2019 was a great year for IGC with a new Club Champion and lots of new names on the honours board
Results 2019
| Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Venue | Winner's Score | Comments | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club Champ - Men | Rietema, Phillip | Fyfe, Alastair | Pierpont | 154 | IGC 2019 Men's Club Championship (Sept 14/15). Second-placed Alastair Fyfe (Scot) finished 5 shots behind Phil Rietema (USA), who won the Men's Championship in his rookie year with IGC. [Saturday: Golf de L'Empereur; Sunday: Golf de Pierpont]. | IGC |
| Club Champ - Ladies | Boydell, Lynette | Wienkamp, Elke | Pierpont | 197 | IGC 2019 Ladies' Club Championship (Sept 14/15). Second-placed Elke Wienkamp (Ger) finished 1 shot behind Lynette Boydell (Eng), who won the Ladies Championship for the first time. [Saturday: Golf de L'Empereur; Sunday: Golf de Pierpont]. | IGC |
| Club Champ - Senior | Aidemark, Per | Darius, Daniel | Pierpont | 170 | IGC 2019 Senior's Championship (Sept 14/15). Second-placed Daniel Darius (Lith) finished 1 shot behind Per Aidemark (Swe), who won the Senior Championship for the first time. [Saturday: Golf de L'Empereur; Sunday: Golf de Pierpont]. | IGC |
| Match Play | Smith Tommy | Butler, Nigel | Royal Hainaut | 1 up | IGC 2019 Match Play Championship Final (Nov 24). Tommy Smith (USA) beat Nigel Butler (Eng) by one hole in the 18-hole final. Losing semi-finalists: Suzanne Lenaerts (injured) conceded to Smith; Daniel Darius lost to Butler. [Royal Hainaut GC]. | IGC |
| Monthly Medal Final | Donck, Bernard | Aidemark, Per | Falnuee | 76 net | IGC 2019 Monthly Medal Final (Oct 12). Per Aidemark (Swe) finished in second place 1 shot behind Bernard Donck (Belg). [Golf de Falnuée]. | IGC |
| Royal Trophy | Hughes, John | Meersman, Paul | Royal Ostend | +23 | IGC 2019 Royal Trophy (lowest net score vs par; agg of best 4 cards from a possible 10 rounds on Belgium's Royal courses). Overall winner John Hughes (Eng) +23; runner-up Paul Meersman (Belg) +24; third André Husheer (Ger) +25. [Final round on Oct 5 at Royal Ostend GC]. | IGC |
| Summer Cup | Lenaerts, Suzanne | Aidemark, Per | Mont Garni | 214 pts | IGC 2019 Summer Cup (agg stableford, best 6 cards from 31 qualifying events: April 13-Aug 25). Second-placed Per Aidemark (Swe) finished 3 pts behind Suzanne Lenaerts (Belg).Third was Barry McAlpine (Scot) with 210 pts. [Final round on Aug 25 at Mont Garni GC, Baudour, nr Mons]. | IGC |
| Winter Cup | Brown, Peter | Hughes, John | La Tournette | 227 pts | IGC 2019 Winter Cup (agg stableford, best 6 cards from 28 qualifying events: Oct 6, 2018-March 31, 2019). Second-placed John Hughes (Eng) finished 4 pts behind Peter Brown (Eng). [Final round on March 31; Américain course, Golf Château de la Tournette, Nivelles] | IGC |
| Opening Cup | Boydell, Collins & Husheer | Aidemark, Lopez & Mountain | Pierpont | 91 pts | IGC 2019 Opening Cup (May 4; field of 26 players; sponsored by Nigel Butler & Suzanne Lenaerts of Where2Golf.com). Winning 3-ball team: Ged Boydell (Eng), David Collins (Eng) & André Husheer (Ger). Runners-up: Per Aidemark (Swe), Alvaro Lopez Garcia (Esp) & Peter Mountain (Eng) 89 pts. Third: John Hughes (Eng), Carlo Presenti (Italy) & Ryan Romito (USA) 88 pts. Best individual score: Alvaro Lopez Garcia (Esp) 38 pts. [Golf de Pierpont]. | Where2Golf |
| Closing Cup | O'Sullivan, Adrian | Cunningham, Adrian | Empereur | 24 pts | IGC 2019 Closing Cup (Nov 30; limited four-club stableford event; played over 12 holes due to a frost delayed start). Second-placed Adrian Cunningham (Eng) finished 1 pt behind Adrian O'Sullivan (Ire). Also on 23 pts, but losing on countback, were Alastair Fyfe (Scot) and Bill Purdue (Eng). [Golf de L'Empereur]. | IGC |
| President's Day | Boydell, Ged | McAlpine, Barry | Le Touquet | 38 pts | IGC 2019 President's Day (June 1; in view of impending hip surgery, Rodolphe Matossian brought forward his IGC President's Day from June 30 at Royal Hainaut to the third day of the Spring Stay&Play). Winner: Ged Boydell (Eng) 38 pts; runner-up Barry McAlpine (Scot) 37 pts; third Suzanne Lenaerts (Belg) 36 pts on countback from Andy Willson (Eng). [La Mer course, Le Touquet GC, France]. | President (Rodolphe Matossian) |
| Captain's Day | (not played) | La Tournette | IGC 2019 Captain's Day (Sept 22). Not played due to a serious medical issue arising in the McAlpine family. [Américain course, Golf Château de la Tournette, Nivelles] | Club Capt (Barry McAlpine) | ||
| Secretary's Day | Meersman, Paul | Lopez Garcia, Alvaro | Empereur | 43 pts | IGC 2019 Secretary's Farewell Event (July 13; field of 39 players). Individual event: first was Paul Meersman (43 pts); runner-up was Alvaro Lopez Garcia (42 pts); third was David Winter (39 pts). Team event: first Nick Compton, Adrian Cunningham & Alvaro Lopez Garcia (112 pts), on countback from runners-up Paul Meersman, Adrian O’Sullivan & Daniel Troncone; third was Suzanne Butler, John Hughes & Barry McAlpine (103 pts). [Golf de L'Empereur]. | Mark Adams |
| Spring Stay&Play | Lenaerts, Suzanne | Govaerts, Monique | Côte d'Opale | 108 pts | IGC 2019 French Stay&Play Weekend Trophy (May 30-June 2; best 54-hole aggregate score). Winner: Suzanne Lenaerts (Belg) who beat Monique Govaerts (Belg) in an 18-hole playoff on the last day at Wimereux. Playoff scores: Lenaerts 30 pts; Govaerts 25 pts. Third overall was Rodolphe Matossian (Belg) 95 pts. [Hardelot GC (Les Dunes); Belle Dune; Le Touquet GC (La Mer) and Wimereux on the Cote d'Opale, Hauts-de-France]. | IGC |
| Rinkven Day | Watt, Gavin | Aidemark, Per | Rinkven | 38 pts | IGC 2019 Rinkven Day (June 15; sponsors Richard & Sandy Ginder, who couldn't be with us following a tragic loss in the family). Cat 2 & overall winner: Gavin Watt (Scot) 38 pts. Runner-up & Cat 1 winner: Per Aidemark (Swe) 35 pts (also best gross with 79). Second Cat 1 Suzanne Lenaerts (33 pts) on countback from Adrian O'Sullivan (Ire). Second Cat 2 Bill Purdue (Eng) 34 pts; third Adrian Cunningham (Eng) 32 pts, whose third-place prize went to Arturas Vazbys (Lith) 31 pts. [Rinkven G&CC]. | The Ginders (Richd & Sandy) |
| English Day | (not played) | Royal Limburg | IGC 2019 English Day was cancelled (scheduled for Oct 26; Royal Limburg GC]. | Les Anglais de IGC | ||
| Scottish Day | Romito, Ryan | Collins, David | Pierpont | 39 pts | IGC 2019 Scottish Day (Nov 16). Second-placed David Collins (Eng) finished 1 pt behind Ryan Romito (USA). [Golf de Pierpont]. | Les Écossais de IGC |
| Belgium Day | (not played) | Pierpont | IGC 2019 Belgian Day was cancelled (scheduled forSept 29; Golf de Pierpont]. | Les Belges de IGC | ||
| Golfer of the Year | Hughes, John | n/a | n/a | n/a | John Hughes (Eng) received the David Fields Trophy as IGC's 2019 Golfer of the Year, based on selection by the IGC Committee. On a season-long Order of Merit points-based system John (57.5) was second to Suzanne Lenaerts (60.5; Belg), with Barry McAlpine (53.5; Scot) third. | IGC |