The English Golf Union is to introduce a Nations Cup competition within the Boys Under 18 Championship for the Carris Trophy and Moor Park Golf Club (pictured left – photo courtesy of Moor Park Golf Club) in Hertfordshire, has generously agreed to donate the trophy.
A nations Cup was introduced into the Boys Under 16 Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship for the McGregor Trophy last year and has proved a huge success. This year at Worthing 14 teams from eight nations competed with the two English teams sharing the title.
The Under 18 Championship has also become a truly international competition over the past decade with the title going abroad three times in that period. So the introduction of a Nations Cup is a natural progression.
Moor Park was the ‘home’ of the Carris Trophy from its inception in 1935 until 1988 when it was decided to move the competition around the country. However, the link with Moor Park has been maintained in that the championship returns there every four years, the most recent being in 2005.
That link will be more deeply forged with Moor Park generously donating a new trophy, to be called ‘The Moor Park Trophy’, and an official from the club will attend the Carris Trophy each year to present it.
The Carris Nations Cup will follow similar lines to that of the McGregor Trophy. Countries will be allowed to enter up to two teams of three players, the event will be played over the first 36 holes and will be decided by the aggregate of the best two from three scores each round. In the event of a tie the trophy will be shared.
Contact:
The English Golf Union Ltd.
The National Golf Centre
Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire LN10 6PU
Tel: 44 [0] 1526 354500
Fax: 44 [0] 1526 354020
email: info@englishgolfunion.org
web: www.englishgolfunion.org
