PGA Cup
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | 2013: Hexham, Northumberland, England |
| Established | 1973 |
| Course(s) |
2013: Slaley Hall Hunting Course |
| Par | 2013: 72 |
| Length | 2013: 7,036 yd (6,434 m) |
| Format | Match play |
| Month played | September |
| Current champion | |
 United States | |
The PGA Cup is a men's golf competition for club professionals played between a Great Britain and Ireland team and a United States team. The winning team is presented with the Llandudno Trophy. It was first played in 1973 and was an annual event until 1984, after which it became biennial.[1]
Format
The event is played over three days, with four foursome and four fourball matches on each of the first two days, and ten single matches on the final day.
Trophy
The trophy was first used for the Llandudno International Golf Trophy contested by the leading professionals from England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. The first tournament was in September 1938 and Llandudno council presented a silver trophy to the P.G.A. for the winning team. Percy Alliss, the captain of the winning English team, took possession of the trophy. It was intended that the tournament would be the first of a series of matches but the Second World War interrupted these plans and the contests were not restarted after the war. During Alliss's later years, the trophy was returned to the P.G.A. and was then used as the trophy for the PGA Cup.[2][3]
Results
| Year | Venue | Winner | GB&I | USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | San Martin, CordeValle, California, USA | |||
| 2013 | De Vere Slaley Hall, England | Tied | 13 | 13 |
| 2011 | CordeValle, California, USA | USA | 8½ | 17½ |
| 2009 | The Carrick on Loch Lomond, Scotland | USA | 8½ | 17½ |
| 2007 | Reynolds Plantation, Georgia, USA | USA | 12½ | 13½ |
| 2005 | The K Club, Ireland | GB&I | 15 | 11 |
| 2003 | Port St Lucie, Florida, USA | USA | 7 | 19 |
| 2000 | Celtic Manor, Wales | USA | 12½ | 13½ |
| 1998 | Broadmoor Resort, Colorado, USA | USA | 9 | 17 |
| 1996 | Gleneagles, Scotland | Tied | 13 | 13 |
| 1994 | PGA National, Florida, USA | USA | 11 | 15 |
| 1992 | The K Club, Ireland | USA | 11 | 15 |
| 1990 | Turtle Point, South Carolina, USA | USA | 7 | 19 |
| 1988 | The Belfry, England | USA | 10½ | 15½ |
| 1986 | Knollwood, Illinois, USA | USA | 9 | 16 |
| 1984 | Turnberry, Scotland | GB&I | 12½ | 8½ |
| 1983 | Muirfield, Scotland | GB&I | 14½ | 6½ |
| 1982 | Holton Hill, Tennessee, USA | USA | 7½ | 13½ |
| 1981 | Turnberry Isle, Florida USA | Tied | 10½ | 10½ |
| 1980 | Oaktree, Oklahoma, USA | USA | 6 | 15 |
| 1979 | Castletown, Isle of Man | GB&I | 12½ | 4½ |
| 1978 | St Mellion, England | GB&I | 10½ | 6½ |
| 1977 | Mission Hills, California, USA | Tied | 8½ | 8½ |
| 1976 | Moortown, England | USA | 6½ | 9½ |
| 1975 | Hillside, England | USA | 6½ | 9½ |
| 1974 | Pinehurst, North Carolina, USA | USA | 4½ | 11½ |
| 1973 | Pinehurst, North Carolina, USA | USA | 3 | 13 |
References
- ↑ "PGA Cup". Professional Golfers' Association (Great Britain and Ireland). Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- ↑ Peter Fry. "Llandudno International Golf Trophy". Through the Green. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "Llandudno International Trophy". Professional Golfers' Association (Great Britain and Ireland). Retrieved 3 November 2014.