The Sloan Morpeth Trophy was an amateur team golf tournament, played between Australia and New Zealand. It was contested irregularly from 1947 to 2016. [1] The trophy was presented by Sloan Morpeth in 1956. [1] From 1993 to 2005 the two countries played each other as part of the Four Nations Team Championship, a competition which also involved Canada and Japan, while from 2007 to 2012 it was played as part of the Trans Tasman Cup. [2] In 2016 the trophy was contested using scores from the two qualifying rounds of the Australian Amateur.
Format
Except for the final event in 2016, the tournament was match-play. The size of the teams and the format varied but consisted of a combination of foursomes and singles matches. In 2016 the teams had four players with the best three scores from two stroke-play rounds counting towards the team total.
Results
| Year | Venue | Winning team | Score | Losing team | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Wellington Golf Club | Tied | 3 | 3 | [3] [4] | |
| 1948 | Royal Melbourne Golf Club | New Zealand | 4½ | 1½ | Australia | [5] [6] |
| 1952 | Christchurch Golf Club | Tied | 3 | 3 | [7] [8] | |
| 1953 | The Australian Golf Club | Australia | 5 | 1 | New Zealand | [9] [10] |
| 1956 | Wanganui Golf Club | Australia | 3½ | 2½ | New Zealand | [11] |
| 1961 | Kingston Heath Golf Club | New Zealand | 5½ | 3½ | Australia | [12] [13] |
| 1964 | Pennant Hills Golf Club | Australia | 5½ | ½ | New Zealand | [14] |
| 1965 | Christchurch Golf Club | New Zealand | 5½ | 3½ | Australia | [15] |
| 1966 | Manukau Golf Club | Australia | 6 | 0 | New Zealand | [16] |
| 1967 | Hamilton Golf Club | Australia | 5 | 4 | New Zealand | [17] [18] |
| 1969 | The Grange Golf Club | Australia | 7 | 5 | New Zealand | [19] [20] |
| 1976 | Muriwai Golf Club | New Zealand | 3½ | 2½ | Australia | |
| 1977 | Victoria Golf Club | Australia | 4 | 2 | New Zealand | [21] |
| 1980 | Muriwai Golf Club | New Zealand | 7½ | 2½ | Australia | [22] |
| 1982 | Manawatu Golf Club | Tied | 5 | 5 | [23] | |
| 1983 | Commonwealth Golf Club | Australia | 9 | 3 | New Zealand | [24] [25] |
| 1984 | St. Clair Golf Club | New Zealand | 8½ | 3½ | Australia | [26] |
| 1986 | Hutt Golf Club | Australia | 7½ | 4½ | New Zealand | [27] |
| 1987 | Royal Hobart Golf Club | New Zealand | 10½ | 1½ | Australia | [28] |
| 1988 | North Shore Golf Club | Australia | 7 | 5 | New Zealand | [29] |
| 1990 | Sanctuary Cove Golf Club | Australia | 9 | 3 | New Zealand | [30] |
| 1991 | Hastings Golf Club | Australia | 7 | 5 | New Zealand | [31] |
| 1992 | Russley Golf Club | New Zealand | 12 | 6 | Australia | [32] [33] |
| 2007 | Royal Canberra Golf Club | New Zealand | 8 | 4 | Australia | [34] |
| 2008 | Royal Wellington Golf Club | Australia | 5½ | 4½ | New Zealand | |
| 2009 | Royal Canberra Golf Club | Australia | 8 | 4 | New Zealand | [35] |
| 2010 | Royal Wellington Golf Club | Australia | 7½ | 4½ | New Zealand | [36] |
| 2012 | Peninsula Golf Club | New Zealand | 6½ | 5½ | Australia | [37] [38] |
| 2016 |
Metropolitan Golf Club & Peninsula Kingswood CGC |
Australia | 436 | 446 | New Zealand | |
Source: [1]
Teams
Australia
- 1947 Bob Brown, Alex Colledge, Bill Edgar, Keith Pix
- 1948 Doug Bachli, Bill Edgar, Harry Hattersley, Alan Waterson
- 1952 Bill Ackland-Horman, Harry Berwick, Jack Coogan, Bob Stevens
- 1953 Harry Berwick, Jack Coogan, Peter Heard, Bob Stevens
- 1956 Harry Berwick, Bill Edgar, Justin Seward, Peter Toogood
- 1961 Phil Billings, Vic Bulgin, Tom Crow, John Hood, Eric Routley, Bob Stevens
- 1964 Barrie Baker, Phil Billings, Tom Crow, Kevin Hartley
- 1965 Dennis Bell, Phil Billings, Tom Crow, Kevin Donohoe, Kevin Hartley, Neil Titheridge
- 1966 Harry Berwick, Phil Billings, Kevin Donohoe, Kevin Hartley
- 1967 Dennis Bell, Phil Billings, Bill Britten, Vic Bulgin, Kevin Donohoe, Kevin Hartley
- 1969 Barry Burgess, Kevin Donohoe, Terry Gale, Tony Gresham, Kevin Hartley, Sommie Mackay, Jack Newton, Peter Toogood
- 1976 Chris Bonython, Tony Gresham, Colin Kaye, Phil Wood
- 1977 Clyde Boyer, Tony Gresham, Peter Sweeney, Phil Wood
- 1980 Tony Gresham, John Kelly, Jeff Senior, Peter Sweeney
- 1982 Eric Couper, Roger Mackay, Ossie Moore, Peter Sweeney
- 1983 Eric Couper, Wayne Smith, Peter Sweeney, Chris Tatt
- 1984 Neil Crafter, Tony Dight, Chris Tatt, Jeff Wagner
- 1986 Brad King, Peter O'Malley, Ray Picker, Gerard Power
- 1987 David Ecob, Brett Johns, Mike Sammells, Stephen Taylor
- 1988 David Ecob, Bradley Hughes, Brett Johns, Lester Peterson
- 1990 Robert Allenby, Steven Conran, Chris Gray, Lester Peterson
- 1991 Robert Allenby, Stephen Leaney, Lester Peterson, John Wade
- 1992 Stuart Appleby, David Armstrong, Steve Collins, Stephen Leaney, Lucas Parsons, Lester Peterson
- 2007 Andrew Dodt, Richie Gallichan, Rick Kulacz, Tim Stewart
- 2008 Scott Arnold, Matthew Griffin, Jason Scrivener, John Younger
- 2009 Luke Bleumink, Matt Jager, Ryan McCarthy, Brendan Smith
- 2010 Daniel Beckmann, Kieran Pratt, Jason Scrivener, Jordan Sherratt
- 2012 Jake Higginbottom, Nathan Holman, Ryan McCarthy, Cameron Smith
- 2016 Brett Coletta, Cameron John, Min Woo Lee, Zach Murray
Source: [1]
New Zealand
- 1947 Bob Glading, Guy Horne, Bryan Silk, Tim Woon
- 1948 Bob Glading, John Hornabrook, Bryan Silk, Tim Woon
- 1952 Tony Gibbs, Guy Horne, Bryan Silk, Tim Woon
- 1953 Tom Jeffery, Stuart Jones, Sid McDonald, Tim Woon
- 1956 Bob Charles, Stuart Jones, Bryan Silk, Tim Woon
- 1961 Walter Godfrey, Frank Gordon, Stuart Jones, Ross Murray, Ross Newdick, Ian Woodbury
- 1964 John Durry, Stuart Jones, Ted McDougall, Ross Murray
- 1965 John Durry, Stuart Jones, John Means, Ted McDougall, Ross Murray, Ian Woodbury
- 1966 John Durry, Stuart Jones, Ross Murray, Bruce Stevens
- 1967 Geoff Clarke, John Durry, Stuart Jones, Ross Murray, Bruce Stevens, Boris Vezich
- 1969 G.D. Brown, Geoff Clarke, John Durry, Stuart Jones, Ted McDougall, Ross Murray, Bruce Rafferty, Bruce Stevens
- 1976 Alex Bonnington, Peter Burney, Geoff Clarke, Ted McDougall
- 1977 Alex Bonnington, Geoff Clarke, Paul Hartstone, Mike Nicholson
- 1980 Michael Barltrop, Geoff Clarke, Paul Hartstone, Colin Taylor
- 1982 Michael Barltrop, Paul Hartstone, Colin Taylor, Tony Treen
- 1983 Michael Barltrop, Terry Cochrane, Jim Lapsley, Colin Taylor
- 1984 Michael Barltrop, Terry Cochrane, Brent Paterson, Colin Taylor
- 1986 Michael Barltrop, Terry Cochrane, Owen Kendall, Brent Paterson
- 1987 Phil Aickin, Michael Barltrop, Owen Kendall, Brent Paterson
- 1988 Phil Aickin, Michael Barltrop, Owen Kendall, Brent Paterson
- 1990 Phil Aickin, Steven Alker, Michael Long, Grant Moorhead
- 1991 Steven Alker, Tony Christie, Grant Moorhead, Stephen Scahill
- 1992 Steven Alker, Michael Campbell, Tony Christie, Saali Herewini, Grant Moorhead, Stephen Scahill
- 2007 James Gill, Danny Lee, Troy Ropiha, Andrew Searle
- 2008 Nick Gillespie, Danny Lee, Daniel Pearce, Jared Pender
- 2009 Ryan Fox, Daniel Pearce, Sean Riordan, Peter Spearman-Burn
- 2010 Ben Campbell, Ryan Fox, Nick Gillespie, Andy Stewart
- 2012 Ben Campbell, Vaughn McCall, Mathew Perry, Blair Riordan
- 2016 Ryan Chisnall, Nick Coxon, Daniel Hillier, Luke Toomey
See also
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