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The Jacques Léglise Trophy is an annual international match played between two selected teams of nine amateur golfers under the age of 18 representing the Continent of Europe and Great Britain & Ireland.
The 2017 Jacques Léglise Trophy will be played at Ballybunion (Old Course), Ireland. More information and livescoring of the 2017 match will be available on the R&A website here.
History:
The match was inaugurated in 1958 as a boys international match but suspended in 1966. It was rejuvenated in 1977 when the late Jean-Louis Dupont of Golf de Chantilly donated a trophy in memory of Jacques Léglise, who had served as President of the French Golf Federation and of the European Golf Association.
The GB&I team is selected by The R&A and the Continent of Europe side by the European Golf Association.
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Hosting Course
Ballybunion (Old Course)
Ballybunion Golf Club – Est. 1893
Located on the north west coast of County Kerry on a beautiful stretch of sand dunes overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, you’ll find two wonderfully challenging and unique links golf courses at Ballybunion – the Old Course and the Cashen.
History
The Jacques Léglise Trophy is an international match played every year between elite male junior golfers from the Continent of Europe and Great Britain & Ireland.
The EGA Selects the Continent of Europe team and hosts the match when played on the Continent, while The R&A selects the GB&I team and hosts every other edition.
The match can trace its origins back to 1958, when a one-day match between Europe and a combined English and Scottish team was played immediately before the Boys’ Amateur Championship. The England and Scotland team dominated to such an extent that the match was discontinued in 1966. It was rejuvenated in 1977 when the Jacques Léglise Trophy was presented by Jean-Louis Dupont, a renowned French amateur champion and former president of the EGA and French Golf Federation, and has been played every year since.
Up until 1995 it was played over one day in connection with the Boys’ Amateur, and since 1996 it has been played separately as a two-day match.
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