Spanish International Amateur Championship

The Spanish International Amateur Championship (Copa S.M. el Rey) is an annual amateur golf tournament in Spain for men.[1][2]

Spanish International Amateur Championship
Tournament information
Location Spain
Established1911
Organised byRoyal Spanish Golf Federation
FormatMatch play
Month playedMarch
Current champion
Switzerland Nicola Gerhardsen

Prior to 2020 it was an "A" rated tournament in the World Amateur Golf Ranking. (The calculation of the ranking changed in 2020 and there were no longer any categories.) The tournament has been appointed as a qualifying event for boys for the European teams in the Junior Ryder Cup[3] and the Junior Solheim Cup.[4]

The tournament begins with 36 holes of stroke play, were the best placed players qualify for a following match play competition. In 2020, the 32 best players qualified for the match-play.

Every year the tournament has taken place, except 1914, 1949 and 1955, the Spanish International Ladies Amateur Championship has also been played. Until 1985, it was on the same course as the men's tournament.

Winners
Year Venue Champion Score Runner-up Ref
2023 La Reserva, Sotogrande Switzerland Nicola Gerhardsen 1 up Sweden Albert Hansson [5]
2022 Sherry Golf Jerez England John Gough 6 & 5 Norway Michael Mjaaseth
2021 RCG El Prat Italy Lucas Nicolas Fallotico 1 up France Paul Margolis [6]
2020 RCG de Sevilla Spain José Luis Ballester 3 & 1 Germany Jannik de Bruyn [7][8]
2019 Las Colinas Netherlands Koen Kouwenaar 2 & 1 England Callum Farr
2018 La Manga England Billy McKenzie 3 & 2 England Alex Fitzpatrick
2017 El Saler Wales Jack Davidson 4 & 3 England Marco Penge
2016 RCG de Sevilla France Romain Langasque 9 & 8 England Scott Gregory
2015 Sherry Netherlands Jeroen Krietenmeijer 1 up Republic of Ireland Gary Hurley
2014 La Reserva Spain Daniel Berná 3 & 2 Austria Robin Goger
2013 La Manga Northern Ireland Reeve Whitson 4 & 3 England Neil Raymond
2012 Alcanada England Jack Hiluta 4 & 3 Germany Marcel Schneider
2011 RCG El Prat England Laurie Canter 11 & 10 England Stiggy Hodgson
2010 La Canada England Matt Haines 37 holes England Tommy Fleetwood
2009 RCG de Sevilla Netherlands Reinier Saxton 2 & 1 England Sam Hutsby
2008 Pals England Danny Willet 5 & 3 Spain Jordi García Pinto
2007 Desert Springs England John Parry 10 & 9 France Baptiste Chapellan
2006 Sherry Golf England Sam Hutsby 7 & 6 Italy Edoardo Molinari
2005 El Saler Netherlands Joost Luiten 3 & 2 England Neil Chaudhuri
2004 Desert Springs Iceland Heiðar Davíð Bragason 3 & 2 Spain Sebastián García Grout
2003 Costa Ballena Spain Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño 4 & 3 Spain Álvaro Quirós
2002 Costa Ballena England Zane Scotland 4 & 3 Finland Thomas Sundström
2001 PGA Golf England Tom Whitehouse 8 & 6 Italy Edoardo Molinari
2000 RCG El Prat England Richard Finch 4 & 3 Spain Roger Albiñana
1999 Sevilla France Olivier David Finland Mikko Ilonen
1998 RCG El Prat Spain Sergio García 5 & 4 France Jérôme Bourg
1997 Sevilla Netherlands Maarten Lafeber 4 & 3 Spain Sergio García
1996 La Manga Spain José Manuel Lara 6 & 5 Norway Henrik Bjørnstad
1995 Malaga B. Moir 4 & 3 Spain José María Zamora
1994 Pals England James Healey 1 up Denmark Thomas Havemann
1993 Valderama France Fabrice Stolear 293 Spain Erjord Knuth
1992 RCG El Prat England Matt Stanford 1 up Belgium Nicolas Vanhootegem
1991 Las Palmas Spain Tomás Jesús Muñoz 2 & 1 Spain Ignacio Garrido
1990 El Saler Northern Ireland Darren Clarke 7 & 5 Germany Sven Strüver
1989 Las Brisas France Éric Giraud 3 & 2 Spain Jesús María Arruti
1988 Vallromanes Sweden Stephen Lindskog 8 & 7 England Simon Walker [9]
1987 Aloha Republic of Ireland Michael Quirke 8 & 6 Sweden Olle Karlsson [10]
1986 El Saler Sweden Anders Haglund 8 & 6 France Laurent Lassalle [11]
1985 Las Brisas Spain Borja Queipo de Llano 4 & 3 England Craig Laurence
1984 RCG El Prat Spain José María Olazábal 6 & 5 Spain Román Tayá
1983 Sotogrande Spain José María Olazábal 6 & 5 Spain Alejo Ollé
1982 Santa Ponsa Doug Williams 3 & 2 Northern Ireland Michael Malone
1981 Torrequebrada Republic of Ireland Philip Walton 3 & 2 Spain Jesús López Moreno
1980 El Saler France François Illouz 2 & 1 Spain Alfonso Montojo
1979 Sotogrande Spain Román Tayá 3 & 2 England Toby Shannon
1978 RCG El Prat Spain Nicasio Sagardía 4 & 3 Sweden Per Andersson [12]
1977 Sotogrande Spain Santiago Fernández 1 up Spain Román Tayá
1976 Aloha France George Leven 2 & 1 Spain José Gancedo
1975 Las Brisas France Sven Boinet 2 & 1 Sweden Hans Hedjerson [13]
1974 Atalaya Sweden Hans Hedjerson 4 & 3 Sweden Michael Örtegren [14]
1973 Sotogrande Sweden Hans Hedjerson 3 & 1 England Stephen Bonham [15]
1972 Málaga England Stephen Bonham 37 holes Spain José Gancedo
1971 Pedreña Spain Eduardo de la Riva Casanueva 4 & 3 J. A. Cartwight
1970 Pals Spain Eduardo de la Riva Casanueva 2 & 1 New Zealand Stuart Jones
1969 Club de Campo Spain José Gancedo 10 & 9 Spain Duke of Fernán-Núñez
1968 Río Real Spain José Gancedo 1 up Anthony Howard
1967 Neguri Anthony Howard 9 & 7 Spain Santiago Fernández
1966 RCG El Prat Spain Francisco Sanchiz 5 & 4 Spain Juan Antonio Andreu
1965 Puerta de Hierro Spain Luis Alvarez de Bohorques 7 & 5 England Dru Montagu
1964 Club de Campo England Dru Montagu Spain Alvaro Muro
1963 RCG El Prat Spain Francisco Sanchiz 7 & 6 Spain José Gancedo
1962 Puerta de Hierro Spain Alvaro Muro 5 & 4 England M. Youd [16]
1961 Club de Campo Spain Duke of Fernán-Núñez Scotland Robin Galloway
1960 RCG El Prat Spain Iván Maura Spain Luis Rezola
1959 Puerta de Hierro Spain Iván Maura Spain Enrique Muro
1958 Club de Campo Spain Luis Rezola 3 & 2 Spain Juan Antonio Andreu [17]
1957 RCG El Prat Belgium Jacques Moerman United States Ante Puhalovich
1956 Puerta de Hierro Spain Iván Maura 5 & 4 Spain Enrique Maier [18]
1955 Puerta de Hierro Spain Duke of Fernán-Núñez Spain Iván Maura
1954 Puerta de Hierro Spain Iván Maura 9 & 8 Spain Enrique Maier [19]
1953 Puerta de Hierro Marqués de Cabriñana Spain Luis Rezola
1952 Puerta de Hierro France Henri de Lamaze Spain Luis Rezola
1951 Puerta de Hierro France Henri de Lamaze Marqués de Cabriñana
1950 Puerta de Hierro France Henri de Lamaze France Jacques Léglise
1949 Pedreña Spain Luis Ignacio de Arana Enrique Fernández Villaverde
1948 Puerta de Hierro Vizconde de Llantero J. Muro O’Shea
1947 Pedreña Spain Luis Ignacio de Arana Spain Eugenio Machado
1946 Puerta de Hierro United States William L. Shea Spain Marqués de Viluma
1945 San Cugat Spain Augusto Batlló Sweden Nils Odqvist [20]
1944 Puerta de Hierro Spain Marqués de Sobroso Spain Santiago Ugarte
1943 Pedreña Vizconde de Llantero Alfredo Pla
1942 Puerta de Hierro Vizconde de Pereira Machado Alfredo Pla
1941 Pedreña Spain Luis Ignacio de Arana Spain Javier de Arana
1936–40 No tournament
1935 Puerta de Hierro Spain Luis Ignacio de Arana
1934 Puerta de Hierro Spain Javier de Arana
1933 Puerta de Hierro Spain Javier de Arana
1932 Puerta de Hierro Spain Luis Ignacio de Arana
1931 Puerta de Hierro Luis Olabarri
1930 Puerta de Hierro Conde de Ybarra
1929 Puerta de Hierro Pedro Cabeza de Vaca
1928 Puerta de Hierro Spain Javier de Arana
1927 Puerta de Hierro Luis Olabarri
1926 Puerta de Hierro Luis Olabarri
1925 Puerta de Hierro Ulick de Burgh Charles
1924 Puerta de Hierro Pedro Cabeza de Vaca
1923 Puerta de Hierro Luis Olabarri
1922 Puerta de Hierro Pedro Cabeza de Vaca
1921 Puerta de Hierro Emilio Llompart
1920 Puerta de Hierro Emilio Llompart
1919 Puerta de Hierro José Silva
1918 Puerta de Hierro Marqués de la Romana
1917 Puerta de Hierro Conde de la Cimera
1916 Puerta de Hierro Conde de la Cimera
1915 Puerta de Hierro Conde de Cuevas de Vera
1914 Puerta de Hierro W. Kennedy
1913 Madrid Polo Golf Conde de Cuevas de Vera
1912 Madrid Polo Golf Conde O’Byne
1911 Madrid Polo Golf Conde de la Cimera

Source:

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