The French International Boys Championship, known as the Internationaux de France U18 - Trophee Carlhian, is an annual amateur golf tournament for men under 18 held in France.[1]

The tournament was first played at Golf de Chantilly in 1926, and moved to Golf de Saint-Cloud in 1927. The competition has been played at many golf courses throughout France and has frequented several golf courses on more than one occasion.[2] The trophy is named after French golfer Michel Carlhian [fr] (1911–77).

From 1926 to 1950, the event was played in stroke play format. In 1951, it took its current form of a two-round stroke play qualification followed by a final match play bracket.[3]

The championship did not take place 1940–46, 1982, 1984 and in 2020.[2] It is one of nine qualification events for the European team in the Junior Ryder Cup.[4]

Winners

Year Champion Score Runner-up Venue Ref
Internationaux de France U18 - Trophee Carlhian
2024 France Oscar Couilleau 3&2 Finland Leevi Hellberg Stade Français Courson [5]
2023 France Louis Anceaux 39 holes Scotland Connor Graham Saint-Germain [6]
2022 Germany Carl Siemens 2&1 Republic of Ireland Sean Keeling Les Aisses [7]
2021 Denmark Michael Mjaaseth 19 holes France Maxence Giboudot Barbaroux [8]
2020 No tournament
2019 Germany Philipp Katich 9&8 Italy Matteo Cristoni Les Aisses [9]
2018 Italy Andrea Romano 5&3 Italy Pietro Bovari Saint-Germain
2017 Belgium Adrien Dumont de Chassart 4&3 Italy Andrea Romano Granville
2016 France Guillaume Fanonnel 4&3 France Thibault Santigny Omaha Beach
2015 France Alexandre Petit 3&2 Denmark Jonathan Goth-Rasmussen Barbaroux
2014 Italy Guido Migliozzi 2 up France Augustin Holé Médoc
2013 Germany Dominic Foos 4&2 England Harry Ellis Le Touquet
2012 Norway Velte Maroy 6&5 Norway Petter Mikalsen RCF La Boulie
2011 Norway Kristoffer Ventura 3&2 France Pierre Tillement Belle Dune
2010 Germany Moritz Lampert 6&5 Belgium Thomas Detry Belle Dune
2009 France Romain Wattel 1 up Italy Matteo Manassero Toulouse-Seilh
2008 Germany Sebastian Schwind 2&1 France Erwan Vieilledent Toulouse-Seilh
2007 Netherlands Floris de Vries 37 holes Norway Frederik Kollevold Toulouse-Seilh
2006 Germany Sean Einhaus 1 up Sweden Pontus Widegren Toulouse-Seilh
2005 France Alexandre Kaleka 5&4 Belgium Xavier Feyaerts Toulouse-Seilh
2004 Netherlands Wouter de Vries 3&2 Netherlands Reinier Saxton Toulouse-Seilh
2003 Germany Dennis Küpper 4&3 Italy Matteo Delpodio Toulouse-Seilh
2002 Italy Andrea Romano 4&3 Italy Matteo Delpodio Toulouse-Seilh
2001 France Arnaud Delbos 6&5 Germany Stefan Kirstein Toulouse-Seilh
2000 Belgium Nicolas Colsaerts 9&7 Italy Francesco Molinari Toulouse-Seilh
1999 Italy Stefano Reale 11&10 Germany Thomas Roelofsen Massane
1998 Germany Michael Thannhäuser 1 up France Jean-Marc de Polo Palmola
1997 Spain Sergio García 9&8 England Gary Birch Palmola
1996 France Lionel Alexandre 3&2 France Fabrice Stoléar Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche
1995 France Christophe Ravetto 5&4 England Simon Hurd Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche
1994 France Alexandre Balicki 1 up Sweden Markus Westerberg Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche
1993 Germany Tobias Biermann 2&1 France Thomas Pulitini Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche
1992 France Nicolas Beaufils 4&3 France Antoine Soubran National
1991 France Pierre-Olivier Rousseaux 5&4 France Nicolas Joakimides RCF La Boulie
1990 France Janeirik Dahlström 3&2 England Lee Thompson Wimereux
1989 France Christian Cévaër 7&6 France Ramuntcho Basurco Bondues
1988 England James Cook 6&5 France Cyril Eichacher Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche
1987 England Andrew Hare 2&1 France Romain Victor Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche
1986 Spain Yago Beamonte 2&1 Germany Uli Zilg Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche
1985 England Steven Bottomley 3&2 Italy Luigi Figari Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche
1984 No tournament
1983 England Steven Bottomley 2&1 England David Fletcher Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche
1982 No tournament
1981 England Andrew Stubbs 2&1 Denmark Erik Groth-Andersen Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche
1980 Scotland Andrew Oldcorn 6&5 Germany Harry Goerke Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche
1979 Scotland Alastair Webster 6&5 France François Illouz Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche
1978 Sweden Göran Knutsson 37 holes England Toby Shannon Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche
1977 Scotland Gordon Brand Jnr 2&1 Germany Toby Shannon Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche
1976 Scotland Greg Turner 2&1 France Tim Planchin Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche
1975 Scotland Gordon Brand Jnr 2&1 England Tim Giles Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche
1974 England Martin Poxon 6&5 Germany Kai Flint Saint-Cloud
1973 France Philippe Ploujoux 4&3 France Gilles Bourdy Le Vaudreuil
1972 Portugal José Sousa e Melo 37 holes France Michel Tapia Saint-Cloud
1971 France Laurent Bailly 9&8 France François Natali Saint-Germain
1970 France René Darrieumerlou 6&5 France Patrice Léglise Hossegor
1969 France Georges Leven 38 holes Netherlands Victor Swane Vichy
1968 Belgium Philippe Toussaint 8&6 Netherlands Victor Swane Le Vaudreuil
1967 Greece Ari Simeonoglou 1 up Italy Ugo Camera Aix-les-Bains
1966 France Olivier Brizon 37 holes France Jean-Charles Desbordes Saint-Cloud
1965 France Jean-Pierre Charpenel 1 up Germany Veit Pagel Aix-les-Bains
1964 United States Todd Van De Hey 6&5 France Olivier Brizon Évian
1963 France André Coret 5&4 France Raymond Wattinne Saint-Cloud
1962 France André Coret 2&1 France Raymond Wattinne Saint-Cloud
1961 France Henri-Pierre Bonneau 3&1 Denmark Steffen Gruhn Saint-Cloud
1960 England N. H. Stephens 4&3 Germany Peter Jochums Évian
1959 Sweden Claës Jöhncke 4&2 England Malcolm Gregson Saint-Cloud
1958 Belgium R. Van Wyck 6&5 Italy Lando Sabini Saint-Cloud
1957 Belgium Freddy Rodesch 2 up France Gaëtan Mourgue D'Algue Saint-Cloud
1956 France Gaëtan Mourgue D'Algue 7&6 France Michel Gontard Saint-Cloud
1955 England Alec Shepperson 6&5 Denmark Niels Thygesen Saint-Cloud
1954 United States Al Geiberger 3&1 Denmark Niels Thygesen Saint-Cloud
1953 Denmark Niels Thygesen 2&1 England Alec Shepperson Saint-Cloud
1952 Spain Luis Rezola 6&5 France Roger Lagarde Saint-Cloud
1951 Sweden Gustav Adolf Bielke 2 up Denmark Niels Thygesen Saint-Cloud
1950 France Jean Levy-Rueff align=center Saint-Cloud
1949 France Jean-Paul Boullot align=center Saint-Cloud
1948 France Yves Caillol align=center Saint-Cloud
1947 England M. Carter align=center Marly
1940–46 No tournament
1939 France Philippe Mallez align=center Saint-Cloud
1938 France Jacques Larroze align=center Saint-Cloud
1937 France Louis Murat align=center La Boulie
1936 France Michel Boulart align=center Marly
1935 France Philippe Boulart align=center Saint-Germain
1934 France Pierre Maeght align=center Marly
1933 France Jacques Petit-Leroy align=center Fourqueux
1932 France Jean-Paul Boucheron align=center Marly
1931 France Jean-Paul Boucheron align=center Marly
1930 France Olivier Wormser align=center Saint-Cloud
1929 France Henry L. Archibald align=center Saint-Cloud
1928 France Henry L. Archibald align=center Saint-Cloud
1927 France Georges Huet align=center Saint-Cloud
1926 France Gratien de Gramont align=center Chantilly

Source:[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Internationaux de France U18 garçons" (in French). Fédération française de golf. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Internationaux de France U18 garçons: Palmarès" (in French). Fédération française de golf. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Internationaux de France U18 garçons: Notes" (in French). Fédération française de golf. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Qualification process for The 2020 Junior Ryder Cup announced". Ryder Cup. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  5. ^ "2024 Internationaux de France U18 - Trophee Carlhian". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  6. ^ "2023 Internationaux de France U18 - Trophee Carlhian". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  7. ^ "2022 Internationaux de France U18 - Trophee Carlhian". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  8. ^ "2021 Internationaux de France U18 - Trophee Carlhian". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  9. ^ "2019 Internationaux de France U18 - Trophee Carlhian". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
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