Girls and Boys Home Internationals explained

Girls and Boys Home Internationals
Establishment:2021
Course:Conwy Golf Club (2024)
Format:Team match play
Month Played:August

The Girls and Boys Home Internationals are an amateur team golf championship for girls and boys, between the four Home Nations. Ireland are represented by the whole island of Ireland.The event is organised by The R&A. The inaugural event was held in 2021 and superseded separate Girls and Boys events.

Format

The championship is played over three days with the four teams competing against each other in individual matches. Each team has 16 players, 7 girls and 9 boys. A match consists of 7 foursomes (3 girls and 4 boys) and 14 singles (6 girls and 8 boys) each over 18 holes. The result is decided by team results with each team scoring one point for a team win and half a point for a halved match. Ties are resolved by the number of individual matches won. Players must be under 18 at the start of the year in which the event takes place.[1]

History

The first combined girls and boys home internationals were held at Woodhall Spa in August 2021, and were held concurrently with the women's and seniors events. The format was the same as that used in 2022 but teams were the minimum necessary, six girls and eight boys. England won the event after a narrow 11–10 victory over Scotland on the final day. In 2021 the event was called the Junior Home Internationals.[2]

In 2022 the teams competed in separate girls and boys competitions as well as the combined event. England won all three competitions.[3]

Results

YearVenueLocationWinnerWRunner-upWThirdWFourthWGirls
winner
Boys
winner
Refs.
2024 Conwy Wales 3 2 1 0 [4]
2023 Lindrick England 3 2 1 0 [5]
2022 Downfield Scotland 3 2 0.5/24 0.5/23.5 [6]
2021 Woodhall Spa England 3 2 1 0 [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Term of competition 2022 . The R&A . 1 August 2022.
  2. Web site: Home Internationals: Treble glory for England’s golfers . England Golf . 6 August 2021 . 1 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210806201354/https://www.englandgolf.org/home-internationals-treble-glory-for-englands-golfers/ . 6 August 2021.
  3. Web site: England Sweep to Girls' and Boys' Home Internationals Win . The R&A . 5 August 2022 . 6 August 2022.
  4. Web site: Boy's & Girl's Home Internationals . Wales Golf . 10 August 2024.
  5. Web site: R&A Girls' & Boys' Home Internationals . The R&A Amateur Championships . 11 November 2023.
  6. Web site: R&A Girls' & Boys' Home Internationals . The R&A Amateur Championships . 5 August 2022.
  7. Web site: Scoring from the Junior Home Internatiionals . England Golf . 8 September 2021 . 1 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220801143029/https://www.englandgolf.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Boys-Girls-Home-Internationals-2021.pdf . 1 August 2022.