European Nations Cup – Copa Sotogrande
# European Nations Cup – Copa Sotogrande

The European Nations Cup – Copa Sotogrande is an annual amateur golf tournament held at Real Club de Golf Sotogrande in Spain.

The tournament is a stroke play event held over 72 holes. In 1970, Brandy de Jerez Regulatory Council started to sponsor of the tournament, and it became known as the Sherry Cup. The champions were presented with the Gold Sherry Wine Trophy and a yellow Amateur Masters Jacket. Typically attracting a strong field from the British Isles, sometimes it is considered the fifth most prestigious amateur event in Europe after the British Amateur, the European Amateur, European Amateur Team Championship and the Spanish Amateur.

In 1998, a team element was introduced, where the three best scores each day count towards a European Nations Championship. If the championship ends in a tie, a sudden-death play-off is held with one player per team.

Past champions include major winners such as Padraig Harrington, Sergio García, Francesco Molinari, Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry. Veit Pagel and Gary Wolstenholme has won the event a record four times.

## Men's winners

| Year | Champion | Runner(s)-up | Nations Cup winners |
| - | - | - | - |
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| 2023 | Albert Hansson | John Gough | England Josh Berry Arron Edwards-Hill John Gough Dylan Shaw-Radford |
| 2022 | Jaime Montojo | Luis Masaveu Roncal | Spain Jaime Montojo Luis Masaveu Roncal Alejandro Aguilera Angel Ayora |
| 2021 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| 2020 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| 2019 | Tom Sloman | Victor Pastor Rufian Jannik De Bruyn | England Bailey Gill Ben Jones Thomas Plumb Tom Sloman |
| 2018 | Todd Clements | Alex Gleeson Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen Gian-Marco Petrozzi | England David Hague Gian-Marco Petrozzi Todd Clements Matthew Jordan |
| 2017 | Jack Davidson | Robin Dawson | Wales Josh Davies David Boote Jack Davidson Owen Edwards |
| 2016 | Jack Hume | Romain Langasque Owen Edwards | Ireland Stuart Grehan Alex Gleeson Jack Hume Dermot McElroy |
| 2015 | Mario Galiano | Robbie van West | England Ashley Chesters Ben Stow Nick Marsh Paul Howard |
| 2014 | Guido Migliozzi | Mario Galiano Bradley Neil | Scotland Bradley Neil Jack McDonald Scott Borrowman Graeme Robertson |
| 2013 | Adrien Saddier | Maximilian Roehrig | England Toby Tree Max Orrin Garrick Porteous Nathan Kimsey |
| 2012 | Robin Kind | Jon Rahm Kristoffer Ventura | France Édouard España Kenny Subregis Adrien Saddier Mathieu Decottignies-Lafon |
| 2011 | Julien Brun | Lukas Nemecz | England Laurie Canter Andy Sullivan Jack Senior Tom Lewis |
| 2010 | Nino Bertasio | Tommy Fleetwood | England Tommy Fleetwood Matt Haines Chris Paisley Tom Lewis |
| 2009 | Sam Hutsby | Carlos Pigem | England Sam Hutsby Luke Goddard Charlie Ford Dale Whitnell |
| 2008 | Shane Lowry | Benjamin Hébert | Scotland |
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| 2007 | Rory McIlroy | Marius Thorp | Denmark |
| European Nations Cup – Sherry Cup |||||
| 2006 | Nigel Edwards | | Spain |
| 2005 | Gary Wolstenholme | | Spain |
| 2004 | Francesco Molinari | | England |
| 2003 | Gary Wolstenholme | | England |
| 2002 | Lee Harpin | | Wales |
| 2001 | Gary Wolstenholme | | England |
| 2000 | Gary Wolstenholme | | England |
| 1999 | Marcel Siem | | Germany |
| 1998 | Sergio García | | Spain |
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| 1997 | Sergio García | | |
| 1996 | Álvaro Salto | | |
| 1995 | José María Zamora | | |
| 1994 | Francisco Cea | | |
| 1993 | Francisco Valera | | |
| 1992 | Frederic Cupillar | | |
| 1991 | Pádraig Harrington | | |
| 1990 | Alvaro Prat | | |
| 1989 | Diego Borrego | | |
| 1988 | Yago Beamonte | | |
| 1987 | Yago Beamonte | | |
| 1986 | Borja Queipo de Llano | | |
| 1985 | José L. Padila | | |
| 1984 | John Marks | | |
| 1983 | José L. de Bernardo | | |
| 1982 | Borja Queipo de Llano | | |
| 1981 | Veit Pagel | | |
| 1980 | Jesús López | | |
| 1979 | Veit Pagel | | |
| 1978 | José L. de Bernardo | | |
| 1977 | F. Jiménez | | |
| 1976 | Alberto Croze | | |
| 1975 | Veit Pagel | | |
| 1974 | Veit Pagel | | |
| 1973 | Alberto Croze | | |
| 1972 | E. de la Riva & J. Gancedo | | |
| 1971 | Alberto Croze | | |
| 1970 | Henric Adam | | |

### Nations Cup results

| Country | Wins |
| - | - |
| England | 12 |
| Spain | 4 |
| Scotland | 2 |
| Wales | 2 |
| Denmark | 1 |
| France | 1 |
| Germany | 1 |
| Ireland | 1 |
| Total | 24 |

## Women's winners

| Year | Champion | Runner(s)-up | Nations Cup winners |
| - | - | - | - |
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| 2023 | Rocio Tejedo | Katri Bakker | Spain |
| 2022 | Helen Briem | Paula Martin Sampedro | Germany Helen Briem Charlotte Back Emily Krause |
| 2021 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| 2020 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| 2019 | Marta Llorca Garcia | Elena Moosmann Clarisse Louis | Netherlands Romy Meekers Zhen Bontan Lauren Holmey  France Mathilde Claisse Gala Dumez Lucie Malchirand |
| 2018 | Sofie Kibsgaard Nielsen | Candice Mahe | |
| 2017 | Chloe Salort | Puk Lyng Thomsen | |
| 2016 | Emma Spitz | María Parra | |
| 2015 | Dewi Weber | Natalia Escuriola | |
| 2014 | Nanna Koerstz Madsen | Albane Valenzuela | France |
| 2013 | Patricia Sanz | Chloe Williams | |
| 2012 | Céline Boutier | Nicole Broch Larsen | |
| 2011 | Camilla Hedberg | Lara Katzy | |
| 2010 | Mireia Prat | Linda Henriksson Klara Spilkova | |
| 2009 | Marieke Nivard | Marion Ricordeau | |
| 2008 | Carlota Ciganda | Caroline Hedwall | |
