Patsy Hankins Trophy

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[edit]

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.

Year	Day 1		Day 2		Day 3	Total points
Year	Morning	Afternoon	Morning	Afternoon	Day 3	Total points
2016	5 foursomes	5 fourballs	5 foursomes	5 fourballs	12 singles	32
2018	5 fourballs	5 foursomes	5 fourballs	5 foursomes	12 singles	32

Team qualification and selection[edit]

European Team selection[edit]

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[edit]

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

Appearances[edit]

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

Europe[edit]

Asia/Pacific[edit]

References[edit]

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

[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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