The Spirit International Amateur Golf Championship is a biennial amateur golf tournament which takes place in alternating years with the World Amateur Team Championships. The competition consists 20 countries represented by teams of four (two men and two women) and takes place at the Whispering Pines Golf Club, located 80 miles outside of Houston in Trinity, Texas.
Added in 2013, the winner of the individual men's competition receives a sponsor exemption to the PGA Tour’s Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial.
Format Teammates compete in a 72-hole best ball competition in which medals are awarded to the top three places in each of the five following categories; International Team (combined men's and women's teams), men's team, women's team, men's individual, and women's individual. The winners of the men's and women's individual competitions are determined by the player with the most birdies and eagles.
Team selection The majority of the participating countries are invited based on the previous year's World Amateur Team Championship combined results. Each nation then establishes its own selection criteria to determine the best individual participants available. In 2009, the field consisted of 76 National Champions. Notable past champions who have gone on to become established professionals include; Brandt Snedeker, Martin Kaymer, Jordan Spieth, Paula Creamer, and Lorena Ochoa.
Results Source:
Overall champions Year Winning team Score Runner(s)-up Score Winning team members2024−44−5Dominic Clemons, Matthew Dodd-Berry, Nellie Ong, Patience Rhodes 2021−28−7Sam Bennett, Rachel Heck, James Piot, Rose Zhang2019−37−35Adrien Pendaries, Julien Sale, Candice Mahé, Pauline Roussin-Bouchard2017 Not held – club hosted charity events for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts instead2015−38−37Philip Barbaree, Will Zalatoris, Mariel Galdiano, Hannah O'Sullivan2013−33−27Jordan Niebrugge, Scottie Scheffler, Ally McDonald, Ashlan Ramsey2011−31−21Kelly Kraft, Nathan Smith, Austin Ernst, Emily Tubert2009−45−41Jordan Spieth, Ben Martin, Jennifer Johnson, Lexi Thompson2007−32−30Gary Boyd, Danny Willett, Liz Bennett, Naomi Edwards2005−43−35Oliver Fisher, Jamie Moul, Sophie Walker, Felicity Johnson2003−53−37Brandt Snedeker, Matt Rosenfeld, Paula Creamer, Jane Park2001−51−44Alberto Valenzuela, Maruricio Mendez, Lorena Ochoa, Violeta Retamoza
USA has won 6 matches, England 2, and France and Mexico 1 each.
Team champions Year Men WomenTeam Players Team Players2024 (tie) Dominic Clemons & Matthew Dodd-BerryGerardo Gomez & Omar Morales Emma Bunch & Marie Madsen2021 Albin Bergström & Hugo Townsend Rachel Heck & Rose Zhang2019 Cole Hammer & Andy Ogletree Jeong Hyun Lee & Ina Yoon2017 Not held2015 Philip Barbaree & Will Zalatoris María Fassi & Ana Paula Valdes2013 Scottie Scheffler & Jordan Niebrugge Mathilda Cappeliez & Eva Gilly2011 Kelly Kraft & Nathan Smith Kim Hyoo-joo & Baek Kyu-jung2009 Lorenzo Scotto & Filippo Zucchetti Lexi Thompson & Jennifer Johnson2007 Gary Boyd & Danny Willett Kim Sei-young & Yang Soo-jim2005 Martin Kaymer & Stefan Kirstein Felicity Johnson & Sophie Walker2003 Mathew Rosenfeld & Brandt Snedeker Paula Creamer & Jane Park2001 Thomas Kogler & Martin Wiegele Lorena Ochoa & Violeta Retamoza
Individual champions Year Men Women2024 Josiah Gilbert Carla Bernat Escuder2021 Sam Bennett Rose Zhang2019 Jack Trent Lee Jeong-hyun2017 Not held2015 Will Zalatoris María Fassi2013 Julien Brun Toni Hakula Daniel Jennevret Jordan Niebrugge Scottie Scheffler Brooke Henderson2011 Mackenzie Hughes Kelly Kraft Carlos Ortiz Thomas Pieters Ruan de Smidt Nathan Smith Victoria Tanco2009 Chae Bum-geun Lexi Thompson2007 Danny Willett Yang Soo-jim2005 Stefan Kirstein Pernilla Lindberg2003 Chinarat Padungsil Paula Creamer2001 Robert Hamilton Lorena Ochoa
References
External links Official site - most of the information is in the archive sections