Duke of York Young Champions Trophy

The Duke of York Young Champions Trophy was an international golf tournament for boys and girls who were either the current holders of their under-18 National Championship or had won another major golfing event in the preceding twelve months. First played in 2001, the event was supported by The R&A and their affiliated national governing bodies and counts towards the World Amateur Golf Rankings and the American Junior Golf Association's performance based entry system. It had a 54-hole stroke play format.

Duke of York Young Champions Trophy
Tournament information
LocationUnited Kingdom
Established2001
Course(s)Links Courses
FormatStroke play
Month playedSeptember
Final year2019
Final champion
Conor Gaugh

History

The event was created by The Duke of York and John Simpson. This highly rated invitational event, supported by The R&A, and aims to promote the development of junior golf, encourage competitiveness and friendship between individual champions whilst also offering a unique opportunity for boys and girls to compete for the same Trophy on a top quality UK links course. The standard of competition continues to be incredibly high with the average handicap for last year's event being an impressive +1.5.

The tournament has grown from having just 11 competitors from six countries in 2001, to a field of 55 champions from 32 countries in 2013. The Duke of York Young Champions Trophy is organised in many ways like a professional tournament in order to give the potential stars of the future a chance to experience what life as a golf professional might involve; hence the inclusion of sponsors and official functions, including the Official Dinner hosted by the Duke of York, as well as an educational talk. Past players include Rory McIlroy, Anna Nordqvist, Matteo Manassero and Tom Lewis.

The tournament was wound up in 2020 when the Prince Andrew Charitable Trust ceased operations following the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.

Academic and golf scholarships

The Duke of York Sports Foundation is a registered charity established in 2004 to promote amateur sports. Academic and golf scholarships have been awarded since September 2007 to provide under 18 boys and girls with the opportunity to receive a high standard of education whilst at the same time focusing on their golf and offer an alternative to studying and training in the USA.

Wellington College in Berkshire was chosen as the school that met all the criteria required to support both aspects of the scholarship. As one of the best co-educational independent private schools in Britain, it offers the International Baccalaureate, a good standard 9-hole golf course and practice facilities on site. It is also located near many excellent courses (including Wentworth and Sunningdale), coaches and major airports.

Candidates must meet Wellington College's academic standard, demonstrate a high level of golfing ability with clear signs of potential and are selected on a case by case basis. To date, the Foundation has awarded five academic and golf scholarships. All the scholars are aged between 14 and 17, with handicaps ranging from three to plus-two. The Foundation's aim is to award eight to ten scholarships to individuals by 2011.

Champions
Year Venue Champion Winning
score		 Winning
margin		 Runner(s)-up Leading boy/girl Number of
competitors		 Countries
represented
2001[1] Royal Liverpool Michael Nester 210 (−6) 7 strokes Grigory Bondarenko Clare Queen 11 6
2002[2] Royal Liverpool Carlos del Moral 219 (+3) 5 strokes Cian MacNamara Azahara Muñoz 26 13
2003[3] Castletown Rikard Karlberg 219 (+3) 6 strokes Pablo Martín Justine Barbier 31 16
2004[4] Kingsbarns Zac Gould 212 (−4) 3 strokes Rory McIlroy Anna Nordqvist 36 20
2005[5] Castletown Oliver Fisher 212 (−4) 1 stroke Andrea Pavan Anna Nordqvist 39 20
2006[6] Dundonald Sam Hutsby 216 (E) 2 strokes Marc Dobias
Robin Wingardh		 Carly Booth 42 22
2007[7] Dundonald Claudio Vigano 220 (+4) 2 strokes Giulia Molinaro
Isabelle Boineau
Joachim B. Hansen		 Giulia Molinaro 49 28
2008[8] Dundonald Stiggy Hodgson 212 (−4) 11 strokes Arnaud Abbas Marieke Nivard 51 28
2009[9] Dundonald Moriya Jutanugarn 218 (+2) 1 stroke Laetitia Beck Richard Jung 57 34
2010[10] Royal St George's Gudmundur Kristjansson 218 (+5) 1 stroke Dermot McElroy Leona Maguire 57 32
2011[11] Royal Liverpool Harry Casey 226 (+13) Playoff Harang Lee Harang Lee 57 31
2012[12] Royal Troon Ragnar Gardarsson 225 (+12) Playoff Max Orrin
Katja Pogačar		 Katja Pogačar 53 31
2013 Royal St George's Guido Migliozzi 215 (+2) 1 stroke Jack Singh Brar Nicole Morales 55 32
2014 Royal Aberdeen Gisli Sveinbergsson 137 (−5)* 4 strokes Ren Okazaki Carlotta Ricolfi 57 30
2015 Prince's Oliver Lindell 207 (−9) 1 stroke Felix Palson Carlotta Ricolfi 56 29
2016 Royal Birkdale Chloe Currie 214 (−2) 1 stroke Markus Braadlie Markus Braadlie 49 28
2017 Royal Liverpool Ben Jones 218 (+2) 8 strokes Oscar Teiffel
Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen
Keita Nakajima		 Franziska Sliper 54 30
2018 Castle Stuart Christopher Vandette 226 (+10) Playoff Joseph Byrne Heejong Lim 54 30
2019 Royal Portrush Conor Gaugh 222 (+6) 6 strokes Callum Macfie Ina Yoon 62 37

* Due to fog and poor visibility, the 2014 competition was reduced to 36 holes.

Courses

The Duke of York Young Champions Trophy is held at links courses across the UK. Dundonald Links and Royal Liverpool played host to the tournament four times.

Duke of York Young Champions Trophy (the United Kingdom)

Participating countries

As of 2014, 50 countries have participated in the Duke of York Young Champions Trophy.

Countries that have participated in the Duke of York Young Champions Trophy.
  Country has won the Trophy
  Country has participated in the Trophy
  Country has not entered the Trophy

Notable past players

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