The French International Ladies Amateur Championship, known since 1998 also as the Cécile de Rothschild Trophy, is an annual amateur golf tournament in France for women.
This stroke play championship, contested over 54 holes, was first held in 1962, making it the oldest such international ladies amateur championship in Europe. The British equivalent, the British Ladies Amateur Stroke Play Championship, was created several years later.
Initially it attracted little international interest and the title was contested mainly between French players. Brigitte Varangot, Catherine Lacoste and Odile Garaïalde dominated the event in the early years. By the 1990s the championship was attracting an international field and in 1992 the Spaniard Estefania Knuth won the title, followed in second place by her compatriot Laura Navarro.
Between 1994 and 2002 the tournament was contested every other year, alternating with the International de France Match Play, which was discontinued in 2001. Since 1998, due to a donation from Nathaniel de Rothschild, the winner is presented with the Cécile de Rothschild Trophy in her memory. The trophy is always kept at Morfontaine Golf Club.
Winners YearVenueChampionScoreRunner(s)-upRefTrophée Cécile de Rothschild2026 Morfontaine Sabrina Wong 206 Icíar Rodríguez 2025 Lyon Lily Reitter 208 Pauline Stein 2024 Morfontaine Mila Tamisier 207 Sophie Renner Giselle Zhao 2023 Chiberta Carlotta Locatelli 199 Sara Brentcheneff 2022 Roissy Paris Appendino 209 Cecilie Finne-Ipsen 2021 Chiberta Elena Moosmann 201 Maylis Lamoure 2020 Omaha Beach Charlotte Liautier 212PO Ariane Klotz 2019 Bondues Virginia Elena Carta 209 Nataliya Guseva 2018 Granville Clarisse Louis 286 Mimi Rhodes Anouk Sohier 2017 Morfontaine Puk Lyng Thomsen 274 Alessia Nobilio 2016 Belle Dune Alessia Nobilio 283PO Beatrice Wallin 2015 Morfontaine Anna Backman 281PO Inès Lescudier 2014 Saint-Germain Anyssia Herbaut 280 Gioia Carpinelli 2013 Morfontaine Mathilda Cappeliez 281PO Nanna Koerstz Madsen 2012 Saint-Germain Franziska Friedrich 213 Alexandra Peters 2011 Morfontaine Perrine Delacour 212 Fiona Puyo 2010 Palmola Noemí Jiménez 273 Béatrice Soubiron 2009 Fontainebleau Justine Dreher 289 Ann-Kathrin Lindner 2008 Morfontaine Carlota Ciganda 285 Barbara Genuini Lucie André 2007 Ésery Morgane Bazin de Jessey 294 Emilie Alonso Caroline Rominger 2006 Morfontaine Isabelle Boineau 285PO Anne-Lise Caudal 2005 Pau Anne-Lise Caudal 282 Alexandra Vilatte 2004 Morfontaine Pia Odefey Dewi Claire Schreefel 2003 Le Lys Anne-Sophie Le Nalio 272 Fanny Schaeffer 2002 Morfontaine Gwladys Nocera 284 Elena Giraud 2001 No tournament2000 Morfontaine Carmen Alonso 288 Tania Elósegui 1999 No tournament1998 Morfontaine Stéphanie Arricau 286 Marieke Zelsmann International de France Medal Play1997 No tournament1996 Médoc Anna Berg 277 Marcella Neggers 1995 No tournament1994 Le Golf National Amandine Vincent 284 Alessandra Salvi 1993 Apremont Macarena Campomanes 294 Sara Beautell 1992 Paris International Estefania Knuth 279 Laura Navarro 1991 Saint-Nom Cécilia Mourgue d'Algue 290 Valérie Michaud 1990 Morfontaine Kristel Mourgue d'Algue 288 Carole Marty 1989 Saint-Cloud Deborah Lee Eldridge 293 Aline Van der Haegen 1988 Saint-Nom Cécilia Mourgue d'Algue 297 Caroline Bourtayre 1987 Le Lys Sophie Louapre 292 Carole Marty 1986 Saint-Germain Cécilia Mourgue d'Algue 300 Corinne Soulès 1985 La Boulie Karine Espinasse 289 Sophie Louapre 1984 Fontainebleau Catherine Lacoste 302 Virginie Labesse Burrus 1983 Le Lys Corinne Soulès 288 Éliane Berthet 1982 Saint-Cloud Cécilia Mourgue d'Algue 294 Marie-Laure de Lorenzi 1981 Saint-Nom Éliane Berthet Sophie Lapaire 1980 Morfontaine Marie-Laure de Lorenzi 295 Cécilia Mourgue d'Algue 1979 La Boulie Marie-Christine Ubald-Bocquet 301 Cécilia Mourgue d'Algue 1978 Morfontaine Nathalie Jeanson 283 Catherine Lacoste 1977 No tournament1976 Marie-Christine Ubald-Bocquet 296 Carole Charbonnier 1975 Saint Germain Catherine Lacoste 293 Anne Marie Palli 1974 Saint Cloud Martine Giraud 289 Odile Garaïalde 1973 Morfontaine Odile Garaïalde 305 Brigitte Varangot Anne Marie Palli 1972 Saint Nom Brigitte Varangot 311 Odile Garaïalde 1971 No tournament1970 Saint Cloud Brigitte Varangot 299 Martine Giraud 1969 Saint Cloud Odile Garaïalde 302 Martine Giraud 1968 Saint Germain Odile Garaïalde 293 Catherine Lacoste 1967 Saint Cloud Catherine Lacoste 300 Brigitte Varangot Trophée Carven1966 Saint Cloud Catherine Lacoste 293 Claudine Cros 1965 Saint Cloud Catherine Lacoste 291 Claudine Cros 1964 Saint Cloud Brigitte Varangot 304 Catherine Lacoste 1963 Chantilly Brigitte Varangot 315 Claudine Cros 1962 Morfontaine Claudine Cros 298 Brigitte Varangot Source:
References
External links Fédération française de golf