Patsy Hankins Trophy

The Patsy Hankins Trophy is an 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

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.

YearDay 1Day 2Day 3Total
points
MorningAfternoonMorningAfternoon
20165 foursomes5 fourballs5 foursomes5 fourballs12 singles32
20185 fourballs5 foursomes5 fourballs5 foursomes12 singles32

Team qualification and selection

European Team selection

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
Year Winners Score Losers Host country Venue Europe captain Asia/Pacific captain
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

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

Europe
  • Gudrun Bjorgvinsdottir 2018
  • Zhen Bontan 2018
  • Gioia Carpinelli 2016
  • Rosso Lucrezia Colombotto 2016
  • Bianca Fabrizio 2016, 2018
  • Annabell Fuller 2018
  • Laura Fünfstück 2016
  • Blanca F. Garcia-Poggio 2018
  • Paula Grant 2018
  • Frida Kinhult 2016, 2018
  • Amanda Linner 2018
  • Clarisse Louis 2018
  • Thomsen Puk Lyng 2016
  • Meghan MacLaren 2016
  • Elena Moosmann 2018
  • Luque Maria Parra 2016
  • Luna Sobrón Galmés 2016
  • Emma Spitz 2016
  • Puk Lyng Thomsen 2018
  • Albane Valenzuela 2016
  • Isobel Wardle 2018
  • Chloe Williams 2016

Asia/Pacific
  • Julianne Alvarez 2016
  • Hina Aragaki 2016
  • Ya-Chun Chiang 2018
  • Tiffany Chan 2016
  • Choi Hye-jin 2016
  • Hannah Green 2016
  • Nasa Hataoka 2016
  • Yu-Chiang Hou 2018
  • Wenyung Keh 2016
  • Grace Kim 2018
  • Kwon Seo-yun 2018
  • Wenbo Liu 2018
  • Du Mohan 2018
  • Yuna Nishimura 2018
  • Park Hyun-kyung 2016
  • Tian Qi 2016
  • Ryu Hae-ran 2018
  • Riri Sadoyama 2018
  • Yuka Saso 2018
  • Princess Mary Superal 2016
  • Paphangkorn Tavatanakit 2016, 2018
  • Atthaya Thitikul 2018
  • Han-Hsuan Yu 2016

References
  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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