, Sandwich, England | Jeroen Stevens | 13½ | 11½ | Great Britain Marco Penge |
| 2015 | Royal Dornoch Golf Club, Scotland | Great Britain Bradley Moore | 12½ | 12½ | Miguel Franco de Sousa  |
| 2014 | Barsebäck Golf & Country Club, Sweden | Great Britain Ewen Ferguson  | 12½ | 11½ | Miguel Franco de Sousa |
| 2013 | Royal St. David's, Wales | Great Britain Ashton Turner | 15 | 9 | Miguel Franco de Sousa |
| 2012 | Portmarnock Golf Club, Ireland | Gerald Stangl  | 13½ | 10½ | Great Britain Gavin Moynihan |
| 2011 | Neguri Golf Club, Spain | Great Britain David Boote .svg.png){kind=small} | 14½ | 9½ | Gerald Stangl |
| 2010 | Castelconturbia Golf Club, Italy | Gerald Stangl | 15½ | 8½ | Great Britain Rhys Pugh |
| 2009 | Ganton Golf Club, England | Great Britain Paul Dunne | 14½ | 9½ | Andreas Pallauf |
| 2008 | Kingsbarns Golf Links, Scotland | Great Britain Michael Stewart | 14 | 10 | Andreas Pallauf |
| 2007 | Notts Golf Club, England | Great Britain Jack Hiluta | 13½ | 10½ | Andreas Pallauf |
| 2006 | Royal Golf Club Mariánské Lázne, Czech Republic | Andreas Pallauf | 19½ | 4½ | Great Britain Niall Kearney |
| 2005 | Royal Porthcawl Golf Club, Wales | Andreas Pallauf | 14 | 10 | Great Britain Scott Henry |
| 2004 | Nairn Golf Club, Scotland | Great Britain Cian McNamara | 14½ | 9½ | Nicolas Sulzer  |
| 2003 | Lahinch Golf Club, Ireland | Great Britain Paul Waring | 16½ | 7½ | |
| 2002 | Golf Club de Lausanne, Switzerland | Great Britain Rhys Davies | 14 | 10 | Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño  |
| 2001 | Golf de Chantilly, France | Charlie Westrup  | 16 | 8 | Great Britain |
| 2000 | Turnberry, Scotland | Great Britain Zane Scotland | 16 | 8 | Charlie Westrup |
| 1999 | Burnham & Berrow Golf Club, England | Great Britain Nick Dougherty | 15 | 9 | Charlie Westrup |
| 1998 | Circolo Golf Villa d'Este, Italy | Great Britain David Jones | 14 | 10 | Charlie Westrup |
| 1997 | Royal Aberdeen Golf Club, Scotland | Charlie Westrup | 12½ | 11½ | Great Britain Philip Rowe |
| 1996 | Woodhall Spa Golf Club, England | Charlie Westrup | 13 | 11 | Great Britain Martin Brown |
| 1995 | Dunbar Golf Club, Scotland | Great Britain Grant Campbell | 9 | 6 | Charlie Westrup |
| 1994 | Little Aston Golf Club, England | Great Britain | 12½ | 2½ | |
| 1993 | Glenbervie Golf Club, Scotland | Great Britain Sean Quinlinvan | 8 | 7 | Björn Nordberg  |
| 1992 | Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club, England | Great Britain | 8 | 7 | |
| 1991 | Montrose Golf Club, Scotland | Great Britain | 6½ | 5½ | |
| 1990 | Hunstanton Golf Club, England | Great Britain | 10 | 2 | |
| 1989 | Nairn Golf Club, Scotland | Great Britain | 7½ | 4½ | |
| 1988 | Formby Golf Club, England | Great Britain | 9½ | 2½ | |
| 1987 | Kilmarnock (Barassie) Golf Club, Scotland | Great Britain | 7½ | 4½ | |
| 1986 | Seaton Carew Golf Club, Scotland | | 8½ | 3½ | Great Britain |
| 1985 | Royal Burgess, Scotland | Great Britain | 7½ | 4½ | |
| 1984 | Royal Porthcawl Golf Club, Wales | Great Britain | 6½ | 5½ | |
| 1983 | Glenbervie Golf Club, Scotland | Great Britain | 6½ | 5½ | |
| 1982 | Burnham & Berrow Golf Club, England | Great Britain | 11 | 1 | |
| 1981 | Gullane Golf Club, Scotland | Great Britain | 8 | 4 | |
| 1980 | Formby Golf Club, England | Great Britain | 7 | 5 | |
| 1979 | Kilmarnock (Barassie) Golf Club, Scotland | Great Britain | 9½ | 2½ | |
| 1978 | Seaton Carew Golf Club, Scotland | | 7 | 6 | Great Britain |
| 1977 | Downfield Golf Club, Scotland | | 7 | 6 | Great Britain |
| 1967–1976: Tournament not played | |||||
| 1966 | Moortown Golf Club, England | England | 10 | 2 | |
| 1965 | Gullane Golf Club, Scotland | England | 12 | 1 | |
| 1964 | Formby Golf Club, England | England | 12 | 1 | |
| 1963 | Prestwick Golf Club, Scotland | England | 12 | 3 | |
| 1962 | Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club, England | England | 11 | 4 | |
| 1961 | Dalmahoy Country Club, Scotland | England | 11 | 4 | |
| 1960 | Olton Golf Club, England | England | 8 | 7 | |
| 1959 | Pollok Golf Club, Scotland | England | 7 | 2 | |
| 1958 | Moortown Golf Club, England | England | 11½ | 0½ | |
See also
- St Andrews Trophy - the equivalent men's amateur event
- Junior Vagliano Trophy - the equivalent girls amateur event
References
- "England beat Scotland". The Glasgow Herald. 16 August 1958. p. 8.
- "British Boys win at Moortown". The Glasgow Herald. 18 August 1958. p. 8.
- "Boy's title at Pollok". The Glasgow Herald. 17 August 1959. p. 6.
- "Jacques Léglise Trophy history". R&A. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
- "Black cat lucky for Europeans". The Glasgow Herald. 13 August 1977. p. 16.
- "British boys beaten". The Glasgow Herald. 19 August 1978. p. 16.
- "Venues announced for 2020 championships". The R&A. 25 July 2018.
- "The R&A announces 2021 Amateur Championship venues". Golf Today. 6 November 2019.