The Patsy Hankins Trophy is a women's amateur golf competition on the model of the Ryder Cup, corresponding to the men's Bonallack Trophy. The competition opposes every two years a European team and a team representing Asia/Pacific, and the venue alternates between courses in Europe and Asia/Pacific.[1]

The Trophy is named after Patsy Hankins (1945–2015), one of the most respected golf administrators New Zealand has produced.[2] The first competition took place in 2016 at Vidago Palace Golf Course, Portugal.[3]

Format

The Patsy Hankins Trophy involves various match play competitions between players selected from two teams of twelve representing Europe and Asia-Pacific. It takes place over three days, with a total of 32 matches being played, all matches being over 18 holes. The first two days comprise five foursomes matches and five four-ball matches. On the final day, there are 12 singles matches, when all twelve players compete.

The winner of each match scores a point for his team, with a half point each for any match that is tied after the 18 holes. The winning team is determined by cumulative total points. In the event of a tie (16 points each) the Patsy Hankins Trophy is retained by the previous holder.

A foursomes match is a competition between two teams of two golfers. On a particular hole the golfers on the same team take alternate shots playing the same ball. One team member tees off on all the odd-numbered holes, and the other on all the even-numbered holes. Each hole is won by the team that completes the hole in the fewest shots. A fourball match is also a competition between two teams of two golfers, but all four golfers play their own ball throughout the round rather than alternating shots. The better score of the two golfers in a team determines the team's score on a particular hole; the score of the other member of the team is not counted. Each hole is won by the team whose individual golfer has the lowest score. A singles match is a standard match play competition between two golfers.

YearDay 1Day 2Day 3Total
points
MorningAfternoonMorningAfternoon
20165 foursomes5 fourballs5 foursomes5 fourballs12 singles32
20185 fourballs5 foursomes5 fourballs5 foursomes12 singles32

Team qualification and selection

European Team selection

The World Amateur Golf Rankings are used as the main reference for the selection process, in addition to a small number of players selected by the captain (known as "captain's picks"). No more than two players may be selected from the same country.

Results

Year Winners Score Losers Host country Venue Europe captain Asia/Pacific captain
2023 Europe 19 13 Asia/Pacific Spain La Manga Club Netherlands Myrte Eikenaar New Zealand Liz McKinnon
2018 Asia/Pacific 23½ 8½ Europe Qatar Doha Golf Club England Elaine Ratcliffe Hong Kong Joanne McKee
2016 Asia/Pacific 17 15 Europe Portugal Vidago Palace GC England Elaine Ratcliffe New Zealand Libby Steele

Appearances

The following are those who have played in at least one of the matches.

Europe

Asia/Pacific

References

  1. ↑ "Patsy Hankins Trophy 2016" (PDF). European Golf Association. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Patsy Hankins Trophy" (PDF). GolfAustralia. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Green seals Asia-Pacific win". GolfAustralia. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
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