Joy Cup
Tournament information | |
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Established | 1954 |
Format | Team match play |
Final year | 1958 |
Final champion | |
British Isles |
The Joy Cup was an annual men's professional team golf competition between teams representing the British Isles and the Rest of Europe. It was played from 1954 to 1958. The British Isles won all four contests that were played. The trophy was provided by the Jean Patou company and named after Joy perfume that they produced. The concept of a match between Great Britain/Ireland and Continental Europe was reinvented with the Seve Trophy in 2000.
Format
The cup was contested over two days with 36-hole foursomes on the first day and 36-hole singles matches on the second day. Generally there were 5 foursomes and 10 singles except that in 1956 there were only 4 foursomes and 8 singles.
History
A match was planned for 19 and 20 October 1957 in Barcelona but was not held, the 1957 Ryder Cup and the Canada Cup being held in the same month.[1]
In January 1960 it was announced that the Joy Cup had been discontinued. The Jean Patou company withdrew the gold cup that the winners had received.[2]
Results
Year | Dates | Venue | Winners | Score | British Isles captain | Rest of Europe captain | Ref |
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1954 | 13–14 November | Saint-Cloud, France | British Isles | 10½–4½ | Henry Cotton | Flory Van Donck | [3][4] |
1955 | 24–25 September | Royal Lytham, England | British Isles | 9–6 | Henry Cotton (non-playing) | Flory Van Donck | [5] |
1956 | 6–7 October | Royal Antwerp, Belgium | British Isles | 9½–2½ | Henry Cotton | Flory Van Donck | [6] |
1957 | 19–20 October | Barcelona, Spain | Cancelled | ||||
1958 | 22–23 October | Madrid, Spain | British Isles | 9½–5½ | Dai Rees | Flory Van Donck | [7][8] |
Appearances
The following are those who played in at least one of the four matches.
British Isles
- Peter Alliss 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958
- Ken Bousfield 1955, 1958
- Harry Bradshaw 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958
- Eric Brown 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958
- Henry Cotton 1954, 1956
- Fred Daly 1954, 1955
- Bernard Hunt 1958
- John Jacobs 1954, 1955, 1958
- Eric Lester 1956
- Peter Mills 1956, 1958
- Christy O'Connor Snr 1955, 1956, 1958
- John Panton 1954, 1956
- Dai Rees 1954, 1955, 1958
- Syd Scott 1954, 1955, 1956
- Harry Weetman 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958
Rest of Europe
- Jean Baptiste Ado 1954, 1958
- Michel Alsuguren 1954
- Alfonso Angelini 1954, 1955, 1958
- Georges Bessner 1954, 1955
- Olivier Bolognesi 1956
- Aldo Casera 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958
- Carlos Celles 1955, 1956, 1958
- Roger Cotton 1958
- Gerard de Wit 1955, 1956
- Jean Garaïalde 1954, 1955, 1958
- Ugo Grappasonni 1954, 1955, 1956
- Ángel Miguel 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958
- Sebastián Miguel 1954, 1956, 1958
- François Saubaber 1954, 1955
- Ramón Sota 1958
- Donald Swaelens 1958
- Flory Van Donck 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958
References
- ↑ "Joy Cup team selectors". The Glasgow Herald. 6 February 1957. p. 4.
- ↑ "Joy Cup match decision". The Glasgow Herald. 20 January 1960. p. 4.
- ↑ "British golf victory – Cotton's value as captain". The Times. 15 November 1954. p. 3.
- ↑ "British success at St Cloud – Panton and Brown win". The Glasgow Herald. 15 November 1954. p. 9.
- ↑ "E C Brown wins after being five down – British golfers rally in singles". The Glasgow Herald. 26 September 1955. p. 9.
- ↑ "British Isles team retain Joy Cup – Overwhelming win in singles". The Glasgow Herald. 8 October 1956. p. 4.
- ↑ "Britain's narrow lead in Joy Cup match – foursomes win in Madrid". The Glasgow Herald. 23 October 1958. p. 4.
- ↑ "Fourth successive Joy Cup win for Britain – Surprise rout of Weetman". The Glasgow Herald. 24 October 1958. p. 4.