We are delighted to be hosting both The Jacques Léglise Trophy and The Junior Vagliano Trophy R&A Championships in August 2024.

The Jacques Léglise Trophy is the under-18 equivalent of the St Andrews Trophy.

It is played annually with the venue alternating between Great Britain and Ireland and the Continent of Europe.Many of today’s top professionals, like Luke Donald and Sergio Garcia, have contested the Trophy in the past. In 2021, the Continent of Europe defeated Great Britain and Ireland 16½-8½ to win at Falsterbo in Sweden.Jacques Léglise served as President of the French Golf Federation and of the European Golf Association.

GB&I Team Selection Criteria – (team of 9)

• The current Boys’ Champion if eligible.
• Remaining places selected by Committee.

GB&I eligibility is based on being eligible to play for one of the Home Nations.

The Junior Vagliano Trophy is a girls’ amateur international match played between Great Britain and Ireland and the Continent of Europe and was first staged in 2011. The match is for junior girls aged 16 and under.

In 2022, the Continent of Europe continued their dominance of the match after a 10-8 win at Blairgowrie in Scotland. The match was also played alongside the boys’ Jacques Léglise Trophy for the first time. The women’s equivalent match is the Vagliano Trophy, played since 1959. The 2023 match write up can be viewed here – Vagliano Trophy success for the Continent of European again (randa.org)

GB& I Team Selection Criteria (team of 6)

• The current Girls’ Under 16’s Champion if eligible.
• The top-two GB&I players in the World Amateur Golf Ranking® (WAGR ®) on Wednesday 31 May.  Should the Girls’ Under 16’s Champion occupy one of the guaranteed WAGR positions or any of the leading two WAGR players are unavailable the place(s) will not transfer to the next ranked GB&I player.
• Captain picks remaining places.

GB&I eligibility is based on being eligible to play for one of the Home Nations.