The Australian Interstate Teams Matches is a mixed gender amateur team golf competition between the states of Australia. Planned in 2020, it was not held until 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It replaced the earlier separate men's and women's events which were last held in 2019.[1][2]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Established | 2020 |
| Course(s) | St Michaels Golf Club (2023) |
| Format | Team match play |
| Current champion | |
| New South Wales | |
New South Wales won the 2022 event, beating South Australia in the final at St Michaels Golf Club.[3]
Format edit
The event is contested by the six states of Australia. The format is a round-robin tournament, each team playing the other five teams, after which the top two teams play a final.
From 2023 each team consists of up to 10 players, five men and five women, although only four men and four women play in each match. In 2022 there were just four men and four women in each team. There are eight singles in each match, men playing men and women playing women, all contests being over 18 holes. Extra holes are not played. Final positions after the round-robin are decided firstly by the number of team points. Each team get half a point in a tied team match. Where teams are level on team points, the order is decided on individual matches won. The leading two teams after the round-robin contest a final, to determine the winner of the event.
Results edit
| Year | Winners | Final | RR | Runners-up | RR | Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | New South Wales | 6–2 | 4–27.5 | South Australia | 4–24.5 | St Michaels | [3] |
| 2022 | Victoria | 5.5–2.5 | 4–24.5 | South Australia | 3.5–24 | Sorrento | [4] |
| 2021 | No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic | Bonnie Doon | [2] | ||||
| 2020 | No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic | Bonnie Doon | [2] | ||||
RR– Team's score in the round-robin stage. Positions were determined by the number of team points and where that is equal by the number of individual match points.
Appearances edit
The following players competed in 2022:
- New South Wales: Kelsey Bennett, Harry Bolton, Harrison Crowe, Chris Fan, Belinda Ji, Brielle Mapanao, Hayley McNeill, Jye Pickin
- Queensland: Justice Bosio, Quinnton Croker, Tyler Duncan, Rhianna Lewis, Blaike Perkins, Hannah Reeves, Sam Slater, Sarah Wilson
- South Australia: Jack Buchanan, Billy Cawthorne, Raegan Denton, Kyle Hayter, Matilda Miels, Charlie Nobbs, Caitlin Peirce, Amelia Whinney
- Tasmania: Jorjah Bailey, Joey Bower, Ronan Filgate, Hunter Gillard, Sarah Johnstone, Hallie Meaburn, Mark Schulze, Mackenzie Wilson
- Victoria: Phoenix Campbell, Amelia Harris, Andre Lautee, Keeley Marx, Kono Matsumoto, Molly McLean, Jasper Stubbs, Toby Walker
- Western Australia: Celine Chen, Sheridan Clancy, Connor Fewkes, Joshua Greer, Hayden Hopewell, Connor McKinney, Amie Phobubpa, Kirsten Rudgeley
References edit
- ^ "National amateur events overhauled". Golf Australia. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ a b c "History & Honour Roll – Australian Interstate Teams Matches" (PDF). Golf Australia. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ a b "NSW claim #AusInterstate with dominant display". Golf Australia. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ Heverin, Dave. "Victorious Vics at Australian Interstate Teams Matches". Golf Australia. Retrieved 12 May 2022.