Spanish International Amateur Championship

Golf tournament

The Spanish International Amateur Championship (Copa S.M. el Rey) is an annual amateur golf tournament in Spain for men.^[1][2]

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 boys for the European teams in the Junior Ryder Cup^[3] and the Junior Solheim 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 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.

Winners

Notes

1. 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

References

1. "2020 Official Competition Guide". Royal Spanish Golf Federation. pp. 122–123. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
2. "2020 Official Competition Guide" (PDF). Royal Spanish Golf Federation. pp. 122–123. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
3. "Qualification process for The 2020 Junior Ryder Cup announced". Ryder Cup. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
4. "Junior Solheim Cup European Eligibility Process". Solheim Cup. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
5. "2024 Spanish Amateur Copa S M El Rey". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
6. Strömberg, Martin (5 March 2023). "Sundberg segrare i Spanska Öppna" [Sundberg winner of Spanish International Ladies Amateur Championship] (in Swedish). Svensk Golf. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
7. "Spanish Amateur Copa S M El Rey, 03 - 07 Mar 2021". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
8. "Copa S M El Rey 2020". Real Federation Espanola De Golf. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
9. "Spanish Amateur Copa S M El Rey, 26 Feb - 01 Mar 2020". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
10. Sellberg, Lena (April 1988). "Stephen tog årets första svenska seger" [Stephen took the first Swedish victory of the year]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 4. pp. 164–165.
11. Sellberg, Lena (April 1987). "Svenska golfare utomlands, Spanien, Okände Olle till final" [Swedish Golfers Abroad, Spain, Anonymous Olle to the final]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 4. p. 168.
12. Ohlson, Jörgen (April 1986). "Anonyme Anders spansk mästare" [Anonymous Anders Spanish Champion]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 4. pp. 23, 175.
13. "Per tvåa i Spanska" [Per second in Spanish]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 2. April 1978. p. 62.
14. Bunke, Lennart (April 1975). "Svenskättling stoppade Hedjersons hat-trick" [Swedish descendant stopped Hedjerson's hat-trick]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 2. pp. 58–59.
15. Jansson, Anders (April 1974). "RIVSTART IGEN! En förståndigare Hedjerson i år, Spansk etta efter helsvensk final" [FAST START AGAIN! A wiser Hedjerson this year, Spanish Number one after Swedish final]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 2. pp. 60, 61, 76.
16. Karlmann, Bosse (April 1973). "Sen sist..., Spanien-Hasse" [Since last..., Spain-Hasse]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 2. pp. 3, 5.
17. "Europeiska amatörmästerskap 1962" [European Amateur Championships of 1962]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 9. December 1962. p. 28.
18. "Europeiska amatörmästerskap 1958" [European Amateur Championships of 1958]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 10. December 1958. p. 26. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
19. "Kontinentens öppna mästerskap" [Open Championships of the Continent]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 10. December 1956. p. 11.
20. "1954 års mästare" [Champions of 1954]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 1. February 1955. pp. 6–7.
21. "Färgstarka figurer III" [Colorful people III]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 3. April 1959. p. 3.

External links

• Royal Spanish Golf Federation