Praia D'el Rey European Cup

Praia D'El Rey

Location in Portugal

The Praia D'el Rey European Cup was an annual professional golf tournament played at Praia D'El Rey, Portugal. It was played in 1997, 1998 and 1999 between teams of men representing the European Seniors Tour and ladies representing the Ladies European Tour. There was no handicap but the men and women played off different tees.

The men won the first event 13–7 in 1997 and retained the cup in 1998 after a 10–10 tie. The ladies won the final event 11–9 in 1999.^[1] Tommy Horton and Marie-Laure de Lorenzi were the captains on each occasion.

Results

Year	Winning Team	Score		Losing Team
1997	European Senior Tour	13	7	Ladies European Tour
1998	European Senior Tour	10	10	Ladies European Tour
1999	Ladies European Tour	11	9	European Senior Tour

Appearances

The following are those who played in at least one of the three matches.

European Seniors Tour

• Maurice Bembridge 1997
• Bill Brask 1999
• Jerry Bruner 1999
• José María Cañizares 1997
• Neil Coles 1998, 1999
• David Creamer 1997
• Antonio Garrido 1997, 1999
• Malcolm Gregson 1997
• Tommy Horton 1997, 1998, 1999
• Brian Huggett 1998
• David Jones 1998, 1999
• Ross Metherell 1999
• John Morgan 1997, 1999
• Christy O'Connor Jnr 1998
• Denis O'Sullivan 1998
• Eddie Polland 1998, 1999
• Noel Ratcliffe 1997
• Jim Rhodes 1997, 1998
• Alan Tapie 1999
• Bobby Verwey 1998
• Brian Waites 1997, 1998

Ladies European Tour

• Raquel Carriedo 1999
• Laura Davies 1999
• Marie-Laure de Lorenzi 1997, 1998, 1999
• Lora Fairclough 1998, 1999
• Sofia Grönberg-Whitmore 1999
• Sophie Gustafson 1998, 1999
• Maria Hjorth 1997, 1998, 1999
• Trish Johnson 1997, 1998, 1999
• Karen Lunn 1997, 1998
• Laurette Maritz 1997
• Kathryn Marshall 1997
• Catriona Matthew 1998
• Mhairi McKay 1998
• Sandrine Mendiburu 1999
• Patricia Meunier-Lebouc 1997
• Joanne Morley 1997
• Alison Nicholas 1997, 1998, 1999
• Catrin Nilsmark 1998
• Shani Waugh 1997

References

1. http://www.europeantour.com/seniortour/season=1999/tournamentid=1999854/news/newsid=104339.html#seniors+pipped+ladies+make+third+time+lucky