Spanish International Amateur Championship
Golf tournament
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The Spanish International Amateur Championship (Copa S.M. el Rey) is an annual amateur golf tournament in Spain for men.[1][2] Founded in 1911, it is one of the oldest and most prestigious amateur championships in Europe.[3]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location |  Spain |
| Established | 1911 |
| Course | Rotating |
| Organised by | Royal Spanish Golf Federation |
| Format | Match play |
| Month played | March |
| Current champion | |
 Tom Osborne | |
Prior to 2020 it was an "A" rated tournament in the World Amateur Golf Ranking. (The calculation of the ranking changed in 2020 and there were no longer any categories.) The tournament has been appointed as a qualifying event for the European teams in the Junior Ryder Cup.[4]
The tournament begins with 36 holes of stroke play, were the best placed players qualify for a following match play competition. In 2020, the 32 best players qualified for the match-play.
Every year the tournament has taken place, except in 1914, 1949 and 1955, the Spanish International Ladies Amateur Championship has also been played. Until 1985, it was on the same course as the men's tournament.
Finalists that have gone on to win a major or play Ryder Cup include José María Olazábal, Sergio García, Darren Clarke, Danny Willett, Edoardo Molinari and Tommy Fleetwood.
Winners
| Year | Venue | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Puerta de Hierro | Tom Osborne |
3 & 2 | Eliot Baker |
[3] |
| 2025 | Guadalhorce |  Hugo Le Goff |
5 & 3 |  Filippo Ponzano |
[5] |
| 2024 | Alcanada |  Lars van der Vight |
[a] | Luis Masaveu |
[6] |
| 2023 | Infinitum |  Nicola Gerhardsen |
1 up |  Albert Hansson |
[7] |
| 2022 | Sherry Golf Jerez | John Gough |
6 & 5 |  Michael Mjaaseth |
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| 2021 | RCG El Prat | Lucas Nicolas Fallotico |
1 up | Paul Margolis |
[8] |
| 2020 | RCG de Sevilla | José Luis Ballester |
3 & 1 |  Jannik de Bruyn |
[9][10] |
| 2019 | Las Colinas | Koen Kouwenaar |
2 & 1 | Callum Farr |
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| 2018 | La Manga | Billy McKenzie |
3 & 2 | Alex Fitzpatrick |
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| 2017 | El Saler |  Jack Davidson |
4 & 3 | Marco Penge |
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| 2016 | RCG de Sevilla | Romain Langasque |
9 & 8 | Scott Gregory |
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| 2015 | Sherry | Jeroen Krietenmeijer |
1 up |  Gary Hurley |
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| 2014 | La Reserva | Daniel Berná |
3 & 2 |  Robin Goger |
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| 2013 | La Manga |  Reeve Whitson |
4 & 3 | Neil Raymond |
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| 2012 | Alcanada | Jack Hiluta |
4 & 3 | Marcel Schneider |
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| 2011 | RCG El Prat | Laurie Canter |
11 & 10 | Stiggy Hodgson |
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| 2010 | La Canada | Matt Haines |
37 holes | Tommy Fleetwood |
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| 2009 | RCG de Sevilla | Reinier Saxton |
2 & 1 | Sam Hutsby |
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| 2008 | Pals | Danny Willett |
5 & 3 | Jordi García Pinto | |
| 2007 | Desert Springs | John Parry |
10 & 9 | Baptiste Chapellan | |
| 2006 | Sherry Golf | Sam Hutsby |
7 & 6 | Edoardo Molinari | |
| 2005 | El Saler | Joost Luiten |
3 & 2 | Neil Chaudhuri | |
| 2004 | Desert Springs |  Heiðar Davíð Bragason |
3 & 2 | Sebastián García Grout | |
| 2003 | Costa Ballena | Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño |
4 & 3 | Álvaro Quirós | |
| 2002 | Costa Ballena | Zane Scotland |
4 & 3 |  Thomas Sundström | |
| 2001 | PGA Golf | Tom Whitehouse |
8 & 6 | Edoardo Molinari | |
| 2000 | RCG El Prat | Richard Finch |
4 & 3 | Roger Albiñana | |
| 1999 | Sevilla | Olivier David |
Mikko Ilonen | ||
| 1998 | RCG El Prat | Sergio García |
5 & 4 | Jérôme Bourg | |
| 1997 | Sevilla | Maarten Lafeber |
4 & 3 | Sergio García | |
| 1996 | La Manga | José Manuel Lara |
6 & 5 | Henrik Bjørnstad | |
| 1995 | Málaga | B. Moir | 4 & 3 | José María Zamora | |
| 1994 | Pals | James Healey |
1 up |  Thomas Havemann | |
| 1993 | Valderama | Fabrice Stolear |
293 | Erjord Knuth | |
| 1992 | RCG El Prat | Matt Stanford |
1 up |  Nicolas Vanhootegem | |
| 1991 | Las Palmas | Tomás Jesús Muñoz |
2 & 1 | Ignacio Garrido | |
| 1990 | El Saler | Darren Clarke |
7 & 5 | Sven Strüver | |
| 1989 | Las Brisas | Éric Giraud |
3 & 2 | Jesús María Arruti | |
| 1988 | Vallromanes | Stephen Lindskog |
8 & 7 | Simon Walker |
[11] |
| 1987 | Aloha | Michael Quirke |
8 & 6 | Olle Karlsson |
[12] |
| 1986 | El Saler | Anders Haglund |
8 & 6 | Laurent Lassalle |
[13] |
| 1985 | Las Brisas | Borja Queipo de Llano |
4 & 3 | Craig Laurence | |
| 1984 | RCG El Prat | José María Olazábal |
6 & 5 | Román Tayá | |
| 1983 | Sotogrande | José María Olazábal |
6 & 5 | Alejo Ollé | |
| 1982 | Santa Ponsa | Doug Williams | 3 & 2 | Michael Malone | |
| 1981 | Torrequebrada | Philip Walton |
3 & 2 | Jesús López Moreno | |
| 1980 | El Saler | François Illouz |
2 & 1 | Alfonso Montojo | |
| 1979 | Sotogrande | Román Tayá |
3 & 2 | Toby Shannon | |
| 1978 | RCG El Prat | Nicasio Sagardía |
4 & 3 | Per Andersson |
[14] |
| 1977 | Sotogrande | Santiago Fernández |
1 up | Román Tayá | |
| 1976 | Aloha | George Leven |
2 & 1 | José Gancedo | |
| 1975 | Las Brisas | Sven Boinet |
2 & 1 | Hans Hedjerson |
[15] |
| 1974 | Atalaya | Hans Hedjerson |
4 & 3 | Michael Örtegren |
[16] |
| 1973 | Sotogrande | Hans Hedjerson |
3 & 1 | Stephen Bonham |
[17] |
| 1972 | Málaga | Stephen Bonham |
37 holes | José Gancedo | |
| 1971 | Pedreña | Eduardo de la Riva Casanueva |
4 & 3 | J. A. Cartwight | |
| 1970 | Pals | Eduardo de la Riva Casanueva |
2 & 1 |  Stuart Jones | |
| 1969 | Club de Campo | José Gancedo |
10 & 9 | Duke of Fernán-Núñez | |
| 1968 | Río Real | José Gancedo |
1 up | Anthony Howard | |
| 1967 | Neguri | Anthony Howard | 9 & 7 | Santiago Fernández | |
| 1966 | RCG El Prat | Francisco Sanchiz |
5 & 4 | Juan Antonio Andreu | |
| 1965 | Puerta de Hierro | Luis Alvarez de Bohorques |
7 & 5 | Dru Montagu | |
| 1964 | Club de Campo | Dru Montagu |
Alvaro Muro | ||
| 1963 | RCG El Prat | Francisco Sanchiz |
7 & 6 | José Gancedo | |
| 1962 | Puerta de Hierro | Alvaro Muro |
5 & 4 | M. Youd |
[18] |
| 1961 | Club de Campo | Duke of Fernán-Núñez |
 Robin Galloway | ||
| 1960 | RCG El Prat | Iván Maura |
Luis Rezola | ||
| 1959 | Puerta de Hierro | Iván Maura |
Enrique Muro | ||
| 1958 | Club de Campo | Luis Rezola |
3 & 2 | Juan Antonio Andreu |
[19] |
| 1957 | RCG El Prat | Jacky Moerman |
 Ante Puhalovich | ||
| 1956 | Puerta de Hierro | Iván Maura |
5 & 4 | Enrique Maier |
[20] |
| 1955 | Puerta de Hierro | Duke of Fernán-Núñez |
Iván Maura | ||
| 1954 | Puerta de Hierro | Iván Maura |
9 & 8 | Enrique Maier |
[21] |
| 1953 | Puerta de Hierro | Marqués de Cabriñana | Luis Rezola | ||
| 1952 | Puerta de Hierro | Henri de Lamaze |
Luis Rezola | ||
| 1951 | Puerta de Hierro | Henri de Lamaze |
Marqués de Cabriñana | ||
| 1950 | Puerta de Hierro | Henri de Lamaze |
Jacques Léglise | ||
| 1949 | Pedreña | Luis Ignacio de Arana |
Enrique Fernández Villaverde | ||
| 1948 | Puerta de Hierro | Vizconde de Llantero | J. Muro O'Shea | ||
| 1947 | Pedreña | Luis Ignacio de Arana |
Eugenio Machado | ||
| 1946 | Puerta de Hierro | William L. Shea |
Marqués de Viluma | ||
| 1945 | San Cugat | Augusto Batlló |
Nils Odqvist |
[22] | |
| 1944 | Puerta de Hierro | Marqués de Sobroso |
Santiago Ugarte | ||
| 1943 | Pedreña | Vizconde de Llantero | Alfredo Pla | ||
| 1942 | Puerta de Hierro | Vizconde de Pereira Machado | Alfredo Pla | ||
| 1941 | Pedreña | Luis Ignacio de Arana |
Javier de Arana | ||
| 1936–40 | No tournament | ||||
| 1935 | Puerta de Hierro | Luis Ignacio de Arana |
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| 1934 | Puerta de Hierro | Javier de Arana |
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| 1933 | Puerta de Hierro | Javier de Arana |
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| 1932 | Puerta de Hierro | Luis Ignacio de Arana |
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| 1931 | Puerta de Hierro | Luis Olabarri | |||
| 1930 | Puerta de Hierro | Conde de Ybarra | |||
| 1929 | Puerta de Hierro | Pedro Cabeza de Vaca | |||
| 1928 | Puerta de Hierro | Javier de Arana |
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| 1927 | Puerta de Hierro | Luis Olabarri | |||
| 1926 | Puerta de Hierro | Luis Olabarri | |||
| 1925 | Puerta de Hierro | Ulick de Burgh Charles | |||
| 1924 | Puerta de Hierro | Pedro Cabeza de Vaca | |||
| 1923 | Puerta de Hierro | Luis Olabarri | |||
| 1922 | Puerta de Hierro | Pedro Cabeza de Vaca | |||
| 1921 | Puerta de Hierro | Emilio Llompart | |||
| 1920 | Puerta de Hierro | Emilio Llompart | |||
| 1919 | Puerta de Hierro | José Silva | |||
| 1918 | Puerta de Hierro | Marqués de la Romana | |||
| 1917 | Puerta de Hierro | Conde de la Cimera | |||
| 1916 | Puerta de Hierro | Conde de la Cimera | |||
| 1915 | Puerta de Hierro | Conde de Cuevas de Vera | |||
| 1914 | Puerta de Hierro | W. Kennedy | |||
| 1913 | Madrid Polo Golf | Conde de Cuevas de Vera | |||
| 1912 | Madrid Polo Golf | Conde O’Byne | |||
| 1911 | Madrid Polo Golf | Conde de la Cimera | |||
Notes
- Van der Vight won with a 3-stroke margin at 282 (−6) after the championship was changed to a 72-hole stroke play format due to inclement weather
