The Espirito Santo Trophy (World Women's Amateur Team Championships) is a biennial world amateur team golf championship for women organised by the International Golf Federation.
The inaugural event was held in 1964. It was instituted by the French Golf Federation in an agreement with the United States Golf Association. It was planned by Lally Segard, at the time known as Vicomtesse de Saint Sauveur, from France and Mrs. Henri Prunaret from America. Segard also asked her friends Ricardo and Silvia Espirito Santo, from Portugal, to donate a trophy for the event, which they did. They had originally bought the golden cup, which had belonged to Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, for an international Portuguese event that was not played anymore. The championship was held under the chairmanship of Segard at Golf de Saint Germain outside Paris, France. The week after, the World Amateur Golf Council agreed to manage and sponsor the tournament, beginning in 1966, to be played every second year, and Segard was appointed chairperson of the women's committee of the council. The Council changed its name to the International Golf Federation in 2003.
Later tournaments have featured teams from around 50 ccountries. From 2023, the field has been restricted to 36 teams, qualified through different criteria. It is a stroke play event, in which the best two individual scores in each team count towards the final score.
For the first three decades, the championship was dominated by the United States. Later results have reflected the increasing globalisation of women's golf, with six different winners in six events from 1996 to 2006, and several top two placings by teams from Asia. South Korea won four times from 1996 to 2016.
The equivalent "World Amateur Team Championship" for men is the Eisenhower Trophy.
Results YearVenueLocationWinnersRunners-upThird place2025Tanah Merah Country ClubTanah Merah, Singapore Catherine ParkFarah O'KeefeMegha Ganne Park Seo-jinSung A-jinOh Soo-minCarolina López-ChacarraAndrea RevueltaPaula Martín Sampedro(No bronze awarded -duplicate silvers)2023Abu Dhabi Golf ClubAbu Dhabi, UAE Seo Kyo-rimLee Hyo-songKim Min-sol Hsin-Chun LiaoTing-Hsuan HuangHuai-Chien Hsu Julia LópezCayetana FernándezCarla Bernat 2022Le Golf National andGolf de Saint-Nom-la-BrètecheVersailles, France Ingrid LindbladLouise RydqvistMeja Örtengren Rachel HeckRachel KuehnRose Zhang Helen BriemAlexandra FörsterlingCelina Rosa SattelkauSaki BabaMizuki HashimotoMiku Ueta 2020 Tanah Merah Country ClubSentosa Golf Cluboriginally Hong Kong Golf Club Singaporeoriginally Hong Kong Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic 2018 Carton House Golf ClubMontgomerie and O'Meara Courses Dublin, Ireland Jennifer KupchoKristen GillmanLilia Vu Yuka YasudaYuna NishimuraYuri Yoshida Ayean ChoKwon Seo-yunHong Yae-eun 2016 Mayakoba El Camaleón Golf ClubIberostar Playa Paraiso Golf Club Riviera Maya, MexicoChoi Hye-jinPark Min-jiPark Hyun-kyung Kim MétrauxMorgane MétrauxAzelia Meichtry Leona MaguireOlivia MehaffeyAnnabel Wilson 2014 Karuizawa 72 East Golf Club Karuizawa, Japan Minjee LeeSu-Hyun OhShelly Shin Brooke HendersonBrittany MarchandAugusta James Lee So-youngChoi Hye-jinPark Gyeol 2012 Gloria Golf Club Antalya, TurkeyKim Min-sunKim Hyo-jooBaek Kyu-jungNina HollederSophia PopovKarolin LampertSanna NuutinenKrista BakkerNoora TamminenMinjee LeeWhitney HillierBreanna Elliott 2010 Buenos Aires Golf ClubOlivos Golf Club Buenos Aires, ArgentinaHan Jung-eunKim Ji-heeKim Hyun-sooJessica KordaCydney ClantonDanielle KangCaroline HedwallCamilla LennarthLouise LarssonLucie AndreAlexandra BonettiManon Gidali 2008 The Grange Golf Club Adelaide, AustraliaCaroline HedwallPernilla LindbergAnna NordqvistCarlota CigandaBelen MozoAzahara MuñozAmanda BlumenherstTiffany JohAlison Walshe 2006 De Zalze Golf ClubStellenbosch Golf Club Cape Town, South AfricaStacy BregmanKelli SheanAshleigh SimonSofie AnderssonAnna NordqvistCaroline WestrupCarolina LlanoMariajo UribeEileen Vargas 2004 Rio Mar Country Club Río Grande, Puerto RicoSofie AnderssonKarin SjödinLouise StahlePaula CreamerSarah HuarteJane ParkLindsay KnowltonMary Ann LapointeLaura Matthews(No bronze awarded -duplicate silvers) 2002 Saujana Golf and Country Club Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaKatherine HullVicky UwlandLindsey WrightTitiya PlucksatapornAree Song WongluekietNaree Song WongluekietNuria ClauTania EloseguieMarta Prieto 2000 Sporting Club Berlin Bad Saarow, GermanyMaïtena AlsugurenKarine IcherVirginie AuffretKim Joo-miAhn Shi-hyunShin Hyun-joo &Rebecca HudsonSuzanne O'BrienAlison Coffey 1998 Prince of Wales Country Club Santiago, ChileKellee BoothJenny ChuasiripornBrenda Corrie-KuehnGiulia SergasFederica PiovanoSofia SandoloMarina EberlMiriam NaglNicole Stillig(No bronze awarded-duplicate silvers) 1996 Sta. Elena Golf Club Manila, Philippines Han Hee-wonKang Soo-yunKim Kyung-sookSofia SandoloSilvia CavalleriGiulia SergasKellee BoothBrenda Corrie-KuehnKelli Kuehne 1994 Le Golf National (Albatros course) Versailles, FranceSarah LeBrun IngramCarol Semple ThompsonWendy WardMi-Hyun KimKwon Oh-yeonPak Se-riSofie ErikssonMaria HjorthAnna-Carin Jonasson 1992 Marine Drive Golf Club Vancouver, British ColumbiaMacarena CampomanesEstefania KnuthLaura Navarro &Joanne HockleyJoanne MorleyCatriona MatthewLisa AldridgeLynnette BrookySusan Farron 1990 Russley Golf Club Christchurch, New ZealandVicki GoetzePat HurstKaren NobleLisa AldridgeJan HigginsAnnette Stott &Julie HallClaire HourihaneVicki Thomas 1988 Drottningholm Golf Club Stockholm, SwedenAnne SanderPearl SinnCarol ThompsonHelen AlfredssonHelene AnderssonEva Dahllöf &Linda BaymanSusan ShappcottJulie Wade 1986 Lagunita Country Club Caracas, VenezuelaMacarena CampomanesMary Carmen NavarroMaria OruetaMarie-Laure de LorenziCécilia Mourgue d'AlgueValerie PamardKay CockerillKathleen McCarthyLeslie Shannon 1984 Royal Hong Kong Golf Club Fanling, Hong KongHeather FarrDeb RichardJody AnschutzCécilia Mourgue d'AlgueCorine SoulesValerie Pamard &Penny GriceGillian StewartClaire Waite 1982 Geneva Golf Club Geneva, SwitzerlandKathy BakerAmy BenzJuli InksterJanice ArnoldLiz DouglasBrenda Rhodes &Jane ConnachanBelle RobertsonGillian Stewart 1980 Pinehurst Resort (No. 2 Course) Pinehurst, North CarolinaJuli InksterPatti RizzoCarol SempleLindy GogginEdwina KennedyJane LockElaine BerthetMarie-Laure de LorenziCécilia Mourgue d'AlgueAna Monfort de AlboxMarta Figueras-DottiCarmen Maestre de Pellon 1978 Pacific Harbour Golf & Country Club Suva, Viti Levu, FijiLindy GogginEdwina KennedyJane LockMarilyn PalmerCathy SherkStacey WestNathalie JeansonMarie-Laure de LorenziCatherine Lacoste 1976 Vilamoura Golf Club Portimão, Algarve, PortugalDonna HortonNancy LopezDebbie MasseyCatherine LacosteAnne Marie PalliM. Christine Ubald-BocquetLaura M. dos SantosMaria Alice GonzalezElisabeth Noronha 1974 Casa de Campo La Romana, Dominican RepublicCindy HillDebbie MasseyCarol Semple &Julia GreenhalghMary McKennaTegwen PerkinsJenny BruceLisle NelAlison Sheard(No bronze awarded -duplicate silvers) 1972 The Hundu Country Club Buenos Aires, ArgentinaLaura BaughJane Bastanchury BoothMary Anne BudkeAnne Marie PalliClaudine Cros RubinBrigitte VarangotBirgit ForssmanChristina WesterbergLiv Wollin 1970 Club de Campo Madrid, SpainJane BastanchuryCindy HillMartha WilkinsonCatherine LacosteClaudine Cros RubinBrigitte VarangotJudy AngelJeanette Joan BurdSally Little 1968 Victoria Golf Club Cheltenham, Victoria, AustraliaJane BastanchuryShelley HamlinAnne QuastElizabeth BlackmoreMarea HickeyDianna ThomasCatherine LacosteClaudine Cros RubinBrigitte Varangot 1966 Mexico City Golf Club Mexico City, MexicoBarbara White BoddieShelley HamlinAnne QuastGayle HitchensGail Harvey MooreMarlene StreitClaudine CrosCatherine LacosteBrigitte Varangot 1964 St. Germain Golf Club Saint-Germain-en-Laye, FranceClaudine CrosCatherine LacosteBrigitte VarangotBarbara McIntireCarol SorensonBarbara Fay WhiteBridget JacksonRuth PorterMarley Spearman
Medal table by country
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The "Great Britain & Ireland" team represented the two separate independent countries of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland from 1966 to 2004. This is the designation of the team which plays the United States in the Curtis Cup. From 2006, England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland (a combined Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland team) have competed as separate teams.
Future sites 2027 Royal Golf Dar Es Salam, Morocco
References
External links More detailed results on the International Golf Federation's site