Men's Home Internationals (golf)

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Men's Home Internationals
Tournament information
Established1932
Course(s)Hankley Common Golf Club (2021)
FormatTeam match play
Month playedSeptember
Current champion
 Ireland

The Men's Home Internationals are an amateur team golf championship for men between the four Home Nations. Ireland is represented by the whole island of Ireland.The event is organised by The R&A. The inaugural event was held in 1932 and the venue cycles between the four nations. The winning team receives the Raymond Trophy, presented by Raymond Oppenheimer, an ex-England and Walker Cup captain, in 1952.

History[]

An England–Scotland Amateur Match had been first played in 1902. It was played in connection with the Amateur Championship, on the Saturday either before or after the championship. Starting in 1927 Scotland and Ireland had also played an annual match.[1] In 1927 and 1929 this was held in Ireland, before the Irish Amateur Open Championship, while in 1928 and 1930 it was held in Scotland, just before the England–Scotland match.

The 1931 Amateur Championship was held at Royal North Devon. On the previous occasions that it had been held there, there were far fewer Scottish entries than normal and as a consequence, the Scottish team in the England–Scotland Match was not fully representative. It was therefore decided to hold the match at a different time and on a different venue, being played at Royal Liverpool in August. In addition, it was decided to play a match between England and Ireland on the day before. Ireland and Scotland had already decided to hold their match in Ireland in September.[2] It was later arranged that a Welsh team should attend, playing matches against Scotland and Ireland on the days when England was playing Ireland and Scotland. Scotland beat England 7–6, England beat Ireland 10–4 while Wales lost 2–12 to Scotland and 2–11 to Ireland. England did not play Wales. With Scotland winning both their matches and then beating Ireland 7–6 the following month, they were regarded as the unofficial champion country.[3]

The first tournament was held at Troon Golf Club on 2, 3, and 5 August 1932, there being no matches on the 4th. Matches followed the previous format with 5 foursome matches in the morning and 10 singles in the afternoon.[4] Scotland and England beat Ireland and Wales on the first two days. On the final day, Scotland beat England 8–7 to win the title while Ireland beat Wales 9½–5½.[5]

The 1933 tournament was held at Royal County Down Golf Club from 14 to 16 September. The results of all six matches were the same as in 1932, Scotland beating England in the decisive match.[6] In the 1934 tournament at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club from 15 to 17 August, Ireland beat England on opening day. With Scotland beating England, Scotland retained the title with Ireland the runners-up.[7] The 1935 event was held at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club from 7 to 9 August. The tournament resulted in a triple-tie; England beat Ireland on the opening day, Ireland beat Scotland on the second day, and then Scotland beat England on the final day. As in previous years, Wales lost all their matches.[8]

The 1936 event was held at Prestwick Golf Club from 29 to 31 July. Scotland beat England on the final day to win the tournament, England finishing second and Ireland third.[9] There was a surprise on the opening day of the 1937 tournament at Portmarnock Golf Club when Wales tied their match with Scotland. Played from 1 to 3 September it was the first time the event had been held in the Irish Free State. Despite their tie, Scotland retained the title by winning their other two matches, with England again the runners-up.[10] Royal Porthcawl hosted the event for second time in 1938, from 21 to 23 September. England gained the title after beating Scotland for the first time. Scotland was runners-up with Ireland third.[11] The 1939 matches were planned for 20 to 22 September at Royal Lytham but were cancelled because of the start of World War II.

The tournament resumed in 1947 at Royal Liverpool from 24 to 26 September. England and Scotland won their opening two matches. On the final day, England beat Scotland 8–7 while Ireland beat Wales to finish third. The England/Scotland match went to the final green of the final match. and were all square at the last hole but Pressley took 5 to Sutherland's 4 to give England a narrow win.[12] England retained the title in 1948 at Muirfield, played from 22 to 24 September. England beat Scotland and Ireland on the opening two days but only beat Wales 8–6 on the final day. Ireland beat Scotland to be runners-up with Scotland third.[13] The 1949 event was held at Portmarnock from 16 to 18 May. England again won the title, although they only narrowly beat Ireland 7–6 on the final day. Wales beat Scotland 8–6 on the last day to gain their first win in the event and finish third with Scotland losing all their matches.[14]

The 1950 event was held at Royal St. David's from 27 to 29 September. Heavy rain on the first day meant that the opening singles matches were not played until Saturday morning, 30 September. Ireland won their opening two matches while Scotland beat England and tied with Wales. This meant that Scotland needed to beat Ireland on the final morning to win the title. Scotland held a 3–2 lead after the foursomes but Ireland won the singles 4–3 to tie the match and win the title outright for the first time. England beat Wales to finish in third place.[15] The 1951 tournament was played at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club. Ireland seemed the likely winner after beating Scotland and England, but they lost their last match to Wales 8–4, while Scotland beat England 7–6 to get their second win and tie with Ireland.[16] Scotland won the 1952 event at Troon Golf Club, winning all three matches for the first time since 1936. England took second place.[17] The singles could not be played on the second day, a Thursday, resulting in a Saturday finish.[18] Scotland retained the title in 1953 at Killarney Golf Club, winning two matches and halving their final match against Ireland, who were runners-up.[19]

The event was staged by England Golf, Scottish Golf, the Golfing Union of Ireland and Wales Golf until 2020 - The R&A took over organising from 2021.

Format[]

Each team plays the other three teams over three successive days. In the current format each team has 11 players. Each match involves 5 18-hole foursomes in the morning and 10 18-hole singles in the afternoon.

Results[]

Year Venue Location Winner(s) Ref.
2021 Hankley Common England  Ireland
2020 Royal Dornoch Scotland Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [20]
2019 Lahinch Ireland  England [21]
2018 Conwy Wales  England [22]
2017 Moortown England  Ireland [23]
2016 Nairn Scotland  Ireland [24]
2015 Royal Portrush Ireland  Ireland
2014 Southerndown Wales  Ireland
2013 Ganton England  England
2012 Glasgow Gailes Scotland  Scotland
2011 County Sligo Ireland  England
2010 Ashburnham Wales  England
2009 Hillside England  England
2008 Muirfield Scotland  Ireland
2007 County Louth Ireland  England
2006 Pyle & Kenfig Wales  Scotland
2005 Royal St George's England  Scotland
2004 Prestwick Scotland  England
2003 Ballybunion Ireland  Ireland
2002 Royal St. David's Wales  Wales
2001 Woodhall Spa England  England
2000 Carnoustie Scotland  Scotland
1999 Royal County Down Ireland  England
1998 Royal Porthcawl Wales  England
1997 Burnham & Berrow England  England
1996 Moray Scotland  England
1995 Royal Portrush Ireland  England
1994 Ashburnham Wales  England
1993 Royal Liverpool England  England
1992 Prestwick Scotland Tie:  England,  Ireland
1991 County Sligo Ireland  Ireland
1990 Conwy Wales  Ireland
1989 Ganton England  England [25]
1988 Muirfield Scotland  England
1987 Lahinch Ireland  Ireland [26]
1986 Royal St. David's Wales  Scotland [27]
1985 Formby England  England [28]
1984 Royal Troon Scotland  England [29]
1983 Portmarnock Ireland  Ireland [30]
1982 Royal Porthcawl Wales  Scotland [31]
1981 Woodhall Spa England  Scotland [32]
1980 Royal Dornoch Scotland  England [33]
1979 Royal County Down Ireland Cancelled [34]
1978 Ashburnham Wales  England [35]
1977 Hillside England  England [36]
1976 Muirfield Scotland  Scotland [37]
1975 Portmarnock Ireland  Scotland [38]
1974 Royal St. David's Wales  England [39]
1973 Royal Lytham & St Annes England  England [40]
1972 Troon Scotland Tie:  Scotland,  England [41]
1971 Formby England  Scotland [42]
1970 Royal Porthcawl Wales  Scotland [43]
1969 Killarney Ireland  England [44]
1968 Gullane Scotland  England [45]
1967 Ganton England  Scotland [46]
1966 Royal Porthcawl Wales  England [47]
1965 Royal Portrush Ireland  England [48]
1964 Carnoustie Scotland  England [49]
1963 Royal Lytham & St Annes England Tie:  England,  Ireland,  Scotland [50]
1962 Royal Porthcawl Wales Tie:  England,  Ireland,  Scotland [51]
1961 Portmarnock Ireland  Scotland [52]
1960 Turnberry Scotland  England [53]
1959 Royal Lytham & St Annes England Tie:  England,  Ireland,  Scotland [54]
1958 Royal Porthcawl Wales  England [55]
1957 Royal County Down Ireland  England [56]
1956 Muirfield Scotland  Scotland [57]
1955 Royal Birkdale England  Ireland [58]
1954 Royal Porthcawl Wales  England [59]
1953 Killarney Ireland  Scotland [19]
1952 Troon Scotland  Scotland [17]
1951 Royal Lytham & St Annes England Tie:  Ireland,  Scotland [16]
1950 Royal St. David's Wales  Ireland [15]
1949 Portmarnock Ireland  England [14]
1948 Muirfield Scotland  England [13]
1947 Royal Liverpool England  England [12]
1939–1946: Not held
1938 Royal Porthcawl Wales  England [11]
1937 Portmarnock Ireland  Scotland [10]
1936 Prestwick Scotland  Scotland [9]
1935 Royal Lytham & St Annes England Tie:  England,  Ireland,  Scotland [8]
1934 Royal Porthcawl Wales  Scotland [7]
1933 Royal County Down Ireland  Scotland [6]
1932 Troon Scotland  Scotland [5]

Source:[60][61]

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