European Boys' Team Championship

The European Boys' Team Championship (Jean-Louis Dupont Trophy) is a European amateur team golf championship for men up to 18 organized by the European Golf Association. The inaugural event was held in 1980 and it has been played annually since.[1][2][3]

Since the European Youths' Team Championship, for men under 22, was discontinued in 2006, due to the trend of players reaching elite level at an earlier age, the European Boys' Team Championship has been regarded as the most important junior team event in Europe outside the British Isles. Many European players on the world's leading professional golf tours have played in the event during their early careers. This include (as of end of 2022) almost every European winner of professional major championships since 2010; Graeme McDowell, Justin Rose, Martin Kaymer, Sergio Garcia, Rory McIlroy, Henrik Stenson, Danny Willett, Francesco Molinari, Jon Rahm,[4] Shane Lowry and Matt Fitzpatrick.[5]

The championship is a counting event for the Junior Ryder Cup qualification.[6]

Format

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The format consists of 16 nation teams, each of 6 players, competing in two rounds of stroke play, out of which the five lowest scores from each team's six players will count each day. The total addition of the five lowest scores will constitute the team's score and determine which team is qualified for the last three rounds of match play.

Only teams in contention for a medal will play a match format of two foursomes and five singles, while the other teams will play a one foursome and four singles match format.

Initially there were four players in each team and from 1982 until 1984 there were five players in each team. The number of participating teams has been restricted to 20 from 2004 and to 16 from 2012 and a second division tournament was introduced, making it possible for nations to qualify for the first division championship. The 2021 event took place in a reduced format, with eleven teams playing, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, why 18 teams were allowed to compete in 2022.

Results

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Year and course Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2024 Diamond Country Club Austria   France   England   Sweden [7]
2023 Golf Club de Genève Switzerland   Sweden   France   England [8][9]
2022 GC St. Leon-Rot Germany   Germany   England   Spain [3][10][11][12]
2021 Furesø Golfklub Denmark   Germany   Italy   Sweden [3][10][13]
2020 Parador de El Saler Spain Cancelled [3][14]
2019 Golf de Chantilly France   France   Germany   Sweden [3][10][15][16]
2018 Golf Resort Kaskada Brno Czech Republic   Spain    Switzerland   Sweden [3][10][17]
2017 La Manga Club Spain   Denmark   Spain   Italy [3][10][18]
2016 Diamond GC Austria   France   Germany   Denmark [3][10][19]
2015 Pickala GC Finland   Germany   Sweden   Norway [3][10]
2014 Oslo GC Norway   Italy   Sweden   Scotland [3][10]
2013 Murcar Links GC Scotland   France   Norway   Italy [3][10]
2012 Lidingö Golf Club Sweden   Sweden   Italy   Germany [3][10][20]
2011 Prague City GC (Zbraslav) Czech Republic   Spain   Austria   France [3][10]
2010 Klassis G&CC Turkey   Belgium   Norway   Denmark [3][10]
2009 Golf De Pan Netherlands   Denmark   Germany   Netherlands [3][2]
2008 Royal Bled GC Slovenia   Sweden   Norway   England [2][3][21]
2007 Rold Skov GC Denmark   Denmark   England   Italy [2][3]
2006 Bokskogen GC Sweden   Norway   Scotland   Sweden [2][3][22]
2005 Monticello GC Italy   Netherlands   Norway   Sweden [2][3]
2004 Kymen Golf Ry Finland   England   Spain   Belgium [2][3]
2003 Astoria GC Cihelny Czech Republic   Italy   Austria   France [2][3][23]
2002 Reykjavik GC Iceland   Spain   Sweden   France [2][3]
2001 Amber Baltic GC Poland   Sweden    Switzerland   England [2][3][23][24][25]
2000 Noord Nederlandse G&CC Netherlands   Scotland   Ireland   France [2][3][23][26]
1999 Upsala Golf Club Sweden   England   Italy   Finland [2][3][23][27][28]
1998 Gullane Golf Club Scotland   Ireland   Scotland   England [2][3][23][29][30][31][32]
1997 Bled GC Slovenia   Spain   England   Sweden [2][3][10][23][33]
1996 GC Gut Murstätten Austria   Spain   Sweden   England [2][3][10][23][34]
1995 Woodhall Spa Golf Club England   England   Sweden   Spain [2][3][10][23][35][36]
1994 Vilamoura Portugal   England   Sweden   Spain [2][3][10][23][37]
1993 Ascona GC Switzerland   Sweden   England   Spain [2][3][10][23][38]
1992 Conwy Wales   Scotland   England   Sweden [2][3][10][23][39]
1991 Oslo Norway   Sweden   Italy   Scotland [2][3][10][23][40]
1990 Reykjavik Iceland   Spain   Scotland   England [2][3][10][23][41][42]
1989 Lyckorna Golf Club Sweden   England   Spain   Sweden [2][3][23][43]
1988 Renfrew GC Scotland   France   Scotland   Ireland [2][3][23][44][45]
1987 Golf de Chantilly France   Scotland   Denmark   Sweden [2][3][23][46][47]
1986 Turin GC Italy   England   Sweden   Ireland [2][3][23][48]
1985 Troia GC Portugal   England   France   Sweden [2][3][23][49][50]
1984 Royal St George's England   Scotland   England   Wales [2][3][51][52][53][54]
1983 Helsinki GC Finland   Sweden   Wales   Spain [2][3][23][55]
1982 Frankfurt GC West Germany   Italy   Sweden   Spain [2][3][23][56]
1981 Olgiata GC Italy   England   West Germany   Italy [2][3][23]
1980 Real Club de Golf El Prat Spain   Spain   England   Italy [2][3][23][57]

Medalling nations' summary

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  England (ENG)88622
2  Sweden (SWE)781126
3  Spain (ESP)73616
4  France (FRA)52411
5  Scotland (SCO)44210
6  Italy (ITA)34512
7  Germany (GER)3418
8  Denmark (DNK)3126
9  Norway (NOR)1416
10  Belgium (BEL)1214
11  Ireland (IRL)1124
12  Netherlands (NED)1012
13  Switzerland (CHE)0202
14  Wales (WAL)0112
15  Finland (FIN)0011
Totals (15 entries)444444132

Winning teams

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See also

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References

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