International + team amateur.
12 international and team amateur events that drive WAGR points outside the U.S. invitational circuit. Walker Cup, Curtis Cup, Eisenhower Trophy, Espirito Santo, Asia-Pacific Amateur, Latin America Amateur, The Amateur Championship, and the Arnold Palmer Cup.
Walker Cup
Biennial men's amateur team match between the United States and Great Britain & Ireland. Conducted jointly by the USGA and The R&A since 1922. The pinnacle team selection for U.S. men's amateurs: every PGA Tour pro of the modern era who played college golf has the Walker Cup on their list of career goals.
Since 1922, the original USA vs GB&I men's amateur team match.
Curtis Cup
Biennial women's amateur team match between the United States and Great Britain & Ireland. Conducted jointly by the USGA and The R&A since 1932. The women's equivalent of the Walker Cup. Selection is the most prestigious team honor in U.S. women's amateur golf.
Since 1932, the women's equivalent of the Walker Cup.
World Amateur Team Championships
WATCThe Eisenhower Trophy (men) and Espirito Santo Trophy (women), biennial world amateur team championships conducted by the International Golf Federation. National teams of three play 72 holes; best two scores per round count toward the team total. The biggest stage in international amateur golf.
Eisenhower Trophy (men) + Espirito Santo Trophy (women) under one event.
The Amateur Championship
The AmateurConducted by The R&A since 1885, the oldest amateur championship in the world. 288-player match-play championship rotating through the UK's premier links venues. The Amateur winner receives invitations to The Open, the Masters, and the U.S. Open.
Since 1885, the oldest amateur championship in the world. Winner gets Masters + U.S. Open + Open invitations.
The Women's Amateur Championship
The Women's AmateurConducted by The R&A. The women's equivalent of The Amateur Championship, match-play championship rotating through the UK's premier venues. Winner receives invitations to the AIG Women's Open, U.S. Women's Open, and the Augusta National Women's Amateur.
Winner gets AIG Women's Open + U.S. Women's Open + ANWA invitations.
Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship
AACFounded in 2009 by the Masters Tournament, The R&A, and the Asia Pacific Golf Confederation. Annual 72-hole stroke-play championship for the top amateur from each Asia-Pacific country. Winner receives invitations to the Masters and The Open. Hideki Matsuyama and Cameron Smith launched their careers here.
Winner gets Masters + Open invitations. Matsuyama and Cam Smith are alums.
Latin America Amateur Championship
LAACFounded in 2015 by the Masters Tournament, The R&A, and the USGA. Annual 72-hole stroke-play championship for the top amateur from each Latin American country. Winner receives invitations to the Masters, The Open, and the U.S. Amateur final stages plus exemptions into U.S. Open and Open qualifying.
Winner gets Masters + Open invitations + U.S. Amateur exemption.
Arnold Palmer Cup
Palmer CupAnnual collegiate amateur team match between the U.S. and International teams, conducted by the Arnold & Winnie Palmer Foundation and the Golf Coaches Association of America. Co-ed format since 2018. The headline team event for elite college golfers. Palmer Cup selection is a major college-recruiting and PGA Tour-development signal.
Co-ed since 2018, the most prestigious college team match in golf.
St Andrews Trophy
Biennial men's amateur team match between Continental Europe and Great Britain & Ireland, conducted by The R&A. Match-play format over three days. The European-side equivalent of the Walker Cup, a primary selection ladder for European amateurs.
Vagliano Trophy
Biennial women's amateur team match between Continental Europe and Great Britain & Ireland, conducted by The R&A. Match-play format. The women's European-side counterpart to the St Andrews Trophy and a primary selection ladder for European women amateurs.
Jacques Léglise Trophy
Léglise TrophyAnnual boys' amateur team match between Continental Europe and Great Britain & Ireland, conducted by The R&A. The under-18 equivalent of the St Andrews Trophy, primary selection ladder for elite European junior boys.
Junior Vagliano Trophy
Junior VaglianoBiennial girls' amateur team match between Continental Europe and Great Britain & Ireland, conducted by The R&A. The under-18 equivalent of the Vagliano Trophy.
About international amateur golf
International amateur golf runs on four rails: the transatlantic team matches, the world team championships, the R&A's open amateur titles, and the regional confederation amateurs. The Walker Cup (men, 1922) and Curtis Cup (women, 1932) are the biennial USA vs Great Britain & Ireland team matches, co-sanctioned by the USGA and The R&A (the same two bodies that jointly write the Rules of Amateur Status) and the pinnacle team-selection event for U.S. amateurs. The World Amateur Team Championships under the IGF stage both the Eisenhower Trophy (men) and Espirito Santo Trophy (women) every other year, the only true world-team event in the sport.
The R&A's Amateur Championship (1885) is the oldest amateur championship in the world; its winner receives invitations to The Open, the Masters, and the U.S. Open. The Women's Amateur Championship winner unlocks the AIG Women's Open, U.S. Women's Open, and Augusta National Women's Amateur. The two regional confederation championships co-founded by the Masters and The R&A, the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship (AAC) and Latin America Amateur Championship (LAAC), both deliver Masters invitations to their winners and have become the dominant global development pipeline.
The Arnold Palmer Cup has been the headline collegiate team match since 1997, now co-ed and the most prestigious team event in college golf. Combined with the regional European team matches (St Andrews Trophy, Vagliano Trophy, Jacques Léglise Trophy), this is the full international amateur calendar relevant to World Amateur Golf Ranking points.